Jan Schröder

Dutch cyclist (1941–2007)

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Jan Schröder
Personal information
Schröder in 1963
Born	(1941-06-16)16 June 1941 Koningsbosch, Netherlands
Died	4 January 2007(2007-01-04) (aged 65) Koningsbosch, Netherlands
Team information
Discipline	Road, track
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1963	Locomotief-Vredestein
1964	Acifit
1965	Frites Specialist
1966	VRP-Locomotief
1967	Willem II-Gazelle

Jan Schröder (16 June 1941 – 4 January 2007) was a Dutch professional road and track cyclist.

Biography

Born in Koningsbosch, Schröder won his first professional race in 1961, when he outsprinted Henk Nijdam and Adriaan Biemans in the Omloop der Kempen. A year later he was the strongest in the Ster van Zwolle. His third and final professional win came in 1966 when he won the criterium race in Enter. During his further career he reached three more second places and three more third places in professional road cycling races. In the later part of his career, in 1976 he won a silver medal in the individual pursuit at the Dutch track cycling championships.

Schröder died on 4 January 2007 in his hometown Koningsbosch at the age of 65.