Martin Wierstra
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Martin Wierstra (center) with Paul Depaepe (left) and Guillermo Timoner (right) preparing for the 1959 World Track Championships
Martin Wierstra (born May 29, 1928 in Amsterdam ; † October 23, 1985 there ) was a Dutch track cyclist .
Three times - in 1957, 1960 and 1961 - Martin Wierstra was the Dutch champion in the standing race , in 1962 he was third again. At the UCI track world championships in 1960 in Karl-Marx-Stadt , he took second place in the amateur standers, behind the leadership of pacemaker Felicien Van Ingelghem .
After retiring from active cycling in 1962, Wierstra worked as the Dutch national coach of the Steher.
Web links
- Martin Wierstra in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Martin Wierstra on wielersport.slogblog.nl
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SURNAME | Wierstra, Martin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch track cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1928 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1985 |
Place of death | Amsterdam |