Theo de Rooij

Theo de Rooij
Personal information
Full nameTheo de Rooij
Born (1957-04-25) 25 April 1957 (age 67)
Harmelen, the Netherlands
Team information
RoleRider
Professional teams
1980IJsboerke
1981–1982Capri Sonne
1983TI–Raleigh
1984–1990Panasonic
Managerial teams
1991-1994Panasonic[1]
1996–2007Rabobank
Medal record
Representing the Netherlands
Men's road bicycle racing
World University Cycling Championship
Gold medal – first place 1978 Antwerp Road race

Theo de Rooij (born 25 April 1957 in Harmelen) is a retired Dutch former bicycle racer and former manager of the Rabobank cycling team - a position from which he resigned after the 2007 Tour de France. De Rooij was a professional rider from 1980 to 1990. He started his career in Belgian teams and the last eight years of his careers he served teams managed by Peter Post. He currently lives in Holten.

  1. ^ "Theo de Rooij". LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.