{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64ef4b8cf714670011477528/67a8d4a0d89b772ae91d66f4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From the Archives: Theo de Rooij","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64ef4b8cf714670011477528/1739117695452-a240930a-758b-4e06-abbb-7c22ffd69f4f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>Theo de Rooij won 14 races in a professional career that spanned the decade from 1980 to 1990</em>. Having ridden with the Panasonic team between 1984-1990, he then became a DS on the team for 4 seasons before joining Rabobank in 1996. He resigned from the Dutch team at the end of 2007.</p><p><br></p><p>Theo spoke to Chris Sidwells in 2023 about his career, riding behind the Iron Curtain and riding under – and then working for - the legendary Peter Post. He also found time to recreate his famous interview from the finish of the 1985 Paris-Roubaix!</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Get in touch</em></strong></p><p>Drop us a line at <a href=\"mailto:cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">cyclinglegendspodcast@gmail.com</a>! We’d love to hear from you.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Social media</strong></p><p><em>Cycling Legends - The untold story, the unseen photos </em></p><p>Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cyclinglegendsmedia?igsh=MW9ldTNhemF6aWVlcA==\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/cyclinglegendsmedia?igsh=MW9ldTNhemF6aWVlcA==</a></p><p>Facebook <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/CyclingLegendsMedia?\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/CyclingLegendsMedia?</a></p><p>X/Twitter <a href=\"https://x.com/cyclinglegends1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cyclinglegends1</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Website</strong></p><p>Books, stories, podcasts and more at <a href=\"https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://cyclinglegends.co.uk/</a></p>","author_name":"Cycling Legends Media"}