Adriaan ("Adri") van Houwelingen (born 27 October 1953 in

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) is a retired

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from the

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, who was a professional rider from 1978 to 1987. He won the 18th stage at the

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and the 1983

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. He also competed in the

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event at the

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. His younger brother

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was also a professional cyclist. He is now a

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with Team Rabobank.

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* * ''This article incorporates information from the revision as of 5 May 2007 of the article Adri van Houwelingen on the Dutch Wikipedia.'' 1953 births Living people People from Neerijnen Dutch male cyclists Dutch Tour de France stage winners Dutch Vuelta a España stage winners Directeur sportifs Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Gelderland 20th-century Dutch people {{netherlands-cycling-bio-stub

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