1. Hendrikus Andreas "Hennie" Kuiper was born on 3 February 1949 and is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist.
10 Facts About Hennie Kuiper
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Hennie Kuiper's career includes a gold medal in the Olympic road race at Munich in 1972, becoming world professional road race champion in 1975, as well as winning four of the five "Monument" classics.
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Hennie Kuiper rode the Tour de France 12 times, finishing second twice and winning the stage to Alpe d'Huez on two occasions.
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Hennie Kuiper started participating in junior races from 14 and from 19 to 23 he won 39 times as an amateur.
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Hennie Kuiper turned professional in 1973 with the small German team Haro-Rokado.
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Hennie Kuiper's career took off in 1975 when he signed for the Dutch team, Frisol, where he got more chances to shine and formed a partnership with Jose De Cauwer that lasted until 1980.
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Hennie Kuiper won the mountain stage at Alpe d'Huez, a feat he repeated in 1978.
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Hennie Kuiper finished fourth in the 1979 Tour and second in 1980 behind fellow Dutchman Joop Zoetemelk.
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Hennie Kuiper's retirement came on 6 November 1988 at 39 at a small cyclo-cross at Oldenzaal in his home province.
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Hennie Kuiper has two sons from his first marriage with Ine Nolten: Patrick Kuiper and Bjorn Kuiper.