National Championships 2024 – Netherlands 🇳🇱 – Individual Time Trial [FULL RACE] (dutch)

June 19, 2024

National Championships 2024 – Netherlands 🇳🇱 – Individual Time Trial ME,WE,MU23,WJ,MJ – Steenbergen : 36,8 km

The Dutch National Road Race Championships take place annually, on the weekend prior to the start of the Tour de France. First held in 1888, today it is organized by the Top Sports Group, commissioned by the KNWU.

Daan Hoole (Lidl-Trek) secured the elite men’s time trial title after beating Mick van Dijke (Visma-Lease a Bike) by just one second at the Netherlands Road Championships.

The route took the riders on a 36.8km race in Steenbergen, where Hoole had the fastest time of 43:39, one second faster than Van Dijke, while Sjoerd Bax (UAE Team Emirates) finished third at five seconds back.

Hoole finished second and third, respectively, in the previous two editions of the time trial at the national championships but narrowly turned those podium places into a victory this time around.

Hoole competed in four other time trials this season so far, finishing 16th at Volta ao Algarve, 14th and 13th, respectively, in the time trial stages at the Giro d’Italia, and more recently ninth in the opening stages at the Baloise Belgium Tour.

Riejanne Markus (Visma-Lease a Bike) successfully defended her title in the elite women’s time trial at the Netherlands Road Championships on Wednesday winning the 36.8km event for the second year in a row.

Markus covered the route in the fastest time of 47:17, beating runner-up and Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Lieke Nooijen by 29 seconds. Tour de France winner Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) finished in third place at 1:12 back.

“Beforehand, I could only dream of this scenario,” Markus said. “I knew I had a good chance, but at the same time I was aware that it was going to be very difficult.

“It feels a little unreal that I get to grab this title for the second year in a row. Things have been going very well lately. This title feels a bit like the icing on the cake.”

The elite women’s event was held across 36.8km in Steenbergen. Markus went into the day as the defending champion and the favourite after a strong early season of racing on the Women’s WorldTour, where she finished second overall at the Vuelta España Femenina. She also won Veenendaal-Veenendaal Classic and was second overall at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Femenina.

It was no surprise to see Nooijen also on the podium after she had finished with a strong result in the time trial at the Tour de Normandie.

Vollering arrived at the National Championships fresh off of an overall victory at the Tour de Suisse, where she also won three of the four stages, including the time trial. The overall win extended her stage racing winning streak this year to four in a row, having also won Vuelta España Femenina, Itzulia Women and Vuelta a Burgos.

Just off the podium was Loes Adegeest (FDJ-SUEZ), who finished 1:36 behind Markus’ winning time. Lidl-Trek teammates Lucinda Brand and Shirin van Anrooij finished in fifth and sixth, respectively, while Mischa Bredewold (SD Worx-Protime) finished seventh on the day.

Results ME 36,8 km :

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Results MU23 36,8 km :

Results MJ 25,6 km :

Results WJ 18,2 km :