John Talen

John Talen (born 18 January 1965) is a former road racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who was a professional from 1987 to 2000. As an amateur he won the world title in the 100 km team time trial, alongside Rob Harmeling, Tom Cordes and Gerrit de Vries, and finished second in the individual road race.[1]

John Talen
John Talen in 1986
Personal information
Full nameJohn Talen
Born (1965-01-18) 18 January 1965
Meppel, the Netherlands
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
19871990Panasonic–Isostar
19911992PDM–Concorde
1993TVM–Bison Kit
19941995Mercatone Uno–Medeghini
19961997Foreldorado
1999Batavus
2000Telekom Malaysia Cycling Team
2000Spar
Major wins
100 km Team Time Trial World Championships
Dwars door Vlaanderen

His biggest individual success as a pro was winning Dwars door Vlaanderen (1988) and the Scheldeprijs (1990). Talen rode in three editions of the Tour de France. In the 1994 Tour de France, he was last in the general classification, the lanterne rouge.[2]

Major results

Tour de France

References

  1. "Dutch Team Loses Cyclist, Wins Trial". Los Angeles Times. 5 September 1986. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  2. John Talen at Cycling Archives
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