Richard Groenendaal

Richard Groenendaal
Personal information
Full nameRichard Marinus Anthonius Groenendaal
Born (1971-07-13) 13 July 1971 (age 53)
Den Bosch, Netherlands
Team information
DisciplineCyclo-cross
Professional teams
1994–1995Concorde–American Eagle
1996–2006Rabobank
2007–2009AA Drink
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
World Championships (2000)
National Championships (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003–2005)
World Cup (1997–98, 2000–01, 2003–04)
13 individual wins (1996–971998–99, 2000–012003–04)
Superprestige (1997–98, 2000–01)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sint-Michielsgestel Elite
Silver medal – second place 1994 Koksijde Elite
Silver medal – second place 1995 Eschenbach Elite

Richard Marinus Anthonius Groenendaal (born 13 July 1971) is a Dutch former professional cyclo-cross cyclist. Groenendaal won the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2000 and the overall titles in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup 1997–1998, 2000–2001 and 2003–2004 and in the Cyclo-cross Superprestige in 1997–1998 and 2000–2001.