Adri "Jos" Suijkerbuijk (20 April 1929 – 1 February 2015) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer active in the 1950s. He competed in the 1953 and 1954 Tour de France races, he did however not finish in 1954 due to a fall in the second to last stage. His career ended in 1954.[1]

Jos Suijkerbuijk
Adri Suijkerbuijk (1954)
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Born(1929-04-20)20 April 1929
Princenhage, Breda, Netherlands
Died1 February 2015(2015-02-01) (aged 85)
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Suijkerbuijk was born in Breda and died on 1 February 2015 in Made at the age of 85.[1][2] In the week before his death his teammate Gerrit Voorting from the 1953 Tour died as well as teammate Henk Faanhof from the 1954 Tour.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "Oud-Tourrenner Jos Suijkerbuijk (85) overleden" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Oud-renner Suijkerbuijk (85) overleden" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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