Albert Achterhes Profronde van Drenthe - 1.1

Netherlands, April 12, 2008

2007 Results Results Past winners

Photography

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Images by DCP/Bert Geerts

Dutch rider Bobbie Traksel (P3transfer - Batavus), who leads the European Tour, was all smiles before the race.
The Willems Verandas team signs on for the event.
Coen Vermeltfoort (Rabobank Continental) was looking forward to the race ahead at sign-on.
An official spoke with Bobbie Traksel (P3transfer - Batavus) prior to the race...
...and Bobbie Traksel (P3transfer - Batavus) clearly wasn't amused with the conversation.
A Rabobank rider shares his pain from riding on the cobbles.
The peloton together on a cobbled section of the 209 kilometre course.
Riders attempt to find the smoothest patch on the cobbled roads.
Rabobank controls the peloton as it hits the climb.
A P3transfer - Batavus rider climbs up the main climb alone.
You could be forgiven for thinking it was a cyclo-cross race with the surface in some areas.
A rider times his attack on the climb.
A Milram rider shows the strain of the difficult terrain.
A group of riders stuck between the cars in the convoy.
Boy Van Poppel (Rabobank Continental) clearly wasn't having fun and didn't finish the race.
Coen Vermeltfoort (Rabobank Continental) was focused as he took on the climb.
The peloton rolls over another tough cobbled section of road.
Dutch rider Coen Vermeltfoort (Rabobank Continental) takes an easy win.
Podium (L-R): Stefan Van Dijk (Mitsubishi - Jartazi), Coen Vermeltfoort (Rabobank Continental) and Fulco Van Gulik (KrolStonE Continental).
Coen Vermeltfoort (Rabobank Continental) took victory and a mouth full of sand.

Results - 209 km

1 Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Rabobank Continental       5.08.02 (40.709 km/h)
2 Stefan Van Dijk (Ned) Mitsubishi - Jartazi            1.14
3 Fulco Van Gulik (Ned) KrolStonE Continental           1.22
4 Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Sparkasse                         
5 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank Continental                  
6 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Van Vliet - Ebhelshof             
7 Adriaan Helmantel (Ned) Cycling Team Jo Piels             
8 Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönisteiner       
9 Gian Paolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld                        
10 Geert Omloop (Bel) Mitsubishi - Jartazi                  
11 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) P3transfer - Batavus                
12 Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned) Rabobank Continental         
13 Jens Mouris (Ned) Mitsubishi - Jartazi                   
14 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet - Ebhelshof                 
15 Thomas Berkhout (Ned) Rabobank Continental               
16 Stanislav Kozubek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool                    
17 Michael Tronborg Kristensen (Den) Designa Køkken         
18 Arne Hassink (Ned) Cycling Team Jo Piels                 
19 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) KrolStonE Continental         1.28
20 Arnoud Groen Van (Ned) P3transfer - Batavus          1.46
21 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) P3transfer - Batavus           1.59
22 Jos Harms (Ned) Cycling Team Jo Piels                4.51
23 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) KrolStonE Continental                
24 Sergej Fuchs (Ger) Team 3C Gruppe                        
25 Jos Pronk (Ned) KrolStonE Continental                    
26 Gerrit Soepenberg (Ned) P3transfer - Batavus             
27 Markku Ainsalu (Est) Rietumu Bank-Riga                   
28 Tobias Erler (Ger) Team 3C Gruppe                        
29 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Elk Haus - Simplon                
30 Ian Mc Kissick (USA) BMC Racing Team                 6.19
31 Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team                  6.20
32 Michael Weicht (Ger) Continental Team Milram             
33 Dieter Cappelle (Bel) Willems Verandas                   
34 Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Ulan Cycling Team                    
35 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Ulan Cycling Team             
36 Mart Ojavee (Est) Rietumu Bank-Riga                      
37 Kristof De Zutter (Bel) Willems Verandas                 
38 Kristoffers Racenajs (Lat) Rietumu Bank-Riga             
39 Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Ulan Cycling Team              
40 Simas Kondrotas (Ltu) Ulan Cycling Team                  
41 Frantisek Kloucek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool                    
42 Dennis Smit (Ned) Baanselectie Nederland                 
43 Kasper Jebjerg (Den) Designa Køkken                      
44 Tomas Buchacek (Cze) PSK Whirlpool                       
45 Vojtech Dlouhy (Cze) PSK Whirlpool                       
46 Klaas Hage Van (Ned) P3transfer - Batavus                
47 Ivor Bruin (Ned) Van Vliet - Ebhelshof                   
48 Harald Starzengruber (Aut) Elk Haus - Simplon        6.24
49 Geert Van Der Zanden (Ned) Cycling Team Jo Piels         
50 Massimo Mazzanti (Ita) Preti Mangimi                     
51 John Schouten (Ned) KrolStonE Continental                
52 Jochen Summer (Aut) Elk Haus - Simplon                   
53 Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Team 3C Gruppe                 
54 Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) Ulan Cycling Team           6.26
55 Jurgen Van Loocke (Bel) Willems Verandas             6.31
56 Maint Berkenbosch (Ned) Cycling Team Jo Piels            
57 Wim Botman (Ned) P3transfer - Batavus                    
58 Jasper Lenferink (Ned) KrolStonE Continental             
59 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Rabobank Continental                
60 Marco Bos (Ned) Cycling Team Jo Piels                6.37
61 Rikke Dijkxhoorn (Ned) Van Vliet - Ebhelshof             
62 Thomas Rabou (Ned) Rabobank Continental                  
DNF Cardenas Ravalo Félix Rafael (Col) Barloworld           
DNF Marco Corti (Ita) Barloworld                            
DNF Christopher Froome (Ken) Barloworld                     
DNF Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld                            
DNF Stefan Rucker (Aut) Elk Haus - Simplon                  
DNF Daniel Schorn (Aut) Elk Haus - Simplon                  
DNF Bjorn Thurau (Aut) Elk Haus - Simplon                   
DNF Delfosse Sébastien (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönisteiner    
DNF Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönisteiner      
DNF Steven Kleynen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönisteiner        
DNF Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönisteiner          
DNF Jurgen Francois (Bel) Willems Verandas                  
DNF Stijn Hoornaert (Bel) Willems Verandas                  
DNF Tim Meeusen (Bel) Willems Verandas                      
DNF Detlef Moerman (Bel) Willems Verandas                   
DNF Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Willems Verandas                 
DNF Michael Reihs (Den) Designa Køkken                      
DNF René Joergensen (Den) Designa Køkken                    
DNF Jens Erik Madsen (Den) Designa Køkken                   
DNF Martin Mortensen (Den) Designa Køkken                   
DNF Max Nielsen (Den) Designa Køkken                        
DNF Bjorn Cornelissen (Ned) Cyclingnews.com-Jako            
DNF Sven De Weerdt (Bel) Cyclingnews.com-Jako               
DNF Samuel Eadie (NZl) Cyclingnews.com-Jako                 
DNF Steffan Elzinga (Can) Cyclingnews.com-Jako              
DNF Matt Green (GBr) Cyclingnews.com-Jako                   
DNF Nick Mitchell (Aus) Cyclingnews.com-Jako                
DNF Peter Ronsse (Bel) Cyclingnews.com-Jako                 
DNF Tom Snape (GBr) Cyclingnews.com-Jako                    
DNF Sebastian Forke (Ger) Team 3C Gruppe                    
DNF Christian Leben (Ger) Team 3C Gruppe                    
DNF Rene Obst (Ger) Team 3C Gruppe                          
DNF Dennis Pohl (Ger) Team 3C Gruppe                        
DNF Paul Voss (Ger) Team 3C Gruppe                          
DNF Matthias Bertling (Ger) Team Kuota - Senges             
DNF Tim Klessa (Ger) Team Kuota - Senges                    
DNF Florenz Knauer (Ger) Team Kuota - Senges                
DNF Michael Kurth (Ger) Team Kuota - Senges                 
DNF Moritz Mainzer (Ger) Team Kuota - Senges                
DNF Peter Mohlmann (Ned) Team Kuota - Senges                
DNF Joachim Tolles (Ger) Team Kuota - Senges                
DNF Malaya Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Senges         
DNF Stefan Cohnen (Ned) Team Sparkasse                      
DNF Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Sparkasse                   
DNF Tilo Schüler (Ger) Team Sparkasse                       
DNF Philipp Mamos (Ger) Team Sparkasse                      
DNF Jonas Owczarek (Ger) Team Sparkasse                     
DNF Rob Ruygh (Ned) Team Sparkasse                          
DNF Maarten Lenferink (Ned) Cycling Team Jo Piels           
DNF Roel Egelmeers (Ned) Van Vliet - Ebhelshof              
DNF Dennis Kreder (Ned) Van Vliet - Ebhelshof               
DNF Bas Stamsnijder (Ned) Van Vliet - Ebhelshof             
DNF Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet - Ebhelshof          
DNF Levi Heymans (Ned) Baanselectie Nederland               
DNF Geert-Jan Jonkman (Ned) Baanselectie Nederland          
DNF Sipke Zijlstra (Ned) Baanselectie Nederland             
DNF Kor Steenbergen (Ned) Baanselectie Nederland            
DNF Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Baanselectie Nederland             
DNF Tim Van Der Zanden (Ned) Baanselectie Nederland         
DNF Bart Van Haaren (Ned) Baanselectie Nederland            
DNF Gideon Jong De (Ned) P3transfer - Batavus               
DNF Wouter Mol (Ned) P3transfer - Batavus                   
DNF Christian Bach (Ger) Continental Team Milram            
DNF Jean Mitja Schlüter (Ger) Continental Team Milram       
DNF Holger Burkhardt (Ger) Continental Team Milram          
DNF Jacob Fiedler (Ger) Continental Team Milram             
DNF Grischa Janorschke (Ger) Continental Team Milram        
DNF Alexander Müller (Ger) Continental Team Milram          
DNF Erik Mohs (Ger) Continental Team Milram                 
DNF Marcel Beima (Ned) Rabobank Continental                 
DNF Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Rabobank Continental               
DNF Vincenzo Centrone (Lux) Preti Mangimi                   
DNF Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Preti Mangimi                  
DNF Steve Fogen (Lux) Preti Mangimi                         
DNF Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Preti Mangimi                      
DNF Gianluca Geremia (Ita) Preti Mangimi                    
DNF Boris Shpilevskiy (Rus) Preti Mangimi                   
DNF Marco Zanotti (Ita) Preti Mangimi                       
DNF Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Mitsubishi - Jartazi                
DNF Gennady Mikhaylov (Rus) Mitsubishi - Jartazi            
DNF Janek Tombak (Est) Mitsubishi - Jartazi                 
DNF Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Mitsubishi - Jartazi              
DNF Geert Verheyen (Bel) Mitsubishi - Jartazi               
DNF Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Racing Team                   
DNF Mike Sayers (USA) BMC Racing Team                       
DNF Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team                   
DNF Taylor Tolleson (USA) BMC Racing Team                   
DNF Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team                       
DNF Arturs Ansons (Lat) Rietumu Bank-Riga                   
DNF Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Rietumu Bank-Riga                 
DNF Toms Veinbergs (Lat) Rietumu Bank-Riga                  
DNF Kalvis Eisaks (Lat) Rietumu Bank-Riga                   
DNF René Andrle (Cze) PSK Whirlpool                         
DNF Radek Becka (Cze) PSK Whirlpool                         
DNF Petr Kaltofen (Cze) PSK Whirlpool                       
DNF Petr Kubias (Cze) PSK Whirlpool                         
DNF Sjoerd Botter (Ned) KrolStonE Continental               
DNF Eelke Van Der Wal (Ned) KrolStonE Continental           
DNF Linas Balciunas (Ltu) Ulan Cycling Team                 
DNF Algirdas Mockus (Ltu) Ulan Cycling Team

Past winners

2007 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Rabobank (Continental)
2006 Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Regiostrom-Senges
2005 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team Lamonta
2004 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
2003 Rudie Kemna (Ned) Bankgiroloterij Cycling Team
2002 Rudie Kemna (Ned)
2001 Cancelled
2000 Andy De Smet (Bel)
1999 Jans Koerts (Ned)
1998 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned)
1997 (2) Anthony Theus (Ned)
1996 Karsten Kroon (Ned)
1995 Pascal Appeldoorn (Ned)
1994 Anthony Theus (Ned)
1993 (2) Alard Engels (Ned)
1992 Paul Konings (Ned)
1991 Alard Engels (Ned)
1990 Gererad Kemper (Ned)
1989 Erik Knuvers (Ned)
1988 Stephan Räckers (Ned)
1987 Richard Luppes (Ned)
1986 Dick Dekker (Ned)
1985 Hen Boeve (Ned)
1984 Anton Van Der Steen (Ned)
1983 (2) Ron Snijders (Ned)
1982 Hans Baudoin (Ned)
1981 Ron Snijders (Ned)
1980 (2) Henk Mutsaars (Ned)
1979 Wim De Waal (Ned)
1978 Henk Mutsaars (Ned)
1977 Joop Ribbers (Ned)
1976 Wil Van Helvort (Ned)
1975 Jimmy Kruunenburg (Ned)
1974 Co Hoogendoorn (Ned)
1973 Gerrie Van Gerwen (Ned)
1972 Hennie Kuiper (Ned)
1971 Juul Bruessing (Ned)
1970 Popke  Oosterhof (Ned)
1969 Ben Janbroers (Ned)
1968 Jan Van Katwijk (Ned)
1967 Leen De Groot (Ned)
1966 Piet Tesselaer (Ned)
1965 Roel Hendriks (Ned)

1963-1964 No Race

1962 Bart Solaro (Ned)
1961 Cees De Jongh (Ned)
1960 Jurre Dokter (Ned)

Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com