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Simon van Velthooven

1988 - Today

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Simon Paul van Velthooven (born 8 December 1988) is a New Zealand track racing cyclist and America's Cup sailor. Van Velthooven was born in Palmerston North in 1988. He has two younger sisters; his youngest sister, Emily, works as a journalist for Television New Zealand (TVNZ). Simon won New Zealand's first sprint cycling medal in the men's keirin at the 2012 Summer Olympics jointly with Teun Mulder after the race officials were unable to separate the two in a photo finish for third place. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simon van Velthooven is the 1,087th most popular cyclist (up from 1,640th in 2019), the 213th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 282nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular New Zealander Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Simon van Velthooven ranks 1,087 out of 1,613. Before him are Jonathan Vaughters, Trixi Worrack, Johann Tschopp, Bjorg Lambrecht, Gianni Vermeersch, and Sébastien Rosseler. After him are Eduard Prades, Alex Edmondson, Baden Cooke, Manuele Mori, Iván Gutiérrez, and Maarten Wynants.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Simon van Velthooven ranks 822. Before him are Mihály Korhut, Nycke Groot, Béatrice Edwige, Troy Deeney, Adrián Bone, and Alexandre Oukidja. After him are Adrian Popa, Aída Román, Ruud Vormer, Risa Niigaki, Anthony Stokes, and Ki Bo-bae.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Simon van Velthooven ranks 213 out of 303. Before him are Stefan Marinovic (1991), Rob Waddell (1975), Benee (2000), Hamish Carter (1971), George Bennett (1990), and Ben Sigmund (1981). After him are Laurel Hubbard (1978), Aaron Gate (1990), Beauden Barrett (1991), James Bannatyne (1975), Bret McKenzie (1976), and Marco Rojas (1991).

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Among CYCLISTS In New Zealand

Among cyclists born in New Zealand, Simon van Velthooven ranks 5. Before him are Greg Henderson (1976), Julian Dean (1975), Jack Bauer (1985), and George Bennett (1990). After him are Aaron Gate (1990), Hayden Roulston (1981), Sam Webster (1991), Shane Archbold (1989), Jesse Sergent (1988), Patrick Bevin (1991), and Sam Bewley (1987).

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