René_Koos

René Kos

René Kos

Dutch cyclist (born 1955)

René Kos (born 17 October 1955) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He had his best achievements in motor-paced racing, winning the world championships in 1981 and finishing in second place in 1983; he also finished second in 1980 but was disqualified for failing the doping test.[1] He won the national motor-paced cycling championships in 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1985.[2][3]

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As a track cyclist he competed in 28 six-day races with the best result of third place in the race of Buenos Aires.[2]

After retirement he worked as a cycling coach. He was also active as a race organizer and a pacer in motor-paced racing. In 2009, he was invited to prepare the Iranian track team for the 2010 Asian Games, but had to refuse due to the uncertain security situation.[4] He is the manager of the cycling team Koga-CreditForce-Ubbink, which includes his three sons Patrick, Jesse and Christian.[5]

Teams

  • 1980 – AGU Sport
  • 1981 – AGU Sport
  • 1982 – individueel
  • 1982 – Amko Sport
  • 1983 – AGU Sport
  • 1984 – Paganini
  • 1985 – Panasonic
  • 1986 – Timmermans IJzerhandel
  • 1987 – Timmermans IJzerhandel

References

  1. [1]
    Caldentey, desqualificado en el Mundial por "doping". ABC v. 27. September 1980 (Spanish)
  2. [2]
    René Kos. radsportseiten.net
  3. [3]
    Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
  4. [4]
    Iran vraagt René Kos als baancoach. Noordholland Dagblad
  5. [5]
    Koga-CreditForce-Ubbink Track Cycling Team. cyclingservice.eu
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