Ad Wijnands (
Maastricht
Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...
, 10 March 1959) is a Dutch former professional
road bicycle racer
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
, who won two stages in the
1981 Tour de France
The 1981 Tour de France was the 68th edition of the Tour de France, taking place between 25 June and 19 July. The total race distance was 24 stages over . It was dominated by Bernard Hinault, who led the race from the sixth stage on, increasing h ...
.
Major results
;1980
:Omloop der Kempen
;1980
:Ronde van Zuid-Holland
;1981
:GP E5
:
Six Days of Maastricht
The Six Days of Maastricht was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Maastricht, Netherlands.
It was contested in the MECC Maastricht from 1976 to 1987. In 2006, the event was organized again, but the 2007 edition had to be cancelled du ...
(with
René Pijnen
Marinus "René" Augustinus Josephus Pijnen (born 3 September 1946) is a Dutch former racing cyclist.
He became Olympic champion in the 100 km team time-trial in the 1968 Summer Olympics with Joop Zoetemelk, Fedor den Hertog and Jan Kreke ...
)
:Simpelveld
:Voerendaal
:
Tour of Belgium
The Tour of Belgium ( nl, Ronde van België; french: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries.
It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Betw ...
:Boxmeer
:
Scheldeprijs
The Scheldeprijs is a cycling race in Flanders and the Netherlands which starts in Terneuzen, crosses the Scheldt River, and finishes in Schoten. Until 2018 it was held entirely in Belgium. The event, ranked as a 1.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour, ...
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Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
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::Winner stages 9 and 11
;1982
:Elsloo
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GP Union Dortmund
The Grand Prix Union Dortmund was a German cycling race organized for the last time in 1984.
The course was between 130 and 172 km, with Dortmund as both start and finish place.
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Ed ...
:
Six Days of Maastricht
The Six Days of Maastricht was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Maastricht, Netherlands.
It was contested in the MECC Maastricht from 1976 to 1987. In 2006, the event was organized again, but the 2007 edition had to be cancelled du ...
(with
René Pijnen
Marinus "René" Augustinus Josephus Pijnen (born 3 September 1946) is a Dutch former racing cyclist.
He became Olympic champion in the 100 km team time-trial in the 1968 Summer Olympics with Joop Zoetemelk, Fedor den Hertog and Jan Kreke ...
)
:Thorn
;1983
:Maastricht
:GP Impanis
:Boxmeer
:Helden-Panningen
:Hoogerheide
;1985
:Antibes
:Tegelen
;1986
:Hansweert
:Ronde van Limburg
:Grote 1-Mei Prijs
:Wielsbeke
:Maastricht
;1988
:
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
Grand Prix Cycliste La Marseillaise, formerly known as the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in February around the city of Marseille, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event ...
:Helchteren
;1989
:Ede
:Wingene
;1990
:Coca-Cola Trophy
:GP Forbo
:Polder-Kempen
:
Profronde van Maastricht
:Schorndorf
;1991
:Hengelo
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Étoile de Bessèges
The Étoile de Bessèges () is an early-season five-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually around Bessèges, in the Gard department of the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. First organized in 1971 as a one-day race, it became a sta ...
;1992
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Profronde van Heerlen
RaboRonde Heerlen or Profronde van Heerlen ( en, Proftour Heerlen) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Heerlen, Netherlands. It's one of the largest post-Tour de France criteriums with about 50,000 ...
;1993
:
Profronde van Maastricht
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Dutch male cyclists
1959 births
Living people
Dutch Tour de France stage winners
Sportspeople from Maastricht
Cyclists from Limburg (Netherlands)
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