What is Jan de Vries?
[[File:Jan de Vries (1971).jpg|right|200px]] '''Jan de Vries''' (5 January 1944 – 14 January 2021) was a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]]. He was born in [[Sint Jacobiparochie]], Netherlands. In 1971, he became the first Dutchman to win a [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|F.I.M.]] world championship. In 1973, he won another 50 cc world championship.<ref>[http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Jan+de+Vries Jan de Vries career statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930160421/https://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profile/profiles/Jan+de+Vries |date=2020-09-30 }}. Motogp.com. Retrieved on 2016-07-25.</ref> He lost the [[1972 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1972]] world championship to [[Angel Nieto]] by the narrowest of margins. Vries died on 14 January 2021 of [[cardiac arrest]] in [[Purmerend]], Netherlands at the age of 77.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racesport.nl/tweevoudig-wereldkampioen-jan-de-vries-77-overleden/|title=Tweevoudig wereldkampioen Jan de Vries (77) overleden|trans-title=Two-time world champion Jan de Vries (77) passed away|access-date=17 January 2021|language=Dutch|website=Racesport.nl}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vries, Jan De}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Dutch motorcycle racers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Friesland]] {{sports-bio-stub}}