Roy Schuiten was a Dutch track and road racing cyclist.
13 Facts About Roy Schuiten
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Roy Schuiten was the 1972 national pursuit champion, broke the amateur record for 4,000 m on an indoor track, and won numerous team time-trials.
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Roy Schuiten finished in fifth place in the individual pursuit and team pursuit events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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Roy Schuiten came close to not turning professional because his father died in a traffic accident in 1973.
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Roy Schuiten stopped cycling for a season to help his mother run the family wine and spirits business in Zandvoort.
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Roy Schuiten established himself with Raleigh by winning the world pursuit championship in September 1974, beating Ferdinand Bracke of Belgium in the final.
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Roy Schuiten won again in 1975 by beating Knut Knudsen of Norway.
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Roy Schuiten rode the Tour de France twice the Giro d'Italia five times.
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Roy Schuiten won the Grand Prix des Nations in 1974 and 1975.
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Roy Schuiten won the Trofeo Baracchi, the GP Kanton Aargau Gippingen and the GP Forli.
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Roy Schuiten changed teams frequently after leaving Raleigh in 1976, doing well in races up to a week long but best of all when riding against the clock.
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Roy Schuiten then moved to Portugal and started his own restaurant.
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Roy Schuiten died on 19 September 2006 in Praia de Carvoeiro, aged 55, from a stomach haemorrhage.