Portrait of Pieter Weening

Birthday profile

Pieter Weening

Pieter Weening, Dutch cyclist

Born
April 5, 1981
Age in 2026
45
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1981

About Pieter Weening

Pieter Weening is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2020 – for teams Rabobank (2004–2011), Orica–GreenEDGE (2012–2015), Roompot–Charles (2016–2019), and Trek–Segafredo (2020). During his career, Weening took a total of thirteen victories, including Grand Tour stage victories at the 2005 Tour de France, the 2011 Giro d'Italia and the 2014 Giro d'Italia. He also won the 2013 Tour de Pologne and 2016 Tour of Norway stage races. In his final year at under-23 level in 2003, Weening won the Jadranska Magistrala stage race in Croatia, winning a stage and the mountains classification as well. For his performances, Weening won the Gerrit Schulte Trofee as the Dutch men's cyclist of the year. In 2002, he won the under-23 race at the Dutch National Road Race Championships, while also placing inside the top ten overall at the Tour de l'Avenir.

Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.

Pieter Weening timeline

  1. In 2002, he won the under-23 race at the Dutch National Road Race Championships, while also placing inside the top ten overall at the Tour de l'Avenir.
  2. In his final year at under-23 level in 2003, Weening won the Jadranska Magistrala stage race in Croatia, winning a stage and the mountains classification as well.
  3. During his career, Weening took a total of thirteen victories, including Grand Tour stage victories at the 2005 Tour de France, the 2011 Giro d'Italia and the 2014 Giro d'Italia.
  4. He also won the 2013 Tour de Pologne and 2016 Tour of Norway stage races.

The world when Pieter Weening was born

Pieter Weening was born in 1981. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1981

  • #1 song"Bette Davis Eyes" – Kim Carnes
  • Top movieChariots of Fire
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Hotel New Hampshire – John Irving

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSugar Ray Leonard defeats Thomas Hearns
  • Top headlineMTV launches
  • Technology milestoneIBM launches the PC
  • Defining fadPac-Man fever
  • Notable inventionIBM PC (personal computer)
  • World population4.53 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population229.5M

1981 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Pieter Weening's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19812026
Gas$1.31$3.45/gal
Average home$68,900$435,000
Average income$22,388$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.78$11.95
Postage stamp$0.18$0.73
Population229.5M341 million

Sources and editorial standards

This profile combines a biographical source with structured birthday and historical context. Sources recorded for this profile: Wikipedia, ProCyclingStats. See our editorial policy for sourcing, corrections, and review standards.

Read the source biography on Wikipedia. Wikipedia text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.