John Vande Velde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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cyclist
Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1950
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession: sport cyclist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About John Vande Velde
- John Vande Velde (born December 27, 1948) is an American track cyclist who competed on velodromes around the world, winning three national championships (4,000 meter Individual Pursuit, 1968-1972), and he competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics..
- He was a 2004 inductee into the U.S.
- Bicycling Hall of Fame.
- He grew up in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, racing with the West Suburban Wheelmen, founded in 1959 by family members and friends.
- His father Al, and Uncles Babe and Henry were active racers from their youth, and John switched his competitive focus from swimming (High School to Cornell University) to cycling.
- He was one of the youngest members of the 1968 US Olympic Cycling team that went to Mexico City, and a co-captain of the 1972 US Olympic Cycling team in Munich.
- Following the 1972 Games, he and his teammate Jackie Simes III.
- turned professional to race Six-Day pro races, soon representing SHIMANO in that European pro race circuit.
- He and his partner were second in the 1973 Berlin Six-Day. After retiring from professional cycling, Vande Velde returned to his career, and family's full-time work in road traffic control and management, while staying close to other Olympians involved in promoting some of the largest cycling events in the United States.
- He and his family constructed a portable wooden velodrome, the Vandedrome, which was used to promote a number of races including in Detroit and Los Angeles. John is the father of three successful athletes, including Christian Vande Velde.
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