Leo Peelen
 Leo Peelen in 1988 | ||||||||||
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| Born |
16 July 1968 Arnhem, the Netherlands | |||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||
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| Sport | Track cycling | |||||||||
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Leopoldus ("Leo") Eduardus Theoduris Peelen (born 16 July 1968) is a retired Dutch former track cyclist. He won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1] The following year, he captured a bronze medal at the 1989 World Championships. Peelen became six times Dutch champion on the track (Pointsrace in 1983, 1984, 1985 (winter), Individual Pursuit 1986 and Madison 1987 and 1988)
He is the chairman of the organization of the yearly time trial and cycling festival in Beek. He was one of the 66 riders who participated in the first Alpe d'HuZes when he climbed the Alpe d'Huez 6 times on June 6, 2006. They fundraised 400 k Euro for the Dutch Cancer Society during that event. .
See also
References
- ↑ "Leo Peelen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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