Michel Stolker

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Michel Stolker Road cycling
Michel Stolker (1962)
Michel Stolker (1962)
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Full name Michel Johannes Stolker
Nickname bad
Date of birth September 29, 1933
date of death May 28, 2018
nation NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
discipline Train / street
To the team
Current team End of career
function driver
Most important successes
Last update: December 1st, 2015

Michel Johannes "Mies" Stolker (born September 29, 1933 in Zuilen , now Utrecht , † May 28, 2018 ) was a Dutch cyclist.

Career

Michel Stolker was a professional cyclist from 1956 to 1966. From 1960 to 1963 he rode in a team with five-time Tour winner Jacques Anquetil . He competed in the Tour de France three times - in 1956 , 1957 and 1962 - and his best place was 33rd in 1962. In the same year he finished seventh in the overall ranking of the Vuelta a España , two years later he won a stage in Spain - Tour. In 1961 he was named Dutch cyclist of the year .

Until 2015, Stolker was the only one from Utrecht to take part in the Tour de France . In an interview, the now 81-year-old reported that he was instigated by Anquetil in 1962 to dope himself with pills. However, his true doping was his passion for cycling.

After finishing his cycling career, Stolker opened a shop for batteries and car radios, among other things. Stolker was married three times, twice to the same woman. His relationships with women were disrupted by competitive sport, he said in an interview. He was recently undergoing therapy through which he is still developing. He tries to become a better person every day.

Palmarès

1953

1955

1956

1960

1962

1964

Grand Tour placements

Grand Tour 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Yellow jersey Vuelta a España - - DNF - - - 7th - DNF - -
Maglia Rosa Giro d'Italia 36 - - - 53 37 - - - - -
Yellow jersey Tour de France DNF 44 - - - - 33 - - - -
Legend: DNF: did not finish , abandoned or withdrawn from the race due to timeout.

Teams

  • 1956–1957 Locomotief-Vredestein
  • 1958–1959 Magneet-Vredestein
  • 1960 Helyett-Fynsec-Leroux
  • 1961 Helyett-Fynsec-Hutchinson
  • 1962 Saint-Raphael-Helyett
  • 1963 Saint-Raphael-Gitane
  • 1964 KAS-Kaskol
  • 1965 Fyffes
  • 1966 Willem II Gazelle

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In Memoriam Michel Stolker  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Dutch@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.zoiszuilen.nl  
  2. ↑ In memoriam: oud-wielrenner Michel Stolker (longread) , Dutch
  3. ↑ a b De enige Utrechtse / Zuilense wielrenner ooit in de Tour de France - Nieuws030. In: nieuws030.nl. Retrieved December 1, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Stolker, Michel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stolker, Michel Johannes (full name); Stolker, Mies (short name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Zuilen
DATE OF DEATH May 28, 2018