The jerseys - 34
ITEM N° 466
HANEGRAAF Jacques « Jaak » (NL)
(14.12.1960)
His Dutch road cycling champion’s jersey a title he won in 1981
Born on 14 December 1960 in Rijsbergen, Jacques Hanegraaf, often known as ‘Jaak’, made a name for himself very early on amongst the best young Dutch hopefuls. In 1980, he took part in the Moscow Olympic Games, where he competed in the road race and the team time trial.
Barely three months after turning professional, Hanegraaf caused a sensation by becoming Dutch road champion. He was still only twenty years old and managed to finish ahead of several established stars from his own country. This early success heralded a particularly brilliant career in the classics. (Portrait of Jacques Hanegraaf)
He went on to win Paris–Brussels in 1982 and the Amstel Gold Race in 1984. That same year, he wore the yellow jersey in the Tour de France for two days and won the intermediate sprint classification. In 1985, he claimed the Dutch national title for a second time.
This item is a tricolour jersey worn by Jacques Hanegraaf as Dutch champion, following his first national title in 1981. The Dutch National Championships took place in Geulle, in Limburg, over a distance of 226 kilometres. Jacques Hanegraaf won ahead of his prestigious team-mate Gerrie Knetemann, the 1978 world champion. The young Adrie van der Poel took third place.
Featured in the Virtual Cycling Museum – Noël GREGOIRE Collections, this jersey commemorates the title won in Geulle in 1981, when Jacques Hanegraaf, a twenty-year-old rookie, beat the biggest names in Dutch cycling.
ITEM N° 138
HARINGS Huub (NL) (31.01.1939)
His Dutch cyclo-cross champion’s jersey worn in 1971
Born on 31 January 1939 in Scheulder, Limburg, Huub Harings was one of the first great Dutch cyclo-cross specialists. At a time when the sport was still largely dominated by the Belgians, the French and the Italians, he played a major role in its development in the Netherlands.
In 1963, Harings won the first official Dutch cyclo-cross championship. He repeated this feat in 1966, 1967, 1969 and 1970, bringing his total to five official national titles. He had also won an edition in 1962 that is still considered unofficial, which explains why some sources sometimes attribute six titles to him.
Huub Harings also enjoyed a strong career on the road. As a professional during the 1960s and early 1970s, he competed in four Tours de France. Notably, he won the Tour du Condroz in 1965, finished second in Paris–Luxembourg in 1966 and secured several podium finishes in stages of the Tour de Suisse.
This tricolour jersey of the Dutch cyclo-cross champion was worn by Huub Harings in early 1971, whilst he was still holding the national title he had won the previous season. Huub Harings began 1971 as the reigning national champion thanks to his victory at Loosduinen in 1970. He was therefore entitled to wear the red, white and blue jersey until the next edition of the championship.
On display in the Virtual Cycling Museum – Noël GREGOIRE Collections, this jersey is a valuable artefact from the winter of 1970–1971. It pays tribute to Huub Harings, a five-time official national champion and a true pioneer of cyclo-cross in the Netherlands.
ITEM N° 125
HEMPEL Udo (RFA)
(03.11.1946)
His track cycling kit for the national team of the Federal Republic of Germany
Born on 3 November 1946 in Düsseldorf, Udo Hempel was one of Germany’s leading specialists in the track pursuit. Powerful and consistent, he possessed the essential qualities for this team discipline: precision in the baton changes, the ability to maintain a high speed, and perfect coordination with his teammates. Selected for the West German team in the late 1960s, he competed at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Alongside Karl Link, Karl-Heinz Henrichs, Jürgen Kissner and Rainer Podlesch, he won the silver medal in the team pursuit, finishing behind the Danish team.
Two years later, Hempel became the amateur world champion in the team pursuit in Leicester. He thus confirmed his place amongst the international elite on the track.
His greatest success came on home soil, at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. Teaming up with Günther Schumacher, Jürgen Colombo, Günter Haritz and Peter Vonhof, he won the gold medal in the team pursuit. During his career, Hempel also won eight West German national titles.
Having turned professional in 1973, he continued his career mainly on velodromes until the early 1980s. He then became a national coach, before going on to organise cycling events in Germany.
This item is a track cycling jersey from the national team of the Federal Republic of Germany, worn by Udo Hempel in the early 1970s. The jersey bears a prominent signature by Udo Hempel on the chest. This jersey brings together a world champion, an Olympic champion and an important period in German sporting history.
