John van den Akker explained

John van den Akker
Birth Date:30 May 1966
Birth Place:Veldhoven, Netherlands
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1988
Proyears2:1989–1992
Proyears3:1993
Proyears4:1994
Proyears5:1995
Proteam5:Gouden Leeuw–Swallow
Proyears6:1996–1997
Proteam6:Foreldorado–Golff

John van den Akker (born 30 May 1966, in Veldhoven) is a Dutch former cyclist, who was professional from 1988 to 1997.[1]

Career achievements

Major results

1986
  • 1st Ronde van Midden-Nederland
    1987
  • 1st Stage 3 Olympia's Tour
    1988
  • 7th Brussels–Ingooigem
    1989
  • 3rd Scheldeprijs
  • 5th Grand Prix de la Libération (TTT)
  • 7th Circuit des Frontières
    1990
  • 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Murcia
  • 1st Stage 5 Étoile de Bessèges
  • 3rd Paris–Camembert
  • 10th Overall Tour of Sweden
    1991
  • 3rd GP Rik Van Steenbergen
    1992
  • 2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
  • 7th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
  • 9th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
    1994
  • 9th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
    1995
  • 8th Binche–Tournai–Binche
    1997
  • 2nd Overall Olympia's Tour
  • 1st Stage 4
  • 9th Overall Tour of Sweden
    1998
  • 1st Stage 6 Olympia's Tour
  • 4th Hel van het Mergelland

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour1990199119921993
    Giro d'Italia
    Tour de France80
    Vuelta a España11091
    Legend
    DSQ Disqualified
    DNF Did not finish

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: John van den Akker . ProCyclingStats . 13 April 2020.