Jan Jozef Alfons Franciscus Krekels (born 26 August 1947) is a retired

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

from the

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. He became

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champion in the 100 km

team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

in 1968 with

Joop Zoetemelk Hendrik Gerardus Joseph "Joop" Zoetemelk (; born 3 December 1946) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist. He started and finished the Tour de France 16 times, which were both records when he retired. He also holds the distance record in T ...

René Pijnen Marinus "René" Augustinus Josephus Pijnen (born 3 September 1946) is a Dutch former racing cyclist. He became Olympic champion in the 100 km team time-trial in the 1968 Summer Olympics with Joop Zoetemelk, Fedor den Hertog and Jan Kreke ...

and Fedor den Hertog; at the same Games he came in 11th in the road race. He also won the 19th stage of 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 ...

in 1971 and the prologue of

Paris–Nice Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlookin ...

in 1970. He retired from professional cycling in 1978. Krekels won three four major races of 1968, including the

Tour of Austria The Tour of Austria (german: Internationale Österreich Rundfahrt) is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2 ...

, to be selected to the 1968 Olympic team. In 1969 he turned professional. He turned down a contract with the French team, Bic because he did not speak French. He rode instead for a small Dutch team and his career fizzled out.Jan KREKELS (1947, Nederland)
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Major results

;1968 :Archer International Grand Prix :Omloop der Kempen :Ronde van Overijssel :

:Ronde van Limburg :

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;1969 :Orchies ;1970 :

Acht van Chaam Acht van Chaam ( en, Eight of Chaam) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Chaam, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1932 and since 1992 the event also includes a women's race. Results Men S ...

;1971 :Ulestraten :Strombeek-Bever :

: ::Winner stage 19 ;1972 :Simpelveld :

Vuelta a Andalucía The Vuelta a Andalucía (Tour of Andalusia) or Ruta del Sol (Route of the Sun) is a regional Spanish road bicycle race first held in 1925. Since 2005, it has been a 2.1 category race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race became a part of the new UCI P ...

;1972 :Born ;1973 :Valkenswaard :Born ;1974 :Beringen :Geetbets ;1976 :Arendonk :Kloosterzande :Kruiningen ;1978 :Obbicht :Boxmeer

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krekels, Jan 1947 births Living people Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Dutch male cyclists Dutch Tour de France stage winners Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in cycling People from Sittard Tour de Suisse stage winners Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Limburg (Netherlands) 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people