Rudi van Houts

Dutch cyclist (born 1984)

  • Mountain bike
  • Road
RoleRiderRider typeCross-country (MTB)Professional teams2007–2008Discovery Channel–Marco Polo2009–2014Multivan–Merida Team2015–2016Tempo Hoppenbrouwers Veldhoven

Rudolphus Antonie Cornelis “Rudi” van Houts (born 16 January 1984 in Luyksgestel) is a Dutch former professional road cyclist and mountain biker.[1][2]

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.

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