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Hondsrug Classic - 1

Gieten, Netherlands, October 7, 2007

 Results

Nys and Van de Brand win in Hondsrug

Belgian Sven Nys and Dutchwoman Daphny van de Brand won the Hondsrug Classic Sunday on a mostly flat but tricky course.

The men's race split up at the end of the first lap with an attack. It was whittled down to a lead group of just eight riders. Nys beat Peter Riis Andersen by one second and Gerben de Knegt by two seconds, and the top eight men all ended up within 25 seconds of each other.

Nys, de Knegt, and Thijs Al (fourth place) all rode cyclo-cross bikes, an advantage on the relatively flat course. Only second place Riis Andersen was able to mix up between the cyclo-ross bikes with his usual mountain bike.

Many mountain bikers are about to end their season. Eighth place finisher Michael Weiss of Austria said, "I'm very happy with my race. I'm looking forward to finishing my mountain bike season with the Roc d'Azur race upcoming [on] Sunday."

Van de Brand won by two minutes and 56 seconds over Laura Turpijn and Arielle van Meurs, making it an all-Dutch women's podium.

Results

Elite Men

1 Sven Nys (Bel)                   1.44.24
2 Peter Riis Andersen (Den)           0.01
3 Gerben de Knegt (Ned)               0.02
4 Thijs Al (Ned)                      0.03
5 Bart Brentjens (Ned)                    
6 Bas Peters (Ned)                    0.19
7 Rudi van Houts (Ned)                0.24
8 Michael Weiss (Aut)                 0.25
9 Axel Bult (Ned)                     1.23
10 Milan Spešný (Cze)                 2.53
11 Frank Schotman (Ned)                   
12 Björn Rondelez (Bel)               3.07
13 Onno Reijnhout (Ned)               3.14
14 Hans Urkens (Bel)                  3.17
15 Peter Mohlmann (Ned)               3.27
16 Hilbert Wagenaar (Ned)             4.02
17 Mathijs Wagenaar (Ned)                 
18 Leon de Jong (Ned)                 4.09
19 Oliver Beckingsale (GBr)           4.46
20 Wilco Verwegen (Ned)               5.05
21 Jos Harms (Ned)                    5.11
22 Peter Coddens (Ned)                5.14
23 Atze Dijkhuis (Ned)                5.26
24 Rick Evers (Ned)                   5.38
25 Bram Rood (Ned)                    7.06
26 Sebastian Szraucner (Ger)              
27 Johan Wagenaar (Ned)               8.35
28 Frank Luikens (Ned)                9.45
29 Onno Houwer (Ned)                  9.49
30 Kor Steenbergen (Ned)              9.59
31 Simon Apperloo (Ned)              10.34
32 Bas de Bruin (Ned)                11.15
33 Jan Albert Krans (Ned)            12.01
34 Jeroen Kampman (Ned)              12.30
35 Harry Witterholt (Ned)            12.46
36 Tom Sluiter (Ned)                 13.29
37 Rob v.d Brand (Ned)               13.33
38 Niels de Blaauw (Ned)             15.07
39 Wim van Houtert (Ned)             15.13
40 Lieuwe Westra (Ned)               16.23
41 Guido van der Heijden (Ned)       17.34
42 Thijs Laan (Ned)                  19.46
43 Wouter Schuurs (Ned)              21.32
44 Kristiaan Tetteroo (Ned)          22.35
45 Jan Hendrik Westra (Ned)          22.43
46 Jacob Jan Ekema (Ned)             24.40
47 Geurt Witterholt (Ned)            25.44
48 Marc Hulshof (Ned)                26.26
49 Arjen Portijk (Ned)               26.45
50 Sjoerd Visser (Ned)               28.39
51 Aalzen Alma (Ned)                 33.22
52 Ludger de Jong (Ned)              35.55
53 Freddy Haak (Ned)                 36.39
DNF Christoph Soukup (Aut)                
DNF Jelmer Pietersma (Ned)                
DNF Ruud Rentmeester (Ned)                
 
Elite Women

1 Daphny van de Brand (Ned)        1.53.59
2 Laura Turpijn (Ned)                 2.56
3 Arielle van Meurs (Ned)                 
4 Anna Szafraniec (Pol)               8.29
5 Anouk Kesseleer-Haarsma (Ned)       9.59
6 Petra Mermans (Bel)                13.28
7 Klaartje Legtenberg (Ned)          13.51
8 Magdalena Sadlecka (Pol)           15.10
9 Erika Broekema (Ned)               16.31
10 Monique Zeldenrust (Ned)          16.51
11 Ingrid Bosscha (Ned)              17.49
12 Laura van Leeuwen (Ned)           18.47
13 Ayke Melskens (Ned)               20.03
14 Klara van der Vaart (Ned)         20.53
15 Marije Moek (Ned)                 22.22
16 Hester Wagenaar (Ned)             25.44
17 Mariëlle Jissink (Ned)            28.56
18 Paulien Mellema (Ned)             29.11
19 Margriet Engelsma (Ned)           30.06
20 Lysanne Plat (Ned)                34.45
21 Reina Wietzes (Ned)               34.49
22 Andrea Sikkema (Ned)              39.44
23 Karen Werkman (Ned)               46.38
24 Marianne Teerenstra (Ned)         49.31
25 Florien Remmelts (Ned)            50.32
26 Alieke van Dronkelaar (Ned)            
 
Espoir

1 Jirí Friedl (Cze)                1.47.15
2 Frank Beemer (Ned)                  0.38
3 Erik Nellen (Ned)                   2.13
4 Irjan Luttenberg (Ned)              2.14
5 Tim Ottens (Ned)                        
6 Nieck Busser (Ned)                  2.15
7 Niels Wubben (Ned)                      
8 Tim Wynants (Bel)                   4.37
9 Paul Timmer (Ned)                   5.55
10 Marcel Groothuismink (Ned)         6.41
11 Mike van Winden (Ned)              7.18
12 Dennis Ebert (Ned)                 7.57
13 Vincent Bakker (Ned)              12.20
14 Glenn Clermonts (Ned)             12.36
15 Atse ten Brinke (Ned)             13.08
16 Alle Haanstra (Ned)               13.33
17 Maarten Kemperman (Ned)           15.36
18 Stefan Edema (Ned)                18.41
19 Jesse Blom (Ned)                  24.31
20 Milan Kamphuis (Ned)              29.48
DNF Dave Jansman (Ned)                    
DNF Bas de Haan (Ned)                     
 
Junior Men

1 Henk Jaap Moorlag (Ned)          1.48.32
2 Bart Maas (Ned)                     4.03
3 Bart Barkhuis (Ned)                 4.33
4 Erik Groen (Ned)                    7.24
5 Bas Veen (Ned)                      8.08
6 Wietse de Vries (Ned)               8.38
7 Frank Molenaar (Ned)               12.00
8 Marcel Lommers (Ned)               12.17
9 Olaf Noorbergen (Ned)              13.31
10 Stefan Vreugdenhil (Ned)          14.23
11 Jan Folkert de Vries (Ned)        15.43
12 T.A. Bleeker (Ned)                15.48
13 Roy Eefting (Ned)                 16.12
14 Pim v. d. Marel (Ned)             16.47
15 Jos Koning (Ned)                  19.28
16 Coen Nijmeijer (Ned)              23.17
17 Rutger Groothuis (Ned)            23.21
18 Tim Kok (Ned)                     23.22
19 Xander Kalk (Ned)                 27.11
20 Frank Takens (Ned)                29.10
21 Don van der Hoeven (Ned)          31.09
22 Arjen Renkema (Ned)               49.03
DNF Koert Bouman (Ned)                    
DNF Gosse Koerts (Ned)                    
 
Junior Women

1 Karen Brouwer (Ned)              2.08.37
 
Masters 30+

1 Christiaan Last (Ned)            1.48.00
2 Arie de Jong (Ned)                  5.41
3 Kevin Raaijmakers (Ned)             6.40
4 Gerard van Rijssel (Ned)            6.43
5 Stijn Boek (Ned)                    8.51
6 Wiljam Janssen (Ned)                9.29
7 Sander van Gelderen (Ned)          11.31
8 Iwan Bourgonje (Ned)               12.15
9 Mark Eijkelkamp (Ned)              13.04
10 Rick Engelen (Ned)                14.03
11 Marcel van Rossum (Ned)           14.41
12 Harold Brouwer (Ned)              15.11
13 Jos Kaal (Ned)                    16.27
14 Jeroen de Vries (Ned)             17.57
15 Eric van Overbeek (Ned)           18.05
16 Almar Mager (Ned)                 18.06
17 Wilfred Hendriksen (Ned)          18.31
18 Robert-Jan van Bladel (Ned)       19.16
19 Manuel van Tintelen (Ned)         19.22
20 Jan van der Velde (Ned)           19.40
21 Hendrik Betten (Ned)              19.44
22 Georg Cornielje (Ned)             20.01
23 Jeroen van Nuil (Ned)             21.25
24 Alwin Deems (Ned)                 21.29
25 Gertjan Roosjen (Ned)             21.30
26 Nico van Beest (Ned)              23.08
27 Bas Hurenkamp (Ned)               24.02
28 Erik Oosting (Ned)                27.28
29 Jan-Peter Faber (Ned)             28.24
30 Barry van Wichen (Ned)            30.41
31 Gerd Abbring (Ned)                31.17
32 Jason Joldersma (Ned)             32.39
33 Henk Blokland (Ned)               33.05
34 Rene Zandstra (Ned)               36.36
35 Johan van der Weide (Ned)         37.33
36 Ronald de Roos (Ned)              56.25
37 Egbert de Boer (Ned)              59.29
DNF Arjen Buist (Ned)                     
DNF Rik Geerdink (Ned)                    
DNF Giorgio Renleo (Ned)                  
DNF Johann Reiber (Ned)                   
DNF Harry Hendriks (Ned)                  
DNF Kaj Rietberg (Ned)                    
 
Masters 40+

1 Frank Rijkhoff (Ned)             1.56.58
2 Dries Timmer (Ned)                  0.52
3 Tjeerd Nieuwenhuizen (Ned)          4.21
4 Cees van Zanden (Ned)               5.18
5 Marcel Frenk (Ned)                  5.26
6 Jappie de Vries (Ned)               7.16
7 Johnny Kat (Ned)                    8.37
8 Mark Janssens (Ned)                 8.41
9 Wim wg Branderhorst (Ned)           8.43
10 Frits Riemersma (Ned)              8.55
11 Roel Waayer (Ned)                  9.46
12 Steven McEwen (GBr)                9.59
13 Gerard Spierings (Ned)            10.06
14 Gert-Luuk Wiersma (Ned)           10.15
15 Jacob van den Berg (Ned)          10.17
16 Jaap de Bray (Ned)                10.25
17 Romke Veldman (Ned)               11.25
18 Raymond Cremer (Ned)              11.37
19 Jos Van Rein (Ned)                11.38
20 Gert Hollemans (Ned)                   
21 Weit Heuker (Ned)                 12.02
22 Sjoerd Westerling (Ned)           12.25
23 Cor van Tuijl (Ned)               12.26
24 Wim Jansen (Ned)                  12.34
25 Roderik de Vries (Ned)            13.47
26 Wim Hanning (Ned)                 14.50
27 Jacob Bosma (Ned)                 16.09
28 Jannes Paize (Ned)                16.10
29 Marco Slijters (Ned)              16.55
30 Erik Frans (Ned)                  17.17
31 Meindert Kwant (Ned)              17.39
32 Anno Brandsma (Ned)               17.54
33 Tonnie Drenth (Ned)               18.37
34 Egbert Zwiers (Ned)               19.45
35 Luuk van der Helm (Ned)           19.59
36 Cor Linstra (Ned)                 21.29
37 Anne Jan Dekker (Ned)             22.41
38 Roelof Maring (Ned)               22.45
39 Ype Weijdema (Ned)                23.32
40 Hans Pietersma (Ned)              24.29
41 Peter Sijpkes (Aus)               27.06
42 Gert Stadsman (Ned)               27.35
43 Dirk van der Wolf (Ned)           28.24
44 Johnny Helder (Ned)               29.52
45 Cees Quakkelaar (Ned)             32.11
46 Co Dekker (Ned)                   32.15
47 Piet van Oosten (Ned)             40.27
48 Jan Coopmans (Ned)                47.28
49 Willem van der West (Ned)       1.19.43
DNF Rob de Jong (Ned)                     
 
Beginners Men

1 Alex Kuiper (Ned)                2.02.58
2 Thomas van Ark (Ned)               12.32
3 Wouter Dubbelaar (Ned)             12.39
4 Rick ter Bork (Ned)                17.10
5 Rins de Zwart (Ned)                19.29
6 Bernard Piest Piest (Ned)          23.34
7 Maikel Pruiksma (Ned)              24.28
8 Jasper Eikelboom (Ned)             25.52
9 Ryan Timmerman (Ned)               28.02
10 Robin Haaker (Ned)                29.06
11 Kevin Eefting (Ned)               37.33
12 Karel Haverkamp (Ned)                  
 
Beginner Women

1 Daniëlle Meijering (Ned)         2.17.16
2 Ietske de Bray (Ned)               10.13
3 Erica Schotman (Ned)               40.40
DNF Zora Gutjens (Ned)                    
 
Youth

1 Yannick Runhart (Ned)            2.21.02
2 Patrick van der Duin (Ned)          1.46
3 Bart Hommes (Ned)                   2.31
4 Joost Baron (Ned)                   6.16
5 Robin Veenstra (Ned)                7.42
6 Rien Terpstra (Ned)                14.22
7 Simon Coopmans (Ned)               16.31
8 Robert Jonkers (Ned)               18.23
9 Jarno Biemold (Ned)                22.06
10 Erk Gutjens (Ned)                 22.44
11 Guido van Tuyl (Ned)              24.00
12 Ben Kok (Ned)                     33.00
 
Amateur

1 Anton Nijhuis (Ned)              1.56.49
2 Sjonnie de Vries (Ned)              2.44
3 Arnoud Roeloffs (Ned)               3.20
4 Roelof de Roos (Ned)                3.31
5 Gerwin van Drunen (Ned)             3.43
6 Wouter Mensink (Ned)                4.41
7 Gerton Meijerink (Ned)              5.12
8 Peter van Nieuwenhuizen (Ned)       5.18
9 Jorn Prinsen (Ned)                  5.46
10 Bas Carpay (Ned)                   6.19
11 Harry Engelsman (Ned)              6.26
12 Arjan Leenstra (Ned)               6.45
13 Gerson Patty (Ned)                 6.53
14 Jan Dekker (Ned)                   7.10
15 Christian van Wamelen (Ned)        7.13
16 Wieger M. van der Wier (Ned)       7.52
17 John Hommes (Ned)                  8.19
18 Stijn Muselaers (Ned)              8.40
19 Vincent van Dijk (Ned)                 
20 Mike Rozema (Ned)                  8.42
21 Joost van Gorkum (Ned)             9.24
22 Erik Roelfsema (Ned)               9.56
23 Jeroen Wessel (Ned)               10.26
24 John Nieboer (Ned)                10.34
25 Steven Sloof (Ned)                10.42
26 Thijs van Hest (Ned)              10.54
27 Luuk Belga (Ned)                  11.51
28 Jan Zwiers (Ned)                  12.07
29 Maarten ten Berge (Ned)           12.16
30 Raymond Dover (Ned)               12.42
31 Marco van den Berg (Ned)          13.19
32 Jeroen Docter (Ned)               13.32
33 Willem Blaauw (Ned)               13.43
34 Ido Jansen (Ned)                  13.55
35 Roy Krikken (Ned)                 14.53
36 Rob van den Brink (Ned)           15.00
37 Ruud Bosscha (Ned)                15.03
38 Egbert Schuitema (Ned)            15.09
39 Gerrit Oosterhuis (Ned)           15.13
40 Gerard van der Scheer (Ned)            
41 Richard Jonker (Ned)              15.20
42 Joost Sluiter (Ned)               15.27
43 J. Knip (Ned)                     15.29
44 Melvin Witteveen (Ned)            15.58
45 Rutger Stelma (Ned)               17.11
46 Jos van den Brink (Ned)           17.20
47 Dimitri Lafleur (Ned)             18.14
48 Rense Veenstra (Ned)              18.42
49 Alle Heida (Ned)                  19.12
50 Erwin van Dellen (Ned)            19.20
51 Jeroen de Jong Posthumus (Ned)    19.35
52 Wilco de Roos (Ned)               19.54
53 Frits Aalbers (Ned)               20.07
54 Vincent Lentjes (Ned)             20.16
55 Kristian Puttenstein (Ned)        21.09
56 Ronald Puttenstein (Ned)               
57 Martijn Veldink (Ned)             21.29
58 Marco Zomer (Ned)                 21.41
59 Egbert Hendriksen (Ned)           21.42
60 Dennis van Klaveren (Ned)         21.50
61 Arjan Weiden (Ned)                22.14
62 Tonnie Schoonman (Ned)            22.15
63 Gerrit Oosterhuis (Ned)           22.36
64 Herman Warmink (Ned)              22.39
65 Kees van Aken (Ned)               22.42
66 Harm-Jan Kok (Ned)                23.12
67 Guus Hofman (Ned)                 28.09
68 Daniel Guichelaar (Ned)           28.11
69 Jorgen Brok (Ned)                 28.41
70 Rik van Dijken (Ned)              29.37
71 Jan Springer (Ned)                29.39
72 Johan Buurmeijer (Ned)            29.50
73 Co Lambert (Ned)                  30.33
74 Henk Moorlag (Ned)                31.56
75 Henk de Vries (Ned)               34.23
76 S.J. van den Brink (Ned)          34.48
77 Gerard Procee (Ned)               37.02
78 Jacob Olthof (Ned)                40.17
79 Mark van Harmelen (Ned)           46.12
80 Gerard Mensen (Ned)               48.33
81 Gert Aalbers (Ned)                50.52
82 Reint-Jan Vegter (Ned)          1.04.13
DNF Benny Ridder (Ned)                    
DNF Guus Gerrits (Ned)                    
DNF Ron Wijkel (Ned)                      
DNF Henk Woldhuis (Ned)                   
DNF Niels Geise (Ned)                     
DNF Robert Meijer (Ned)