Jan Nolten

Jan Nolten (born January 20, 1930 in Sittard-Geelen ; † July 13, 2014 there ) was a Dutch cyclist and national champion in cycling .

Athletic career

After some success as an amateur , he joined the independents in 1951 , and a year later he became a professional driver with a contract in the Locomotief-Wego team , which was headed by Kees Pellenaars . He was a strong stage driver. Five times he rode the Tour de France , in 1954 , he was 14 and otherwise always came in the top 30 drivers. In 1952 and 1953 he was able to win one stage each. He took part in the Giro d'Italia three times, his best result was 34th place in 1957 , in 1956 he won a stage. In 1955 he retired at his only start in the Vuelta a España . His most significant success in a one-day race was winning the Dutch amateur championship in 1951.

Grand Tour placements

Grand Tour	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957
Vuelta a España	-	-	-	DNF	-	-
Giro d'Italia	-	-	DNF	-	DNF	34
Tour de France	15th	19th	14th	21st	28	-

Legend: DNF: did not finish , abandoned or withdrawn from the race due to timeout.

Professional

Immediately after the end of his career, Nolten founded a transport company in his hometown.

Web links

Jan Nolten in the Radsportseiten.net database

Jan Nolten in the ProCyclingStats.com database

Individual evidence

↑ Bürte Hoppe: Encyclopedia Tour de France . Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-89533-577-8 , p. 423 .
↑ Privacy settings. In: parool.nl. Retrieved July 22, 2020 (Dutch).

personal data
SURNAME	Nolten, Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	January 20, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sittard-Geelen
DATE OF DEATH	July 13, 2014
Place of death	Sittard-Geelen

[1] Bürte Hoppe: Encyclopedia Tour de France . Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-89533-577-8 , p. 423 .

[parool-793222-2] Privacy settings. In: parool.nl. Retrieved July 22, 2020 (Dutch).