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Peter Pieters

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Peter Pieters
Peter Pieters in 2015
Personal information
Born (1962-02-02) 2 February 1962 (age 62)
Zwanenburg, the Netherlands
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Stuttgart Points race
UEC European Track Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Omnium

Peter Pieters (born 2 February 1962) is a retired Dutch cyclist who was active between 1980 and 1998. On track, he competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the individual 4 km pursuit and points race,[1] and won a bronze medal in the points race at the 1991 world championships.[2] On the road, he won the Delta Profronde (1988), Paris–Tours (1988), Profronde van Almelo (1990) and Ronde van de Haarlemmermeer (1996), as well as individual stages of the Olympia's Tour (1983), Vuelta a Burgos (1984), Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (1984), Vuelta a Murcia (1985), Tour of Belgium (1988) and Tour of Sweden (1992).[2] After retiring from competition he worked as a cycling coach, in particular he was successful with the Belgian national team: in 2017 the Belgium national team brought home the highest number of medals in 50 years.

Pieters's brother Sjaak and daughter Amy are also Olympic cyclists.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Peter Pieters. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b Peter Pieters. cyclingarchives.com
Sporting positions
Preceded by Dutch National Road Race Champion
1987
Succeeded by