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Historic Overview Henk Nijdam

Rider

Overall Rank1569
NameHenk NIJDAM
Country
  Netherlands
Date of birth26-Sep-1935 - Eelderwolde (Drenthe)
Date of death30-Apr-2009 - Breda (Noord Brabant)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Henk Nijdam

Henk Nijdam (26 August 1935 – 30 April 2009) was a Dutch road and track cyclist. His sporting career began with Fortuna Zundert. On track, he finished in fifth place in the 4 km team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also won a gold and a bronze medals in the individual pursuit at world championships in 1962 and 1963.

His best achievements on the road were winning the Olympia's Tour in 1964 and two stages of the Tour de France in 1964 and 1966.

Nijdam was the father of cyclist Jelle Nijdam.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

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Major Victories

Tour de France - stages 1964 (1), 1966 (1)
Vuelta a España - stages 1966 (3), 1967 (1)
Wyścig Pokoju / Závod Míru / Friedensfahrt - stages 1962 (1)
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Seasons

Henk Nijdam - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1961 Individual 9 894
2. 1962 Flandria - Faema - Clément 190 256
3. 1963 G.B.C. - Libertas 116 328
4. 1964 Televizier 593 83
5. 1965 Televizier 620 84
6. 1966 Televizier - Batavus 1174 33
7. 1967 Televizier - Batavus 401 127
8. 1968 Peugeot - BP - Michelin 318 147
9. 1969 Willem II - Gazelle 63 413
Overall: 3484 1569