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Ton van Heugten
1945Sep, 9

Ton van Heugten

Ton van Heugten, Dutch motocross racer (d. 2008)
Antonius Maria van Heugten (9 September 1945 – 27 March 2008) was a Dutch sidecarcross rider and the 1981 World Champion in the sport, together with his passenger Frits Kiggen.He has also won the Dutch national sidecarcross championship four times, 1975, 1976, 1979 and 1980 and the FIM European Championship in 1975.

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