Joop Zoetemelk
Dutch racing cyclist
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Born 1946 · age 80
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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.
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- Team Visma-Lease a Bike1984–1987
- Mercier1982–1983
- TI-Raleigh1980–1981
- Mercier1974–1979
- Gitane1973–1973
- Flandria1970–1972
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- Fanny Blankers-Koen Career Award
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Dutch cyclist of the year
- Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
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