Gerrit Schulte

Gerrit Schulte, born in Amsterdam on 7 January 1916 and died in Den Bosch on 26 February 1992, was a Dutch professional cyclist who dominated the six-day track races of his era. After a short amateur career that included the road races at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, he turned professional in 1937 and between 1940 and 1960 won 19 six-day races from 73 starts. He won nine Dutch pursuit titles and the world pursuit title in 1948 on home ground in Amsterdam, as well as the European Madison title in 1949 and 1950. On the road he took four Dutch championships, a stage of the 1938 Tour de France and a bronze medal at the 1956 world championship. Since 1955 the Dutch federation has awarded the Gerrit Schulte Trofee to the best Dutch professional cyclist of the year.