Peter Zijerveld

Peter Zijerveld (born 16 March 1955) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist and triathlete. He rode in one edition of the Tour de France and two editions of the Vuelta a España.

In 1983 NIKE asked him to ride triathlons professionally. He went to San Diego where he exchanged knowledge about cycling, learned how to swim (better) and bought an aerodynamic helmet. Back in the Netherlands he put his helmet on in the first triathlon he rode. Its package didn't have an instruction, so he put the helmet on backwards! 'We were all pioneers.'

Main results 1979 1st Omloop het Volk amateurs 1980 25th general classification 1980 Vuelta a España 2nd in stage 15 of the 1980 Vuelta 4th in stage 12 of the 1980 Vuelta 10th in stage 16a of the 1980 Vuelta 8th Grand Prix Pino Cerami 1981 1st Mountain classification Vuelta a Andalucía 5th general classification 1981 Paris–Nice 7th in stage 4 of the 1981 Paris-Nice 8th in stage 9 of the 1981 Paris-Nice 15th general classification 1981 Vuelta a España 6th in stage 17 of the 1981 Vuelta 9th in stage 14 of the 1981 Vuelta 9th in stage 15a of the 1981 Vuelta 1983 3rd Dutch National Championships Triathlon in Almere 1985 1st European Championships Triathlon middle distance in Aabenraa - 4:10.05 1st Triathlon of Veenendaal - 4:12.41