Gerard Veldscholten (born 19 August 1959 in Lemselo, Overijssel) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. In 1985 he placed 2nd in the Dutch National Championship and also performed well in the 1985 UCI Road World Championships finishing within the group just three seconds behind winner Joop Zoetemelk. In 1988 he finished 7th in Paris–Roubaix and won the Tour de Romandie.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gerard Veldscholten |
| Born | 19 August 1959 Lemselo, the Netherlands |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1982–1983 | Raleigh |
| 1984–1985 | Panasonic |
| 1986–1987 | PDM-Concorde |
| 1988–1990 | Helvetia–La Suisse |
| 1991 | Telekom |
Major results
edit- 1980
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Namur
- 1982
- 1st Stage 9a (TTT) Tour de France
- 1983
- 1st Profronde van Almelo
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Romandie
- 1984
- 1st Stage 1a Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 1st Gouden Pijl Emmen
- 1st GP Union Dortmund
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Suisse
- 1985
- 1st Hengelo
- 1st Meerssen
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 1988
- 1st
Overall Tour de Romandie - 1st Hansweert
- 1991
- 1st Profronde van Almelo
- 1st Stage 3 Ronde van Nederland
References
edit- ^ "Gerard Veldschoten 1988". Procyclingstats.com. 20 October 2020.
External links
edit- Gerard Veldscholten at Cycling Archives (archived)
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