- Hennie Stamsnijder
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Hennie Stamsnijder
fullname = Hendrikus Johannes Maria Stamsnijder
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1954|07|21
country = NED
height =
weight =
currentteam = Retired
discipline = Cyclo-Cross
role = Rider
ridertype =
amateurteams =
amateuryears = 1975–1979
proyears = 1980–1982
1983–1986
1987–1989
proteams = DAF trucks
Willy Van Doorne
PDM-Concorde
majorwins = flagiconUCI World Cyclo Cross Championships 1981
4 wins Superprestige classification
updated =February 20 ,2008 Hendrikus (Hennie) Johannes Maria Stamsnijder (Enter,
July 21 1954 ) is a Dutch former professionalcyclo-cross androad racing cyclist .Stamsnijder was military cyclo-cross world champion in 1975. In 1976 he took part in the Olympic Games.fact|date=February 2008 In 1979 he won the Essen cyclo-cross and the amateur Dutch road race championship. In 1980 he turned professional for DAF Trucks, finishing third in the cyclo-cross world championship.
Stamsnijder's greatest success was becoming cyclo-cross world champion in 1981 in Tolosa in the Basque Country. On a muddy course he left the Belgian
Roland Liboton and the Swiss championAlbert Zweifel behind him to take the title. Stamsnijder was the first Dutch world cyclo-cross champion and that year he was named sportsman of the year.Stamsnijder rode the
Tour de France in 1980 and 1981, but it was cyclo-cross that brought his greatest victories, winning the Superprestige classification in 1983, 1984, 1987 and 1989 with 14 wins in Superprestige races. [cite web|url=http://www.superprestigecyclocross.com/cms/default.asp?contentID=611|title=De 222 overwinningen in de Superprestige|publisher=Superprestige cyclocross|accessdate=2008-02-20]In 1989 Stamsnijder ended his career when his son fell ill. He became the coach of the Dutch cyclo-cross team and is now a manager of Shimano sports marketing. His son,
Tom Stamsnijder , is a professional forTeam Gerolsteiner .References
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