Jan Krekels
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Competitor for the  Netherlands |
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Jan Jozef Alfons Franciscus Krekels (born August 26, 1947 in Sittard, Limburg) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He became Olympic champion in the 100km team time trial in 1968 with Joop Zoetemelk, René Pijnen and Fedor den Hertog. He also won the 19th stage of the Tour de France in 1971 and the prologue of Paris-Nice in 1970. He retired from professional cycling in 1978.
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