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Full name
  
Aad van den Hoek

1983
  
Beckers Snacks

Weight
  
77 kg

1974–1982
  
TI-Raleigh

Height
  
1.86 m

Discipline
  
Road

Role
  
Cyclist

Current team
  
Retired

Name
  
Aad den


Aad van den Hoek Aad van den Hoek at the Tour de France 1978 OldSchoolCool


Born
  
14 October 1951 (age 72) Dirksland, Netherlands (
1951-10-14
)

Aad van den Hoek (born 14 October 1951) is a former Dutch cyclist. He was professional between 1974 and 1983 and was good friends with Gerrie Knetemann.

Biography

In 1976 he finished last in the final of the Tour de France and carried the Lanterne rouge.

In 1972 he finished third in the 100 km team time trial at the Munich Olympics, but tested positive for Coramine, a drug allowed by the Union Cycliste Internationale but not the IOC. The Dutch team was disqualified.

References

Aad van den Hoek Wikipedia