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Historic Overview Wim van Est

Rider

Overall Rank122
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.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

7 3 4 2 3 3 28

Major Victories

Ronde van Vlaanderen 1953
Bordeaux - Paris 1950, 1952, 1961
Driedaagse van Antwerpen 1954
Nokere Koerse 1952
Nederlands Kampioenschap 1956, 1957
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 104 399
2. 1949 Garin - Wolber 477 120
3. 1950 Garin - Wolber 962 54
4. 1951 Garin - Wolber 966 38
5. 1952 Garin - Wolber 2397 6
6. 1953 Garin - Wolber 2595 6
7. 1954 Locomotief - Vredestein 2184 11
8. 1955 Locomotief - Vredestein 1539 24
9. 1956 Locomotief - Vredestein 947 60
10. 1957 Locomotief - Vredestein 2247 9
11. 1958 Locomotief - Vredestein 1191 38
12. 1959 Locomotief - Vredestein 65 427
13. 1960 Locomotief - Vredestein 1136 48
14. 1961 Locomotief - Vredestein 1045 55
15. 1962 Dr. Mann - Labo 457 150
16. 1963 Dr. Mann - Labo 164 286
17. 1964 Labo - Dr. Mann 603 101
18. 1965 Sunkist Fruits 0 1233
Overall: 19079 122