Gerrit Schulte

Gerrit Schulte (Amsterdam, 7 January 1916 — Den Bosch, 26 February 1992) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Schulte was successful in track pursuit, becoming national champion ten times, European champion twice and World champion once, in 1948, when he beat Fausto Coppi in the final. He was also successful as a road race cyclists, becoming national champion three times and winning a stage in the 1938 Tour de France. In the end of his career, Schulte won many six-day racing events. Every year, the Gerrit Schulte Trophy is awarded by the national federation to the best professional rider in the Netherlands.