René Kos

René Kos (born 17 October 1955) is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. He had his best achievements in motor-paced racing, winning the world championships in 1981 and finishing in second place in 1983; he also finished second in 1980 but was disqualified for failing the doping test.[1] He won the national motor-paced cycling championships in 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1985.[2][3]

René Kos
René Kos in 2017
Personal information
Born (1955-10-17) 17 October 1955
Langedijk, Netherlands
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Motor-paced World Championships
Gold medal – first place1981 BrnoProfessionals
Silver medal – second place1983 ZurichProfessionals

As a track cyclist he competed in 28 six-day races with the best result of third place in the race of Buenos Aires.[2]

After retirement he worked as a cycling coach. He was also active as a race organizer and a pacer in motor-paced racing. In 2009, he was invited to prepare the Iranian track team for the 2010 Asian Games, but had to refuse due to the uncertain security situation.[4] He is the manager of the cycling team Koga-CreditForce-Ubbink, which includes his three sons Patrick, Jesse and Christian.[5]

Teams
  • 1980 – AGU Sport
  • 1981 – AGU Sport
  • 1982 – individueel
  • 1982 – Amko Sport
  • 1983 – AGU Sport
  • 1984 – Paganini
  • 1985 – Panasonic
  • 1986 – Timmermans IJzerhandel
  • 1987 – Timmermans IJzerhandel

References
  1. Caldentey, desqualificado en el Mundial por "doping". ABC v. 27. September 1980 (Spanish)
  2. René Kos. radsportseiten.net
  3. Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
  4. Iran vraagt René Kos als baancoach. Noordholland Dagblad
  5. Koga-CreditForce-Ubbink Track Cycling Team. cyclingservice.eu
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