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Historic Overview Leo van Vliet

Rider

Overall Rank716
NameLeo VAN VLIET
Country
  Netherlands
Date of birth15-Nov-1955 - Honselersdijk (Zuid Holland)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Leo van Vliet

Leonardus Quirinus Machutus ("Leo") van Vliet (born 15 November 1955) was a professional racing cyclist from 1978 to 1986. He came in 40th in the road race at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Van Vliet's biggest success was the 1983 Gent–Wevelgem. He also won the seventh stage of the 1979 Tour de France. After his career, he became the director of the only Dutch cycling classic, the Amstel Gold Race. He is not related to another Dutch cyclist of the 1980s, Teun van Vliet.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

17

Major Victories

Gent - Wevelgem 1983
G.P. d'Ouverture - La Marseillaise 1980
4 Jours de Dunkerque 1983
G.P. de Wallonie 1979
Tour de France - stages 1979 (1)
Paris - Nice - stages 1979 (1)
Dauphiné Libéré - stages 1979 (1)
G.P. du Midi-Libre - stages 1985 (1)
Route du Sud - stages 1984 (1)
Etoile de Bessèges - stages 1978 (1), 1982 (1)
Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali - stages 1984 (1)
Tour de Luxembourg - stages 1979 (1), 1980 (1)
Tour of Ireland - Nissan Classic - stages 1985 (1)
Ronde van Nederland - stages 1978 (1), 1980 (1)
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Seasons

Leo van Vliet - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1976 Individual 63 382
2. 1977 Individual 59 367
3. 1978 Miko - Mercier - Hutchinson 502 93
4. 1979 TI-Raleigh - Mac Gregor 905 51
5. 1980 TI - Raleigh - Creda 1150 37
6. 1981 TI-Raleigh - Creda 208 252
7. 1982 TI - Raleigh - Campagnolo 761 64
8. 1983 TI - Raleigh - Campagnolo 1052 44
9. 1984 Kwantum Hallen - Decosol - Yoko 897 42
10. 1985 Kwantum Hallen - Decosol - Yoko 935 48
11. 1986 Kwantum Hallen - Decosol - Yoko 0 1313
Overall: 6532 716