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Geert Schipper

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Geert Schipper
Personal information
Full nameGerard Schipper
Born(1948-11-23)23 November 1948
Ter Apel, Netherlands
Died12 May 2025(2025-05-12) (aged 76)
Nieuw-Weerdinge, Netherlands
Team information
DisciplineRoad cycling
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Goodwood Men's team time trial

Gerard "Geert" Schipper (23 November 1948 – 12 May 2025) was a Dutch road cyclist. He became world champion in the team time trial at the 1982 UCI Road World Championships together with Maarten Ducrot, Gerrit Solleveld and Frits Van Bindsbergen.[1] He won the Olympia's Tour in 1981 and the Ronde van Noord-Holland in 1985. He died on 12 May 2025, at the age of 76.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Geert Schipper". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Aardige en wonderlyke doch niet minder opmerkzaame droom, gedroomt door een waar vaderlander". Dutch Pamphlets Online. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  3. ^ Wereldkampioen en 'lieve, aardige vent' Gerard Schipper (76) overleden. rtvnoord.nl, 13 May 2025 (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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