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Historic Overview Leo van Vliet

Rider

Overall Rank725
NameLeo VAN VLIET
Country
  Netherlands
Date of birth15-Nov-1955 - Honselersdijk (Zuid Holland)

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

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

Leo van Vliet - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1976 Individual 65 385
2. 1977 Individual 64 358
3. 1978 Miko - Mercier - Hutchinson 510 119
4. 1979 TI - Raleigh - Mac Gregor 989 53
5. 1980 TI - Raleigh - Creda 1338 34
6. 1981 TI - Raleigh - Creda 211 274
7. 1982 TI - Raleigh - Campagnolo 801 69
8. 1983 TI - Raleigh - Campagnolo 1106 48
9. 1984 Kwantum Hallen - Decosol - Yoko 1199 34
10. 1985 Kwantum Hallen - Decosol - Yoko 1090 49
11. 1986 Kwantum Hallen - Decosol - Yoko 0 1323
Overall: 7373 725