Yvonne Reynders

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Yvonne Reinders 1967

Yvonne Reynders (born August 4, 1937 in Schaarbeek ) is a former Belgian cyclist and later a cycling trainer.

In her youth, Yvonne Reynders delivered coal by bike and so came into cycling. She was also a good swimmer and athlete.

Reynders is the most successful Belgian cyclist to date. She was four times road world champion from 1959 to 1966 - a record that was only broken by Jeannie Longo in 1995 - from 1961 to 1966 four times world champion in the single pursuit on the track and ten times Belgian champion on the road.

In 1977 Reynders ended her career. She became the trainer of the Belgian women's team and later the Swiss drivers.

In 2002 Yvonne Reynders brought out an autobiography called Zeven Maal in the Zevende Hemel .

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