Rudolphus Antonie Cornelis “Rudi” van Houts (born 16 January 1984 in Luyksgestel) is a Dutch former professional road cyclist and mountain biker.[1][2]
.JPG) Rudi van Houts in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rudolphus Antonie Cornelis 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 edit
- 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 edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Athlete biography: Rudi van Houts". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rudi van Houts". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rudi van Houts.
- Rudi van Houts at UCI
- Rudi van Houts at Cycling Archives
- Rudi van Houts at ProCyclingStats
- Rudi van Houts at Olympedia
- Rudi van Houts at Olympics.com
- Rudi van Houts at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
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