Henk van Vught
{{Short description|Dutch cyclist (1946–2024)}}
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Henk van Vught (10 December 1946 – 13 February 2024) was a Dutch cyclist who was active in the 1960s. He won among others a stage in the Tour of Austria.
Biography
Van Vught was born on 10 December 1946 in Boxtel, the Netherlands, where he also grew up. As a cyclist he was active in the 1960s. He is regarded as one of the best cyclist ever of his region.
Van Vught rode with the amateur Caballero team. He rode criteriums in the Netherlands, many in North Brabant and won several of them.{{cite web|url=https://www.bd.nl/regiosport/voormalig-wielrenner-en-clubheld-henk-van-vught-overleden~ae2aa097/|work=Brabants Dagblad|date=16 February 2024|title=Voormalig wielrenner en 'Clubheld' Henk van Vught overleden|accessdate=18 February 2024 |language=nl }} In 1967 he starting earning international top-10 results at the Tour of Austria.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=36750 |title=Henk van Vugt |accessdate=18 February 2024 |work=cyclingarchives }} The next year had a podium finish at a stage of the 1968 Olympia's Tour. In June he won the sixth stage of the 1968 Tour of Austria after finishing second in the fourth stage. He won the stage with a two-minute gap ahead of Austrian Csenar.{{cite news|url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010538791:mpeg21:a0187 |work=Limburgsch Dagblad|date=14 June 1968|via=Delpher|title=Henk v. Vugt etappe-winnaar {{!}} Jan Krekels bleef leider |accessdate=18 February 2024 |language=nl }}{{cite news|url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010833686:mpeg21:a0473 |work=Het Parool|date=14 June 1968|via=Delpher|title=Van Vugt won zesde rit in Oostenrijk |accessdate=18 February 2024 |language=nl }}{{cite news|url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010956643:mpeg21:a0308|work=Het Vrije Volk|date=14 June 1968|via=Delpher|title=Henk van Vugt wint 6e etappe in Oostenrijk |accessdate=18 February 2024 |language=nl }} At the end of June 1968 he finished second at the Internationales Ernst-Sachs-Gedächtnis-Rennen behind Johannes Knab.{{cite news|url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMCC01:048149001:mpeg21:a00094|work={{ill|De Nieuwe Limburger|li}}|date=1 July 1968|via=Delpher|title=Henk van Vugt 2e in Schweinfurt |accessdate=18 February 2024 |language=nl }}{{cite news|url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010956657:mpeg21:a0243|work=Het Vrije Volk|date=1 July 1968|via=Delpher|title=Henk van Vugt werd tweede |accessdate=18 February 2024 |language=nl }} In 1969 he finished sixth in the general classification of the Scottish Milk Race. In 1970 his season stopped due to a crash in the Tour of Haaren. The next year he had to retire from cycling due to persistent headache from the crash.
In the 1970s he moved from Boxtel to Sint-Michielsgestel.{{cite web|url=https://www.brabantscentrum.nl/sport/sport/53759/henk-hoefde-een-spelletje-maar-een-keer-te-leren|work=brabantscentrum.nl|date=16 February 2024|title=Boxtelse wielersensatie en clubheld overleden 'Henk hoefde een spelletje maar één keer te leren'|accessdate=18 February 2024 |language=nl }} He stayed connected with Boxtel. He worked among others at the Michaëlschool where a schoolyard is named after him. He was also active for football clug {{ill|ODC (football club)|nl|lt=ODC}} and the youth academy of {{ill|RKVV Sint-Michielsgestel|nl}} that later became {{ill|SCG '18|nl}}. In 2016 he won the "club hero" award by Brabants Dagblad.{{cite web|url=https://www.ad.nl/sint-michielsgestel/voormalig-wielrenner-en-clubheld-henk-van-vught-overleden~ae2aa097/|work=Algemeen Dagblad|date=16 February 2024|title=Voormalig wielrenner en 'Clubheld' Henk van Vught overleden|accessdate=18 February 2024 |language=nl}}
Van Vught died on 13 February 2024 at the age of 77 years. His funeral service took place on 21 February on the main field of football club {{ill|SCG '18|nl}}.
References
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External links
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- [https://wielerspiegel.wordpress.com/2020/12/10/1159-2020-kempen-herinneringen-aan-stylist-henk-van-vught-op-zijn-verjaardag/ Van Vught story] at wielerspiegel
- [https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010538791:mpeg21:a0187 Newspaper image]
- [http://www.dewielersite.net/db2/wielersite/beeldbank2015/14221240873538vanvught.jpg Van Vught] on a card. (if you see a “forbidden” sigh; refresh the page)
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