Gerardus "Gerrit" Petrus Voorting (18 January 1923 – 30 January 2015) was a Dutch road cyclist who was active between 1947 and 1960. As an amateur he won the silver medal in the
individual road race at the
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...
in London. In his professional career Voorting won two
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
stages and wore the
yellow jersey
The general classification of the Tour de France is the most important classification of the race and determines the winner of the race. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification has worn the yellow jersey ( ).
History
For the first t ...
for 4 days.
[ Voorting died on 30 January 2015 in his home in ]Heemskerk
Heemskerk ( ) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located in the Kennemerland region.
History
The town was formed during the Middle Ages. In an official deed from the year of 1063, the town was ...
at the age of 92,Obituary Gerrit Voorting
rvmn.nl (4 February 2015) within a week of two other members of the Dutch men's team pursuit squad,
Henk Faanhof and
Joop Harmans.
He was the elder brother of Olympic cyclist
Adrie Voorting.
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Major results
;1948
:Silver medal individual road race Olympic Games
;1952
:Den Bosch
:6th stage 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 in sports, 1948.
It was an annual race since 1975 in sports, 1975. Because of the start of the Union Cycliste ...
:Terneuzen
;1953
:Machelen
: 1953 Tour de France:
::Winner 4th stage
;1954
: Acht van Chaam
:Vlissingen
;1955
:Maastricht
:Zandvoort
;1956
:Kampen
: National Championship, Track, 50 km
:Oostende
:Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
:
::Wearing yellow jersey
The general classification of the Tour de France is the most important classification of the race and determines the winner of the race. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification has worn the yellow jersey ( ).
History
For the first t ...
for one day
;1957
:Made
: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 in sports, 1948.
It was an annual race since 1975 in sports, 1975. Because of the start of the Union Cycliste ...
:
::Winner stage 7 and 8
:Roosendaal
;1958
:Grote 1-Mei Prijs
:Lummen
:Ninove
: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 in sports, 1948.
It was an annual race since 1975 in sports, 1975. Because of the start of the Union Cycliste ...
:
::Winner 2nd stage
:Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
:
::Winner 2nd stage
::Wearing yellow jersey
The general classification of the Tour de France is the most important classification of the race and determines the winner of the race. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification has worn the yellow jersey ( ).
History
For the first t ...
for three days
;1959
:Made
:Ninove
Ninove () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flanders, Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. It is on the river Dender, and is part of the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the city o ...
:Roosendaal
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 co ...
*
References
External links
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1923 births
2015 deaths
Dutch male cyclists
Cyclists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Sportspeople from Velsen
Dutch Tour de France stage winners
Olympic silver medalists in cycling
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Cyclists from North Holland
Dutch track cyclists
20th-century Dutch sportsmen
21st-century Dutch people
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