Aad van Amsterdam

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Aad van Amsterdam Road cycling
To person
Nickname De Gypsies
Date of birth May 4, 1915
date of death 3rd October 1978
nation NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
discipline Track cycling, road cycling
End of career 1949
Societies)
Leidse Ren en Toerenverenigung Swift
Team (s)
1937
1938-1939 		Magneet
Helyett-Hutchinson
Most important successes
National track championships
1944 : Dutch champion - standing race
Last updated: July 22, 2018

Aad van Amsterdam (born May 4, 1915 in Zoeterwoude , † October 3, 1978 in Leiden ) was a Dutch cyclist .

Aad van Amsterdam was a professional from 1936 to 1949 . Until the early 1940s, he mainly denied criteria in his home country. In 1941 he was the Dutch runner-up in both road and standing races , after having finished third in the standing group in 1940. In 1944 he became the Dutch master of the stay.

Because of his black hair and dark eyes, van Amsterdam was nicknamed De Zigeuner .

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SURNAME Amsterdam, Aad van
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH May 4, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Zoeterwoude
DATE OF DEATH 3rd October 1978
Place of death Suffer