Remmert Wielinga

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Remmert Wielinga
Personal information
Full nameRemmert Wielinga
Born (1978-04-27) 27 April 1978 (age 46)
Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2000Rabobank Beloften
Professional teams
2001–2002De Nardi–Pasta Montegrappa
2003–2005Rabobank
2006Quick-Step–Innergetic
2007Saunier Duval–Prodir
2011Itera–Katusha
Major wins
Gran Premio di Chiasso (2006)

Remmert Wielinga (born 27 April 1978 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Wielinga turned professional in 2001 with the De Nardi–Pasta Montegrappa team. In 2003, he moved to Dutch squad Rabobank, where he took early victories with a stage win in the Vuelta a Andalucía and the Trofeo Calvià. In 2006, Wielinga moved to the Quick-Step–Innergetic team, where he took victory in Gran Premio di Chiasso. In 2007, Wielinga moved to Saunier Duval–Prodir, where he stayed for one season. Wielinga retired as a professional after the 2007 season but in 2011 he made a comeback riding for Itera–Katusha, the feeder team of Team Katusha, a UCI ProTeam.

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