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34th Hel van het Mergelland - 1.1
Netherlands, April 7, 2007
2006 Results Results Past winners
Photography
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Images by Yoni Peeters /www.CyclingPictures.be
- A meeting of minds: Aussies Will Walker (Rabobank) and Robbie McEwen (Predictor-Lotto)
- The peloton relax before the race gets going.
- DFL-Cyclingnews lead the early break.
- The main two-man break of the day.
- Nico Sijmens (Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner) wins the 34th Hel van het Mergelland.
- Sijmens on the podium.
- A shiny trophy for the winner.
- The podium (l-r): Sergey Lagutin (Navigators), Nico Sijmens (Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner) and Niki Terpstra (Team Milram)
Images by Nikki & Brian O'Connor
- A young CSC rider suffering in the peloton.
- The DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed team car whizzes past.
- Robbie McEwen (Predictor-Lotto) has been ill recently but made an appearance in Holland today.
- The professional photogs don't seem too enthused by today's race.
- Nico Sijmens (Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner) takes the win.
- Sergey Lagutin (Navigators) crosses the line for second.
- Niki Terpstra (Team Milram) completes the podium.
- Terpstra interviewed after the race.
- The podium (l-r): Lagutin (2nd), Sijmens (1st) and Terpstra (3rd).
Results - 187.5 km
1 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner 4.46.02 (39.331 km/h) 2 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 0.01 3 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 4 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Predictor - Lotto 0.03 5 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Regiostrom - Senges 0.05 6 Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Predictor - Lotto 0.07 7 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 8 Jean-Paul Simon (Bel) Babes Only - Villapark Langemeer - Flanders 9 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen 10 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 11 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank 0.09 12 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano 0.10 13 Chris-Anker Sorensen (Den) Team CSC 1.38 14 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank 2.50 15 Janek Tombak (Est) Jartazi Promo Fashion 16 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen 17 Jens Renders (Bel) Palmans Collstrop 18 Piet Rooyakkers (Ned) Skil - Shimano 19 Geert Steurs (Bel) Predictor - Lotto 20 Roy Curvers (Ned) Time - Van Hemert 21 Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Advocaten 22 Dennis Smit (Ned) Ubbink - Syntec Cycling Team 23 Erik Hoffmann (Nam) Team 3C - Gruppe Lamonta 24 Dennis Luyt (Ned) B&E Koopmans Cycling Team 25 Jos Pronk (Ned) Time - Van Hemert 26 Maarten De Jonge (Ned) Time - Van Hemert 27 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram 28 Paidi O'brien (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly 29 Elnathan Heizmann (Ger) Team 3C - Gruppe Lamonta 30 Holger Sievers (Ger) Team 3C - Gruppe Lamonta 31 Paul Martens (Ger) Skil - Shimano 32 Rikke Dijkxhoorn (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Advocaten 33 Serge Pauwels (Ned) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen 34 Hans Bloks (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels 35 Anders Lund (Nor) Team Sparebanken Vest 36 Reinier Honig (Ned) Fondas-P3Transfer Team 37 Folkert De Haan (Ned) Ubbink - Syntec Cycling Team 38 Yvo Kusters (Ned) Time - Van Hemert 39 Ger Soepenberg (Ned) Fondas-P3Transfer Team 40 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Predictor - Lotto 41 Marcel Beima (Ned) Time - Van Hemert 42 Wouter Mol (Ned) Fondas-P3Transfer Team 43 Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 44 Sören Nissen (Den) Continental Cycling Team Differdange 45 Sander Oostlander (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen 46 Clement Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil - Shimano 47 Norbert Poels (Ned) Fondas-P3Transfer Team 48 Michael Wolf (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 49 Klaas De Gruyter (Bel) Palmans Collstrop 50 Morten Knudsten (Den) Continental Cycling Team Differdange 51 Malaya Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Regiostrom - Senges 52 Egon Van Kessel (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Advocaten 53 Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen 54 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor - Lotto 55 Bart Vanheule (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen 56 Frederik Penne (Bel) Palmans Collstrop 57 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Predictor - Lotto 58 Dmitry Kozontchuck (Rus) Rabobank 59 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram 3.00 60 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Team Regiostrom - Senges 61 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 62 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC 63 Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Team 3C - Gruppe Lamonta 64 Konstantin Schubert (Ger) Team Regiostrom - Senges 65 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) Team Milram 66 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 67 Tom Stubbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen 68 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner 69 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 70 Lars Vierbergen (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Advocaten 71 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Advocaten 72 Frederik Ericsson (Swe) Time - Van Hemert 4.10 73 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 5.14 DNF Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank DNF Nick Ingels (Bel) Predictor - Lotto DNF Matthew Goss (Aus) Team CSC DNF Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram DNF Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram DNF Kenny Lisabeth (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen DNF Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen DNF Sjef De Wilde (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner DNF Wouter Van Mechelen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner DNF Jean-Claude Lebeau (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner DNF David Verheyen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Tönissteiner DNF Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano DNF Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil - Shimano DNF Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil - Shimano DNF Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil - Shimano DNF Darren Lill (RSA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team DNF Kristian House (GBr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team DNF Matt Cooke (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team DNF Oleg Grishkine (Rus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team DNF Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Jartazi Promo Fashion DNF Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Jartazi Promo Fashion DNF Denis Flahaut (Fra) Jartazi Promo Fashion DNF Francois Jurgen (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion DNF Mathieu Criquelion (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion DNF Jarno Van Mingeroet (Bel) Jartazi Promo Fashion DNF Stefan Wijnants (Bel) Palmans Collstrop DNF Marc Streel (Bel) Palmans Collstrop DNF Eddy Van Ijzendoorn (Ned) Palmans Collstrop DNF Jurgen Van Loocke (Bel) Palmans Collstrop DNF Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Palmans Collstrop DNF Michael Blanchy (Bel) Babes Only - Villapark Langemeer - Flanders DNF Bart Velghe (Bel) Babes Only - Villapark Langemeer - Flanders DNF Mart Van Zandbeek (Ned) Babes Only - Villapark Langemeer - Flanders DNF Steven Thys (Bel) Babes Only - Villapark Langemeer - Flanders DNF Martijn Simons (Ned) Babes Only - Villapark Langemeer - Flanders DNF Wouter Declercq (Bel) Babes Only - Villapark Langemeer - Flanders DNF Felix Schäfermeister (Ger) Team 3C - Gruppe Lamonta DNF Sören Hofmann (Ger) Team 3C - Gruppe Lamonta DNF René Obst (Ger) Team 3C - Gruppe Lamonta DNF Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Team 3C - Gruppe Lamonta DNF Corey Sweet (Aus) Team Regiostrom - Senges DNF Hans-Jürgen Juretzek (Ger) Team Regiostrom - Senges DNF Matthias Bertling (Ger) Team Regiostrom - Senges DNF Karsten Vogel (Ger) Team Regiostrom - Senges DNF Glenn Bak (Den) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly DNF Christophe Beddegenoots (Bel) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly DNF Mark Cassidy (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly DNF Simon Kelly (Irl) Murphy & Gunn - Newlyn - M. Donnelly - Sean Kelly DNF Christophe Masson (Fra) Continental Cycling Team Differdange DNF Hannes Blank (Ger) Continental Cycling Team Differdange DNF Eddy Forner (Ita) Continental Cycling Team Differdange DNF Vincenzo Centrone (Lux) Continental Cycling Team Differdange DNF Christian Poos (Lux) Continental Cycling Team Differdange DNF Pim De Beer (Ned) B&E Koopmans Cycling Team DNF Harm Steijn (Ned) B&E Koopmans Cycling Team DNF Jorrit Walgien (Ned) B&E Koopmans Cycling Team DNF Klaas Van Hage (Ned) B&E Koopmans Cycling Team DNF Arnoud Koot (Ned) B&E Koopmans Cycling Team DNF Aldo Klomp (Ned) B&E Koopmans Cycling Team DNF Ivor Bruin (Ned) B&E Koopmans Cycling Team DNF Stefan Kelderman (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels DNF Jos Harm (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels DNF Arnoud Groen van (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels DNF Adriaan Helmantel (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels DNF Bertil Klootwijk (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels DNF Wouter Van Zanten (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels DNF Geert Van Der Sanden (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels DNF Timothy Vangheel (Ned) Fondas-P3Transfer Team DNF Eelke Van Der Wal (Ned) Fondas-P3Transfer Team DNF Peter Van Agtmaal (Ned) Fondas-P3Transfer Team DNF Wout Poels (Ned) Fondas-P3Transfer Team DNF Thijs Braber (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team DNF Rik Kavsek (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team DNF Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team DNF Kor Steenbergen (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team DNF John Schouten (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team DNF Dirk Reuling (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team DNF Marcel Nagengast (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team DNF Camiel Dznis (Ned) Krolstone Continental Team DNF Niels Pieters (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen DNF Cornelius Van Ooijen (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen DNF Jasper Lenferink (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen DNF Lars Jun (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen DNF Rick Fransen (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen DNF Bart Boom (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen DNF Paul De Rooij (Ned) Team Löwik Meubelen DNF Bjorn Hoeben (Ned) Time - Van Hemert DNF Sjoerd Botter (Ned) Time - Van Hemert DNF Wim Botman (Ned) Ubbink - Syntec Cycling Team DNF Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Ubbink - Syntec Cycling Team DNF Marvin Van Der Pluym (Ned) Ubbink - Syntec Cycling Team DNF Jurgen Lindhoud (Ned) Ubbink - Syntec Cycling Team DNF Geert-Jan Jonkman (Ned) Ubbink - Syntec Cycling Team DNF Arne Hassink (Ned) Ubbink - Syntec Cycling Team DNF Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Advocaten DNF Alain Van Katwijk (Ned) Van Vliet - EBH Advocaten DNF Niek Basten (Bel) Van Vliet - EBH Advocaten DNF Robin Daling (Ned) Line Lloyd Footwear Cycling DNF Davy Jaspers (Ned) Line Lloyd Footwear Cycling DNF Martin Kelderman (Ned) Line Lloyd Footwear Cycling DNF Bart Vendrig (Ned) Line Lloyd Footwear Cycling DNF Giliam Van Den Thillart (Ned) Line Lloyd Footwear Cycling DNF Bart Van Haaren (Ned) Line Lloyd Footwear Cycling DNF Patrick Van Loon (Ned) Line Lloyd Footwear Cycling DNF Hamish Robert Haynes (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed DNF Evan Oliphant (GBr) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed DNF Juan Pablo Wilches (Col) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed DNF David Harrigan (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed DNF Sven De Weerdt (Bel) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed DNF Matti Helminen (Fin) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed DNF Kane Oakley (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed DNF Cameron Jennings (Aus) DFL - Cyclingnews - Litespeed DNS Eddy Lembo (Fra) Jartazi Promo Fashion DNS Hakan Nilsson (Swe) Continental Cycling Team Differdange
Starters: 185 Classified: 73
Past winners
2006 Mihaylo Khalilov (Ukr) Team LPR 2005 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet - Colnago 2004 Allan Johansen (Den) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team 2003 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Vlaanderen T-Interim 2002 Corey Sweet (Aus) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus 2001 Not held 2000 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Cologne 1999 (4) Raymond Meijs (Ned) Team Cologne 1998 (3) Raymond Meijs (Ned) Team Gerolsteiner 1997 (2) Raymond Meijs (Ned) Foreldorado Golff 1996 Lucien De Louw (Ned) Foreldorado Golff 1995 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Motorola 1994 John Van den Akker (Ned) Collstrop 1993 Erwin Thijs (BEL) Collstrop 1992 Martin Van Steen (Ned) Amateur 1991 Rob Compas (Ned) Amateur 1990 Raymond Meijs (Ned) Amateur Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
