Hennie Stamsnijder

Hendrikus (Hennie) Johannes Maria Stamsnijder (born 21 July 1954 in Enter, Overijssel) is a Dutch former professional cyclo-cross and road racing cyclist.

Hennie Stamsnijder
Personal information
Full nameHendrikus Johannes Maria Stamsnijder
Born (1954-07-21) 21 July 1954
Enter, the Netherlands
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineCyclo-cross
RoleRider
Amateur team
1975–1979–
Professional teams
1980–1982DAF trucks
1983–1986Willy Van Doorne
1987–1989PDM-Concorde
Major wins
World Cyclo Cross Championships 1981
4 wins Superprestige classification

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 Argos-Shimano.

References
  1. "De 222 overwinningen in de Superprestige". Superprestige cyclocross. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
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