Fons van Katwijk

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Fons van Katwijk
Fons van Katwijk in 1976
Personal information
Born (1951-12-01) 1 December 1951 (age 72)
Oploo, the Netherlands
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportCycling
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1976

Alphonsus Wilhelmus Franciscus "Fons" van Katwijk (born 1 December 1951) is a retired Dutch cyclist who was active between 1971 and 1987. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and finished in 17th place in the 100 km team time trial (with Frits Pirard, Adri van Houwelingen and Arie Hassink).[1] He won the Flèche du Sud (1971) and the Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (1979) and individual stages of the Olympia's Tour (1976), Vuelta a Aragón (1977), Vuelta a España (1978), Étoile de Bessèges (1979) and Ronde van Nederland (1983).[2]

His brothers Piet and Jan, nephew Alain and daughter Nathalie were also professional cyclists.[2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Fons van Katwijk Archived 13 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b Fons van Katwijk. cyclingarchives.com