Gerrit Schulte

Gerrit Schulte
Gerrit Schulte in 1952
Personal information
Full nameGerrit Schulte
NicknameDe Bossche Reus
Born(1916-01-07)7 January 1916
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Died26 February 1992(1992-02-26) (aged 76)
Den Bosch, the Netherlands
Team information
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships, road
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Copenhagen Road race
World Championships, track
Gold medal – first place 1948 Amsterdam Individual pursuit

Gerrit Schulte (7 January 1916 – 26 February 1992) was a Dutch professional track bicycle racer. Between 1940 and 1960 he won 19 six-day races out of 73 starts and was one of the dominant Six days racers of his time. Schulte was as well successful in track pursuit, becoming national champion ten times, European champion twice and world champion once, in 1948, when he beat Fausto Coppi in the final. He was also successful as a road race cyclists, becoming national champion three times and winning a stage in the 1938 Tour de France. Since 1955, the Gerrit Schulte Trophy has been awarded by the national federation to the best professional rider in the Netherlands.[1][2]

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  2. ^ KNWU: Nominations for the election of the rider of the year (in Dutch)