Leopoldus Eduardus Theoduris "Leo" Peelen (16 July 1968 – 24 March 2017) was a Dutch track cyclist. He won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in the points race.[1] The following year, he captured a bronze medal at the 1989 World Championships. Peelen became six times Dutch champion on the track (Pointsrace in 1983, 1984, 1985 (winter), Individual Pursuit 1986 and Madison 1987 and 1988).
 Leo Peelen in 1988 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 July 1968 Arnhem, Netherlands | |||||||||||
| Died | 24 March 2017 (aged 48) Apeldoorn, the Netherlands | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Track cycling | |||||||||||
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He was the chairman of the organization of the yearly time trial and cycling festival in Beek.[2] He was one of the 66 riders who participated in the first Alpe d'HuZes when he climbed the Alpe d'Huez six times on 6 June 2006.[3] They fundraised €400,000 for the Dutch Cancer Society during that event.[4]
On 24 March 2017, Peelen died unexpectedly at the age of 48.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leo Peelen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ http://www.wielersportbeek.nl Archived 20 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Home". alpe-dhuzes.nl.
- ^ "Home". kwf.nl.
- ^ "Oud-baanwielrenner Peelen (48) onverwachts overleden" [Former track cyclist Peelen (48) unexpectedly passed away]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 25 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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