Wout Wagtmans is a former racing cyclist on road and track Dutch, born the November 10th 1929 with Rucphen and deceased the August 15th 1994 with Sint Willebrord.

He was the cousin of Marinus Wagtmans, itself racing cyclist.

In 1949, he becomes Champion amateur of Holland on road.

It will become professional in 1950 and until in 1961 will remain it. It will gain 35 victories.

Wout Wagtmans obtained good performances on track and became Champion of Holland Against the watch of the Clubs in 1951 and Champion of Holland de Demi-Fond in 1958.

It took part in 9 Tours of France and was classified: abandonment in 1950 and 1951, 25e in 1952, 5th in 1953, abandonment in 1954, 19th in 1955, 6th in 1956, abandonment in 1957 and 1961.

It gained 4 victories of stages: 2 in the Turn 1953 in the 17th stage of Monaco to Gap and in the 21e stage of Saint-Etienne to Montlucon, 1 in the Turn 1954 in the 1st stage of Amsterdam Brasschaat with Antwerp and 1 in the Turn 1955 in the 19th stage of Pau to Bordeaux.

It also had happiness to on the whole carry during 12 days the Yellow jersey in the Tour 1954 during 7 days, in the Tour 1955 during 2 days and in the Tour 1956 during 3 days.

It also took part in its national Turn: the Turn of Holland or it was classified 14th in 1951, 2nd in 1952 and 6th in 1954 and 1955.

It also has with its prize list 3 stages of the Tour of Italy.

Successive teams

• 1950: Magneet-TWC-Maastricht and Garin-Wolber
• 1951: Ceylon, Prisma and Garin-Wolber
• 1952: Garin-Wolber and Locomotief-Wego
• 1953: Garin and Locomotief-Remington-Pontiac
• 1954: Touring-Pirelli, Locomotief-Vredestein and Ratchet-Dunlop
• 1955: Doniselli, Locomotief-Vredestein and Maggi
• 1956: Locomotief-Vredestein, of Alessandro and Maggi
• 1957: Girardengo-E.R.G and Locomotief-Vredestein
• 1958: Magneet-Vredestein
• 1959: Vredestein and Libertas-Eura Drinks
• 1960: Eroba-Vredestein and Molteni
• 1961: Acifit and Locomotief-Vredestein

Prize list

• 1951
• 1st of the Championship of Holland c.l.m. of the Clubs.
• 1st of the Prices of Terneuzen, Oostburg, Leopoldsburg and Wouw.
• 1952
• 1st of the Turn of Romandie with a victory in the 1st stage and 1st of the Grand Prix of the Mountain.
• 1st of Acht van Chaam.
• 1st of the 2nd stage of the Turn of Holland.
• 1953
• 1st of the Turn of Hesbaye.
• 1st of 17th and 21e stages of the Tour de France.
• 1st of the 1st stage of the Turn of Algeria and of 1st has and 2nd stages of the race Through Belgium.
• 1st of the Price of Hoensbroek.
• 1954
• 1st of the 1st stage of the Tour de France.
• 1st of 13th and 19th stages of the Turn of Italy.
• 1st of the 1st stage of the Grand Prix of Eibar.
• 1st of the Prices of Helmond and Sint-Willebrord.
• 1955
• 1st of the 19th stage of the Tour de France.
• 1st of the Price of Drachten and Appeldorn, 2 behind derny.
• 1956
• 1st of the 4th stage of the Turn of Romandie.
• 1957
• 1st of Rome-Naples-Rome with a victory in the 1st stage.
• 1st of the 6th stage of the Turn of Italy.
• 1958
• 1st of the Championship of Holland de Demi-Fond.
• 1959
• 1st of the Price of Sint-Willebrord.
• 1960
• 1st of the Turn of the Four Cantons.

External bonds

• Prize list of Wout Wagtmans