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Gerard Friedrich "Gerrie" Knetemann (6 March 1951 in Amsterdam – 2 November 2004 in Bergen, North Holland) was a Dutch road bicycle racer who won the 1978 World Championship.
A four-time winner of the Ronde van Nederland, he also rode the Tour de France 11 times between 1974 and 1987, winning 10 stages, a Dutch record equalled only by Jan Raas and Joop Zoetemelk. Knetemann won 127 races as a professional.
Knetemann maintained an Amsterdam accent and a sharp sense of humour that made him a favourite with reporters and earned him television and radio appearances. His best year in the Tour de France was 1978, when he led from the sixth stage. Although he lost the leader's yellow jersey two days later, he won the stage into Lausanne and then the final stage on the Champs Elysées in Paris.
His career dwindled after a crash in Dwars door België in Belgium in March 1983. Recovery took months and, although he did again ride the Tour de France, there was not much left of the once sparkling star. Knetemann did however win the Amstel Gold Race in 1985. He retired from racing in 1991 and became Dutch team selector.
Amstel Gold Race 1977
Amstel Gold Race 1985
Francesco Moser, la beffa del Nurburgring anno 1978
10e Gerrie Knetemann Classic 2015 Sfeerimpressie
Wereldkampioen Gerrie Knetemann † op de barricaden in de Tweede Kamer
Gerrie Knetemann classic 2010
Arrivée du Tour de France à Mouscron (1982) - Gerrie Knetemann
JONGBLOED EN JOOSTEN MET GERRIE KNETEMANN
Gerrie Knetemann Classic Impressie Lets Ride Cycling 5 Gopro
Sport Studio - Tom Egbers , Frits Barend, Yep Kramer, Gerrie Knetemann [1988]