Jan Krekels

Jan Krekels

Jan Krekels with his Tour de France bike in 1973
Personal information
Full name	Jan Krekels
Born	(1947-08-26) 26 August 1947 Sittard, Netherlands
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Medal record Representing the Netherlands Road bicycle racing Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team time trial

Jan Jozef Alfons Franciscus Krekels (born 26 August 1947) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He became Olympic champion in the 100 km team time trial in 1968 with Joop Zoetemelk, René Pijnen and Fedor den Hertog; at the same Games he came in 11th in the road race. He also won the 19th stage of the Tour de France in 1971 and the prologue of Paris–Nice in 1970. He retired from professional cycling in 1978.

Krekels won three four major races of 1968, including the Tour of Austria, to be selected to the 1968 Olympic team. In 1969 he turned professional. He turned down a contract with the French team, Bic because he did not speak French. He rode instead for a small Dutch team and his career fizzled out.

Major results

1968

Archer International Grand Prix

Omloop der Kempen

Ronde van Overijssel

Tour of Austria

Ronde van Limburg

Olympic Games team time trial

1969

Orchies

1970

Acht van Chaam

1971

Ulestraten

Strombeek-Bever

Tour de France:

Winner stage 19

1972

Simpelveld

Vuelta a Andalucía

1972

Born

1973

Valkenswaard

Born

1974

Beringen

Geetbets

1976

Arendonk

Kloosterzande

Kruiningen

1978

Obbicht

Boxmeer

External links

• Official Tour de France results for Jan Krekels