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Historic Overview Wim van Est

Rider

Overall Rank125
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

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

Seasons

Wim van Est - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1948 Individual 101 398
2. 1949 Garin - Wolber 484 115
3. 1950 Garin - Wolber 970 48
4. 1951 Garin - Wolber 915 38
5. 1952 Garin - Wolber 2335 6
6. 1953 Garin - Wolber 2507 6
7. 1954 Locomotief - Vredestein 1999 11
8. 1955 Locomotief - Vredestein 1424 22
9. 1956 Locomotief - Vredestein 970 46
10. 1957 Locomotief - Vredestein 2111 10
11. 1958 Locomotief - Vredestein 1028 47
12. 1959 Locomotief - Vredestein 65 427
13. 1960 Locomotief - Vredestein 1036 49
14. 1961 Locomotief - Vredestein 1040 52
15. 1962 Dr. Mann - Labo 453 149
16. 1963 Dr. Mann - Labo 161 285
17. 1964 Labo - Dr. Mann 607 95
18. 1965 Sunkist Fruits 0 1233
Overall: 18206 125