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Wim van Est

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When the Dutch team car arrived and were told what happened they screamed down the mountain for him for several minutes hearing nothing but echoes. After a few minutes they were able to find his approximate location. It took the team quite some time to tie together every single tire tube they had in order to make a rope that they hoped would reach him. After a great deal of time their 75 meter "rope" reached Van Est and he was able to use the tires to rig together a hoist which he put around his chest under both arms.
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As Van Est precariously sat overlooking a several hundred foot drop he began screaming for help. Fortunately Decock stopped when Van Est went over, giving up his 5th place in the overall standings dropping to 17th by the end of the Tour as a result of the 25 minutes he lost assisting the Dutchman.
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as well as two Tour Stages, who had superior descending skill. Due to a flat tyre (according to Van Est himself), in conjunction with snow melt and many loose stones on the road he lost control of his bike and went over the cliff. He instinctively kicked his bike away as he fell and of the riders,
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The ravine was approximately 1,000 feet or 300 meters deep, and much of it was steep enough that a falling person would continue falling all the way to the bottom. Van Est fell about 200 feet or 70 meters trying to grab at the saplings growing on the mountainside to break his fall. Fortunately he
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and growing up he lived on a makeshift farm. During this time one of his brothers died at a very young age and his father had to make a coffin for the child, and ride several miles on his bike while carrying the coffin with his son inside to the local church to give the child a proper burial.
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smuggling tobacco and cheese which he would either sell or trade for soap, which he would return home with in order to sell on the Black Market. He was caught doing this during the war and had to serve six months in prison. After this,
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slowed and was able to grab hold of a small tree nearby a one meter wide outcrop, which he then made his way to. Even if he wanted to he could not climb back up or down, despite the fact he did not suffer any major injury.
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and won two more stages. Also, he won Bordeaux–Paris two more times, two national road titles, four national titles in the individual pursuit on the track, as well as three medals in the pursuit at the World Championships.
406:, Van Est was part of the Dutch team for the Tour de France. This would be the first time in his entire life he had ever seen mountains of this caliber, let alone tried riding up or descending one. In the 12th stage, from 391:, the teenage Van Est got the idea cycling for sport. When the war was over and races began again he saw a local race and thought he could beat everyone, but it would take him five years to reach the pro level. 394:
He started his cycling career (as an amateur) in 1946, after a professional runner had seen him race in a local competition as part of a wager. His first major victory came in 1950, when he won the 600 km
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Helped by spectators and his manager, he managed to get back to the road. Van Est wanted to continue, but was persuaded to go to the hospital because he had just crashed down a 200 foot ravine.
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Nevertheless, he remained most famous for the two days in the 1951 Tour de France. To remember this event, a monument was placed on the mountain 50 years after the event, on 17 July 2001.
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The original Dutch slogan was "Zeventig meter viel ik diep, mijn hart stond stil maar mijn Pontiac liep"
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The next day, in defence of his position, Van Est was chasing the leaders on the descent of the
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List of Dutch cyclists who have led the Tour de France general classification
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was also a pro cyclist who rode in several Tours and won a stage in the
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At home, Van Est's fame grew even more when Belgian watchmaker
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the teenage Van Est began riding a considerable distance into
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on the descent, a very strong rider who had already won two
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UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands
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of 1951, and for falling into a ravine while wearing it.
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Contemporary newsreel footage of the crash (in French)
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His brothers Kees, Toon, Leen and 13: 1989:Dutch Tour de France stage winners 1024:Dutch National Road Race Champion 463:, wore the yellow jersey again in 434:officials and fans, Belgian rider 14: 2020: 1999:Dutch Giro d'Italia stage winners 974: 918: 722:Dutch Individual Pursuit Champion 630:Dutch Individual Pursuit Champion 588:Dutch Individual Pursuit Champion 526:Dutch Individual Pursuit Champion 482:Wim van Est died in his hometown 188:Dutch Individual Pursuit Champion 849: 819: 769: 758: 716: 624: 582: 520: 501: 362:Van Est was born in the town of 307: 286: 265: 235: 16:Dutch racing cyclist (1923-2003) 961: 947: 933: 904: 1: 957:. 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Index


Fijnaart
Sint Willebrord
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Giro d'Italia
Stage Races
Ronde van Nederland
Single-Day Races and Classics
Dutch Road Race Champion
Dutch Individual Pursuit Champion
Tour of Flanders
Bordeaux–Paris
Netherlands
track cycling
World Championships
1949 Copenhagen
Individual pursuit
1950 Rocourt
Individual pursuit
1955 Milan
Individual pursuit
racing cyclist
general classification in the Tour de France

Fijnaart
North Brabant
World War One
World War 2
Belgium

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