Eurode Omloop - 1.5

Netherlands, August 13, 2000

1999 Results    Past Winners

Hoedemakers in the heat

Today's 1.5 UCI race in the South of The Netherlands (and a part of Germany) was agony for most of the riders, as the temperature rose to 32 degrees C and only 26 of the 120 starters passed the finish line. [perfect conditions in my opinion ;-) - Jeff]

In the first lap (14 kilometers, 12 times) it was Marc Chanoine (Bel) from Team Tönissteiner who did most of the work. Also Corey Sweet (Australia), Berry Hoedemakers (Ned), Roger Hammond (Eng) and with moderation Rudi Kemna (Ned) managed a great effort today.

The "tête de la course" was formed by Sweet, Hoedemakers, Hammond and Kemna. Hammond did most of the job followed by Hoedemakers en Sweet. The sly Kemna did nothing and speculated on his strongest weapon, the sprint. With 3'20 to go on the last lap they started looking at each other, but when Berry Hoedemakers left the group at the Hambosweg, the others did not follow him. A spectacular pursuit by Marc Chanoine, who had been ill for several months this year, almost succeeded but in the last kilometre he could not catch them.

Results - 170 km

1 Berry Hoedemakers (Ned) Spar-Oki                4.16.29 (39.77 km/h)
2 Rudi Kemna (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus           0.10
3 Roger Hammond (GBr) Collstrop                      0.12
4 Corey Sweet (Aus) Hohenfelder-Concorde             0.18
5 Marc Chanoine (Bel) Tönissteiner-Landbouwkrediet   0.25
6 Davy Delme (Bel) Tönissteiner-Landbouwkrediet      1.38
7 Geert Omloop (Bel) Collstrop
8 Arthur Farenhout (Ned) Spar-Oki
9 Mark Vlijm (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs                 2.52
10 Donatus Virbickas (Ltu) Collstrop
11 Mark Ter Schure (Ned) Axa Cycling Team
12 Lars Teutenberg (Ger) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
13 Tim Hiemstra (Ned)
14 Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko       3.01
15 Rick Van Der Kroon                                6.52
16 Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
17 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs
18 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus       7.32
19 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank Amateurs
20 Thijs Volker (Ned)
21 Thorwald Venenberg (Ned)
22 S.Parinussa (Ned)
23 Frank van Dulmen (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko
24 Arno Bouten (Ned) Piels-Gazelle                   7.37
25 Edwin Dunning (Ned) Axa Cycling Team              8.05
26 Ewoud Van Der Kooij (Ned)

Finishers: 26
Starters: 120

Complete results courtesy of Koos 't Hart
Report courtesy of Patrick Janssen

Past Winners

1995:

 1. Danny Nelissen (Ned) Elite/Amateur            156 kms in 3.57.38
 2. Aart Vierhouten (Ned)  
 3. Wilco Zuyderwijk (Ned)                                      s.t.

1996:

 1. Marcel Van der Vliet (Ned) Elite/Amateur      180 kms in 4.27.16
 2. Stefan Van Dijck (Ned) 
 3. Danny Stam (Ned)                                            s.t.

1997:

 1. Patrick Köhler (Ger) Team Nürnberger          180 kms in 4.11.16
 2. Godert De Leeuw (Ned) Foreldoradao Golff
 3. Mikael Kyneb (Den) PSV Cologne                              0.02

1998:

 1. Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 2. Erwin Thijs (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002
 3. John van den Akker (Ned) Elite

1999:

 1. Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002		  180 kms in 4.16.18
 2. Bekim Christensen (Den) EC Bayer			        0.45
 3. Stefan van Dijk (Ned) Rabobank

Past Winners by Mario Stiehl, Berlin