Maastricht Criterium

Netherlands, August 4, 1999

1998 Results     Past Winners

Brief:

The 15th edition of the Maastricht Criterium has not been able to get a really strong field. No top podium finishers from the Tour. Just yesterday (Tuesday) the one of the best Limburg riders Max van Heeswijk finally agreed on terms with the organisers. But so what! It has been very warm in the region of the last week - the Dutch have an official measure of a heatwave - the "hittegolf" - 5 consecutive days over 25 Celsius including 3 days above 30. In Australia it is called spring!

The parcours winds around the inner streets of Maastricht first turning left into Bredestraat, through Onze Lieve Plein, left into Het Bat and along the Maas via Kesselkade and Hoenderstraat, before circling the Market Square and the old city building, left then right into the Grote Gracht, then left, up the only minor rise and back along the Vrijthof to the finish line.

Maastricht, 40 laps for 80 kms:

 1. Ludo Dierckxens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin
 2. Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank
 3. Johan Capiot (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites 		0.10

Complete Starting List

Rabobank

1. Patrick Jonker (Aus)
2. Marc Lotz (Bel)
3. Robby McEwen (Aus)
4. Karsten Kroon (Bel)

TVM-Farm Frites

5. Johan Capiot (Bel)
6. Martin van Steen (Bel)
7. Miquel van Kessel (Bel)
8. Pieter Vries (Bel)

Batavus-Bankgiroloterij

 9. John Talen (Bel)
10. Maarten Nijland (Bel)
11. Johan Bruinsma (Bel)

Axa

12. John den Braber (Ned)
13. Anthony Theus (Bel)
14. Angelo van Melis (Bel)
15. Robert Regeling (Bel)
16. Danny Stam (Bel)
17. Rob Slippens (Bel)

VKS-Empella

18. Wim de Vos (Bel)

Team Cologne

19. Jans Koerts (Ned)
20. Michael van der Wolf (Ned)

Lotto-Mobistar

21. Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel)
22. Mario Aerts (Bel)
23. Rick Verbrugghe (Bel)

Lampre-Daikin

24. Ludo Dierckxens (Bel)
25. Johan Verstrepen (Bel)

Team Smartalk

26. Harm Jansen (Ned)
27. Pelle Kil (Ned)

Tönissteiner-Colnago

28. Kees Hopmans (Ned)
29. Michael van Haecke (Bel)

Team Nürnberger

30. Jan Hordijk (Ned)
31. Dirk Ronellenfitsch (Ger)

Spar-RDM

33. Michael Cornelisse (Ned)
34. Berry Hoedemakers (Ned)

Mapei-Quick Step

40. Max van Heeswijk

Individuals

35. John Troisfontaine (Ned)
36. Danny Sijen (Ned)
37. Freddy Troost (Ned)
38. Arno van Zandbeek (Ned)
39. Roger van de Borgh (Ned)

Past Winners

1985:

 1. Joop Zoetemelk (Ned)
 2. Ad Wijnands (Ned)
 3. Johan Lammerts (Ned)

1986:

 1. Jelle Nijdam (Ned)
 2. Gerard Veldscholten (Ned)
 3. Nico Verhoeven (Ned)

1987:

 1. Wim Arras (Bel)
 2. Jean Paul van Poppel (Ned)
 3. Jan Nevens (Bel)

1988:

 1. Mathieu Hermans (Ned)
 2. Gerrit Solleveld (Ned)
 3. Peter Harings (Ned)

1989:

 1. Theo de Rooy (Ned)
 2. Nico Verhoeven (Ned)
 3. Maarten Ducrot (Ned)

1990:

 1. Ad Wijnands (Ned)
 2. Henri Manders (Ned)
 3. Gerrit Solleveld (Ned)

1991:

 1. P. Stevenhaagen (Ned)
 2. Frans Maassen (Ned)
 3. Danny Nelissen (Ned)

1992:

 1. Frans Maassen (Ned)
 2. Claudio Chiapucci (Ita)
 3. Danny Nelissen (Ned)

1993:

 1. Ad Wijnands (Ned)
 2. Wilfried Nelissen (Bel)
 3. Peter Stroucker (Ned)

1994:

 1. Wilfried Nelissen (Ned)
 2. Johan Capiot (Bel)
 3. Raymond Meijs (Ned)

1995:

 1. Adri van der Poel (Ned)
 2. Erik Dekker (Ned)
 3. Raymond Meys (Ned)

1996:

 1. Danny Nelissen (Ned)
 2. Patrick Jonker (Aus)
 3. Raymond Meijs (Ned)

1997:

 1. Erik Zabel (Ger)
 2. Danny Nelissen (Ned)
 3. Wim de Vries (Ned)

1998:
 
 1. Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank
 2. Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Crédit Agricole
 3. Sergie Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites