Hennie Kuiper
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Hendrikus Andreas "Hennie" Kuiper is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist. His career includes a gold medal in the Olympic road race at Munich in 1972, becoming world professional road race
Kuiper in 1988
Hennie Kuiper, Tour de France 1978
1977 Tour de France
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The 1977 Tour de France was the 64th edition of the Tour de France, taking place between 30 June and 24 July. The total race distance was 22 stages over 4,096 km.
Hennie Kuiper
…in Belgium, winning a tough race over 260 km, with 21 ascents of a 3 km (2 mi) climb. Kuiper signed for TI–Raleigh in 1976 and finished second in the 1977 Tour de France 48 seconds behind Bernard Thévenet, who later admitted using steroids. Kuiper won the mountain stage at Alpe d'Huez, a feat he repeated in 1978. Kuiper…
Bernard Thévenet (pictured in 1978), winner of the general classification