Leendert van der Meulen

Leendert "Leen" van der Meulen (1961)

Leendert "Leen" van der Meulen (born November 22, 1937 in Badhoevedorp , today in Haarlemmermeer ; † September 2, 2015 in Voorhout ) was a Dutch cyclist and permanent world champion.

At the beginning of his career, Leen van der Meulen took part in road races, in 1958 he finished second in the Ronde van Zuid-Holland . During the Olympia's Tour he fell badly and suffered a fractured skull base. Then he decided to only drive track races. In 1961, Leen van der Meulen immediately became the amateur world champion of the stayers in Zurich, behind pacemaker Bruno Walrave . In 1960 he won the national title in this discipline, in 1962 he was second. After winning the World Cup in 1961, van der Meulen went over to the pros, but ended his cycling career after another season.

In 1979, Leen van der Meulen started working as a project developer, built a company that was sold in 1979 and emigrated to Canada. There he set up new company projects, but also launched cycling events such as “Bike for your life”. Van der Meulen later lived in the Netherlands again.

Individual evidence

↑ Wielrennen.blog.nl: "Leen van der Meulen" (Dutch)
↑ Wielersport.slogblog.nl: "Oud Wielrenners" accessed on May 8, 2010 (Dutch)

Web links

Leendert van der Meulen in the Radsportseiten.net database

Wielersport.Slogblog.nl: "Leen van der Meulen" (Dutch)

personal data
SURNAME	Meulen, Leendert van der
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Meulen, Leen van der
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 22, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH	Badhoevedorp
DATE OF DEATH	2nd September 2015
Place of death	Voorhout

[1] Wielrennen.blog.nl: "Leen van der Meulen" (Dutch)

[2] Wielersport.slogblog.nl: "Oud Wielrenners" accessed on May 8, 2010 (Dutch)