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Last Dutch rider to wear the yellow jersey was...

specialgueststarspecialgueststar Posts: 3,417
edited October 2014 in Pro race
....?? (without looking)

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  • Yellow PerilYellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Zoetemelk?
    @JaunePeril

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  • RichN95.RichN95. Posts: 26,459
    At a guess, Erik Dekker?

    Erik Breukink is the last one I'd be properly confident about though.
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  • specialgueststarspecialgueststar Posts: 3,417
    RichN95 wrote:
    At a guess, Erik Dekker?

    Erik Breukink is the last one I'd be properly confident about though.

    Confidence is a good thing! 1989 thats 25 years ago!! and just for one day after his prologue win
    00_Breukink1-532x830.jpg

    Before that they had quite a good run - quite a drought!

    1980 Joop Zoetemelk
    1981 Gerrie Knetemann
    1984 Jacques Hanegraaf
    1984 Adri van der Poel
    1986 Johan van der Velde P
    1987 Jelle Nijdam
    1988 Teun van Vliet
    1988 Henk Lubberding
    1988 Jelle Nijdam
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,152
    Stephen Rooks, without doubt.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • specialgueststarspecialgueststar Posts: 3,417
    seanoconn wrote:
    Stephen Rooks, without doubt.

    nope
  • salsiccia1salsiccia1 Posts: 3,723
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    seanoconn wrote:
    Stephen Rooks, without doubt.

    nope

    Did he ever wear Yellow? He certainly didn't after Breukink.

    Edit: no. The list above says so. :oops:
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • hommelbierhommelbier Posts: 1,546
    Gert-Jan Theunisse ??
  • greasedscotsmangreasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Am I missing something? Hasn't the answer already been given.
  • specialgueststarspecialgueststar Posts: 3,417
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Am I missing something? Hasn't the answer already been given.

    yep :D
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,152
    We were trying to keep the thread going :lol:
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • phreakphreak Posts: 2,693
    Full list here

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Du ... sification
  • greasedscotsmangreasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    seanoconn wrote:
    We were trying to keep the thread going :lol:

    Oh right. In that case, I'll go for Henk Lubberding.
  • takethehighroadtakethehighroad Posts: 6,202
    Marc de Maar?
  • iainf72iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    At a guess, Erik Dekker?

    Erik Breukink is the last one I'd be properly confident about though.

    Confidence is a good thing! 1989 thats 25 years ago!! and just for one day after his prologue win
    00_Breukink1-532x830.jpg

    Is there anyone "of a certain age" who never had those exact shoes?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • FJSFJS Posts: 4,820
    iainf72 wrote:
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    At a guess, Erik Dekker?

    Erik Breukink is the last one I'd be properly confident about though.

    Confidence is a good thing! 1989 thats 25 years ago!! and just for one day after his prologue win
    00_Breukink1-532x830.jpg

    Is there anyone "of a certain age" who never had those exact shoes?
    Ohh, Campag Delta brakes :D
  • Mad_MalxMad_Malx Posts: 4,709
    Going forward, who'll be the next?
  • salsiccia1salsiccia1 Posts: 3,723
    Marianne Vos
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • specialgueststarspecialgueststar Posts: 3,417
    Mad_Malx wrote:
    Going forward, who'll be the next?

    If not Mollema then Kelderman or Ten Dam (although would like to see Gesink ploughing up Dutch corner in yellow) This has to be the strongest generation for a while
  • arnufarnuf Posts: 89
    Guess Dumoulin has the best chance.
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