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| Full name | Hendrikus Johannes Maria Stamsnijder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 21, 1954 Enter, the Netherlands |
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Cyclo-cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1980–1982 1983–1986 1987–1989 |
DAF trucks Willy Van Doorne PDM-Concorde |
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| Infobox last updated on February 20, 2008 |
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Hendrikus (Hennie) Johannes Maria Stamsnijder (born 21 July 1954 in Enter, Overijssel) is a Dutch former professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist.
Stamsnijder was military cyclo-cross world champion in 1975. In 1976 he took part in the Olympic Games. In 1979 he won the Essen cyclo-cross and the amateur Dutch road race championship. In 1980 he turned professional for DAF Trucks, finishing third in the cyclo-cross world championship.
Stamsnijder's greatest success was becoming cyclo-cross world champion in 1981 in Tolosa in the Basque Country. On a muddy course he left the Belgian Roland Liboton and the Swiss champion Albert Zweifel behind him to take the title. Stamsnijder was the first Dutch world cyclo-cross champion and that year he was named sportsman of the year.
Stamsnijder rode the Tour de France in 1980 and 1981, but it was cyclo-cross that brought his greatest victories, winning the Superprestige classification in 1983, 1984, 1987 and 1989 with 14 wins in Superprestige races.[1]
In 1989 Stamsnijder ended his career when his son fell ill. He became the coach of the Dutch cyclo-cross team and is now a manager of Shimano sports marketing. His son, Tom Stamsnijder, is a professional for Leopard Trek.
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| Preceded by Roland Liboton |
World cyclo-cross champion 1981 |
Succeeded by Roland Liboton |