Rudi van Houts explained

Rudi van Houts
Fullname:Rudolphus Antonie Cornelis van Houts
Birth Date:16 January 1984
Birth Place:Luyksgestel, the Netherlands
Height:1.77 m
Weight:64 kg
Currentteam:Retired
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Cross-country (MTB)
Proyears1:2007–2008
Proyears2:2009–2014
Proteam2:Multivan–Merida Team
Proyears3:2015–2016
Proteam3:Tempo Hoppenbrouwers Veldhoven
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Rudolphus Antonie Cornelis “Rudi” van Houts (born 16 January 1984 in Luyksgestel) is a Dutch former professional road cyclist and mountain biker.[1]

Van Houts finished 10th overall at the Giro del Capo in Cape Town in 2007, finishing 3:54 behind the winner.[1] He finished 12th in the 2008 UCI World Mountain Bike Championships held in Val di Sole. Later that year he also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished in 34th.[1] [2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he finished in 17th.

Major results

2005
  • 1st Cross-country, European Under-23 Mountain Bike Championships
    2006
  • 2nd Cross-country, European Under-23 Mountain Bike Championships
    2007
  • 10th Overall Giro del Capo
    2009
  • 3rd Mixed relay, European Mountain Bike Championships
    2010
  • 1st National Cross-country Championships
    2011
  • 1st National Cross-country Championships

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Athlete biography: Rudi van Houts . Beijing2008.cn . . 11 August 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080909193644/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/217839.shtml . 9 September 2008.
    2. Rudi van Houts . 21 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713205008/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/rudi-van-houts-1.html . 13 July 2015.