Henk Faanhof (29 August 1922 – 27 January 2015) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer from Amsterdam. Faanhof won one stage in the 1954 Tour de France.[1] In 1947 Faanhof was disqualified in the Dutch National Road Race Championship after changing bicycles with a teammate. The rule that bicycle changes were not allowed was new and Faanhof did not know about it. He also competed in three events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] Faanhof died in Amsterdam on 27 January 2015, aged 92,[3] less than a week before two other members of the Dutch men's team pursuit squad, Gerrit Voorting and Joop Harmans.[4]
 Henk Faanhof in 1954 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Henk Faanhof | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 August 1922 Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 January 2015 (aged 92) Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 stage Tour de France | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
edit- 1949
- World Amateur champion road race
- 1950
- Sas van Gent
- 1951
- GP de Marmignolles
- 1952
- Hoensbroek
- Alphen aan de Rijn
- 1954
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 9
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Henk Faanhof at Cycling Archives (archived)
- ^ "Henk Faanhof Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Oudste Nederlandse Tourrenner Faanhof (92) overleden | NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl". nu.nl. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Oud-wielrenner Joop Harmans (93) overleden" (in Dutch). nusport.nl. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
External links
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- Official Tour de France results for Henk Faanhof[permanent dead link]
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