Arie van Vliet

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Arie van Vliet Road cycling
In 1936 in Zurich, Arie van Vliet became world champion in the amateur sprint for the first time
In 1936 in Zurich, Arie van Vliet became
world champion in the amateur sprint for the first time
To person
Nickname professor
Date of birth March 18, 1916
date of death July 9, 2001
nation NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
discipline Train (short term)
End of career 1957
Most important successes
Olympic games
1936 Gold medal.svg - 1000 meter time trial
1936 Silver medal.svg - sprint
UCI track world championships
1938, 1948, 1953 World Champion - Sprint
UCI track world championships for amateurs
1936 World Champion - sprint
Last updated: May 5, 2019
Van Vliet as professional world champion in 1948
Van Vliet beats his domestic competitor Jan Derksen (1950)
Film with Arie van Vliet
Sculpture De wielrenners by Jos Pirkner in van Vliet's hometown Woerden

Arie Gerrit van Vliet (born March 18, 1916 in Woerden ; † July 9, 2001 there ) was a Dutch cyclist . Van Vliet, known as "Professor" because of his tactical skills in sprinting , was one of the most successful track cyclists . In 1936 he became Olympic champion in the 1000-meter time trial, won Olympic silver in the sprint and was four times world champion.

Athletic career

At the rail world championships in 1934 and 1935 , Arie van Vliet won the silver medal. At the 1936 Summer Olympics , he competed in both the 1000 m time trial and the sprint . Van Vliet won the time trial, but lost the final in the track sprint in two races against the German Toni Merkens , who had already defeated van Vliet at the 1935 World Championships. Van Vliet protested against the scoring of the first final run because noticing had hindered him, but the jury decided to score the run. Merkens was only given a fine for leaving the driving line. In return, Van Vliet secured the 1936 track sprint world championship at the Oerlikon Open Race Track in Zurich .

In 1937, after defending his national championship title in the track sprint, Van Vliet became professional and that same year came second in the professional world championships behind series world champion Jef Scherens . In 1938 he was able to replace Scherens, who had become world champion six times in a row, as world champion. In the following year, Scherens and van Vliet qualified again for the final, which, however, was not played due to the cancellation of the World Championships due to the outbreak of World War II .

Van Vliet stayed in the Netherlands during the war and continued to play track competitions, including winning the Dutch track sprint championships every year until 1951 (with the exception of 1949). In 1946, after 1942, he won the prestigious sprint classic Grand Prix de Paris a second time and also took part in the Track Cycling World Championships in Zurich , where he came third. Van Vliet repeated the victory in Paris three times by 1950. While in 1947, apart from the victory in Paris, he was only the Dutch champion, in 1948 after ten years he again won the world championship in the track sprint. In 1949 he was third again at the World Championships, in 1950 he finished second. After not placing himself in 1951 and 1952, Van Vliet won his third world title in 1953 , beating the 1952 Olympic champion Enzo Sacchi and multiple world champion Reg Harris in a three-way race . In 1954 and 1957 van Vliet was again vice world champion, in 1955 third. In 1957 he ended his professional career after 20 years.

Arie van Vliet became Dutch sprint champion 13 times, and 14 times in the final he faced his strongest competitor Jan Derksen . In 1954 Derksen was declared champion by the jury after winning by a narrow margin over Van Vliet. Arie van Vliet was so angry about this decision that he did not run for the second run. For this he was banned from national races for one year by the Dutch cycling association KNWU . Derksen, in turn, challenged him to take his revenge, which he won in two races.

various

After the end of his cycling career, Arie van Vliet started working in the family car dealership and became an authorized dealer for Volvo and DAF .

In 1970, the De wielrenners sculpture in his honor was unveiled near van Vliet's house . He named the house in Woerden Oerlikon after the track in Zurich, on which he first became world champion in 1936.

Van Vliet's wife died in January 2001; he himself died six months later at the age of 85.

successes

1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
  • NetherlandsNetherlands Dutch champion - sprint
1940
  • NetherlandsNetherlands Dutch champion - sprint
1941
  • NetherlandsNetherlands Dutch champion - sprint
1942
1945
  • NetherlandsNetherlands Dutch champion - sprint
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
  • NetherlandsNetherlands Dutch champion - sprint
1953
1954
1955
1956
  • EuropeEurope European Champion - Sprint
1957

literature

  • Fred van Slogteren: Wielerhelden van Oranje , Nieuwegein 2003, ISBN 90-77072-42-X . Pp. 199-201.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Van Slogteren, Wielerhelden van Oranje , p. 201.
  2. ↑ Jos Pirkner: “De wielrenners” (Woerden). In: vanberkelbeelden.wordpress.com. March 3, 2019, accessed May 5, 2019 (Dutch).
personal data
SURNAME Vliet, Arie van
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vliet, aria Gerrit van (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Woerden
DATE OF DEATH July 9, 2001
Place of death Woerden