17th Veenendaal-Veenendaal - 1.2

Netherlands, April 18, 2002

2001 Results Photos Results Past winners

Traksel wins Veenendaal-Veenendaal

Young Rabobank rider Bobbie Traksel has taken his first pro win in the 17th Veenendaal-Veenendal, run over a 209 kilometre parcours. Traksel was the quickest sprinter in the leading group, beating home Bart Voskamp (Bankgiroloterij) and Robbie McEwen (Lotto).

Photos

Images courtesy of Bert Geerts

Aussie cool - Australian champion Robbie Mcewen (Lotto-Adecco) imagines basking in Queensland sunshine, where he originally grew up
Magnus Backsted (Team fakta) - gives a cheeky smile before the start
"Watch your step" - Jeroen Blijlevens (Domo-Farm Frites) treads carefully before the start
Stefan van Dijk (Lotto-Adecco) - happily smiles for the camera after signing in
Servais Knaven (Domo-Farm Frites) - Servais Knaven gives the journos his thoughts before the start
"Mmmm....Mactime" - Max Van Heeswijk (Domo-Farm Frites) looks on enviously at some little kids having their dose of that sumptuous food from the Golden Arches
Janek Tombak (Cofidis) - in a rather sedate mood before the start
Leon Van Bon (Domo-Farm Frites) - struggles with his helmet
The strong men at the front - of the peloton stringing the bunch out
Spooky - not the type of road suitable for a walk on a Saturday night - or just about any other night for that matter
"Whadda you smilin' for Karsten?" - Karsten Kroon's (Ned) Rabobank team mate looks on in disbelief
Whooh, that was hard man - Thorwald Veneberg (Rabobank) looks (and probably feels) beat
Disappointed. Robbie Mcewen (Lotto-Adecco) obviously wanted a win at Veenendaal
Bobby Dazzler - Bobbie Traksel (Rabobank) dazzled all at Veenendaal today, and happily accepts all the gifts he can handle
The podium - Bobbie Traksel (Rabobank) wins ahead of second-placed Bart Voskamp (Bankgiroloterij-Batavus) and Aussie road champ Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Adecco).

Results - 209 km

1 Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Rabobank                      4.52.21 (42.976 km/h)
2 Bart Voskamp (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
3 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Lotto-Adecco
4 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
5 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
6 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites
7 Michel Van Haecke (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
8 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank
9 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank
10 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus           0.04
11 Marcel Duijn (Ned) Rabobank                          0.07
12 Rudi Kemna (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus             0.23
13 Mark Vlijm (Ned) AXA-VVZ
14 Matthé Pronk (Ned) Rabobank
15 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
16 Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Team Nürnberger Versicherung
17 Bert Hiemstra (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
18 Martin Van Steen (Ned) Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team
19 Jo Planckaert (Bel) Cofidis
20 Andreas Beikirch (Ger) Team Cologne
21 Roger Hammond (GBr) Palmans-Collstrop
22 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme
23 Hendrik Van Dyck (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
24 Christian Lademann (Ger) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ
25 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
26 Allan Johansen (Den) Team fakta
27 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Mapei-Quick Step Espoirs
28 Geert Omloop (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
29 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Rabobank
30 Jurgen Guns (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
31 Andy Cappelle (Bel) Marlux-Ville de Charleroi
32 Jos Lucassen (Ned) Axa-VvZ
33 Stijn Vanstraelen (Bel) RDM-Flanders
34 Frantisek Trkal (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ
35 Frederik Willems (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step Espoirs
36 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Nürnberger Versicherung
37 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team fakta
38 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step Espoirs
39 Coen H. Boerman (Ned) Rabobank
40 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
41 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank
42 Tom Stremersch (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
43 Steven De Neef (Bel) Marlux-Ville de Charleroi
44 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
45 Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Cologne
46 Jans Koerts (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites
47 Artour Babaitsev (Rus) Team Nürnberger Versicherung
48 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
49 Eric De Clercq (Bel) Palmans-Collstrop
50 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) Cofidis
51 Heiko Szonn (Ger) Team Cologne                       0.56
52 Jean Michel Tessier (Fra) Cofidis                    1.29
53 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team fakta
54 Michael Giebelmann (Ger) Team Wiesenhof              7.09
55 Christian Heule (Swi) Team Cologne
56 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
57 Marco Appler (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
58 Corey Sweet (Aus) Bankgiroloterij-Batavus            7.26
59 Kees Jeurissen (Ned) Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team
60 Robert Hayles (GBr) Cofidis
61 Daniel Van Elven (Ned) Axa-VvZ                       7.54
62 Allan Bo Andresen (Den) Team fakta
63 Peter Van Der Velden (Ned) Van Hemert Groep Cycling Team
64 Jörg Strauss (Swi) Team Cologne
65 Jürgen Landrie (Bel) RDM-Flanders
66 Erik Lievens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago
67 Ryan Cox (RSA) Team Cologne
68 Frank Klein (Ger) Team Cologne
69 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) Domo-Farm Frites
70 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
71 Christoph Roodhooft (Bel) RDM-Flanders
72 Nico Indekeu (Bel) RDM-Flanders
73 Jurgen De Jong (Ned) Axa-VvZ
74 Wesley Vanspeybroeck (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
75 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Lotto-Adecco
76 Kris Gerits (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
77 Marco Wittwer (Ger) Team Wiesenhof
78 Lubomir Kejval (Cze) Wüstenrot-ZVVZ
79 Michael Rogers (Aus) Mapei-Quick Step Espoirs        8.02

Courtesy of Ronald Schipper and Bert Geerts

Past winners

2001 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank        209 kms in 4.45.48 (43.9 km/h)
2000 Steven de Jongh (Ned) Rabobank        212 kms in 5.11.08 (40.8 km/h)
1999 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites 200 kms in 5.07.43 (39 km/h)
1998 Frank Hoj  (Den) Palmans-Ideal        209 kms in 4.56.24
1997 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM
1996 Andrej Tchmil (Mda) Lotto
1995 Olaf Ludwig (Ger) Team Telekom
1994 Vjatcheslav Elimov (Rus) WordPerfect
1993 Rob Mulders (Ned) WordPerfect
1992 Jacques Hangraaf (Ned) Panasonic
1991 (2) Wiebren Veenstra (Ned) Buckler
1990 Wiebren Veesntra (Ned) Buckler
1989 Jean-Paul Van Poppel (Ned) Panasonic
1988 Ronny Vlassaks (Bel) Superconfex
1987 Johan Capiot (Bel) Roland
1986 No race
1985 Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) Kwantumhallen


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