# Aad van den Hoek

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Dutch cyclist (born 1951)

In this [Dutch name](/source/Dutch_name), the [surname](/source/Surname) is *Van den Hoek*, not *Hoek*.

Aad van den Hoek Aad van den Hoek in 1974 Personal information Full name Aad van den Hoek Born (1951-10-14) 14 October 1951 (age 74) Dirksland, Netherlands Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Weight 77 kg (170 lb) Team information Discipline Road Role Rider Professional teams 1974–1982 TI-Raleigh 1983 Beckers Snacks

**Aad van den Hoek** (born 14 October 1951) is a former Dutch [cyclist](/source/Cycle_sport). He was professional between 1974 and 1983 and was good friends with [Gerrie Knetemann](/source/Gerrie_Knetemann). Together they won four Tour de France team time trial stages with their team [TI-Raleigh](/source/TI-Raleigh). In 1976 he finished last in the general classification of the [Tour de France](/source/1976_Tour_de_France) and carried the [Lanterne rouge](/source/Lanterne_rouge).

## Biography

In 1971 Van den Hoek won silver at the [1971 UCI Road World Championships](/source/1971_UCI_Road_World_Championships), in the team time trial, with team mates [Fedor den Hertog](/source/Fedor_den_Hertog), [Adri Duyker](/source/Adri_Duyker) and [Frits Schür](/source/Frits_Sch%C3%BCr).

In 1972 he finished third in the [100 km team time trial at the Munich Olympics](/source/Cycling_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics). 25 Kilometers in the race, the Dutch had a lead of six seconds. After 40 km, a spoke snapped in Van den Hoek's back wheel, and [Hennie Kuiper](/source/Hennie_Kuiper), [Cees Priem](/source/Cees_Priem) and [Fedor den Hertog](/source/Fedor_den_Hertog) went on without him. At the finish line they were only a minute and ten seconds behind.[1] After the race Van den Hoek tested positive for [Coramine](/source/Coramine), a drug allowed by the [Union Cycliste Internationale](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale) but not the [IOC](/source/International_Olympic_Committee).[2][3] The whole Dutch team was [disqualified](/source/List_of_stripped_Olympic_medals).[4][5]

Van den Hoek rode nine seasons for team [TI-Raleigh](/source/TI-Raleigh), which was famous for its success in team time trials. Together with the team he won four TTTs in the Tour de Frances of [1976](/source/1976_Tour_de_France), [1978](/source/1978_Tour_de_France) and [1981](/source/1981_Tour_de_France) (twice). He ended those Tours in 87th and last, 57th and 115th place. In 1977 he was one of a group of 30 riders that were sent home after finishing beyond the time limit in the toughest mountain stage [Chamonix](/source/Chamonix) - [Alpe d'Huez](/source/Alpe_d'Huez). Among those riders were points classification second [Rik van Linden](/source/Rik_van_Linden), stage winners [Klaus-Peter Thaler](/source/Klaus-Peter_Thaler) and [Patrick Sercu](/source/Patrick_Sercu), and his team mates [Piet van Katwijk](/source/Piet_van_Katwijk) and [Bill Nickson](/source/Bill_Nickson).[6]

## Major results

**1971**
- 2nd [1971 UCI Road World Championships](/source/1971_UCI_Road_World_Championships) TTT

**1972**
- [Ronde van Midden-Nederland](/source/Ronde_van_Midden-Nederland)

- [Ronde van Gelderland](/source/Ronde_van_Gelderland)

- stage 1 [Rund um Düren](/source/Rund_um_D%C3%BCren)

- stage 8 [Tour of Austria](/source/Tour_of_Austria)

**1973**
- 2 stages (TTT/individually), points classification, 2nd overall [Olympia's Tour](/source/Olympia's_Tour)

- 2 stages (TTT/individually) [Milk Race](/source/Tour_of_Britain)

**1974**
- [Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt](/source/Rheinland-Pfalz_Rundfahrt)

- 1 stage, points classification, 3rd overall [Olympia's Tour](/source/Olympia's_Tour)

**1975**
- [Étoile des Espoirs](/source/%C3%89toile_des_Espoirs)

**1976**
- stage 5a TTT [Tour de France](/source/1976_Tour_de_France) with [TI-Raleigh](/source/TI-Raleigh)

- [Acht van Chaam](/source/Acht_van_Chaam)

- 2nd [Dutch National Road Race Championships](/source/Dutch_National_Road_Race_Championships)

**1977**
- 7th stage Part B [Route du Sol](/source/Route_du_Sol)

**1978**
- stage 4 TTT [Tour de France](/source/1978_Tour_de_France) with TI-Raleigh

- 1st leg Part B [Tour of the Netherlands](/source/Tour_of_the_Netherlands)

**1979**
- stage 1 [Deutschland Tour](/source/Deutschland_Tour)

**1981**
- stages 1b and 4 TTTs [Tour de France](/source/1981_Tour_de_France) with TI-Raleigh

- stage 2b [Volta a Catalunya](/source/Volta_a_Catalunya)

## See also

- [List of Dutch Olympic cyclists](/source/List_of_Dutch_Olympic_cyclists)

- [List of doping cases in cycling](/source/List_of_doping_cases_in_cycling)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Olympische Spelen 1972, Wielercoach Middelink: "De vier bronzen medailles in de tijdrit zijn goud waard" / van het scorebord"](https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000031927:mpeg21:p012). *[NRC-Handelsblad](/source/NRC_(newspaper))* (in Dutch). 30 August 1972 – via [Delpher](/source/Delpher).nl. EN: Cycling coach Middelink: "The four bronze medals in the time trial are as good as gold" / (quotes) from the scoreboard

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Glory one moment, gone in the next..."](https://web.archive.org/web/20040906135751/http://www.bangladeshobserveronline.com/new/2004/08/14/sports.htm) *Bangladesh Observer*. 14 August 2004. Archived from the original on 6 September 2004. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Olympic History"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110629111542/http://www.times-olympics.co.uk/communities/cycling/cyclinghistory.html). *The Times*. Archived from [the original](http://www.times-olympics.co.uk/communities/cycling/cyclinghistory.html) on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dict_4-0)** Bill Mallon; Jeroen Heijmans (2011). [*Historical Dictionary of Cycling*](https://books.google.com/books?id=nrdfuueq2CcC&pg=PA24+). Scarecrow Press. pp. xxiv, 68. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8108-7369-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8108-7369-8).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Aad van den Hoek](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031908/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/aad-van-den-hoek-1.html). sports-reference.com

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Dertig renners naar huis"](https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000026038:mpeg21:p002). *NRC Handelsblad* (in Dutch). 20 July 1977 – via [Delpher](/source/Delpher).nl. EN: Thirty riders send home

## External links

- [Aad van den Hoek](https://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche/coureuri/7426.html) at *Cycling Archives* ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/2023/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=7426))

- [Aad van den Hoek](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/169402) at *ProCyclingStats*

- [Aad van den Hoek](https://www.cyclebase.nl/cb-content/index.php?lang=en&page=renner&id=16517) at *CycleBase* ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.cyclebase.nl/cb-content/index.php?lang=en&page=renner&id=16517))

- [Aad van den Hoek](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/16978) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

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