Draai van de Kaai - NERoosendaal, Netherlands, July 31, 2000Preview Start List Men Women U23 Juniors Past Winners MenThere were around 40.000 spectators in Roosendaal who paid 20 Guilders for their ticket (about $US 10). The professionals raced 36 laps of the circuit for 100 kilometres in total. The first attacks were made by Richard Virenque, Santiago Botero and Servais Knaven (who became a father last Saturday). However, nobody escaped for long. For much of the race, Leon van Bon was the last man in the peloton. This all changed with 7 laps to go when Van Bon attacked. After a couple of laps in front, the situation was 1 Van Bon, 2 Botero, 3 peloton. However, Virenque attacked from the peloton with Knaven, chasing the two leaders. With one to go, it was Botero, Virenque, Van Bon, and Knaven, but Virenque took the race after a strong jump. Richard Virenque, who receoved 35,000 guilders start money was happy about the enthusiastic audience. He only starts in one criterium in Holland this year, his second ever. Michael Boogerd was in Roosendaal as a spectator. "I wanted to start, but I have to wait for a few days. I'll try to start in the Tour of Pijnacker next Saturday." Results - 100 km (36 laps)1 Richard Virenque (Fra) Polti 2.16.12 2 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Rabobank 3 Santiago Botero (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca 4 Servais Knaven (Ned) Farm Frites 5 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 6 Kurt Van Der Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 7 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 8 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites 9 Kees Hopmans (Ned) Tönissteiner-Landbouwkrediet 10 Marcel Duijn (Ned) Rabobank 11 Raymond Meijs (Ned) Team Cologne 12 Danny Stam (Ned) Axa Cycling Team 13 John Talen (Ned) Spar-Oki 14 Michel Cornelisse (Ned) Spar-Oki 15 Barry Hoedemakers (Ned) Spar-Oki 16 Paul Van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 17 Davy Dubbeldam (Ned) Axa Cycling Team 18 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Team Cologne 19 Jos Lucassen (Ned) Team Cologne 20 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank 21 Mark Ter Schure (Ned) Axa Cycling Team 22 Danny Daelman (Bel) Spar-Oki 23 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank 24 Björn Cornelissen (Ned) Tönissteiner-Landbouwkrediet 25 Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus 26 Gerben De Knegt 27 Pieter Vries (Ned) Farm Frites 28 Sandro Bijnen (Ned) Axa Cycling Team 29 Tom Hoedemakers (Ned) Spar-Oki 30 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank WomenIn just the first kilometer, a lot of riders were involved in a big fall, but no 'big names' came down. However, Chantal Polansky (22, South Africa) broke her pinky finger. In the local hospital they put her hand in plaster. "I hope I can go to Sydney. I was in a very good shape in the last few weeks and have still one selection race for the South african team for the Olympics," she said afterward. After two laps there were several parts (of the peloton) on the parcours, and it was very fast. There were two leaders: Elsbeth Vink and Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel. In no time at all, they had more than 1 minute. The peloton lost more and more time, and there were no chances for the champions: Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger), Susanne Ljungskog (Swe), Mirjam Melchers (Ned), Evy van Damme (Bel) and Rikke Sandhoj Olsen (Den). In the last lap Leontien van Moorsel attacked Elsbeth Vink and won with 22 seconds to spare. Results - 60 km (22 laps)1 Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol 1.41.13 2 Elsbeth Vink (Ned) National Team 0.22 3 Andrea Bosman (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol 4 Susanne Ljungskog (Swe) Farm Frites-Hartol 5 Miriam Melchers (Ned) Dutch National Team 6 Sissy Van As (Ned) Roosendaal 7 Joyce Van Den Nulft (Ned) Sponser 8 Cindy Pieters (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002-Ladies Team 9 Angela Hillenga (Ned) Finsterwolde 10 Evy Van Damme (Bel) Vlaanderen 2002-Ladies Team 11 Rikke Sandhoj Olsen (Den) Farm Frites-Hartol 12 Ester Van Der Helm (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol 13 Marielle Van Scheppingen (Ned) Dutch National Team 14 Sandra Rombouts (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 15 Anouska Van Der Zee (Ned) Farm Frites-Hartol 16 Baukje Doedee (Ned) Driewegen 17 Ita Kryjanowskaja (Rus) 18 Daphne Hoeve (Ned) Westland Wil Vooruit 19 Janneke Vos (Ned) Ondernemers van Nature 20 Chantal Beltman (Ned) Dutch National Team Espoirs (neo-amateurs) - 80 km (30 laps)1 Fulco Van Gulik (Ned) Löwik Meubelen-Tegeltoko 2 Wally Buurstede (Ned) Piels-Gazelle 3 Francois Franse (Ned) 4 Stefan Van Endschot (Ned) 5 Daniel Van Elven (Ned) MGI Fietsen 6 Theo Akkermans (Ned) RTC Groenewoud 7 Wilfried Bastiaanse (Ned) MGI Fietsen 8 Ruud Zijlmans (Ned) 9 Klas Johansson (Swe) 10 Lex Nederlof (Ned) RTC Groenewoud 11 Rinse Van Etten (Ned) RWV De Spartaan 12 Jurgen De Jong (Ned) MGI Fietsen 13 Camiel Van De Bergh 14 Marc Blok (Ned) 15 Michel Duinmayer (Ned) 16 Bart Marien (Ned) 17 Warner Boekhout (Ned) 18 Hein Zwinkels (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba 19 Gerhard Klijnhout 20 Wim Oldenburg (Ned) 21 Edward Farenhout (Ned) Van Vliet-Weba 22 Eric Westerbeek (Ned) 23 Ton Griep (Ned) 24 Rene Kroes (Ned) RTVZ Zwolle 25 Jean-Pierre Verstraten (Ned) Piels-Gazelle 26 Ronald Roos (Ned) RWV De Spartaan 27 Robert Jongenelen (Ned) 28 Marvin Van Der Pluin (Ned) 29 Martijn Kromdijk (Ned) 30 Werner Van Zimmeren (Ned) Juniors - 60 km (22 laps)1 Joh Sulkers (Ned) 2 Edwin Kompier (Ned) 3 Arne Dix (Ned) 4 Jacky van Ast (Ned) 5 Erik Verboven (Ned) 6 Kristof de Zutter (Bel) 7 Dirk Jan Molenaar (Ned 8 Rene van Oord (Ned 9 Nico Ringelberg (Ned 10 Giovanni Bruneel (Bel) 11 Diederik Veerman (Ned 12 Youri Dijkxhoorn (Ned 13 Tony Goossen (Bel) 14 Robbie Wolff (Ned 15 Phillip Copmans (Bel) 16 Wesley Decru (Bel) 17 Nick Riddy (Ned 18 Michael Klop (Ned 19 Cedric Maertens (Bel) 20 Joel Dieleman (Ned PreviewAlthough not a UCI event with points, the Dutch criterium, "Draai van de Kaai" is still a big occasion for the cycling mad Netherlands people. The starting list for the men is studded with international stars - Van Bon, Boogerd, Botero, Virenque, Dekker to name but a few. Who will the win be given to? We'll have a full report on the race later. Similarly, the women's field is very strong, containing the likes of Dutch champ, Mirjam Melchers, Leontien Van Moorsel, Hanka Kupfernagel, Chantal Beltman, Sissy van Alebeek, and Spanish champion Rosa Soba Bravo. Start ListMen 1. Leon van Bon 2. Michael Boogerd 3. Erik Dekker 4. Richard Virenque 5. Santiago Botero 6. Bram de Groot 7. Gerben de Knegt 8. Marc Lotz 9. Mario Aerts 10. Serge Baguet 11. Sebastian Demarbaix 12. Paul van Hyfte 13. Thierry Marichal 14. Rik Verbrugghe 15. Geert Verheyen 16. Kurt van de Wouwer 17. Sandro Bijnen 18. John den Braber 19. Patric Claessens 20. Davy Dubbeldam 21. Edwin Dunning 22. Arjan de Heer 23. Joost Legtenberg 24. Marcel Luppes 25. Angelo van Melis 26. Mark ter Schure 27. Robert Slippens 28. Danny Stam 29. Anthony Theus 30. Jan Boven 31. Bart Voskamp 32. Marcel Duijn 33. Servais Knaven 34. Jans Koerts 35. Koos Moerenhout 36. Martin van Steen 37. Remco van der Ven 38. Pieter Vries 39. Michel Cornelisse 40. Danny Daelman 41. Arthur Farenhout 42. Berry Hoedemakers 43. Tommy Hoedemakers 44. Andy de Smet 45. John Talen 46. Koen van de Velde 47. Stefan van Dijk 48. Bert Hiemstra 49. Jos Lucassen 50. Raymond Meijs 51. Miguel van de Wolf 52. Wim van de Meulenhof 53. Paul van Schalen 54. Kees Hopmans 55. Bjorn Cornelissen 56. Gretienus Gommers 57. Wilfred Veldkamp 58. Max van Heeswijk Women 00. Miriam Melchers (Dutch champion) 01. Sissy van Alebeek, Rotterdam 02. Susanne van As, Roosendaal 03. Cindy Bauwens (Bel) 04. Marion Bax, Bavel 05. Christel van Beek, De Wilp 06. Marlon Beekman, Nijverdal 07. Daniëlle Bekkering, Den Ham 08. Véronique Belleter (Bel) 09. Chantal Beltman, Slagharen 10. Elly van Boxmeer, Erp 11. Daphny van de Brand 12. Yvonne Brunen 13. Meike de Bruijn 14. Conny Cyprus (Ger) 15. Angela van Dalen, Bergen op Zoom 16. Ruth de Meyer (Bel) 17. Mirjam Dieman, Wageningen 18. Baukje Doedeé, Driewegen 19. Valentina Gerassimora (Rus) 20. Arenda Grimberg, Almelo 21. Sabine Gruters, Schijndel 22. Areke Hassink, Zieuwent 23. Esther van der Helm, Moordrecht 24. Patricia Hermes, Liempde 25. Angela Hillenga, Finsterwolde 26. Daphne Hoeve, Tilburg 27. Angeliena Huis, Halsteren 28. Katja Karstedt (Ger) 29. Ingrid Kelderhuis, Soest 30. Inge Klep, Etten-Leur 31. Wendie Kramp, Klaaswaal 32. Ita Kryjanowskaja (Rus) 33. Hanka Kupfernagel (Ger) 34. Lory Laroy (Bel) 35. Madeleine Lindberg 36. Francis Linthorst, Amsterdam 37. Cindy van Loon, Dongen 38. Natasja van Loon, Dongen 39. Rosalinde Meijer, Den Haag 40. Sandra Missbach (Ger) 41. Daniëlla Moonen, Voerendaal 42. Natalie van der Nat, Capelle a/d Yssel 43. Joyce van de Nulft, Spijkenisse 44. Rikke Sandhoy Olsen (Den) 45. Marissa Oosterlee, Valkenburg 46. Cindy Pieters (Bel) 47. Sandra Rombouts, Rijsbergen 48. Ellen de Roover, Chaam 49. Mariëlle van Scheppingen, Uithoorn 50. Afke Sijn, Wognum 51. Marieke Verhoeven 52. Elsbeth Vink, Wijn en Aalburg 53. Vanie Vonckx (Bel) 54. Heidi van de Vijver (Bel) 55. Monica de Waal, Gouda 56. Ellen de Weert, Lepelstraat 57. Anouska van der Zee, Rotterdam 58. Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel, Rotterdam 59. Marit Kamp 60. Chantal Polanski (SAF) 61. Evy van Damme (Belgian champion) 62. Rosa Soba Bravo (Spanish champion) Past winners1980 Bert Oosterbosch (Ned) 1981 Gerrie Knetemann (Ned) 1982 Adrie van Houwelingen (Ned) 1983 Frans Pirard (Ned) 1984 Adrie van der Poel (Ned) 1985 Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 1986 Johan van de Velde (Ned) 1987 Jos Lammertink (Ned) 1988 Steven Rooks (Ned) 1989 Phil Anderson (Aus) 1990 Erik Breukink (Ned) 1991 Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) 1992 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) 1993 Mario Cipollini (Ita) 1994 Djamolidin Abdujaparov 1995 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) 1996 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) 1997 Erik Zabel (Ger) 1998 Marco Pantani (Ita) 1999 Lance Armstrong (USA) |