Hein verbruggen biography

Biography.
Hein Verbruggen was a Dutch sports administrator who was president of the Union Cycliste Internationale from 1991 till 2005 and president of SportAccord from 2004 to 2013.
Hein Verbruggen, who has died aged 75, was president of cycling's governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale from 1991 to 2005 during.

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Dutchman Hein Verbruggen, former president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), died last night due to leukaemia.

The 75-year-old presided over cycling's governing body from 1991 to 2005, when he was succeeded by Pat McQuaid, and remained an honorary president. He also was a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), chairing the coordination commission for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Verbruggen, born June 21, 1941, in the Dutch town of Helmond, guided cycling through some of its best and worst of times.

He ensured professionals could race the Olympics and saw cycling through its biggest growth periods. However blood doping and EPO use, however, took hold and soared in same period.

American Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France seven times under his watch, titles of which he was later stripped for doping.

He remained president until 2005, when Irishman Pat McQuaid took over, and defended his and the UCI's position through the tough times and beyond.

As late as January 2017, he showed his fighting spirit. He reached out to Cycling Weekly to underline that t

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"The Quest for Origins" Tour of Hainan: Delivering the Letter to Hainan

Ever since its wonderful connection with the Tour de France, Hainan has been nurturing the idea of creating a globally influential cycling event. In 2000, the Hainan Provincial Department of Culture and Sports had planned to cooperate with China Central Television (CCTV) and the Chinese Cycling Association to organize the "Around the Island Race." However, this plan was not eventually executed, and they had to continue waiting for the right opportunity. One day in 2005, the Vice Secretary-General of the Hainan Provincial Government, who was responsible for cultural and sports affairs, received instructions from the then Hainan Provincial Governor, Wei Liucheng. These instructions mentioned a letter written by Verbruggen to Wang Qishan.

Hein Verbruggen, born in Helmond, Netherlands in 1941, was a sports enthusiast with a passion for running, skiing, and cycling. From 1984 to 1991, he served as the President of the International Pro

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Hein Verbruggen

Dutch sports administrator

Hein Verbruggen (21 June 1941 – 14 June 2017) was a Dutch sports administrator who was president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) from 1991 till 2005 and president of SportAccord from 2004 to 2013. He was an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 2008. Previously, he was a member of the IOC and Chairman of the Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008. He is highly suspected to have protected Lance Armstrong.

Biography

Born in Helmond, Verbruggen studied at the Nyenrode Business Universiteit. Afterwards, he became a sales manager.^[1] In 1970, when he was a sales manager at Mars, Incorporated, he convinced them to sponsor a cycling team, to get access to the Belgian market.^[2] In 1975, he became a member of the professional cycling committee of the Royal Dutch Cycling Union (KNWU).^[2]

In 1979, Verbruggen became a member of the board of the Fédération Internationale de Cyclisme Professionnel (FICP). He became vice-presid