Leo van Vliet

Leo van Vliet
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**Leo van Vliet**
Personal information
Full name	Leonardus Quirinus Machutus van Vliet
Date of birth	October 15, 1955 (1955-10-15) (age 52)
Country	Netherlands
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1978 1979–1983 1984–1986	Miko-Mercier TI-Raleigh Kwantum Hallen-Yoko
Major wins
Gent-Wevelgem (1983) 1 stage 1979 Tour de France
Infobox last updated on:
July 17, 2008

Leonardus ("Leo") Quirinus Machutus van Vliet (born November 15, 1955 in Honselersdijk, Zuid-Holland) is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1978 to 1986. He represented his native country in the men's individual road race at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, where he finished in 40th place.

Van Vliet's biggest success was winning the 1983 edition of Gent-Wevelgem. He also won the seventh stage of the 1979 Tour de France. After his career he became the director of Holland's only cycling classic, the Amstel Gold Race. He is not related to another Dutch cyclist of the 1980s, Teun van Vliet.