Gerrit Voorting

Gerardus "Gerrit" Petrus Voorting (18 January 1923 – 30 January 2015) was a racing cyclist from the Netherlands active between 1947 and 1960.

He won the silver medal in the individual road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London,United Kingdom. He was the elder brother of Olympic cyclist  Adrie Voorting.

In his professional career, Voorting won two Tour de France stages, and wore the yellow jersey for 4 days.

Voorting died on 30 January 2015 in his home in Heemskerk at the age of 92