Gerrit Voorting
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Gerardus Petrus Voorting (born June 18, 1923 in Velsen
, Noord-Holland) is a retired racing cyclist from the Netherlands
, who represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics
in London
, United Kingdom
. There he won the silver medal in the men's individual road race. He is the older brother of another Dutch Olympic cyclist, Adrie Voorting
.
In his professional career, Voorting wone two Tour de France stages, and wore the yellow jersey
for 4 days.
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
Velsen
Velsen is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located on both sides of the North Sea Canal.On the north side of the North Sea Canal, in IJmuiden, there is a major steel plant, Corus Strip Products IJmuiden, formerly known as Koninklijke Hoogovens...
, Noord-Holland) is a retired racing cyclist from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, who represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The cycling competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. The track cycling events were held at the Herne Hill Velodrome in south London.-Medal table:...
in London
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. There he won the silver medal in the men's individual road race. He is the older brother of another Dutch Olympic cyclist, Adrie Voorting
Adrie Voorting
Adrianus Voorting was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland...
.
In his professional career, Voorting wone two Tour de France stages, and wore the yellow jersey
Yellow jersey
The general classification in the Tour de France is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey .-History:...
for 4 days.
Palmarès
1948- Silver medal individual road race Olympic Games
1952
- Den Bosch
- 6th stage Ronde van NederlandRonde van NederlandThe Ronde van Nederland is a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948. It's an annual race since 1975. Because of the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005 the tour was replaced by the Eneco Tour of Benelux....
- Terneuzen
1953
- Machelen
- 1953 Tour de France1953 Tour de FranceThe 1953 Tour de France was the 40th Tour de France, taking place from July 3 to July 26, 1953. It consisted of 22 stages over 4479 km, ridden at an average speed of 34.593 km/h....
:- Winner 4th stage
1954
- Acht van Chaam
- Vlissingen
1955
- Maastricht
- Zandvoort
1956
- Kampen
- National Championship, Track, 50 km
- Oostende
- Tour de France1958 Tour de FranceThe 1958 Tour de France was the 45th Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 19, 1958. The total race distance was 24 stages over 4,319 km, at an average speed of 36.919 km/h....
:- Wearing yellow jerseyYellow jerseyThe general classification in the Tour de France is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey .-History:...
for one day
- Wearing yellow jersey
1957
- Made
- Ronde van NederlandRonde van NederlandThe Ronde van Nederland is a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948. It's an annual race since 1975. Because of the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005 the tour was replaced by the Eneco Tour of Benelux....
:- Winner stage 7 and 8
- Roosendaal
1958
- Grote 1-Mei Prijs
- Lummen
- Ninove
- Ronde van NederlandRonde van NederlandThe Ronde van Nederland is a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948. It's an annual race since 1975. Because of the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005 the tour was replaced by the Eneco Tour of Benelux....
:- Winner 2nd stage
- Tour de France1958 Tour de FranceThe 1958 Tour de France was the 45th Tour de France, taking place June 26 to July 19, 1958. The total race distance was 24 stages over 4,319 km, at an average speed of 36.919 km/h....
:- Winner 2nd stage
- Wearing yellow jerseyYellow jerseyThe general classification in the Tour de France is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey .-History:...
for three day
1959
- Made
- Ninove
- Roosendaal