Teun van Vliet (born 22 March 1962 in
Vlaardingen
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,
South Holland
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) is a retired
road bicycle racer
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from the
Netherlands
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, who was a professional rider from 1984 to 1990. Van Vliet's best year was 1987, when he won
Gent–Wevelgem
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,
Omloop "Het Volk"
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and the
Ronde van Nederland
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. The next year he wore the yellow jersey for three days in the
1988 Tour de France
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.
Van Vlioet is the brother of the 1977 Dutch woman road champion
Nita van Vliet and uncle of racing cyclist
Kim de Baat
Kim de Baat (born 29 May 1991) is a Dutch-born Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team .
She is the daughter of the 1977 Dutch woman road champion Nita van Vliet and niece of former racing cyc ...
.
Portret kersvers Belgisch kampioene Kim de Baat, nichtje van Teun van Vliet
/ref> He is however not related to Leo van Vliet
Leonardus Quirinus Machutus ("Leo") van Vliet (born 15 November 1955) was a professional racing cyclist from 1978 to 1986. He came in 40th in the road race at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Circuit des Mines
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;1985
:Hansweert
;1986
:Aalsmeer
:Grand Prix d'Isbergues
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:Groot-Ammers
:Liedekerkse Pijl
;1987
:Bavel
:Ronde van Nederland
The Tour of the Netherlands ''(Dutch: Ronde van Nederland)'' was a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948. It's an annual race since 1975. Because of the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005, it was replaced by the Enec ...
:Omloop Het Volk
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:Gent–Wevelgem
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:Profronde van Wateringen
:Sas van Gent
;1988
:Tiel
:Tour de France
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::Wearing yellow jersey
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History
Th ...
for three days
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See also
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References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
Dutch male cyclists
People from Vlaardingen
Tour de Suisse stage winners
UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands
Cyclists from South Holland
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