Jan Krekels is a retired Dutch cyclist, born on 26 August 1947. He became Olympic champion in the 100 km team time trial at the 1968 Games, riding with Joop Zoetemelk, Rene Pijnen and Fedor den Hertog, and finished eleventh in the individual road race at the same Games. His selection followed wins in several major amateur races of 1968, including the Tour of Austria. He turned professional in 1969, turning down a contract with the French team Bic because he did not speak French, and rode instead for a small Dutch team. As a professional he won the prologue of Paris-Nice in 1970 and the nineteenth stage of the Tour de France in 1971, and he retired from professional racing in 1978.
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Jan Jozef Alfons Franciscus Krekels (born 26 August 1947)
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He turned down a contract with the French team, Bic because he did not speak French.
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He became Olympic champion in the 100 km team time trial in 1968
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is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands
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is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands
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He became Olympic champion in the 100 km team time trial in 1968
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He also won the 19th stage of the Tour de France in 1971
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