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Amstel Curaçao Race - NE
Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, November 3, 2007
2006 Results Results Past winners
Contador tops season finale in Caribbean
By Gregor Brown
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2007 Tour France champion Alberto Contador of Discovery Channel is back on top of the podium after winning the Amstel Curaçao Race in the Netherlands Antilles. The 24 year-old Spaniard, recent winner of the ACP championships, took victory after 80 kilometres of race over Dutchman Thomas Dekker (Rabobank) and Luxemburger Fränk Schleck (Team CSC).
Dutch mountain biker Bart Brentjens took fourth ahead of 2005 winner Tom Boonen (Quick.Step - Innergetic) and Fränk Schleck's younger brother, Andy, also of Team CSC. 160 riders competed in the criterium style race while in Curaçao for an end-of-season vacation.
Photography
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Images by Leo Van Vliet
- Alberto Contador crosses the line decked out in his Tour de France yellow jersey
- The final podium Tomas Dekker, Alberto Contador, Fränk Schleck and Tom Boonen
- Schleck, Boonen and Contador in the front of the race
- At the start, Contador and Boonen interact with some local celebrities
- A helicopter watches over the peloton during Saturday's race.
- 2007 Tour de France champion Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel) rides in the peloton before taking one last race win for his team.
Results
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Discovery Channel 2 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 3 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 4 Bart Brentjes (Ned) Dolphin team 5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step - Innergetic 6 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 7 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 8 Johan van den Berg (Aho) TEC Curacao 9 Wolter Blankert (Ned) amsterdam 10 Iwan Jonker (Aho) TEC Curacao 11 Barry Bakker (Aho) Kooijman Techniek 12 Joey Bestebreurtje (Ned) Euro products 13 Robert Gottlieb (USA) Amstel Light 14 Rick Lugtenburg (Ned) Euro products 15 Quinten Winkel (Aho) Bellisima 16 Gerard van der Linden (Ned) amsterdam 17 Jorge Ramos (Spa) Discovery Channel 18 Nico Kingma (Ned) amsterdam 19 Jaime Perestrelo (Aho) Pedal pushers 20 Rini Boogerd (Ned) Afscheid ploeg MB 21 Francisco Salvatierra (Spa) Discovery Channel 22 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-Mobile Team 23 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team 24 Orlando de van Bosch (Ned) OBS 25 Leomar Angela (Aho) Pedal pushers 26 Henry Rego do (Aho) Pedal pushers 27 Wilifria Camelia (Aho) Bellisima 28 Marcel Duinkerken (Aho) Kooijman Techniek 29 Peter van der Horst (Aho) TEC Curacao 30 Raymond Brummelhuis (Aho) Kooijman Techniek 31 Dick Goijert (Ned) Westland 32 Bienvenido Canti (StM) Sint Maarten 33 Alistair Monte (Aho) SSCC Curacao 34 Edward Farenhout (Ned) Luxaflex 35 Maarten Verheul (Ned) Zoetermeer 36 Andre van Klinken (Aho) Bellisima 37 Sebastiaan Ton (Aho) Bellisima 38 John Brentens (Aho) TEC Curacao 39 Joop van Vliet (Ned) amsterdam 40 Michael Copini (Aho) Kooijman Techniek 38 John Brentens (Aho) TEC Curacao 39 Joop van Vliet (Ned) WSV Amsterdam 40 Michael Copini (Aho) Kooiman Techniek 41 Peter Reijmer (Aho) Kooijman Techniek 42 Danny Karijopawiro (Aho) TEC Curacao 43 Laurens Keesen (Aho) Bellisima 44 Gerrit Rotscheid (StM) Sint Maarten 45 Patricio Carty (StM) Sint Maarten 46 Edwin Bonne (Aho) TEC Curacao 47 Erik van Oort (Aho) TEC Curacao 48 Steven Melkman (Aho) TEC Curacao 49 Sandy Fluonia (Aho) TEC Curacao 50 Mike van Regteren (Aho) TEC Curacao 51 Arnold Pagen (Aho) TEC Curacao 52 Henk Vijfhoek (Ned) zuidwest hoek 53 Frits Bus (StM) St. maarten trisport 54 Rubencito Specht (Aho) Utc 55 Jaap de Jong (Ned) van Rossem 56 William Geer vd Joop (Ned) Schiedam 57 Arjan Siersma (Aho) TEC Curacao 58 Perry van der Wolde (Aho) lokomotion 59 Symon Sloot (Aho) Bellisima 60 Cees Kramer (Ned) Wv Amsterdam 61 Johan Minkjan (Ned) WTC Geesteren 62 Jan Koens (Aho) Grote Berg 63 Harold Knebel (Ned) Broek in Waterland 64 Arie Buitenhuis (Aho) PDP 65 Valdrick Rooi (Aho) d-team 66 Dominic Messerschmidt (Aho) Bellisima 67 Wiel Sweelssen (Ned) TW Gebroken Spaak 68 Marc Guns (Ned) Spartaan 69 Janneke Serraarens (Ned) Vlaardingen 70 Tamara van Breukelen (Ned) Woerden 71 Richel Adamus (Aho) Dasia Tucc 72 Tom Leenders (Aho) TEC Curacao 73 Tinus de Kreij (Ned) Sleeuwijk 74 Wesley de Jongh (Aho) Chain Reaction 75 Jacob Meulen vd (Ned) Tri-Team Wassenaar 76 Theo Verouden (Ned) middelbeers 77 Edwin Slieker (Aho) Kooijman Techniek 78 Maurice Linders (Aho) Kooijman Techniek 79 Jazlin Ruinemans (Ned) Afscheid ploeg MB 80 Nathalie de van Salm (Aho) curacao 81 Gerda Fokker (Aho) Pedal pushers 82 Karel Keetels (Aho) Bellisima 83 Reinout Mulder (Aho) Bellisima 84 Dennis Kloos (Ned) BTB Zwartewaal 85 Gert-Jan Knijnenburg (Ned) scott continental 86 Vergion Elisabeth (Aho) SSCC Curacao 87 Joost van Bergen (Aho) Jan Thiel 88 Christiaan Thiel (Lux) Luxemburg 89 Geby Beuningen (Ned) TEC Curacao 90 Bert Happee (Ned) Wateringen 91 Maurice Plasmans (Aho) Kooijman Techniek 92 Stefan Padt (Ned) hato militair 93 Jos van Hommerich (Aho) Bellisima 94 Ryan Dirksz (Aho) sorsaka bikers 95 Hans Verhagen (Ned) Sparta 96 Bas van Tuijl (Aho) Pedal pushers 97 Herman Wagtelenberg (Ned) Hattem 98 Dig van der Slikke (Aho) curacao 99 Mareille van 't Geloof (Aho) Pedal pushers 100 Teresa de Witt. (StM) St. maarten trisport 101 Leo Groenewegen (Ned) (Aho) Pedal pushers 103 Frank Meskers (Ned) Noordwijk 104 Ortheo Helstone (Aho) Pedal pushers 105 Anton de Porto (Ned) Bergen 106 Arie Sanders (Ned) TC Putten 107 Ronnie Gruppen (Aho) TEC Curacao 108 Jose Martina (Aho) Dasia Tucc 109 Nico Bakke (Ned) Haaften 110 Ingimar Habat (Aho) Pedal pushers DNF Willy Aladro (USA) Potomas Pedalers DNF Patrick Lyons (USA) Amstel Light DNF Neill Mc Ara (USA) Amstel Light DNF Cees Barendregt (Ned) PRC Delta DNF Bob van der Thoden (Ned) RWC Ahoy DNF Geert de Ruiter (Ned) Katwijk Pharma DNF Jan Wolff (Ned) WSV Flevoland DNF Peter Bouwels (Ned) Pro Team Limburg DNF Harry Knoors (Ned) Pro Team Limburg DNF Stan Bysske (USA) Bike Doctor DNF Ivo Snijders (Ned) amsterdam DNF Berend Jan Huiskes (Ned) Maasland DNF Rick Brink vd (Aho) TEC Curacao DNF Faisel Camelia (Aho) SSCC Curacao DNF Hendrik Visser (Aho) Kooijman Techniek DNF Jose Galmeijer (Aho) Pedal pushers DNF Osvaldo Marchena (Aho) TEC Curacao DNF Enrico Tremus (Aho) Pedal pushers DNF Marco Gremmee (Aho) TEC Curacao DNF Pauline Nipius (Aho) Bellisima DNF Michael Habibe (Aho) TEC Curacao DNF Arthur Oster (Aho) Bellisima DNF Mai Liem (Aho) Bellisima DNF Corine Zinnicq Bergmann (Aho) Bellisima DNF Sharon Izenia (Aho) Dasia Tucc DNF Guido Kibbelaar (Aho) Bellisima DNF Vincent Cannister (Aho) TEC Curacao DNF Natasja van Regteren (Aho) Jan Thiel DNF Gerard Karelse (Aho) Bellisima DNF Jerry Otten (Aho) Pedal pushers DNF Joel Nankman (StM) Sint Maarten DNF Gerrit Jan van Dam (Aho) Kooijman Techniek DNF Dick Luttekes (StM) trisport DNF Ottmar Westmaas (Aho) Bellisima DNF Jan Flanegin (Aru) team CCB DNF Alrric Kock (Aru) team CCB DNF Frank Coriel (Aru) team CCB DNF George Winterwal (Aru) team CCB DNF Marshall Godschalk (Aho) Jan Thiel DNF Barry van der Meer (Aho) Jan Thiel DNF Edwin Bonne (Aho) TEC Curacao DNF Alex Azier (Aho) curacao DNF Douglas Kirkby (Can) Canada Tigers DNF Richard Mills (Aus) TEC Curacao DNF Gerd Glaudemans (Aho) BDO DNF David Hoogenbergen (Aho) bdo Best Curaçao rider 1 Johan van den Berg (Aho) TEC Curacao
Past winners
2006 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 2005 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 2004 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Best Curaçao rider 2006 Barry Bakker (Aho) Kooyman Techniek
