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Gerrit Van De Ruit

Dutch bicycle racer (1911–1981)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 3, 2025
Entity authorityQ2433605 ↗
Source-derived summary

Gerrit Van De Ruit (12 September 1911 – 30 July 1981) was a Dutch racing cyclist. He rode in the 1937 Tour de France.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Gerrit Van De Ruit” as dutch bicycle racer (1911–1981). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Gerrit, Ruit and Dutch.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1911, 1981, 1937—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1911-09-12. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Gerrit, Ruit and Dutch providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Gerrit Van De Ruit”, the useful work is to connect “dutch bicycle racer (1911–1981)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 3, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q2433605. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1911, 1981 and 1937.

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Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Gerrit Van De Ruit” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.