Gerard Peters Explained

Birth Date:31 July 1920
Birth Place:Haarlem, the Netherlands
Death Date:6 April 2005 (aged 84)
Death Place:Haarlem, the Netherlands
Sport:Cycling
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Gerard "Gerrit" Peters (31 July 1920 – 6 April 2005) was a Dutch track and road cyclist who was active between 1941 and 1956. On track he won the world title in the individual pursuit in 1946 and the European title in madison in 1950. On the road, he won six six-day races, in Ghent (1950), Paris (1950, 1953), Berlin (1954), Antwerpen (1954) and Münster (1955). He also rode in the 1951 Tour de France.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour de France 1951 . Cycling Archives . 29 August 2020.