49th Omploop der Kempen, Cat 1.5

Netherlands, May 11, 1997

Kemna does it again

For the second weekend in a row, Rudi Kemna of the Giant Bikes-Lowik Meubelen-P&O Trans European cycling team has won a race in the Dutch Top Competition. In the last meters he counterd a attack from Johan Bruinsma and Wilco Zuyderwijk. The race took place under bad weather conditions. For Kemna it was the 4th victory of the season.

Race Distance - 200 kms:

 1. Rudi Kemna (Ned) Giant-Lowik-P&O		4.39.40
 2. Wilco Zuyderwijk (Ned) van VLiet-Weba
 3. Johan Bruinsma (Ned) Rabobank
 4. Malcolm Elliot (GB) Commtell Data
 5. Tom Cordes (Ned) Top Team Tegeltoko
 6. Mario Gutte (Ned) Piels-Timmers-Baderie
 7. Oleg Pankov (Ned) RDM-ASFRA
 8. Peter Rinkel (Ned) Agu-Abis-Koga-Cordo
 9. Tim Lenaerts (Bel) Collstrop
10. Remco van de Ven (Ned) AGU-Abis-Koga-Cordo

Women - 50 kms

 1. Velthuis (Wageningen) 50 km in 1.24.15
 2. Van Moorsel (Rotterdam)
 3. Vermast (Amstelveen)

Men's Top Competition Teams after 6 races

 1. AGU 			434
 2. Rabobank 			349
 3. Giant Lewik 		339
 4. De Jonge Renner 		326
 5. Tegeltoko 			319