Peter Winnen
 Peter Winnen in 1980 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Winnen |
| Born |
5 September 1957 Venray, the Netherlands |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on July 17, 2008 | |
Peter Johannes Gertrudis Winnen (born 5 September 1957) is a Dutch former road racing cyclist. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in road racing and finished in 26th place.[1] After the Games he turned professional in 1981. Among his 14 victories were two stages at Alpe d'Huez in the Tour de France and a national championship. He came third in the Tour de France in 1983.
Doping confession
On the Dutch TV-show Reporter, Steven Rooks, Maarten Ducrot and Winnen admitted taking doping in their careers. Winnen talked about his Tour in 1986. "I was very bad and had the choice: go back to home or to provide me with testosterone." – Winnen reached Paris. During his career with Raleigh, Panasonic and Buckler, Winnen used testosterone, amphetamines and corticosteroids.[2]
Career achievements
Major results
- 1979
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Liège
- 1981
- 5th Overall Tour de France
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 19
- 1st
- 1982
- 4th Overall Tour de France:
- 1st Stage 18
- 1983
- 3rd Overall Tour de France:
- 1st Stage 17
- 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 4
- 1987
- 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 7
- 8th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1988
- 9th Overall Tour de France
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
- 8th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1990
- 1st
Dutch National Road Race Championship - 1st Profronde van Heerlen
Grand Tour General Classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | 29 | - | - |
 Tour |
5 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | WD | - | 9 | - | WD | - |
 Vuelta |
- | - | - | - | WD | 15 | - | - | - | - | 15 |
WD = withdrew
See also
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peter Winnen. |
- ↑ Peter Winnen. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Dutch stars come clean. News for January 1, 2000. cyclingnews.com
External links
- Peter Winnen profile at Cycling Archives
- Official Tour de France results for Peter Winnen
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Frans Maassen |
Dutch National Road Race Champion 1990 |
Succeeded by Steven Rooks |