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Henk Faanhof

Henk Faanhof

Dutch cyclist (1922–2015)

Henk Faanhof (29 August 1922 – 27 January 2015) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer from Amsterdam. Faanhof won one stage in the 1954 Tour de France.[1] In 1947 Faanhof was disqualified in the Dutch National Road Race Championship after changing bicycles with a teammate. The rule that bicycle changes were not allowed was new and Faanhof did not know about it. He also competed in three events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] Faanhof died in Amsterdam on 27 January 2015, aged 92,[3] less than a week before two other members of the Dutch men's team pursuit squad, Gerrit Voorting and Joop Harmans.[4]

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Major results

1949
World Amateur champion road race
1950
Sas van Gent
1951
GP de Marmignolles
1952
Hoensbroek
Alphen aan de Rijn
1954
Tour de France:
Winner stage 9

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Henk Faanhof at Cycling Archives
  2. [2]
    "Henk Faanhof Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Oudste Nederlandse Tourrenner Faanhof (92) overleden | NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl". nu.nl. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Oud-wielrenner Joop Harmans (93) overleden" (in Dutch). nusport.nl. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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