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Rudi van Houts (born 16 January 1984, in
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) is a Dutch former professional
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and
mountain biker Mountain biking is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and pe ...
.Athlete biography: Rudi van Houts
beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 11, 2008 Van Houts finished 10th overall at the
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in
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in 2007, finishing 3:54 behind the winner. He finished 12th in the 2008 UCI World Mountain Bike Championships held in
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. Later that year he also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in
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, where he finished in 34th. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he finished in 17th.


Major results

;2005 : 1st Cross-country, European Under-23 Mountain Bike Championships ;2006 : 2nd Cross-country, European Under-23 Mountain Bike Championships ;2007 : 10th Overall
Giro del Capo The Giro del Capo was a road cycling stage race held in the vicinity of Cape Town, South Africa. The 2009 edition was held in the form of four challenges. The last edition, held in 2010, was ranked as 2.2 by the UCI and was part of the UCI Afri ...
;2009 : 3rd Mixed relay,
European Mountain Bike Championships The European Mountain Bike Championships (EMBCs) are an annual mountain bike racing championship in Europe. They have been held since 1989, and on an annual basis since 1991. There have been 28 editions as of 2017. Editions Medals * * Winner ...
;2010 : 1st National Cross-country Championships ;2011 : 1st National Cross-country Championships


See also

*
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 ...


References

* 1984 births Living people Dutch male cyclists Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands People from Bergeijk Cross-country mountain bikers Dutch mountain bikers Cyclists from North Brabant {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1980s-stub