Wout Wagtmans
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Wouter "Wout" Wagtmans (born November 10, 1929 in Rucphen , † August 15, 1994 in Sint-Willebrord ) was a Dutch cyclist . Together with Wim van Est , he was one of the best and most versatile cyclists in the Netherlands in the 1950s.
In 1947 Wout Wagtmans began his cycling career as an amateur; In 1949 he became the Dutch amateur road champion. In 1950 he was forced to go pro as he should have taken money to win.
In the following years, Wout Wagtmans took part in the Tour de France eight times . He wore the yellow jersey three times - in 1954 , 1955 and 1956 . At the Tour de France in 1953 he won a sprint stage against Gino Bartali and was fifth in the overall standings, and in 1956 sixth. He also won three stages of the Giro d'Italia , the Ronde van Noord-Holland in 1940 , the Tour de Romandie in 1952 , twice, in 1950 and 1952, the Eight van Chaam and a large number of one-day races over the course of his eleven years as a professional.
Wagtmans also drove on the track , both as a stalker and in six-day races . In 1957 he was third in the World Standing Championship. In 1961 he ended his active career, but still acted as the sports director for some time.
Personal and professional
After the end of his cycling activities, Wout Wagtmans took over the parental forwarding company. In the late 1980s he suffered an accident after which he remained disabled.
Wagtmans was known for his belligerence as well as his youthful enthusiasm, which is probably why he had many nicknames, including "Clown" and "Dik Trom". In 1958 he and his racing driver colleague Wim van Est recorded a song entitled “Tour de France” on record. He is the uncle of the cyclist Marinus Wagtmans .
literature
Peter Heerkens / Frans van Schoonderwalt: Op karakter: St. Willebrord van paarse he tot gel trui , 2007
Web links
- Wout Wagtmans in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Wout Wagtmans in the Tour de France database(French / English )
1892 Henk van de Griendt | 1893–1894 Jaap Eden | 1895–1896 Willem van der Mey | 1897–1903 not held | 1904 Jan De Groot | 1905 not held | 1906 Gerrit van Vlieth | 1907 Jan Tulleken | 1908 Adrie Slot | 1909, 1914 Chris Kalkman | 1910 Henk Tamse | 1911 Krijn Schippers | 1912 Cees Erkelenz | 1913, 1919 Frits Wiersma | 1915, 1917–1918 Jorinus van der Wiel | 1916 Zonneveld | 1920 van Keelon | 1921 Ko Willems | 1922 Joris van Dijk | 1923 Jaap Oudenaarde | 1924 Arnold Muller | 1925 Joop van der Aar | 1926 Leendert Buis | 1927 Jan van der Heijden | 1928 Meulen | 1929 Jan Maas | 1930 LJ van de Bon | 1931 Franz Dunder | 1932 Jan De Reus | 1933 Reynen | 1934 Snoyers | 1935 Jansen | 1936 Gommans | 1937 De Hoog | 1938 Jan Hofstede | 1939 angel | 1940 Keyzer | 1941 Gerard Peters | 1942 Mooy | 1943 Van der Dungen | 1947 Cor Bijster | 1948 not held | 1949 Wout Wagtmans | 1950 Wim Dielissen | 1951 Jan Nolten | 1952 Cees Aanraad | 1953-54 not held | 1955 Schalk Verhoef | 1957 Piet Steenvoorden | 1958 Jo de Haan | 1959 Dick Enthoven | 1960 Dick Groeneweg | 1962 Cor Schuuring | 1963 Gerrit de Wit | 1966 Jan van der Horst | 1967 Gerard Harings | 1969 Ben Janbroers | 1970 Cees Koeken | 1971 Jan Spetgens | 1972 Wim Kelleners | 1973 Dries van Wijhe | 1974 Jan Raas | 1975 Ad Tak | 1976 Arie Hassink | 1977 Piet Kuijs | 1978 Jos Lammertink | 1979 Hennie Stamsnijder | 1980 Jacques van Meer | 1981 René Koppert | 1982 Hans Boom | 1983 Gerrit Solleveld | 1984 Nico Verhoeven | 1985 Peter Harings | 1986 John Talen | 1987 Johannes Draaijer | 1988 Erwin Kistemaker | 1989 Maarten den Bakker | 1990, 1991 Antoine Bok | 1992 Rob Compas | 1993 John the Braber | 1994 Pascal Appeldoorn
The results are not complete. Open to all categories until 1927.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wagtmans, Wout |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wagtmans, Wouter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rockets |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 15, 1994 |
| Place of death | St. Willebrord, Rucphen community |