Gerben Karstens
Dutch cyclist (1942–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gerben Karstens (14 January 1942 – 8 October 2022)[1] was a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who won the gold medal in the 100 km team trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, alongside Bart Zoet, Evert Dolman, and Jan Pieterse. At the same Olympics he finished 27th in the individual road race. Karstens ranks 6th in all-time stage wins in Vuelta a España history.
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Full name | Gerben Karstens | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1942-01-14)14 January 1942 Voorburg, German-occupied Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
Died | 8 October 2022(2022-10-08) (aged 80) Dongen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||||
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1965 | Televizier | ||||||||||||||
1966–1967 | Televizier–Batavus | ||||||||||||||
1968–1970 | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | ||||||||||||||
1971 | Goudsmit–Hoff | ||||||||||||||
1972–1973 | Rokado | ||||||||||||||
1974 | Bic | ||||||||||||||
1975 | Gitane–Campagnolo | ||||||||||||||
1976–1978 | TI–Raleigh | ||||||||||||||
1979–1980 | De Vleeschmeesters | ||||||||||||||
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