39th Ronde van Drenthe - Cat. 1.4

Netherlands, April 1, 2000

1999 results    Past winners

De Smet in bunch sprint

Belgian Andy de Smet won the Ronde van Drenthe, the second race in the Dutch Topcompetitie. He won the 200 kilometre race in a large group sprint - 68 riders were at the finish in Hoogeveen.

Results - 200.4 km

1. Andy De Smet (Bel) Spar-Oki				 4.54.18 (40.856 km/h)
2. Berry Hoedemakers (Ned) Spar-Oki
3. John Den Braber (Ned) Axa Cycling Team
4. Rudi Kemna (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
5. Michel Vanhaecke (Bel) Tönissteiner-Landbouwkrediet
6. Gerben Löwik (Ned) Farm Frites
7. Wilco Zuijderwijk (Ned) Van Vliet - Weba
8. Mark Vlijm (Ned) Rabobank
9. Sandro Bijnen (Ned) Axa Cycling Team
10. Stefan Adamsson (Swe) Team Crescent Sweden
11. Sören Petersen (Den) Cologne
12. Michel Stobbelaar (Ned) Van Vliet - Weba
13. Tim Hiemstra (Ned) Giant
14. Peep Mikli (Est)
15. Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx
16. Tom Cordes (Ned) Piels-Gazelle-Fina 
17. Matthew Bernard Yates (Nzl) Wielergroep Beveren 2000
18. Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank
19. Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Team Nürnberger
20. Michael Van Der Wolf (Ned) Cologne
21. Lars Teutenberg (Ger) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
22. Björn Cornelissen (Ned) Tönissteiner-Landbouwkrediet
23. Martin Van Steen (Ned) Farm Frites
24. Nicki Sorensen (Den) Fakta
25. Davy Daniels (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx
26. Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank
27. Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
28. Marco Bos (Ned) Giant
29. Michel Cerneus (Ned) Giant
30. Jakob Gram Nielsen (Den) Fakta
31. Rik Pieters (Ned) Giant
32. Marc Patry (Bel) Mapei
33. Hans Dekkers (Ned) Rabobank
34. Julien Smink (Ned) MGI Fietsen
35. Joost Legtenberg (Ned) Team AXA
36. Hielke Boersma (Ned) MGI Fietsen
37. John Talen (Ned) Spar-Oki
38. Miquel van Kessel (Ned) Farm Frites - Eycken
39. Steven Kleynen (Bel) Farm Frites - Eycken
40. Jan Schilder (Ned) MGI Fietsen
41. Mark ter Schure (Ned) Team AXA
42. Tobias Lergard (Swe) Team Crescent
43. Angelo van Melis (Ned) Team AXA
44. Daniel van Elven (Ned) MGI Fietsen
45. Arno Bouten (Ned) Piels-Gazelle-Fina 
46. Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Cologne
47. Bart Heirewegh (Bel) Spar-Oki
48. Stijn Westrijk (Ned) Rabobank
49. Tom Hoedemakers (Ned) Spar-Oki
50. Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank
51. Rik Reinerink (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
52. Wim Omloop (Bel) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
53. Marcel Luppes (Ned) Team AXA
54. Jimmi Madsen (Den) Bornholm
55. Pieter Weenig (Ned) Rabobank
56. Eric de Crom (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba
57. Ratmond Meijs (Ned) Cologne
58. Pieter Vries (Ned) Farm Frites-Eycken
59. Michael Schlickau (Ger) Cologne
60. Cees Jeurissen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
61. Richard Faltus (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ
62. Henrik Simper (Den) Bornholm
63. Danny Jonasson (Den) Fakta
64. Gennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Farm Frites-Eycken
65. Jonas Lungblad (Swe) Team Crescent
66. Stijn de Schoenmaker (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx
67. Steven De Neef (Bel) Flanders-Prefetex
68. Bjorn Glasner (Ger) Cologne
69. Jan van Velzen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus		0.24
70. Dennis Heij (Ned) MGI Fietsen 
71. Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx
72. Marc Chanoine (Bel) Tönissteiner-Landbouwkrediet
73. Scott Guyton (NZl) Flanders-Prefetex
74. Arthur Farenhout (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba			0.33
75. Edwin Dunning (Ned) Team AXA				0.36
76. Jehudi Schoonacker (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002-Eddy Merckx	1.22
77. Stefan van Dijk (Ned) Cologne				2.24
78. Harko Kievit (Ned) Piels-Gazelle-Fina 
79. Thorsten Wilhelms (Ger) Team Nürnberger			5.40

Starters: 148
Finishers: 79

Topcompetitie standings after two rounds:

1. Andy De Smet (Bel) Spar-Oki				100 
1. John Talen (Ned) Spar-Oki				100
3. Berry Hoedemakers (Ned) Spar-Oki		 	 70
3. Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus	 70  
5. John Den Braber (Ned) Axa Cycling Team        	 66  

Teams:

1. Bankgiroloterij 					 26 pts
2. AXA 				 			 22
3. Van Vliet Weba 					 19 

Thanks to Bert Geerts for the results

Past Winners

1998 Remco van der Ven (Ned) AGU Sport Team
1999 Jans Koerts (Ned) Team Cologne