Leo van Vliet

Leo van Vliet

Leo van Vliet in 1976
Personal information
Full name	Leonardus Quirinus Machutus van Vliet
Born	(1955-11-15) 15 November 1955 (age 69) Honselersdijk, the Netherlands
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1978	Miko-Mercier
1979–1983	TI–Raleigh
1984–1986	Kwantum Hallen-Yoko
Major wins
Gent–Wevelgem (1983) 1 stage 1979 Tour de France

Leonardus Quirinus Machutus ("Leo") van Vliet (born 15 November 1955) was a professional racing cyclist from 1978 to 1986. He came in 40th in the road race at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[1]

Van Vliet's biggest success was the 1983 Gent–Wevelgem. He also won the seventh stage of the 1979 Tour de France. After his career, he became the director of the only Dutch cycling classic, the Amstel Gold Race. He is not related to another Dutch cyclist of the 1980s, Teun van Vliet.

• 1980 – 51st
• 1982 – 52nd
• 1984 – 75th
• 1985 – 79th

• List of Dutch Olympic cyclists

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• Leo Van Vliet at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Léo Van Vliet – official Tour de France results (archive)

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