Henk van Vught (10 December 1946 – 13 February 2024) was a Dutch cyclist who was active in the 1960s. He won among others a stage in the Tour of Austria.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 December 1946[1] Boxtel, the Netherlands |
| Died | 13 February 2024 (aged 77) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| Caballero | |
Biography
editVan Vught was born on 10 December 1946 in Boxtel, the Netherlands, where he also grew up. As a cyclist he was active in the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the best cyclist ever of his region.[2]
Van Vught rode with the amateur Caballero team. He rode criteriums in the Netherlands, many in North Brabant and won several of them.[3] In 1967 he starting earning international top-10 results at the Tour of Austria.[1] The next year had a podium finish at a stage of the 1968 Olympia's Tour.[1] In June he won the sixth stage of the 1968 Tour of Austria after finishing second in the fourth stage. He won the stage with a two-minute gap ahead of Austrian Csenar.[4][5][6] At the end of June 1968 he finished second at the Internationales Ernst-Sachs-Gedächtnis-Rennen behind Johannes Knab.[7][8] In 1969 he finished sixth in the general classification of the Scottish Milk Race.[1] In 1970 his season stopped due to a crash in the Tour of Haaren. The next year he had to retire from cycling due to persistent headache from the crash.[3]
In the 1970s he moved from Boxtel to Sint-Michielsgestel.[2] He stayed connected with Boxtel. He worked among others at the Michaëlschool where a schoolyard is named after him. He was also active for football clug ODC and the youth academy of RKVV Sint-Michielsgestel that later became SCG '18.[2][3] In 2016 he won the "club hero" award by Brabants Dagblad.[9]
Van Vught died on 13 February 2024 at the age of 77 years.[2][9] His funeral service took place on 21 February on the main field of football club SCG '18.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Henk van Vugt". cyclingarchives. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Boxtelse wielersensatie en clubheld overleden 'Henk hoefde een spelletje maar één keer te leren'". brabantscentrum.nl (in Dutch). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Voormalig wielrenner en 'Clubheld' Henk van Vught overleden". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Henk v. Vugt etappe-winnaar | Jan Krekels bleef leider". Limburgsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 14 June 1968. Retrieved 18 February 2024 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Van Vugt won zesde rit in Oostenrijk". Het Parool (in Dutch). 14 June 1968. Retrieved 18 February 2024 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Henk van Vugt wint 6e etappe in Oostenrijk". Het Vrije Volk (in Dutch). 14 June 1968. Retrieved 18 February 2024 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Henk van Vugt 2e in Schweinfurt". De Nieuwe Limburger (in Dutch). 1 July 1968. Retrieved 18 February 2024 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Henk van Vugt werd tweede". Het Vrije Volk (in Dutch). 1 July 1968. Retrieved 18 February 2024 – via Delpher.
- ^ a b "Voormalig wielrenner en 'Clubheld' Henk van Vught overleden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
External links
edit- Henk van Vught at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Van Vught story at wielerspiegel
- Newspaper image
- Van Vught on a card. (if you see a “forbidden” sigh; refresh the page)
