(1898-12-12)12 December 1898 Ooltgensplaat, Netherlands
Died
5 May 1985(1985-05-05) (aged 86) Brussels, Belgium
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Track
Role
Rider
Rider type
Six-day racer
Pieter Dingeman "Piet" van Kempen (12 December 1898 – 5 May 1985) was a Dutch
track cyclist.[1] Professional from 1919 to 1942 and again in the 1950s, he competed in 108
six-day races, and won 32. Due to these successes, he was regarded as one of the best six-day racers of the era, and was given the nicknames "Flying Dutchman" and "Zwarte Piet".[2]