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Piet Rentmeester
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Piet Rentmeester

also known as Piet Rentmeester

Born
27 August 1938
Died
11 February 2017
Age
78 years
Resting places
Athletes Famous people, Netherlands Countries

Biography

Petrus Laurentius "Piet" Rentmeester (Yerseke, 27 augustus 1938 – Goes, 11 februari 2017) was een Nederlands wielrenner.

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De grootste overwinning van Rentmeester was de klassieker Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne in 1962. In datzelfde jaar won hij Parijs-Camembert. Hij nam één keer deel aan een grote ronde; de Ronde van Spanje 1964. Hij haalde hierin de eindstreep niet. Op het wereldkampioenschappen wielrennen eindigde hij zowel in 1961 als in 1962 als elfde.

Rentmeester kwam in 1965 in het nieuws doordat uit een dopingcontrole zou zijn gebleken dat hij de plas van zijn echtgenote had ingeleverd. Hij werd daarna jarenlang spottend "de zwangere wielrenner" genoemd. Hij ontkende de aantijging, die volgens hem nooit tot een formele beschuldiging van de wielerbond heeft geleid. Volgens Rentmeester was het verhaal de wereld in geholpen door een onbekende freelance-journalist.

Piet Rentmeester had na zijn wielercarrière een groothan­del in wielersportartikelen. Hij deed zijn zaak in 1980 over aan Manfred Krikke. Hij overleed in 2017 op 78-jarige leeftijd.

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