Klaas Buchly

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Buchly during the Tour de France (1960)

Nicolaas "Klaas" Buchly (born January 26, 1910 in The Hague ; † May 19, 1965 ibid) was a Dutch cyclist (both on the street and on the track ) and sports director . In 1948 he took part in the Olympic Games in London for the Netherlands . Together with Tinus van Gelder he started in the tandem sprint . You finished fifth.

Buchly began his cycling career before World War II and was trained by Piet Moeskops . He was a member of the Vorwaarts cycling club and remained an amateur throughout his active sports career . After his active cycling career, he became sports director, including at the Dutch cycling racing stable Televizier. In 1957 he became the sporting director of the Dutch national team, succeeding Kees Pellenaars , whom he had previously served as a cyclist in bike races and who was critical of Buchly. He also led the team in the Tour de France .

Klaas Buchly died in 1965 at the age of 55 of complications from a heart attack and is buried in the Oud Eik en Duinen cemetery in The Hague.

Sports director activity

  • 1955: Team Mars
  • 1957–1958: Team Magneet-Vredestein
  • 1960: Team Mimosa
  • 1961: Team Televizier

Web links

Commons : Klaas Buchly  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ De Telegraaf , May 20, 1965, p. 1.
  2. ^ Haagsche courant , April 29, 1938, p. 2.
  3. ↑ Slogblog - Slogblog Wielerblog. In: wielersport.slogblog.nl. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Nederland heeft weer de le trui. ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  5. ↑ General Handelsblad , May 20, 1965, p. 11.
personal data
SURNAME Buchly, Klaas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Buchly, Nicolaas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch cyclist and sports director
DATE OF BIRTH January 26, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH The hague
DATE OF DEATH May 19, 1965
Place of death The hague