Jan Nolten (20 January 1930 – 13 July 2014) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Nolten participated in five Tours de France, and won two stages.

Jan Nolten
Jan Nolten in Paris after the finish of the 1952 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameJan Nolten
Born(1930-01-20)20 January 1930
Sittard, Netherlands
Died13 July 2014(2014-07-13) (aged 84)
Sittard, Netherlands
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 individual stages (1952, 1953)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (1956)

Death edit

Nolten was hospitalized in July 2014 after suffering a brain hemorrhage[1] and died three days later.[2]

Major results edit

1952
Tour de France:
Winner stage 12
1953
Tour de France:
Winner stage 8
1956
Giro d'Italia:
Winner stage 12

References edit

  1. ^ Hersenbloeding treft oud-wielrenner Jan Nolten Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine - De Gelderlander (in Dutch)
  2. ^ Oud-wielrenner Jan Nolten overleden - Telegraaf (in Dutch)

External links edit