Cees van Dongen
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Cees van Dongen was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from the Netherlands. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1969 to 1981.
van Dongen at the Bavaria City Races in 2005.
Cees van Dongen (29) and Kent Andersson (23) pursue Dieter Braun (7), in the 1969 125cc Dutch TT
Kent Andersson (23) and Dieter Braun (7) pursue van Dongen (29) in the 1969 125cc Dutch TT. Eventual winner, Dave Simmonds, follows behind an obscured rider.
Dave Simmonds
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Dave Simmonds was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in the Grand Prix world championships from 1963 to 1972. Simmonds is notable for winning the 1969 125 cc FIM road
Cees van Dongen
…finish at the 1961 125cc Dutch TT. His best season was in 1969 when he won the 125cc Spanish Grand Prix and finished the season in third place behind Dave Simmonds and Dieter Braun. Van Dongen was a 14-time Dutch National Champion in classes ranging from 50 cc to 500 cc. (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position…
Simmonds standing behind his historic 1971 Kawasaki triple 500 cc Grand Prix race machine with a special frame by Ken Sprayson, Development Engineer of Reynolds Tubes
Simmonds crossing the finish line to win the 1969 125cc Dutch TT.