Rob Harmeling

{{short description|Dutch cyclist}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Rob Harmeling | image = Rob Harmeling 1986.jpg | caption = Harmeling in 1986 | full_name = Rob Harmeling | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|12|4|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Nijverdal]], the [[Netherlands]] | height = 1.87 m | weight = 76 kg | currentteam = Retired | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = | proyears1 = 1989 - 1990 | proteam1 = [[Histor–Sigma]] | proyears2 = 1991 - 1995 | proteam2 = [[TVM (cycling team)|TVM]] | majorwins = 100 km Team Time Trial World Championships<br/>1 stage 1992 Tour de France | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport| Men's [[road bicycle racing]] }} {{MedalCountry| {{NED}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold |[[1986 UCI Road World Championships|1986 Colorado Springs]]|Team time trial}} }}

'''Rob Harmeling''' (born 4 December 1964) is a retired [[Netherlands|Dutch]] professional [[road bicycle racer]]. Harmeling rode the [[Tour de France]] three times: in [[1991 Tour de France|1991]] he was the [[lanterne rouge]], in [[1992 Tour de France|1992]] he won a stage,<ref name=r2/> and in [[1994 Tour de France|1994]] he was disqualified for hanging onto the team car. As amateur, Harmeling competed in the road race at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] and finished in 38th place.<ref name=r1/> He won the world title in [[team time trial]] at the [[1986 UCI Road World Championships]].

In 2023 Harmeling joined the new Dutch continental tour team [[TDT-Unibet Cycling Team|Tour de Tietema-Unibet]] as directeur sportif.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/selectie-tdt-unibet-telt-12-renners-rob-harmeling-ploegleider/ |title=Selectie Tietema-Unibet telt 12 renners, Rob Harmeling ploegleider |date=2022-12-07 |website=Wielerflits.nl |language=Dutch }}</ref>

==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;1986 :Tijdrit Velddriel : World Amateur 100km Team Time Trial Championship :Ronde van Overijssel :[[Flèche du Sud]] ;1991 :Tiel ;1992 :Steenwijk :[[1992 Tour de France|Tour de France]]: ::Winner stage 3 {{div col end}}

==See also== * [[List of Dutch Olympic cyclists]]

==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=r1>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113653/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/rob-harmeling-1.html Rob Harmeling]. sports-reference.com</ref> <ref name=r2>{{Cycling Archives|7335}}</ref> }}

== External links == {{Commons category}} *[http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/coureur/5033.html Official Tour de France results for Rob Harmeling]

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