Rudi van Houts
Rudi van Houts (born 16 January 1984, in Luyksgestel) is a Dutch former professional road cyclist and mountain biker.[1]
 Rudi van Houts | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rudi van Houts |
| Born | 16 January 1984 Luyksgestel, the Netherlands |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Cross-country (MTB) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2007–2008 | Discovery Channel–Marco Polo |
| 2009–2014 | Multivan–Merida Team |
| 2015–2016 | Tempo Hoppenbrouwers Veldhoven |
Van Houts finished 10th overall at the Giro del Capo in Cape Town in 2007, finishing 3:54 behind the winner.[1] He finished 12th in the 2008 UCI World Mountain Bike Championships held in Val di Sole. Later that year he also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished in 34th.[1][2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he finished in 17th.[2]
Major results
- 2005
- 1st
Cross-country, European Under-23 Mountain Bike Championships - 2006
- 2nd
Cross-country, European Under-23 Mountain Bike Championships - 2007
- 10th Overall Giro del Capo
- 2009
- 3rd
Mixed relay, European Mountain Bike Championships - 2010
- 1st
National Cross-country Championships - 2011
- 1st National Cross-country Championships
See also
References
- Athlete biography: Rudi van Houts, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 11, 2008
- "Rudi van Houts Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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