Thijs Roks
Thijs Roks (born November 30, 1930 in Sprundel , † February 7, 2007 in Wernhout ) was a Dutch cyclist .
Thijs Roks became a professional racing driver in 1951. The following year he was the first Dutchman to take part in the Giro d'Italia . Then Fausto Coppi's team offered him a contract; However, his father forbade him to move to Italy because of this. Three times he participated in the Tour de France in part, in 1953 he was one of the successful Dutch National Team to Wim van Est and Wout Wagtmans . On the first stage he had managed to break away, but it ended abruptly at a closed railroad barrier. In 1955 he became Dutch road champion.
After finishing his cycling career, Roks, who was nicknamed "De Beer von Sprundel" (German: The Bear of Sprundel ), opened a café in Wernhout. He fell ill with rheumatism and had to sit in a wheelchair; two of his sons - both by accidents - and his wife died before him.
Individual evidence
- ↑ jurgen-smit.blogspot.com: Thijs Roks & de eerste Nederlandse deelname aan de Giro
- ↑ wielerexpress.nl: Het leven na de Tour
Web links
- Thijs Roks in the Radsportseiten.net database
1888 HW van Raden | 1889 WG Delbaere | 1890 Henri Raland | 1891 Carel Koning | 1892 Henk van de Griendt | 1893, 1894 Jaap Eden | 1895, 1896 Willem van der Mey | 1904 Jan de Groot | 1906 Gerrit van Vliet | 1907 Jan Tulleken | 1908 Adrie Slot | 1909, 1914 Chris Kalkman | 1910 Henk Tamse | 1911 Krijn Schippers | 1912 Cees Erkelens | 1913, 1919, 1920 Frits Wiersma | 1915, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1925 Jorinus van der Wiel | 1916, 1926 Klaas van Nek | 1922 Herman Nankman | 1923, 1924 Piet Ikelaar | 1927 Joep Franssen | 1928, 1929 Hans Bockkom | 1930 Janus Braspennincx | 1931, 1934 Cesar Bogaert | 1932, 1935 Marinus Valentijn | 1933 Thijs van Oers | 1936 Kees Pellenaars | 1937, 1942 John Braspennincx | 1939 Janus Hellemons | 1940, 1941 Louis Motké | 1938, 1943, 1945 Theo Middelkamp | 1944, 1948, 1950, 1953 Gerrit Schulte | 1946 Bouk Schellingerhoudt | 1947, 1949 Sjef Janssen | 1951, 1952 Hans Dekkers | 1954 Adri Voorting | 1955 Thijs Roks | 1956, 1957 Wim van Est | 1958 Jef Lahaye | 1959 Piet Damen | 1960, 1961 Bas Maliepaard | 1962 From Geldermans | 1963 Peter Post | 1964, 1965 Jo de Roo | 1966 Karstens tanning | 1967 winner disqualified 1 | 1968 Evert Dolman | 1969 Jacques Frijters | 1970 Peter Kisner | 1971, 1973 Joop Zoetemelk | 1972 Tino Tobacco | 1974 Cees Priem | 1975 Hennie Kuiper | 1976, 1983, 1984 Jan Raas | 1977 Fedor den Hertog | 1978, 1979 Henk Lubberding | 1980, 1982 Johan van der Velde | 1981, 1985 Jacques Hanegraaf | 1986 Jos Lammertink | 1987 Adrie van der Poel | 1988 Peter Pieters | 1989 Frans Maassen | 1990 Peter Winnen | 1991, 1994 Steven Rooks | 1992 Tristan Hoffman | 1993 Erik Breukink | 1995 Servais Knaven | 1996, 1999 Maarten den Bakker | 1997, 1998, 2006 Michael Boogerd | 2000, 2005 Léon van Bon | 2001 Jans Koerts | 2002 Stefan van Dijk | 2003 Rudie Kemna | 2004 Erik Dekker | 2007, 2009 Koos Moerenhout | 2008 Lars Boom | 2010, 2012, 2015 Niki Terpstra | 2011 Pim Ligthart | 2013 Johnny Hoogerland | 2014 Sebastian Langeveld | 2016 Dylan Groenewegen | 2017 Ramon Sinkeldam | 2018, 2020 Mathieu van der Poel | 2019 Fabio Jakobsen
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roks, Thijs |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sprundel |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 7, 2007 |
| Place of death | Wernhout |