Historic Overview Fred Rompelberg
Rider
Overall Rank | 37365 |
Name | Fred ROMPELBERG |
Country | Netherlands |
Date of birth | 30-Oct-1945 - Maastricht (Limburg) |
Biography
Fred Rompelberg (born 30 October 1945, in Maastricht) is a Dutch cyclist who is mainly known for taking several attempts to break the Absolute World Speed Record Cycling. On 3 October 1995 he cycled behind a motor dragster from the team Strasburg Racing's Brothers on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, with a speed of 268.831 kilometers per hour (167.044 mph). He beat the previous record of 245 km/h held by John Howard which was obtained in 1985 at the same location in Utah. The relevant world record was broken anew in 2018 by Denise Mueller-Korenek who reached a speed of 296.009 km/h.
During the seventies, eighties and nineties, Rompelberg was mostly active as a stayer. Among his victories was the Dutch Championship in 1977.
Nowadays Rompelberg is into cycling holidays on Majorca, Spain. He is married and has two daughters.
Rompelberg became a professional cyclist in 1971 and still had a professional license in 2010, making him the oldest active professional cyclist in the world at that time.
Seasons
Fred Rompelberg - Scores by Season
Year | Team | Score | Rank | ||
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1. | 1971 | Siriki - Munck | 1 | 966 | |
2. | 1973 | Siriki - Munck - Gitane - Beck's | 0 | 1076 | |
3. | 1974 | TI - Raleigh | 1 | 937 | |
4. | 1975 | Bonfrère - Rompelberg | 2 | 844 | |
5. | 1976 | Frisol - Gazelle | 3 | 833 | |
6. | 1977 | Frisol - Thirion - Gazelle | 3 | 819 | |
7. | 1978 | Mini-Flat - Boule d'Or - Colnago | 0 | 1160 | |
8. | 1979 | Mini-Flat - V.D.B. - Pirelli | 0 | 1173 | |
9. | 1980 | Vermeer-Thijs - Mini-Flat | 0 | 1186 | |
21/09 | G.P. Jef Scherens - Leuven | 22 | |||
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10. | 1981 | Galli | 0 | 1241 | |
11. | 1982 | Amko | 0 | 1282 | |
12. | 1983 | Beugels | 0 | 1286 | |
13. | 1984 | Jan Willemsen | 0 | 1331 | |
14. | 1985 | Nikon - Van Schilt - Elro Snacks | 0 | 1364 | |
15. | 1990 | Mini-Flat - Veranda | 0 | 1865 | |
16. | 1994 | Ibis | 0 | 1339 | |
17. | 1995 | Vosschemie - RDM | 0 | 1439 | |
18. | 1996 | RDM - New Systems | 0 | 1530 | |
19. | 1997 | RDM - Asfra - Sitra | 0 | 1696 | |
20. | 1998 | Spar - RDM - Daewoo | 0 | 1660 | |
Overall: | 10 | 37365 |