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Jan 18, 1923 Velsen, North Holland, Netherlands Died on 30 Jan 2015 (aged 92)
Road bicycle racer
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About Gerrit Voorting
- Gerardus "Gerrit" Petrus Voorting (18 January 1923 – 30 January 2015) was a Dutch road cyclist who was active between 1947 and 1960.
- As an amateur he won the silver medal in the individual road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
- In his professional career Voorting won two Tour de France stages and wore the yellow jersey for 4 days.
- Voorting died on 30 January 2015 in his home in Heemskerk at the age of 92, within a week of two other members of the Dutch men's team pursuit squad, Henk Faanhof and Joop Harmans.
- He was the elder brother of Olympic cyclist Adrie Voorting.
