Leo van Vliet explained

Leo van Vliet
Full Name:Leonardus Quirinus Machutus van Vliet
Birth Date:15 November 1955
Birth Place:Honselersdijk, the Netherlands
Height:1.81 m
Weight:65 kg
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1978
Proteam1:Miko-Mercier
Proyears2:1979 - 1983
Proteam2:TI–Raleigh
Proyears3:1984 - 1986
Proteam3:Kwantum Hallen-Yoko
Majorwins:Gent–Wevelgem (1983)
1 stage 1979 Tour de France

Leonardus Quirinus Machutus ("Leo") van Vliet (born 15 November 1955) was a professional racing cyclist from 1978 to 1986. He came in 40th in the road race at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]

Van Vliet's biggest success was the 1983 Gent–Wevelgem. He also won the seventh stage of the 1979 Tour de France. After his career, he became the director of the only Dutch cycling classic, the Amstel Gold Race. He is not related to another Dutch cyclist of the 1980s, Teun van Vliet.

Tour de France results

Major results

1976
  • Olympia's Tour
    1977
  • Omloop der Kempen
  • Ronde van Limburg
    1978
  • Santpoort
    1979
  • GP de Wallonie
  • Hengelo
  • Tour de France
  • Winner stage 7
  • Made
  • Profronde van Wateringen
  • Kortenhoef
    1980
  • GP Barjac
  • GP Stad Vilvoorde
  • Hansweert
  • La Marseillaise
  • Largentière
  • Maarheze
  • Mijl van Mares
  • Profronde van Pijnacker
  • Steenwijk
  • Valkenburg
    1982
  • Gouden Pijl Emmen
  • Kloosterzande
  • Petegem-aan-de-Leie
  • Sint-Willebrord
  • Profronde van Wateringen
    1983
  • National Track Points Race Championship
  • Four Days of Dunkirk
  • Schijndel
  • Valkenburg
  • Gent–Wevelgem
  • Leende
    1984
  • Dongen
  • Hansweert
  • Kortenhoef
    1985
  • Maasland
  • Tiel

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112722/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/leo-van-vliet-1.html Leo van Vliet