Joop Zoetemelk

Joop Zoetemelk is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, born on 3 December 1946, who won the 1979 Vuelta a España and the 1980 Tour de France. He started and finished the Tour de France 16 times, a record when he retired, and recorded eleven top five finishes there, including second place six times. He was the first rider to wear the polka dot jersey as king of the mountains and won that classification at the 1971 Vuelta a España. A ten minute penalty for a doping infraction in 1977 cost him a top five place in what would have been every one of his first twelve Tours. In 1985, aged 38, he won the world professional road championship, and he remains the oldest men's individual road race world champion.