Erik Breukink
Erik Christiaan Breukink ( born April 1, 1964 in Rheden, Netherlands ) is a Dutch former professional cyclist.
Breukink took part several times in the Tour de France, his best overall placement he won in 1990 as third overall. He also took stage wins in all three Grand Tours (Tour de France, Vuelta a España, Giro d' Italia ), in the latter in 1987 in San Romolo a short difficult stage and a year later in Bormio, a legendary stage at the snow and cold on the Gavia pass, in which he suggested the later overall winner Andrew Hampsten.
Once he was a few years as a co- commentator for Dutch TV station NOS, he is athletic director of the Dutch cycling team Rabobank since 2004.
According to him, the stage race Grand Prix Erik Breukink was named, which took place in the years 2002 and 2003.
Achievements
- Stage victory and mountain Classification Tour de Suisse
- Tour de France stage win
- Giro d'Italia stage win
- Eight van Chaam
- Giro d'Italia stage win
- Appreciation Critérium International stage win
- Appreciation Basque Country Tour 2 stage wins
- Young Classification Tour de France
- Tour de France stage win
- 2 stage wins Tour de Romandie
- Stage win Tour of Catalonia
- 2 stage wins Tour de France
- Stage win Tour de Suisse
- Appreciation Ireland Tour stage win
- World Cup final individual time trial
- Stage win Tour of Catalonia
- Stage victory Asturias Tour
- Stage win Tirreno- Adriatico
- General Classification Tour DuPont 2 stage wins
- Stage victory Asturias Tour
- Stage win Tirreno- Adriatico
- GP Eddy Merckx
- Stage win Vuelta a España
- Appreciation Critérium International stage win
- Appreciation Holland Tour stage win
- Appreciation Asturias Tour stage win
- Dutch champion in the road race
- Stage win Valencia Tour
- Dutch champion in the time trial
- Dutch champion in the time trial
Other placements
- Giro d' Italia: 2 (1988 ), 3rd (1987 ), 4th (1989 )
- Clasica San Sebastian: 4 (1987 )
- GP Eddy Merckx: 4 (1987 )
- Holland Tour: 2 (1988, 1990)
- Grand Prix des Nations: 2 (1990, 1991)
- Tour de France: 3 (1990 ), 7 (1992 )
- Dutch Championships: 3 (1991 ), 2nd (1997)
- Asturias Tour: 3 (1991, 1992)
- Vuelta a Valencia: 2 (1992 )
- Vuelta a España: 7 (1993 )
- World Championships Individual Time Trial: 4 (1994 ), 6th (1995 )
- Vuelta a Murcia: 2nd (1995 )
- Tour de Luxembourg: 3 (1996, 1997)
- Young Classification Tour de France: 2 (1987 )