Henk Faanhof

Henk Faanhof (29 August 1922 – 27 January 2015) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer from Amsterdam. Faanhof won one stage in the 1954 Tour de France.^[1] In 1947 Faanhof was disqualified in the Dutch National Road Race Championship after changing bicycles with a teammate. The rule that bicycle changes were not allowed was new and Faanhof did not know about it. He also competed in three events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[2] Faanhof died in Amsterdam on 27 January 2015, aged 92,^[3] less than a week before two other members of the Dutch men's team pursuit squad, Gerrit Voorting and Joop Harmans.^[4]

Henk Faanhof

Henk Faanhof in 1954
Personal information
Full name	Henk Faanhof
Born	(1922-08-29)29 August 1922 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	27 January 2015(2015-01-27) (aged 92) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Major wins
1 stage Tour de France
Medal record Men's road bicycle racing Representing  Netherlands World Championships 1949 Copenhagen Amateur's Road Race

Major results

1949

World Amateur champion road race

1950

Sas van Gent

1951

GP de Marmignolles

1952

Hoensbroek

Alphen aan de Rijn

1954

Tour de France:

Winner stage 9

See also

• List of Dutch Olympic cyclists