Nicolaas Cornelis Maria Verhoeven (born October 2, 1961 in Berkel-Enschot

Berkel-Enschot

Berkel-Enschot is a village in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Tilburg. Formerly, it consisted of two villages, named Berkel and Enschot.Until 1997, Berkel-Enschot was a separate municipality....

, Noord Brabant) is a retired road bicycle racer 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 was a professional rider from 1985 to 1995. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

, where he didn't finish the race. Verhoeven won the first stage in the 1987 Tour de France

1987 Tour de France

The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 26, 1987. It consisted of 25 stages over 4231 km, ridden at an average speed of 36.645 km/h...

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Palmarès

1984

National Amateur Road Race Championship

1985

Anderlecht

Bodegraven

Nieuw-Amsterdam

Profronde van Pijnacker

Zes van Rijn & Gouwe

1986

Ulvenhout

1987

Tiel

Tour de France

1987 Tour de France

The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 26, 1987. It consisted of 25 stages over 4231 km, ridden at an average speed of 36.645 km/h...

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Winner stage 1

Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem

Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem

Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Zottegem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

1988

Tilburg

1989

Made

1990

Houtem

1991

Mijl van Mares

1992

Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen

Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen

The Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen is a stage race cycling race held annually in the West Flanders, Belgium. Since 2006 the race has been organized as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.Between 1945 and 1998 it was known a Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen...

Kelmis

1995

Mijl van Mares

Boxmeer

External links

• Official Tour de France results for Nico Verhoeven