Piet de Wit (cyclist)

Piet de Wit, 1973

Piet de Wit at the Rail World Cup in 1967, behind Norbert Koch

Piet de Wit (born March 6, 1946 in Wormer ) is a former Dutch track cyclist .

Athletic career

Piet de Wit grew up in a family with three siblings, his parents worked in the bicycle industry. As a teenager he started cycling, but also skated and wrestled . In his first year in the debutant class, he won 14 races straight away.

In 1966 and 1967, de Wit won the world champion title of amateur stayers behind the pacemaker Norbert Koch . Four times he also won a Dutch title on the track . From 1968 to 1974 he was a professional . He also started in 61 six-day races ; In 1973 he was able to win that in Zurich together with Leo Duyndam .

Professional

After finishing his cycling career, de Wit took over the family's bicycle business in his hometown and was able to expand the business activities. In 1994 he retired from the business. For several years he was manager of the Dutch railway team and also pursues his sporting hobbies, cycling and korfball .

Individual evidence

^ German Cycling Association of the GDR (ed.): The cyclist . No. 6/1965 . Berlin, S. 5 .

Web links

Piet de Wit in the Radsportseiten.net database

Homepage of Piet de Wit

personal data
SURNAME	Wit, Piet de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	March 6, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wormerland

[1] German Cycling Association of the GDR (ed.): The cyclist . No. 6/1965 . Berlin, S. 5 .