Patrick Tolhoek (born
Yerseke
Yerseke (, Zeelandic: ) is a village situated on the southern shore of the Oosterschelde (Eastern Scheldt) estuary in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Zeeland. A separate municipality until 1970, it today forms part of the municipality of Reimers ...
, 26 June 1965) is a retired Dutch professional cyclist.
Career
In 1985, Tolhoek won the national road race for militaries. In 1989 and 1990, Tolhoek rode the
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 ...
. During his first years as professional cyclist, he had problems with his left leg. At the end of 1991, he had to stop his professional career because of this.
Three years later, after an operation, he was able to ride professionally again, this time on the mountainbike.
In 1998, he became Dutch national mountainbike champion.
In 2000, Tolhoek entered the
Mountainbike event during the Olympic games, but did not finish. At the end of that year, Tolhoek ended his career.
Personal life
His father Ko Tolhoek was also a professional cyclist. His son
Antwan Tolhoek
Antwan Tolhoek (born 29 April 1994) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Life and career
Born in Yerseke, Tolhoek was named as part of the squad in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España. In December 2017, he was susp ...
is also a professional cyclist.
See also
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List of Dutch Olympic cyclists
This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines ( BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not com ...
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
Cross-country mountain bikers
Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Dutch male cyclists
Dutch mountain bikers
Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands
People from Reimerswaal
Cyclists from Zeeland
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