Jean-Pierre van Zyl
Jean-Pierre van Zyl (born August 15, 1975 in Potchefstroom ) is a former South African track cyclist and today's cycling official.
In 1996 Jean-Pierre van Zyl finished fifth in the 1000-meter time trial at the Olympic Games in Atlanta . The following year he was runner-up in Keirin World Champion in Perth . In 2003 he finished third in the scratch at the World Track Championships in Stuttgart . He also started in several six-day races : in 2003 he finished second in Grenoble , together with Robert Sassone , and third in Stuttgart in 2004, with Marty Nothstein and Matthew Gilmore . In 2004 he won the Tre Giorni Citta di Pordenone with Fabio Masotti and Marco Villa .
Today Jean-Pierre van Zyl represents Africa as a delegate for the World Cycling Federation Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and heads the “ World Cycling Center Africa ” (WCCA) in South Africa, which is located in his hometown Potchefstroom near Johannesburg .
Web links
- Jean-Pierre van Zyl in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Jean-Pierre van Zyl in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Eritrea to Host the 2011 African Cycling Championships on tesfanews.net , accessed on July 27, 2011 (English)
- wccafrica.com
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| SURNAME | Zyl, Jean-Pierre van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African track cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th August 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Potchefstroom |