Jos van der Vleuten

Jos van der Vleuten
Personal information
Full name Jos van der Vleuten
Born (1943-02-07)February 7, 1943
Mierlo-Hout, the Netherlands
Died December 5, 2011(2011-12-05) (aged 68)
Dominican Republic
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Major wins
points classification 1966 Vuelta a España
Infobox last updated on
February 25, 2012

Jos van der Vleuten (7 February 1943 – 5 December 2011) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer from 1965 to 1973.

Van der Vleuten was not a team leader, but usually rode his races helping his team mates, mainly Jan Janssen. The major result in his career was winning the points classification in the Vuelta a España in 1966, without winning any stage. He rode the race again in 1967, 1970 and 1972, each time winning one stage. Van de Vleuten also rode the Tour de France six times, never winning a stage.

After the 1967 UCI Road World Championships, where he finished in fifth place, Van der Vleuten tested positive for doping, and was disqualified.[1]

References

  1. "Nummer vijf van WK betrapt op doping". Wereldkampioen (in Dutch). Sportkroniek. 3 December 1967. Retrieved 25 February 2012.


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