Hennie Stamsnijder
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Hendrikus Johannes Maria Stamsnijder |
Born | Enter, the Netherlands | 21 July 1954
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Cyclo-cross |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team | |
1975–1979 | – |
Professional teams | |
1980–1982 | DAF trucks |
1983–1986 | Willy Van Doorne |
1987–1989 | PDM-Concorde |
Major wins | |
World Cyclo Cross Championships 1981 4 wins Superprestige classification | |
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Medal record |
Hendrikus (Hennie) Johannes Maria Stamsnijder (born 21 July 1954 in Enter, Overijssel) is a Dutch former professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist.
Stamsnijder was military cyclo-cross world champion in 1975. In 1976 he took part in the Olympic Games.[citation needed] In 1979 he won the Essen cyclo-cross and the amateur Dutch road race championship. In 1980 he turned professional for DAF Trucks, finishing third in the cyclo-cross world championship.
Stamsnijder's greatest success was becoming cyclo-cross world champion in 1981 in Tolosa in the Basque Country. On a muddy course he left the Belgian Roland Liboton and the Swiss champion Albert Zweifel behind him to take the title. Stamsnijder was the first Dutch world cyclo-cross champion and that year he was named sportsman of the year.
Stamsnijder rode the Tour de France in 1980 and 1981, but it was cyclo-cross that brought his greatest victories, winning the Superprestige classification in 1983, 1984, 1987 and 1989 with 14 wins in Superprestige races.[1]
In 1989 Stamsnijder ended his career when his son fell ill. He became the coach of the Dutch cyclo-cross team and is now a manager of Shimano sports marketing. His son, Tom Stamsnijder, is a professional for Argos-Shimano.
References[]
- ^ "De 222 overwinningen in de Superprestige". Superprestige cyclocross. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
- 1954 births
- Living people
- People from Wierden
- Cyclo-cross cyclists
- Dutch male cyclists
- UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions (men)
- Sportspeople from Overijssel
- Dutch cycling biography stubs