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Joop Zoetemelk

1946 - Today

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Gerardus Joseph "Joop" Zoetemelk (pronounced [joːp ˈsutəmɛl(ə)k]; 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 Tour de France history with 62,885 km ridden. He won the 1979 Vuelta a España and the 1980 Tour de France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joop Zoetemelk is the 13th most popular cyclist (up from 14th in 2019), the 224th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 231st in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Joop Zoetemelk ranks 13 out of 1,613. Before him are Raymond Poulidor, Bernard Hinault, Roger De Vlaeminck, Miguel Induráin, Tom Simpson, and Lucien Petit-Breton. After him are Felice Gimondi, Federico Bahamontes, Lance Armstrong, Alfredo Binda, Luis Ocaña, and Henri Cornet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Joop Zoetemelk ranks 150. Before him are Ajda Pekkan, Deepak Chopra, Laurent Fabius, Sawao Kato, Wim Jansen, and Robert J. Shiller. After him are Rita Marley, Yusuke Omi, Martin Kove, Riccardo Cocciante, Bigas Luna, and Andrew Davis.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Joop Zoetemelk ranks 224 out of 1,646. Before him are Geertgen tot Sint Jans (1460), Wim Jansen (1946), Cees Nooteboom (1933), Willem Blaeu (1571), Frank de Boer (1970), and Jan Jongbloed (1940). After him are Jaap Stam (1972), Abe Lenstra (1920), Johann Adam Reincken (1643), Patrick Kluivert (1976), Frederik Ruysch (1638), and Adriaen de Vries (1556).

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Among CYCLISTS In Netherlands

Among cyclists born in Netherlands, Joop Zoetemelk ranks 1. After him are Jan Janssen (1940), Hennie Kuiper (1949), Adri van der Poel (1959), Jan Raas (1952), Jan de Vries (1944), Arie den Hartog (1941), Gerben Karstens (1942), Bernard Leene (1903), Gerrie Knetemann (1951), Peter Post (1933), and Gerrit Voorting (1923).

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