List of Famous people born in Overijssel, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Gerard Veldscholten
Gerard Veldscholten is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. In 1985 he placed 2nd in the Dutch National Championship and also performed well in the 1985 UCI Road World Championships finishing within the group just three seconds behind winner Joop Zoetemelk. In 1988 he finished 7th in Paris-Roubaix and won the Tour de Romandie.
Chantal Beltman
Chantal Beltman is a former Dutch professional cyclist. She was part of the 2008 Team High Road Women team. In 2007 this was called the T-Mobile Women cycling team. In 2006, Beltman raced for Vrienden van het Platteland team. She is the older sister of Ghita Beltman, who is a former cyclist.
Lotte van Beek
Lotte van Beek is a Dutch speed skater.
Arenda Grimberg
Arenda Grimberg is a Dutch racing cyclist born in Almelo. She participates in both road cycling as cyclo-cross. In 2002, she became Dutch national champion in road racing. She represented her nation at the 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 UCI Road World Championships.
Joost Posthuma
Joost Posthuma is a Dutch retired professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2012. Born in Hengelo, Posthuma was known for his time-trialling and he wore the white jersey for the best young rider at the 2006 Tour de France. Posthuma set the best time for riders eligible for the young rider classification in the prologue, but lost it after the 1st road stage, after a rival got in a breakaway and got bonus seconds on the road.
Tom Veelers
Tom Veelers is a retired Dutch professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2016 for Löwik–Tegeltoko, the Rabobank Continental Team and Team Giant–Alpecin. Born in Ootmarsum, Overijssel, Veelers won the 2006 edition of U23 Paris–Roubaix.
Albert Timmer
Albert Timmer is a Dutch former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2007 and 2017, exclusively for Team Sunweb and its previous squad iterations.
Gerben Löwik
Gerben Löwik is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer who is currently unattached.
Tom Stamsnijder
Tom Stamsnijder is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2018 for the Rabobank Continental Team, Gerolsteiner, Rabobank, Leopard Trek and Team Sunweb squads. Stamsnijder is the son of former cyclo-cross world champion Hennie Stamsnijder.