Aart Vierhouten (born 19 March 1970 in
Ermelo,
Gelderland
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) is a Dutch former professional
racing cyclist
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, who last rode for . He competed in the
men's individual road race at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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.
Major results
;1993
: 1st, Overall,
Tour de Liège
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: 1st,
Drielandenomloop
: 1st, Internatie Reningelst
: 1st, Stage 2,
Tour du Hainaut
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(amateurs)
;1994
: 1st, Stages 1 & 9,
Tour de Wallonie
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;1996
: 1st,
Rund um Rhede
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* Hanno Rund (1925–1993), German mathematician
* Thorsten Rund
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: 1st, Stage 7,
Teleflex Tour
;1997
: 1st, Stage 2,
Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
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: 8th,
Paris–Tours
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: 15th, World Road Race Championship
;1998
: 1st,
Aalsmeer
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;1999
: 10th, Paris–Tours
;2000
: 1st,
Groningen - Münster
;2003
: 3rd, National Derny Championship
;2004
: 1st,
Profronde van Maastricht
: 3rd, Stage 20,
Giro d'Italia
;2006
: 1st, Stage 1,
Ster Elektrotoer
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: 1st,
Profronde van Fryslan
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: 3rd,
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
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:3rd, Madison,
2006 Dutch National Track Championships (together with
Kenny van Hummel
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Career
Born in Elden, Gelderl ...
)
;2007
: 1st,
Zandvoort
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;2008
: 1st,
Ronde van Zuid-Friesland
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* '' Majin Tensei: Ronde'', a Japanese Sega Saturn game
* Ronde script (calligraphy)
* Ronde Barber, American sports broadcaster and former football player
* Rondé, a Dutch indie pop band
See also
...
See also
*
List of Dutch Olympic cyclists
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References
External links
*
1970 births
Living people
People from Ermelo, Netherlands
Dutch male cyclists
Dutch track cyclists
UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands
Cyclists from Gelderland
Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands
Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
20th-century Dutch people
21st-century Dutch people
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