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René Pijnen

1946 - Today

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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 Krekels; he finished fifth in the individual road race. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Pijnen is the 173rd most popular cyclist (up from 194th in 2019), the 698th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 786th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Dutch Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, René Pijnen ranks 173 out of 1,613. Before him are Peter Sagan, Renato Longo, Sante Gaiardoni, Armand Blanchonnet, Sergei Sukhoruchenkov, and Alex Zülle. After him are Fernand Sanz, Robert Marchand, Roger Lapébie, Alfonso Calzolari, Angelo Damiano, and Ole Ritter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, René Pijnen ranks 469. Before him are Zinaida Turchyna, John Piper, Dieter Herzog, Kim Yong-chol, Im Shung-hwi, and Giuseppe Furino. After him are José Guilherme Baldocchi, Ernesto Pérez Balladares, Paul Smith, Anders Gärderud, Joe Spano, and Mary-Claire King.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, René Pijnen ranks 698 out of 1,646. Before him are Nida Senff (1920), Arie van Vliet (1916), Michaël Dudok de Wit (1953), Jaap Bakema (1914), Roelof Klein (1877), and Mark Blaug (1927). After him are Ruud Hesp (1965), Jan Frederik Gronovius (1686), Balthasar van der Pol (1889), Abraham Pais (1918), Jan Lammers (1956), and Bennie Muller (1938).

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Among CYCLISTS In Netherlands

Among cyclists born in Netherlands, René Pijnen ranks 13. Before him are Arie den Hartog (1941), Gerben Karstens (1942), Bernard Leene (1903), Gerrie Knetemann (1951), Peter Post (1933), and Gerrit Voorting (1923). After him are Harm Ottenbros (1943), Joseph Bruyère (1948), Jan Pijnenburg (1906), Steven Rooks (1960), Johan van der Velde (1956), and Erik Breukink (1964).

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