René Kos

René Kos (born 17 October 1955) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He had his best achievements in motor-paced racing, winning the world championships in 1981 and finishing in second place in 1983; he also finished second in 1980 but was disqualified for failing the doping test.^[1] He won the national motor-paced cycling championships in 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1985.^[2][3]

René Kos

René Kos in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1955-10-17) 17 October 1955 (age 69) Langedijk, Netherlands
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Medal record Representing the  Netherlands Motor-paced World Championships 1981 Brno Professionals 1983 Zurich Professionals

As a track cyclist he competed in 28 six-day races with the best result of third place in the race of Buenos Aires.^[2]

After retirement he worked as a cycling coach. He was also active as a race organizer and a pacer in motor-paced racing. In 2009, he was invited to prepare the Iranian track team for the 2010 Asian Games, but had to refuse due to the uncertain security situation.^[4] He is the manager of the cycling team Koga-CreditForce-Ubbink, which includes his three sons Patrick, Jesse and Christian.^[5]

Teams

• 1980 – AGU Sport
• 1981 – AGU Sport
• 1982 – individueel
• 1982 – Amko Sport
• 1983 – AGU Sport
• 1984 – Paganini
• 1985 – Panasonic
• 1986 – Timmermans IJzerhandel
• 1987 – Timmermans IJzerhandel