Wout Wagtmans, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Wout Wagtmans

Dutch racing cyclist

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1929

Place of Birth: Rucphen, North Brabant, Netherlands

Date of Death: 15-Aug-1994

Profession: sport cyclist, track cyclist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Wout Wagtmans

  • Wouter "Wout" Wagtmans (10 November 1929 – 15 August 1994) was a Dutch road bicycle racer. Together with Wim van Est he belonged to the generation that brought great popularity to cycling in the Netherlands in the 1950s.
  • In 1947, Wagtmans started as amateur, and two years later he became Dutch champion.
  • In 1950 he was forced to be a professional cyclist, because he was said to take money after a victory.
  • In his first day as a professional cyclist, he entered the Dutch professional championship, and only Gerrit Schulte could keep ahead of him. After that, he had a glorious career.
  • He entered the Tour de France eight times, and wore the yellow jersey in 1954, 1955 and 1956.
  • He won four stages: in 1953 in Gap he beat Gino Bartali in the final sprint, and ended fifth in the overall standings.
  • Two years later he was the third Dutch winner in Bordeaux.
  • He also won three stages in the Giro d'Italia and several one-day races.
  • He was also successful as a track rider and, together with Wim van Est, in two-up time trials. Wout Wagtmans was a very popular cyclist, both because of his combativity and his enthusiasm.
  • He received many nicknames, Olijke Woutje, Dik Trom, Zoeloe, de Clown and het Kemphaantje.
  • He ended his cycling career in 1961, and in 1967 he was the leader of the Dutch Tour de France team, centered on Jan Janssen.
  • After that he took over his father's transport company.
  • At the end of the 1980s, he had a serious accident after which he was declared physically disabled.
  • Wagtmans died in 1994, at the age of 64. Wout Wagtmans was the uncle of another successful cyclist, Rini Wagtmans.

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