Jan Krekels

January Jozef Alfons Franciscus Krekels ( born August 26, 1947 in Sittard ) is a former Dutch cyclist and Olympic champion.

As an amateur in January Krekels was very successful at the Olympic Games in Mexico in 1968, he won the gold medal in the team time trial, together with Joop Zoetemelk, René Pijnen and Fedor den Hertog; in the individual road race he finished eleventh. Previously, he had been recommended by his victories in the Tour of Austria and other races like the Ronde van Overijssel and the Omloop the Kempen.

1969 Krekels was professional. He won the 1970 Eight van Chaam and 1972, the Ruta del Sol. In 1977 he became Dutch vice-champion in the road race. Three times he competed in the Tour de France, in 1971, he won the 19th stage.

Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics Omloop der Kempen Acht van Chaam 1971 Tour de France Ragnar Malm Axel Persson Fernand Canteloube Achille Souchard Armand Blanchonnet Georges Wambst Henry Hansen (cyclist) Leo Nielsen Giuseppe Olmo Attilio Pavesi Guglielmo Segato Robert Charpentier Lode Wouters Lucien Victor Michel Vermeulin Evert Dolman Gerben Karstens Jan Pieterse Bart Zoet Aavo Pikkuus Marco Giovannetti Eros Poli Uwe Ampler Mario Kummer Maik Landsmann Jan Schur Bernd Dittert Christian Meyer (cyclist) Uwe Peschel Michael Rich (cyclist) Adolf Christian Gerhard Zadrobilek Helmut Wechselberger Roman Kreuziger Georg Totschnig Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist) Daniele Nardello Beat Zberg Cadel Evans Gerrit Glomser Juan Miguel Mercado Gerald Ciolek Thomas Rohregger Fredrik Kessiakoff Jakob Fuglsang Riccardo Zoidl
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