Pez Cyclingnews, Edmond Hood, 16 July 2020
Posted by: Bitossi

Kiwi’s in the peloton are no rarity these days; George Bennett, Shane Archbold, Paddy Bevin, Jack Bauer are all well-known figures on the WorldTour. But the spiritual God Father of these men whilst as Kiwi as they come was actually born in The Netherlands. He won everything there was to win in New Zealand including the National Road Race Championship – the senior event whilst a junior – moved back to the land of his birth and won the National Professional Road Race Championship there in 1972; beating Tour de France and Worlds winner, Joop Zoetemelk into second place.