OBITUARY: Johan Koudijs

33/18 News has learnt that Johan Koudijs has died. His son Jon posted the following on Facebook’s “I was (or still am) a Cycle Speedway rider !!!” :

“Very sad to announce that our father Johan Koudijs has passed away last Saturday November 16th at the age of 80. He suffered from dementia the last few years unfortunately.

“In the years after the war he was a top rider for the ‘Hollandsche Welpen’ and visited the UK numerous times for many events. He also met our mum Sandra on one of these occasions in 1966 or so.. In the 1988 we started Cycle Speedway in Nederland again, and did many tours.. UK, Sweden and Poland many times. He also went to the USA with the UK party in the 1990’s.

“The sport was one of his greatest passions in life, as you probably all know.”

Condolences go out to Jon and the rest of the Koudijs family at this time