Wim van Est

Wim van Est
	Van Est in 1956
Personal information
Full name	Willem van Est
Nickname	The Executioner, Iron William, The Locomotive
Born	25 March 1923; Fijnaart, Netherlands
Died	1 May 2003 (aged 80); Sint Willebrord, Netherlands
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
	Grand Tours Tour de France 3 Individual Stages; 1 Team Time Trial; ; Giro d'Italia; 1 Individual Stage; Stage Races Ronde van Nederland (1952, 1954); Single-Day Races and Classics Dutch Road Race Champion ::(1956, 1957); Dutch Individual Pursuit Champion (1949, 1952, 1953, 1955); ; Tour of Flanders (1953); Bordeaux–Paris (1950, 1952, 1961);
Medal record
Representing Netherlands
Men's track cycling
World Championships

Willem "Wim" van Est (25 March 1923 – 1 May 2003) was a Dutch racing cyclist. He is best known for being the first Dutch cyclist to wear the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification in the Tour de France of 1951, and for falling into a ravine while wearing it.^[2]

^ "When Van Est Plunged off the Aubisque and Koblet was King". Felix Lowe of Eurosport. 25 June 2020.
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[1] "When Van Est Plunged off the Aubisque and Koblet was King". Felix Lowe of Eurosport. 25 June 2020.

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