CYCLIST

René Pijnen

1946 - Today

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Marinus "René" Augustinus Josephus Pijnen (born 3 September 1946) is a Dutch former racing cyclist. He became Olympic champion in the 100 km team time-trial in the 1968 Summer Olympics with Joop Zoetemelk, Fedor den Hertog and Jan Krekels; he finished fifth in the individual road race. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of René Pijnen has received more than 19,180 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. René Pijnen is the 194th most popular cyclist, the 786th most popular biography from Netherlands and the 10th most popular Dutch Cyclist.

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  • 19k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, René Pijnen ranks 194 out of 1,613Before him are Sean Kelly, Mathieu van der Poel, Domingo Perurena, Jef Planckaert, Davide Rebellin, and Nino Defilippis. After him are Piotr Ugrumov, Imerio Massignan, Georgios Koletis, Gerrie Knetemann, Mario Zanin, and Frederick Keeping.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, René Pijnen ranks 533Before him are Rudy Rucker, Ali Parvin, Peter Lorimer, Juan Amat, Lyudmila Pakhomova, and Ángel Bargas. After him are Alan Dean Foster, Larry Graham, Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Oscar Más, Charles Asati, and Mark Snow.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, René Pijnen ranks 786 out of 1,646Before him are Jo Bonfrère (1946), Charley Toorop (1891), Doutzen Kroes (1985), Gregory van der Wiel (1988), Adri van Male (1910), and Matthijs de Ligt (1999). After him are Bas Paauwe (1911), André Hazes (1951), Nida Senff (1920), Jasper Cillessen (1989), Nicolaas Pierson (1839), and Albert Mol (1917).

Among CYCLISTS In Netherlands

Among cyclists born in Netherlands, René Pijnen ranks 10Before him are Hennie Kuiper (1949), Jan de Vries (1944), Arie den Hartog (1941), Jan Raas (1952), Gerben Karstens (1942), and Peter Post (1933). After him are Gerrie Knetemann (1951), Gerrit Voorting (1923), Bernard Leene (1903), Harm Ottenbros (1943), Annemiek van Vleuten (1982), and Joseph Bruyère (1948).