Tom Cordes

Tom Cordes
Tom Cordes in 1986
Personal information
Full nameThomas Matthijs Adrianus Cordes
Born (1966-05-30) 30 May 1966 (age 58)
Wilnis, Netherlands
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
1998Tegeltoko
1999–2000Piels–Timmers
2001–2005Cyclingteam Bert Story–Piels
Professional teams
1989–1990Superconfex–Yoko–Opel–Colnago
1991–1992PDM–Concorde–Ultima
1993Amaya Seguros
1994WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca
1995Asfra Racing Team–Orlans–Blaze
1995–1996Castellblanch
Major wins
Grand Tours
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (1992)
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
UCI Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Colorado Springs Team time trial
Gold medal – first place 1984 Beuvron Junior road race

Thomas Matthijs Adrianus Cordes (born 30 May 1966) is a retired Dutch cyclist. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the individual road race and 100 km team time trial and finished in 42nd and 11th place, respectively.[1] During his career he won two world titles, in the road race (junior, 1985) and team time trial (senior, 1986). He also won the Hel van het Mergelland (1987), Ronde van Overijssel (1987) and Vuelta a Murcia (1990), as well as individual stages of the Tour de Pologne (1985), Tour of Sweden (1988), Tour of Galicia (1989), Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (1989), Vuelta a España (1992) and Olympia's Tour (1997, 1998, 1999).[2]

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