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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)[1] was a road cyclist from the Netherlands. 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.[2] He won the Olympia's Tour in 1981 and the Ronde van Noord-Holland in 1985. He died on 12 May 2025, age 76.[3]

References

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