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Simon van Velthooven

1988 - Today

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Simon van Velthooven (born 8 December 1988) is a retired New Zealand track racing cyclist and three-time America's Cup winning sailor. Simon won New Zealand's first sprint cycling medal in the men's keirin at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He has also won multiple World Championship and Commonwealth Games medals and was the 2012 World Cup champion in the 1km time trial and keirin events In 2014, he won a silver in the 1000 m time trial at the Commonwealth Games. Van Velthooven joined Team New Zealand in 2015 and was one of the original "cyclors" who helped develop the revolutionary boat and was a huge asset to the team that won the 2017 America's Cup for Team New Zealand, winning again in 2021 and 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Simon van Velthooven is the 1,189th most popular cyclist (up from 1,641st in 2024), the 220th 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 1,189 out of 1,613. Before him are Johann Tschopp, Luis Pérez Rodríguez, Bjorg Lambrecht, Gianni Vermeersch, Jan Hruška, 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 862. Before him are Mihály Korhut, Nycke Groot, Béatrice Edwige, Troy Deeney, Adrián Bone, and Alexandre Oukidja. After him are Kasia Struss, Adrian Popa, Aída Román, Ruud Vormer, Risa Niigaki, and Anthony Stokes.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Simon van Velthooven ranks 220 out of 303. Before him are Rob Waddell (1975), Jenny Armstrong (1970), Benee (2000), Hamish Carter (1971), George Bennett (1990), and Ben Sigmund (1981). After him are Laurel Hubbard (1978), Lorraine Downes (1964), Aaron Gate (1990), Beauden Barrett (1991), James Bannatyne (1975), and Princess Chelsea (1985).

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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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