- René Pijnen
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = René Pijnen
fullname = Marinus Augustinus Josephus Pijnen
nickname = René
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1946|9|3
country = NED
currentteam = Retired
discipline = Track and road
role = Rider
updated =October 12 ,2007 Marinus "René" Augustinus Josephus Pijnen (born
September 3 ,1946 inWoensdrecht ,Noord-Brabant ) was a Dutchracing cyclist . He became Olympic champion in the 100k team time-trial in the1968 Summer Olympics withJoop Zoetemelk ,Fedor den Hertog andJan Krekels .A professional from
1969 to1987 , Pijnen was a capable track cyclist winning the European madison championship six times, a record he shares withPatrick Sercu ). He also won 72six-day Race s out of 233 starts, with numerous partners. He also was a time trial expert, winning several. He won four stages of theVuelta a España , three of those in the 1971 Vuelta, which he led for 10 days.Pijnen rode on the road with
TI-Raleigh , managed by another Dutch track specialist,Peter Post , but he said the length of road races bored him and that he frequently found himself looking at his watch to see how much longer he would have to ride.When he retired, he ran - among other enterprises he already started during his cyclingcareer -a hotel in
Bergen op Zoom , the Noord-Brabant region where he was born.References
* [http://www.dewielersite.net/db2/wielersite/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=3869 Profile]
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