Fedor den Hertog

Fedor Iwan den Hertog was a Dutch racing cyclist. He won the Olympic 100160km team time trial in 1968 with Joop Zoetemelk, Ren Pijnen and Jan Krekels. He also won the national road championship in 1977.

Hertog was born to a Dutch father and Russian mother. As an amateur, he won the British Milk Race in 1969 and 1971. His most outstanding performance was the RheinlandPfalz tour in Germany in 1969, when he won nine ofstages and overall,minutes ahead of the field. He was national road champion in 1968 and pursuit champion in 1968 and 1971. He came third in the Olympic team time trial in 1972, but the team was disqualified for a doping offense. In 1969 and 1970, Hertog won the Grand Prix des Nations, and in 1969 won the Tour of Belgium. An accident with a car in the Belgian Ardennes onAugust 1967 came close to ending his career. Den Hertog was considered the best amateur of his time, and many professional teams wanted him, but he declined out of fear to lose his freedom.

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