Jan Schröder
Encyclopedia
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
professional road
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
and track cyclist
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
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Born in Koningsbosch, Schröder won his first professional race in 1961, when he outsprinted Henk Nijdam
Henk Nijdam
Henk Nijdam was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer.Henk Nijdam was the father of cyclist Jelle Nijdam. In 1962, Nijdam became World Champion Track Pursuit.- Palmarès :19601961...
and Adriaan Biemans in the Omloop der Kempen. A year later he was the strongest in the Ster van Zwolle
Zwolle
Zwolle is a municipality and the capital city of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands, 120 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam. Zwolle has about 120,000 citizens.-History:...
. His third and final professional win came in 1966 when he won the criterium race in Enter
Enter (town)
Enter is a village in the eastern Netherlands. Enter is located in the municipality of Wierden, Overijssel, between Almelo, Goor, Bornerbroek and Rijssen. It has approximately 7500 inhabitants.- History:...
. During his further career he reached three more second places and three more third places in professional road cycling races. In the later part of his career, in 1976 he won a silver medal in the individual pursuit at the Dutch track cycling championships.
Schröder died on 4 January 2007 in his hometown Koningsbosch at the age of 65.
Notable results
1961- 1st in Omloop der Kempen
1962
- 2nd in Ronde van Noord-HollandRonde van Noord-HollandRonde Van Noord-Holland is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in Noord-Holland, Netherlands. In 2005 the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Since 2006, it is rated 1.2.-Winners:...
- 1st in Ster van ZwolleSter van ZwolleThe Ster van Zwolle is a single-day bicycle road race held annually in Zwolle, in the Dutch region of Overijssel. Since 2011, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...
- 3rd in Ronde van Limburg
1964
- 3rd in Criterium SimpelveldSimpelveldSimpelveld is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands.Simpelveld has a heritage railway station and is the homebase of the South Limburg Railway Compagny ZLSM . On one weekend in October there is a Day out with Thomas from the children's television series Thomas and...
- 3rd in Criterium RijenRijenRijen is the largest place in the Dutch municipality of Gilze en Rijen. The city hall is located here. Rijen is cituated north of the A58, between Breda and Tilburg. Surrounding places are: Dorst, Dongen and Oosterhout...
1966
- 1st in Criterium EnterEnter (town)Enter is a village in the eastern Netherlands. Enter is located in the municipality of Wierden, Overijssel, between Almelo, Goor, Bornerbroek and Rijssen. It has approximately 7500 inhabitants.- History:...
1967
- 2nd in Criterium BuggenhoutBuggenhoutBuggenhout is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Buggenhout proper, Briel, Opdorp, and Opstal. On January 1, 2006 Buggenhout had a total population of 13,840. The total area is 25.25 square kilometres, which gives a...
- 2nd in Criterium Neerbeek
1976
- 2nd in the individual pursuit at the Dutch national track cycling championships