Steven Rooks

Steven Rooks (born 7 August 1960 in Oterleek, North Holland) is a former Dutch professional road racing cyclist known for his climbing ability. His professional career ran from 1982–1995.

Career

In the 1988 Tour de France, Rooks finished second and won a finish on L’Alpe d’Huez. He won the polka dot jersey for the mountains classification and the Présence Classification (or combination classification).^[1] In the 1989 Tour, Rooks won Stage 15, a 39 km mountain top time trial to Orcières-Merlette; he finished seventh that year and again won the Présence Classification, the final year of that award.^[2]

Other victories include the 1983 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the 1986 Tour de Luxembourg and Amstel Gold Race, a stage at the 1987 Tour de Suisse, the 1988 Züri-Metzgete, and 1994 national championship. He finished second at the 1991 World Cycling Championships behind Italy's Gianni Bugno and ahead of Spain's Miguel Indurain.

Doping confession

On the Dutch TV-show Reporter, Rooks admitted with Maarten Ducrot and Peter Winnen to doping. Rooks said he used testosterone and amphetamines during his 13-year career.^[3] In 2009, he admitted using EPO after 1989.^[4]

Career achievements

Major results

Source:^[5]

1983

1stLiège–Bastogne–Liège

1st Kamerik (Critérium)

1984

1st Zuiderzee Derny Tour

1985

1st Heemskerk (Critérium)

1st Heerhugowaard (Critérium)

1986

1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg

1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

1st Amstel Gold Race

1st Grand Prix de Wallonie

1st Elsloo (Critérium)

1st Kloosterzande (Critérium)

1st Valkenswaard (Critérium)

9th Overall Tour de France

1987

1st

National Track Derny Championship

1st Eindhoven (Critérium)

1st Schijndel (Critérium)

1988

1st Züri-Metzgete

1st Acht van Chaam (Critérium)

1st Draai van de Kaai (Critérium)

1st Nittedal-Oslo (Critérium)

1st Apeldoorn (Critérium)

2nd Overall Tour de France

1st

Mountains classification

1st

Combination classification

1st Stage 12

1989

1st Mijl van Mares (Critérium)

7th Overall Tour de France

1st

Combination classification

1st Stage 15

1991

1st

National Road Race Championships

1st Profronde van Oostvoorne (Critérium)

1st Valkenswaard (Critérium)

2nd

UCI World Road Race Championships

9th Vuelta a España

1992

10th Vuelta a España

1994

1st

National Road Race Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995
Vuelta	-	-	WD	-	-	-	-	-	9	10	-	-	-
Giro	-	-	-	-	-	WD	-	75	-	-	WD	-	WD
Tour	WD	-	25	9	WD	2	7	33	26	17	WD	WD	-

WD = Withdrew

Honors

In 1988, Rooks was Dutch Sportsman of the year.^[6]
Since 2004, Maastricht, the Steven Rooks Classic, an amateur race, is organised in his honor.^[7]

References

↑ "75ème Tour de France 1988" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
↑ "76ème Tour de France 1989" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
↑ http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/2000/jan00/jan1news.shtml
↑
↑ Steven Rooks profile at Cycling Archives
↑ Sportman van het jaar
↑ Steven Rooks Classic

External links

Awards
Preceded by Ruud Gullit	Dutch Sportsman of the Year 1988	Succeeded by Leo Visser
Sporting positions
Preceded by Peter Winnen	Dutch National Road Race Champion 1991	Succeeded by Tristan Hoffman
Preceded by Erik Breukink	Dutch National Road Race Champion 1994	Succeeded by Servais Knaven

Tour de France mountains classification winners

Tour de France combination classification winners

1968: Franco Bitossi 1969–1972: Eddy Merckx 1973: Joop Zoetemelk 1974: Eddy Merckx 1980: Ludo Peeters 1981–1982: Bernard Hinault 1985–1986: Greg LeMond 1987: Jean-François Bernard 1988–1989: Steven Rooks

Liège–Bastogne–Liège winners

1880–1899	Léon Houa (1892–1894) (1895–1907, not held)

1900–1919	André Trousselier (1908) Victor Fastre (1909) (1910, not held) Joseph Van Daele (1911) Omer Verschoore (1912) Maurice Moritz (1913) (1914–1918, not held) Léon Devos (1919)

1920–1939	Léon Scieur (1920) Louis Mottiat (1921–1922) René Vermandel (1923–1924) Georges Ronsse (1925) Dieudonné Smets (1926) Maurice Raes (1927) Ernest Mottard (1928) Alphonse Schepers (1929) Hermann Buse (1930) Alphonse Schepers (1931) Marcel Houyoux (1932) François Gardier (1933) Théo Herckenrath (1934) Alphonse Schepers (1935) Albert Beckaert (1936) Éloi Meulenberg (1937) Alfons Deloor (1938) Albert Ritserveldt (1939)

1940–1959	(1940–1942, not held) Richard Depoorter (1943) (1944, not held) Jan Engels (1945) Prosper Depredomme (1946) Richard Depoorter (1947) Maurice Mollin (1948) Camille Danguillaume (1949) Prosper Depredomme (1950) Ferdinand Kübler (1951–1952) Alois De Hertog (1953) Marcel Ernzer (1954) Stan Ockers (1955) Fred De Bruyne (1956) Frans Schoubben and Germain Derycke (1957) Fred De Bruyne (1958–1959)

1960–1979	Albertus Geldermans (1960) Rik Van Looy (1961) Jef Planckaert (1962) Frans Melckenbeeck (1963) Willy Bocklant (1964) Carmine Preziosi (1965) Jacques Anquetil (1966) Walter Godefroot (1967) Valere Van Sweevelt (1968) Eddy Merckx (1969) Roger De Vlaeminck (1970) Eddy Merckx (1971–1973) Georges Pintens (1974) Eddy Merckx (1975) Joseph Bruyère (1976) Bernard Hinault (1977) Joseph Bruyère (1978) Dietrich Thurau (1979)

1980–1999	Bernard Hinault (1980) Josef Fuchs (1981) Silvano Contini (1982) Steven Rooks (1983) Sean Kelly (1984) Moreno Argentin (1985–1987) Adri van der Poel (1988) Sean Kelly (1989) Eric Van Lancker (1990) Moreno Argentin (1991) Dirk De Wolf (1992) Rolf Sørensen (1993) Evgeni Berzin (1994) Mauro Gianetti (1995) Pascal Richard (1996) Michele Bartoli (1997–1998) Frank Vandenbroucke (1999)

2000–2019	Paolo Bettini (2000) Oscar Camenzind (2001) Paolo Bettini (2002) Tyler Hamilton (2003) Davide Rebellin (2004) Alexander Vinokourov (2005) Alejandro Valverde (2006) Danilo Di Luca (2007) Alejandro Valverde (2008) Andy Schleck (2009) Alexander Vinokourov (2010) Philippe Gilbert (2011) Maxim Iglinsky (2012) Dan Martin (2013) Simon Gerrans (2014) Alejandro Valverde (2015) Wout Poels (2016)

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