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Historic Overview Wim van Est

Rider

Overall Rank115
NameWim VAN EST
Country
  Netherlands
Date of birth25-Mar-1923 - Fijnaart (Noord-Brabant)
Date of death01-May-2003 - Roosendaal (Noord-Brabant)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

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.

source - Wikipedia

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 103 383
2. 1949 Garin - Wolber 448 119
3. 1950 Garin - Wolber 987 39
4. 1951 Garin - Wolber 812 42
5. 1952 Garin - Wolber 2100 6
6. 1953 Garin - Wolber 2247 6
7. 1954 Locomotief - Vredestein 1852 11
8. 1955 Locomotief - Vredestein 1344 22
9. 1956 Locomotief - Vredestein 955 43
10. 1957 Locomotief - Vredestein 2002 10
11. 1958 Locomotief - Vredestein 955 50
12. 1959 Locomotief - Vredestein 65 425
13. 1960 Locomotief - Vredestein 912 53
14. 1961 Locomotief - Vredestein 1000 52
15. 1962 Dr. Mann - Labo 461 135
16. 1963 Dr. Mann - Labo 163 273
17. 1964 Labo - Dr. Mann 405 139
18. 1965 Sunkist Fruits 0 1185
Overall: 16811 115