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Historic Overview Rini Wagtmans

Rider

Overall Rank713
NameRini WAGTMANS
Country
  Netherlands
Date of birth26-Dec-1946 - Sint Willebrord (Noord Brabant)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Rini Wagtmans

Marinus "Rini" Wagtmans (born 26 December 1946 in Sint Willebrord) is a former Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He was the nephew of Wout Wagtmans, a former professional who had won the Tour de Romandie stage race in 1952. His father was a masseur while Tour de France stage winner Wim van Est was his neighbour. In 1968 Rini turned professional. The following year he finished third overall in the 1969 Vuelta a España. He rode four editions of the Tour de France and won three stages, one in 1970, one in 1971 and one in 1972. In the 1970 Tour de France he finished fifth overall. In 1971 Tour de France while riding for Molteni, he wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for one day but teammate and team leader Eddy Merckx took the jersey the following day. He also won two stages in the 1970 Vuelta a España. Wagtmans was known as one of the best descenders in the peloton. His hair earned him the nickname "witte bles", which translates as "white blaze". Wagtmans ended his career early due to heart problems. Afterwards he was a cycling coach, a member for the Royal Dutch Cycling Union, and then a successful businessman. In 2005, Wagtmans was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau. In 2006, Wagtmans’ biography was published.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

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Major Victories

Tour de France - stages 1970 (1), 1971 (1), 1972 (1)
Vuelta a España - stages 1970 (2)
4 Jours de Dunkerque - stages 1968 (1)
Tour de l'Avenir - stages 1966 (1)
Euskal Bizikleta - stages 1968 (1)
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Seasons

Rini Wagtmans - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1965 Individual 34 529
2. 1966 Individual 18 610
3. 1967 Individual 107 294
4. 1968 Willem II - Gazelle 516 89
5. 1969 Willem II - Gazelle 2198 8
6. 1970 Willem II - Gazelle 1578 20
7. 1971 Molteni 1620 16
8. 1972 Goudsmit - Hoff 470 114
9. 1973 Canada Dry - Gazelle 0 1009
Overall: 6541 713