René Kos (born 17 October 1955) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He had his best achievements in motor-paced racing, winning the world championships in 1981 and finishing in second place in 1983; he also finished second in 1980 but was disqualified for failing the doping test.[1] He won the national motor-paced cycling championships in 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1985.[2][3]
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| Born | 17 October 1955 Langedijk, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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As a track cyclist he competed in 28 six-day races with the best result of third place in the race of Buenos Aires.[2]
After retirement he worked as a cycling coach. He was also active as a race organizer and a pacer in motor-paced racing. In 2009, he was invited to prepare the Iranian track team for the 2010 Asian Games, but had to refuse due to the uncertain security situation.[4] He is the manager of the cycling team Koga-CreditForce-Ubbink, which includes his three sons Patrick, Jesse and Christian.[5]
Teams
edit- 1980 – AGU Sport
- 1981 – AGU Sport
- 1982 – individueel
- 1982 – Amko Sport
- 1983 – AGU Sport
- 1984 – Paganini
- 1985 – Panasonic
- 1986 – Timmermans IJzerhandel
- 1987 – Timmermans IJzerhandel
References
edit- ^ Caldentey, desqualificado en el Mundial por "doping". ABC v. 27. September 1980 (Spanish)
- ^ a b René Kos. radsportseiten.net
- ^ Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
- ^ Iran vraagt René Kos als baancoach. Noordholland Dagblad
- ^ Koga-CreditForce-Ubbink Track Cycling Team. cyclingservice.eu