Albertus "Bert" Boom (born 6 May 1938) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He won the

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in 1969 and finished in third place in 1971. He competed until 1980 but with less success. After retiring he worked as a technician with professional cycling teams and ran a bicycle shop ''Bert Boom Race''. Around 1987 he became a promoting agent with

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and

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. Later he worked as technical assistant for disabled basketball teams (wheelchairs) and cyclists and in this capacity was involved in international competitions and the

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. His brothers Hans and Henk and son

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are retired road cyclists.

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1938 births Living people Dutch male cyclists People from Hof van Twente Cyclists from Overijssel 20th-century Dutch people {{netherlands-cycling-bio-stub