Johannes Draaijer

Johannes Draaijer 1987

Draaijer after winning the fifth stage of the Peace Ride in 1987

Johannes Draaijer (born March 8, 1963 in Nijemirdum , Netherlands , † February 27, 1990 in Hoeven , Netherlands) was a Dutch cyclist .

Johannes Draaijer took part in the peace run once, in 1987, and won the fifth and twelfth stage and finished 14th in the overall ranking. In the same year he became the national amateur road champion. In 1989 he rode the Tour de France and was 130th overall.

From 1988 to 1990 he drove professionally for the Dutch team PDM-Concorde .

Draaijer died of heart failure in 1990 a few days before his 27th birthday. His death is attributed to an EPO overdose .

Web links

Johannes Draaijer in the database of Radsportseiten.net

Individual evidence

↑ Maik Märtin: 50 years of Course de la Paix . Agency Construct, Leipzig 1998, p. 234 .
↑ Mud in your veins . In: Der Spiegel . No. 24 , 1991 ( online ). ; Deaths in cycling and doping - is there a link? on cycling4fans.de (both accessed on November 11, 2011)

personal data
SURNAME	Draaijer, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	March 8, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nijemirdum , Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH	February 27, 1990
Place of death	Hoeven, Netherlands

[1] Maik Märtin: 50 years of Course de la Paix . Agency Construct, Leipzig 1998, p. 234 .

[2] Mud in your veins . In: Der Spiegel . No. 24 , 1991 ( online ). ; Deaths in cycling and doping - is there a link? on cycling4fans.de (both accessed on November 11, 2011)