Afscheidswedstrijd Adri Van Der Poel - Cat. 3

Hoogerheide, Netherlands, February 20, 2000

World Champion, Richard Groenendaal has won the farewell race for Adri van der Poel in Adri's hometown of Hoogerheide in the Netherlands. The Dutch veteran led for most of the race, but lost it in the final sprint.

An audience of between 15,000 and 20,000 were in Hoogerheide to watch Van der Poel in his final race. After the race he hung his bike in the tree in front of the town hall, before receiving a Royal decoration: Ridder in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (Knight of the Order of the Orange Nassau).

Results:

 1. Richard Groenendaal (Ned)
 2. Sven Nijs (Bel)
 3. Adrie van der Poel (Ned)
 4. Arne Daelmans (Bel)
 5. Bart Wellens (Bel)
 6. Daniele Pontoni (Ita)
 7. Gerben De Knegt (Ned)
 8. Ben Berden (Bel)
 9. Davy Commeyne (Bel)
10. Sven van Thourenhout (Bel)