As an amateur, Koppert achieved several victories, including the Dutch road championship and the Dutch pursuit championship. In May 1982, he turned professional with TI-Raleigh. His first race as a professional was the Tour of Romandie, where he won the prologue.
Later that year, Koppert won the prologue in the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and a stage in the Tour of Germany. He also competed in the Giro d’Italia in 1983 and 1984.
Another claim to fame was in the spring of 2020, at the height of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, René Koppert got on his racing bike to cycle through the south of the Netherlands. The carefully planned trip is recorded on his Garmin GPS device.
The resulting drawing is a map of Italy, approximately at a scale of 1:50, projected onto the landscape of the province of North Brabant that could be seen on Strava, allowing people to ride the Giro without even leaving the Netherlands!
In October, René will join us for the Braveheart Cycling Fund Diner and Ride. To get your tickets, use the link below.
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