Dutch National Road Championships

Meerssen/Lange Raarberg, July 4-5, 1998

Past Winners     Women     Espoirs     Elite

Brief

The Dutch National Championships are held at Meerssen in Limburg just north of Maastricht. On Saturday, the neo-Amateurs (Under 23) and the women race. Tomorrow it is the open race for older amateurs and professionals.

According to Cees Priem, tomorrow's Dutch Championship does not have a good feeling about it. The boss of TVM says that there will be too many riders wearing Rabobank shirts. TVM will use only nine riders including Blijlevens, Dubbeldam, Hoffman, De Jongh, Van Kessel, Voskamp, Vries and maybe Van der Ven.

"While it reflects the current situation, it is not good for cycling. They will be so strong tomorrow that it will come down to 20 Rabobank riders against two TVM riders. Now, which team will win that contest."

The possibility of the Dutch riders (Blijlevens, Hoffmann, Knaven, Voskamp) who live in Belgium riding the Belgian Championship has been averted. The lure of World Championship positions is too strong.

Is Priem frustrated by the strength of Rabobank and its almost "national team status"? "For years, I was the only one who was giving young Dutch amateur riders the chance of a professional contract. I have nothing against Rabobank and I do not want to be seen as creating conflict between teams. It is their right to do what they want and to take a lot of money out of cycling. TVM's strategy will remain the same. I will continue to bring on young riders and we can see by their results how well things go."

Would he like the Rabo budget? "Not really. I have always been up against these great teams like Panasonic (Post), PDM (Gisbers) and Buckler (Raas). We just do our own thing. We are a real club. And so I focus on the team rather than individual riders."

Dutch Elite Road Championship, 26 laps for 230 kms:

This was the 79th open championship and the 4th for Elite with and without Contract. 

 1. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) 			     5.45.02 (40.013)
 2. Tristan Hoffman (TVM-Farm Frites) 			0.30 
 3. Leon van Bon (Rabobank) 				0.38 
 4. Max van Heeswijk (Rabobank) 			0.59 
 5. Servais Knaven (TVM-Farm Frites)
 6. Bart Voskamp (TVM-Farm Frites) 
 7. Raymond Meijs (Gerolsteiner) 
 8. Patrick Jonker (Aus-Rabobank)
 9. Aart Vierhouten (Rabobank) 
10. Maarten den Bakker (Rabobank) 			1.06 
11. Jans Koerts (Rabobank) 				6.58 
12. Koos Moerenhout (Rabobank) 				8.02 
13. Bram de Groot (Elite-Rabobank) * 			9.02 
14. Lucien de Louw (Elite-P&O-Löwik-Giant) 
15. Matthé Pronk (Elite-Rabobank) 		       13.17 
16. Paul van Schalen (Elite-P&O-Löwik-Giant)	       13.17

Taken out at 22 laps:

17. Berry Hoedemakers (Elite) 
18. Steven de Jongh 
19. John van den Akker 
20. Adrie van der Poel 
21. Remco van der Ven (Elite) 
22. Casper van der Meer (Elite) 
23. Marc Lotz 
24. Pieter Vries 
25. Dennis Heij (Elite) 
26. Bart Boom (Elite) 
27. Rik Reinerink (Elite) 
28. Maurice van Rijn (Elite) 
29. John Talen 
30. Niels van der Steen (Elite) 
31. Louis de Koning (Elite) 
32. Edwin Dunning (Elite) 
33. Tom Cordes (Elite) 
34. Bas van Hest (Elite) 
35. Kees Hopmans 
36. Ton Slippens (Elite) 
37. Frank Ackermans (Elite) 
38. Jan Boven 
39. Jan van Velzen (Elite) 
40. Bert Hiemstra 
41. Tino Haakman (Elite) 
42. Sander Hup (Elite) 
43. Marco Engels (Elite) 
44. Eric de Crom (Elite) 
45. Jan Hordijk 
46. Angelo van Melis (Elite)

Started 163 renners
Classified: 46 (23 elite without contract)
* Bram de Groot, 13th overall and Dutch Champion for Elites without Contract.
Results from Herman Harens, WielerRevue

34th Dutch Road Championship for Women, 9 laps for 87.7 kms:

 1. Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel 		     2.26.06 (36.016)
 2. Chantal Beltman 					0.03
 3. Wendie Kramp 					0.05
 4. Meike de Bruijn 					0.09
 5. Jenita Hulzebosch-Smit
 6. Mirjam Melchers 					0.12
 7. Nicole Vermast 					0.14
 8. Martine Bras
 9. Yvonne Brunen
10. Marielle van Scheppingen 				0.26
11. Elsbeth Vink 					0.37
12. Sandra Rombouts 					0.42
13. Sonja van Kuik 					1.16
14. Edith Klep 						1.21
15. Arenda Grimberg 					2.56
16. Marije Gemser 					2.59
17. Saskia Elemans 					3.51
18. Danielle Jansen 					3.57
19. Marion Borst 					4.07
20. Mirella van Melis 					4.11
21. Patricia Hermes
22. Saskia de Vries
23. Andrea Bosman 					4.14
24. Corine Dorland
25. Hester-Marieke Kroes
26. Natasja Lieftink
27. Linda van Oosten
28. Jeanet Harder
29. Janneke Vos
30. Renate van Gerwen
31. Fonny Wekema 					4.23
32. Miriam de Moel
33. Ghita Beltman
34. Irma van der Salm 					4.27
35. Christine Mos 					4.43
36. Marion van Zuilen
37. Baukje Doedee 					7.54
38. Angela van Dalen 					8.34
39. Judy van dern Berg
40. Daphne Hoeve
41. Angela van Smoorenburg
42. Jozina Olthof
43. Annemiek van Loon					8.34

4th Dutch Road Championship for Espoirs/Under-23, 20 laps for 185.6 kms:

 1. Addy Engels (Rabobank) 			     4.43.59 (39.214)
 2. Marcel Duijn (Rabobank)				0.13
 3. Mark ter Schure (P&O-Löwik-Giant)			0.19
 4. Stefan van Dijk 					1.37
 5. Michel Cerneus 					2.05
 6. Coen Boerman
 7. Jurgen de Jong
 8. Thorwald Veneberg
 9. Arthur Rutte 					2.11
10. Maurice Barendse 					2.17
11. Wopke Veenstra 					2.19
12. Jos Lucassen 					2.32
13. Mathew Hayman (Aus)
14. Karsten Kroon
15. Alain van Katwijk
16. Robin Veen
17. Remmert Wielinga
18. Arno Wallaard
19. Marijn Zeeman
20. Bart Bouma
21. Maarten Nijland
22. Gerben Löwik
23. Cees Jeurissen
24. Robert Regeling
25. Bram Schmitz
26. Wim Bos
27. Bas Peters
28. Bram Tankink
29. Jeroen Boeien
30. Ron Hoogendijk
31. Ronald Mutsaars
32. Boris Berkhout
33. Gerhard Klijnhout
34. Vincent van Rijn
35. Remon van den Hout
36. Kasper Nijkamp
37. Martijn Kromdijk 					2.48
38. Jelle Mul
39. Bob Nuy
40. Bart Marien 					2.52
41. Maarten Tjallingii
42. Benny Helmers
43. Arjan Ribbers
44. Tom Hoedemakers
45. Tjitte den Hoedt
46. Aike Visbeek
47. Ron Jacobs
48. Bjorn Vonk 						3.14
49. Bram de Waard 					3.25
50. Ronald Engels 					4.05
51. Berco van Gool 					4.06
52. Aldo Klomp 						4.16
53. Pascal Hermes 					4.44
54. Andre van de Reep 					5.21
55. Rick van den Kroon 					6.55
56. Tim Hiemstra
57. Patrick Claessens 					7.37
58. Arjan van Haaften
59. Tim Heemskerk 					8.58

Past Professional Road Winners

1920	Frits Wiersma
1921	Jorinus van de Wiel
1922	Herman Nankman
1923	Piet Ikelaar
1924	Piet Ikelaar
1925	Jorinus van de Wiel
1926	Klaas Van Nek
1927	Joep Franssen
1928	Hans Bockom
1929	Hans Bockom
1930	Adriaan Braspennincx
1931	Cesar Bogaert
1932	Marinus Valentijn
1933	Thijs van Oers
1934	Cesar Bogaert
1935	Marinus Valentijn
1936	Kees Pellenaars
1937	John Braspennincx
1938	Theo Middelkamp
1939	Janus Hellemans
1940	Louis Motke
1941	Louis Motke
1942	John Braspennincx
1943	Theo Middelkamp
1944	Gerrit Schulte
1945	Theo Middelkamp
1946	Bouk Schellingerhoudt
1947	Sjefke Jansen
1948	Gerrit Schulte
1949	Sjefke Jansen
1950	Gerrit Schulte
1951	Hans Dekkers
1952	Hans Dekkers
1953	Gerrit Schulte
1954	Adri Voorting
1955	Thijs Roks
1956	Wim Van Est
1957	Wim Van Est
1958	Sjef Lahaye
1959	Piet Damen
1960	Bas Maliepaard
1961	Bas Maliepaard
1962	Ab Geldermans
1963	Peter Post
1964	Jo De Roo
1965	Jo De Roo
1966	Gerben Karstens
1967	Eef Dolman
1968	Eef Dolman
1969	Jacques Frijters
1970	Peter Kisner
1971	Joop Zootemelk
1972	Tino Tabak
1973	Joop Zootemelk
1974	Cees Priem
1975	Hennie Kuiper
1976	Jan Raas
1977	Fedor Den Hertog
1978	Henk Lubberding
1979	Henk Lubberding
1980	Johan van der Velde
1981	Jacques Hannegraf
1982	Johan van der Velde
1983	Jan Raas
1984	Jan Raas
1985	Jacques Hannegraf
1986	Jos Lammertink
1987	Adri van der Poel
1988	Peter Pieters
1989	Frans Maassen
1990	Peter Winnen
1991	Steven Rooks
1992	Tristan Hoffman
1993	Erik Breukink
1994	Steven Rooks
1995	Servais Knaven
1996	Martin Den Bakker
1997	Michael Boogerd