Rob Harmeling | |
Full Name: | Rob Harmeling |
Birth Date: | 4 December 1964 |
Birth Place: | Nijverdal, the Netherlands |
Height: | 1.87 m |
Weight: | 76 kg |
Currentteam: | Retired |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Proyears1: | 1989 - 1990 |
Proteam1: | Histor–Sigma |
Proyears2: | 1991 - 1995 |
Proteam2: | TVM |
Majorwins: | 100 km Team Time Trial World Championships 1 stage 1992 Tour de France |
Rob Harmeling (born 4 December 1964) is a retired Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Harmeling rode the Tour de France three times: in 1991 he was the lanterne rouge, in 1992 he won a stage, and in 1994 he was disqualified for hanging onto the team car. As amateur, Harmeling competed in the road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics and finished in 38th place. He won the world title in team time trial at the 1986 UCI Road World Championships.
In 2023 Harmeling joined the new Dutch continental tour team Tour de Tietema-Unibet as directeur sportif.[1]