# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joop-zoetemelk
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:04:57.556Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/joop-zoetemelk"
name: "Joop Zoetemelk"
slug: "joop-zoetemelk"
description: "Gerardus Joseph \"Joop\" Zoetemelk is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist. He started and finished the Tour de France 16 times, which were both records when he retired. He also holds the distance record in Tour de France history with 62,885 km ridden. He won the 1979 Vuelta a España and the 1980 Tour de France."
tagline: "Dutch racing cyclist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joop_Zoetemelk_Gitane_1973_c.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1946-12-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump