John van den Akker

In this Dutch name, the surname is van den Akker, not Akker.
John van den Akker
Personal information
Born (1966-05-30) 30 May 1966 (age 58)
Veldhoven, Netherlands
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1988Roland
1989–1992PDM–Ultima–Concorde
1993ZG Mobili
1994Collstrop–Willy Naessens
1995Gouden Leeuw–Swallow
1996–1997Foreldorado–Golff

John van den Akker (born 30 May 1966, in Veldhoven) is a Dutch former cyclist, who was professional from 1988 to 1997.[1]

Career achievements

Major results

1986
1st Ronde van Midden-Nederland
1987
1st Stage 3 Olympia's Tour
1988
7th Brussels–Ingooigem
1989
3rd Scheldeprijs
5th Grand Prix de la Libération (TTT)
7th Circuit des Frontières
1990
1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Murcia
1st Stage 5 Étoile de Bessèges
3rd Paris–Camembert
10th Overall Tour of Sweden
1991
3rd GP Rik Van Steenbergen
1992
2nd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
7th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
9th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
1994
9th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
1995
8th Binche–Tournai–Binche
1997
2nd Overall Olympia's Tour
1st Stage 4
9th Overall Tour of Sweden
1998
1st Stage 6 Olympia's Tour
4th Hel van het Mergelland

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 1990 1991 1992 1993
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — — — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — — 80
A red jersey Vuelta a España 110 91 — —
Legend
DSQ Disqualified
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "John van den Akker". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 April 2020.