  km . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁De ▁Ro o ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁Super ▁Pr est ige ▁P ern od ▁International , ▁a ▁season - long ▁competition ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁best ▁r ider ▁in ▁the ▁class ics ▁and ▁top ▁stage ▁races . ▁ ▁De ▁Ro o ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁world ▁championship ▁after ▁a ▁disag re ement ▁over ▁exp enses ▁with ▁the ▁Dutch ▁cy cling ▁feder ation . ▁ ▁De ▁Ro o ▁repeated ▁the ▁Aut umn ▁Double ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁was ▁Dutch ▁road ▁race ▁champion ▁and ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁after ▁a ▁three - year ▁hi atus ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁stage ▁between ▁Mont pel lier ▁and ▁Per p ign an . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁De ▁Ro o ▁left ▁An quet il ’ s ▁team ▁and ▁signed ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Te lev iz ier ▁squad , ▁which ▁included ▁Ger ben ▁Kar st ens . ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁saw ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Tour ▁of ▁Fland ers ▁when ▁he ▁escaped ▁with ▁Ward ▁S els ▁on ▁the ▁Val ken berg ▁and ▁then ▁won ▁the ▁s print . ▁Another ▁stage ▁win ▁came ▁at ▁that ▁year ' s ▁Tour ▁de ▁France , ▁into ▁Bor de aux . ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁saw ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁Om loop ▁" H et ▁Volk "; ▁he ▁won ▁another ▁stage ▁in ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁on ▁his ▁birth day ▁(