Marinus "Rini" Wagtmans (born 26 December 1946 in Sint Willebrord) is a former Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He was the nephew of Wout Wagtmans, a former professional who had won the Tour de Romandie stage race in 1952. His father was a masseur while Tour de France stage winner Wim van Est was his neighbour.[1] In 1968 Rini turned professional. The following year he finished third overall in the 1969 Vuelta a España. He rode four editions of the Tour de France and won three stages, one in 1970, one in 1971 and one in 1972. In the 1970 Tour de France he finished fifth overall. In 1971 Tour de France while riding for Molteni, he wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for one day but teammate and team leader Eddy Merckx took the jersey the following day. He also won two stages in the 1970 Vuelta a España. Wagtmans was known as one of the best descenders in the peloton. His hair earned him the nickname "witte bles", which translates as "white blaze". Wagtmans ended his career early due to heart problems. Afterwards he was a cycling coach,[2] a member for the Royal Dutch Cycling Union, and then a successful businessman. In 2005, Wagtmans was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[1] In 2006, Wagtmans’ biography was published.
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^Vertrek van de Olympische wielerploeg naar de zomerspelen in Moskou. Coach Rini Wagtmans. gahetna.nl
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Marinus "Rini" Wagtmans – official Tour de France results ()
January 01, 1970
rini, wagtmans, marinus, rini, wagtmans, born, december, 1946, sint, willebrord, former, dutch, professional, road, bicycle, racer, nephew, wout, wagtmans, former, professional, tour, romandie, stage, race, 1952, father, masseur, while, tour, france, stage, wi. Marinus Rini Wagtmans born 26 December 1946 in Sint Willebrord is a former Dutch professional road bicycle racer He was the nephew of Wout Wagtmans a former professional who had won the Tour de Romandie stage race in 1952 His father was a masseur while Tour de France stage winner Wim van Est was his neighbour 1 In 1968 Rini turned professional The following year he finished third overall in the 1969 Vuelta a Espana He rode four editions of the Tour de France and won three stages one in 1970 one in 1971 and one in 1972 In the 1970 Tour de France he finished fifth overall In 1971 Tour de France while riding for Molteni he wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification for one day but teammate and team leader Eddy Merckx took the jersey the following day He also won two stages in the 1970 Vuelta a Espana Wagtmans was known as one of the best descenders in the peloton His hair earned him the nickname witte bles which translates as white blaze Wagtmans ended his career early due to heart problems Afterwards he was a cycling coach 2 a member for the Royal Dutch Cycling Union and then a successful businessman In 2005 Wagtmans was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau 1 In 2006 Wagtmans biography was published Rini WagtmansWagtmans in 1980Personal informationFull nameMarinus WagtmansBorn 1946 09 26 26 September 1946 age 77 Sint Willebrord the NetherlandsTeam informationCurrent teamRetiredDisciplineRoadRoleRiderMajor wins3 stages of Tour de FranceMedal record Men s road bicycle racing Representing the Netherlands World Championships 1966 Nurburgring Team time trial Contents 1 Major results 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksMajor results edit1966 Ronde van Midden Zeeland 1967 Tour of Austria 1968 Roosendaal NED Acht van Chaam 1969 Sint Willebrord Ulvenhout Kortenhoef Tour de France 6th place overall classification dd 1970 Vuelta a Espana Winner stages 11 and 13 dd Koksijde Tour de France Winner stage 15 5th place overall classification dd Plumeliau 1971 Sint Willebrord Tour de France Winner stage 3 Wearing yellow jersey for one day dd Acht van Chaam 1972 Tour de France Winner stage 18 dd See also editList of Dutch cyclists who have led the Tour de France general classificationReferences edit a b Nieuws Ongekend genomineerd voor de Nico Scheepmaker Beker 2006 Rini Wagtmans nl Archived from the original on 2007 10 07 Retrieved 2007 10 16 Vertrek van de Olympische wielerploeg naar de zomerspelen in Moskou Coach Rini Wagtmans gahetna nlExternal links edit Website of Rini Wagtmans Archived from the original on 2007 10 07 Retrieved 2007 10 17 Rini Wagtmans at Cycling Archives Marinus Rini Wagtmans official Tour de France results archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rini Wagtmans amp oldid 1175185589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
