Peter Winnen
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.
 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 (132 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1980 | IJsboerke |
| 1981–1982 | Capri Sonne |
| 1983 | TI–Raleigh |
| 1984–1989 | Panasonic |
| 1990–1991 | Buckler–Colnago–Decca |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
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
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peter Winnen. |
- Peter Winnen. sports-reference.com
- Dutch stars come clean. News for January 1, 2000. cyclingnews.com