Tino Tabak
Tino Tabak is a Dutch-born New Zealand cyclist who raced in the Tour de France in the 1970s.Born Jentinus (Tino) Johannes Tabak in Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands on 6 May 1946, he emigrated with his father Gerben and mother Hendrika to New Zealand in December 1952, aged 6.At the age of 19, Tabak won the 1965 Senior New Zealand Road Cycling Championships.[1] Tabak is the only rider ever to win all three major New Zealand tours (Manawatu, Dulux and Southland) in one year – twice; in 1966 and 1967.That year he came 18th in 1972 Tour de France, which is still the best result of any New Zealander (second best was George Bennett who came 24th in 2019, and third best was Harry Watson (cyclist) who came 28th in 1928).