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Historic Overview Wim van Est

Rider

Overall Rank123
NameWim VAN EST
Country
  Netherlands
Date of birth25-Mar-1923 - Fijnaart (Noord Brabant)
Date of death01-May-2003 - Roosendaal (Noord Brabant)

Biography

Wim van Est

Willem "Wim" van Est (25 March 1923 – 1 May 2003) was a Dutch racing cyclist. He is best known for being the first Dutch cyclist to wear the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in the Tour de France of 1951, and for falling into a ravine while wearing it.

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Badges

7 3 4 3 3 26

Major Victories

Bordeaux - Paris 1950, 1952, 1961
Driedaagse van Antwerpen 1954
Nokere Koerse 1952
Ronde van Nederland 1952, 1954
Ronde van Vlaanderen 1953
Driedaagse van Antwerpen - stages 1956 (1)
Dwars door Vlaanderen - stages 1953 (1)
Giro d'Italia - stages 1953 (1)
Ronde van Nederland - stages 1949 (1), 1952 (2), 1954 (3), 1955 (2), 1956 (1), 1957 (2), 1960 (1)
Tour de France - stages 1951 (1), 1953 (1), 1954 (1)
More results

Seasons

Wim van Est - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1948 Individual 103 398
2. 1949 Garin - Wolber 485 117
3. 1950 Garin - Wolber 961 50
4. 1951 Garin - Wolber 940 36
5. 1952 Garin - Wolber 2375 6
6. 1953 Garin - Wolber 2563 6
7. 1954 Locomotief - Vredestein 2116 11
8. 1955 Locomotief - Vredestein 1470 26
9. 1956 Locomotief - Vredestein 959 56
10. 1957 Locomotief - Vredestein 2212 10
11. 1958 Locomotief - Vredestein 1124 41
12. 1959 Locomotief - Vredestein 65 427
13. 1960 Locomotief - Vredestein 1132 47
14. 1961 Locomotief - Vredestein 1042 55
15. 1962 Dr. Mann - Labo 455 149
16. 1963 Dr. Mann - Labo 162 286
17. 1964 Labo - Dr. Mann 603 99
18. 1965 Sunkist Fruits 0 1233
Overall: 18767 123