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Historic Overview Peter Post

Rider

Overall Rank729
NamePeter POST
Country
  Netherlands
Date of birth12-Nov-1933 - Amsterdam (Noord Holland)
Date of death14-Jan-2011 - Amsterdam (Noord Holland)
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Biography

Peter Post

Peter Post (12 November 1933 – 14 January 2011) was a Dutch professional cyclist whose career lasted from 1956 to 1972. Post competed in road and track racing. As a rider he is best remembered for Six-day racing, having competed in 155 races and won 65. Because of this success he was known as “De Keizer van de Zesdaagse” or “The Emperor of the Six Days”. In road racing his main achievements were winning the 1964 Paris–Roubaix and becoming national road race champion in 1963. He was on the podium three times at the La Flèche Wallonne but never won. Post’s other nickname was “de Lange” or “Big Man” because he was tall for a cyclist. After retiring from racing he had success as a Directeur sportif. Peter Post died in Amstelveen on 14 January 2011.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

2 10

Major Victories

Paris - Roubaix 1964
Deutschland Rundfahrt 1962
Ronde van Limburg 1962
Ronde van Nederland 1960
Elfstedenronde 1963
Deutschland Rundfahrt - stages 1962 (1)
Ronde van Nederland - stages 1958 (1), 1960 (1), 1961 (2)
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Seasons

Peter Post - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1956 Radium - R.I.H. Sport 76 411
2. 1957 Radium - R.I.H. Sport 192 243
3. 1958 Radium - R.I.H. Sport 608 99
4. 1959 Radium - R.I.H. Sport 27 569
5. 1960 Radium 219 245
6. 1961 Faema 233 245
7. 1962 Flandria - Faema - Clément 701 88
8. 1963 Dr. Mann - Labo 1070 41
9. 1964 Flandria - Roméo 1432 23
10. 1965 Flandria - Roméo 316 173
11. 1966 Solo - Superia 313 159
12. 1967 Willem II - Gazelle 653 79
13. 1968 Willem II - Gazelle 304 154
14. 1969 Willem II - Gazelle 324 163
15. 1970 Willem II - Gazelle 0 1022
16. 1971 Gazelle Cycles 7 724
Overall: 6475 729