Difference between revisions of "Veenendaal-Veenendaal"

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Official race banner (Courtesy: Race Organisers).

Veenendaal-Veenendaal is a semi classic professional cycling race in the Netherlands starting and finishing in the town of Veenendaal with a route based around the Veluwe National Park and the Nederrijn river valley in the south east corner of Utrecht province. The event is part of the UCI Continental calendar of events with a ranking of 1.HC and is the second biggest cycling race in the Netherlands after the Amstel Gold Race.

The race only came into being in 1985 so it is very young by European cycling standards, it was instigated by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union (KNWU) who wanted to create a preparation race in August just before the World Championships. In 1994 the event was moved to mid April and given a date on a Thursday, the day after La Flèche Wallonne and a few days before Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The race organisers were never happy with this because it reduced the quality of the field with the top teams unwilling to race three times in four days, however in 2004 the UCI agreed to a date change to a less intense week on the Friday after Paris-Roubaix and two days before the Amstel Gold Race.

In 2005 Veenendaal-Veenendaal benefited from the creation of the new UCI ProTour structure when it was elevated to 1.HC standard bringing to the same level as Belgium's Omloop "Het Volk" and Germany's Rund um den Henninger Turm, thus bringing more sponsorship and publicity. In 2001 the race looked like being cancelled as the Foot and Mouth outbreak hit the Netherlands but the race eventually went ahead as the organisers modified the route to avoid sensitive areas.

The race itself takes place on winding roads through the Veluwe National Park over a distance of roughly 209 km which is interspersed with little steep cobbled climbs, the most significant of which are the Grebbeberg at the town of Rhenen and the Posbank. The list of winners includes some top class riders such as Joop Zoetemelk, Jean-Paul van Poppel, Olaf Ludwig, Viatcheslav Ekimov, Andrei Tchmil and Jeroen Blijlevens.

Results

**Veenendaal-Veenendall Winners**
Date	Winner	Team
2009	Kenny Van Hummel	Skil-Shimano
2008	Robert Förster	Gerolsteiner
2007	Steffen Radochla	Wiesenhof-Felt
2006	Tom Boonen	Quick Step-Innergetic
2005	Paul Van Schalen	AXA
2004	Simone Cadamuro	De Nardi-Colpack
2003	Leon Van Bon	Lotto-Domo
2002	Bobbie Traksel	Rabobank
2001	Steven De Jongh	Rabobank
2000	Steven De Jongh	Rabobank
1999	Tristan Hoffman	TVM-Farm Frites
1998	Frank Hoj	Palmans-Ideal
1997	Jeroen Blijlevens	TVM
1996	Andrei Tchmil	Lotto
1995	Olaf Ludwig	Telekom
1994	Viatcheslav Ekimov	Wordperfect
1993	Rob Mulders	Wordperfect
1992	Jacques Hangraaf	Panasonic
1991	Wiebren Veenstra	Buckler
1990	Wiebren Veenstra	Buckler
1989	Jean-Paul Van Poppel	Panasonic
1988	Ronny Vlassaks	Superconfex
1987	Johan Capiot	Roland
1986	No Race
1985	Joop Zoetemelk	Kwantumhallen

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 [[Image:Veenendaal_banner.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Official race banner (Courtesy: Race Organisers).]]
 '''Veenendaal-Veenendaal''' is a [[List of important cycling events|semi classic]] professional [[cycling]] [[Bicycle racing|race]] in the [[Netherlands]] starting and finishing in the town of [[Veenendaal]] with a route based around the [[Veluwe]] National Park and the [[Nederrijn]] river valley in the south east corner of [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]] province. The event is part of the [[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]] Continental calendar of events with a ranking of 1.HC and is the second biggest cycling race in the Netherlands after the [[Amstel Gold Race]].
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 ==Results==
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 <th>Nationality</th>
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+<td>2009</td><td>[[Kenny Van Hummel]]</td><td>{{flagiconNED}}</td><td>[[Skil-Shimano]]</td>
+</tr>
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+<td>2008</td><td>[[Robert Förster]]</td><td>{{flagiconGER}}</td><td>[[Team Gerolsteiner|Gerolsteiner]]</td>
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+<td>2007</td><td>[[Steffen Radochla]]</td><td>{{flagiconGER}}</td><td>[[Team Wiesenhof-Felt|Wiesenhof-Felt]]</td>
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-<td>[[2005]]</td><td>[[Paul Van Schalen ]]</td><td>[[Netherlands]]</td><td>AXA</td>
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+<td>2006</td><td>[[Tom Boonen]]</td><td>{{flagiconBEL}}</td><td>[[Quick Step-Innergetic]]</td>
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+<td>[[2005]]</td><td>[[Paul Van Schalen ]]</td><td>{{flagiconNetherlands}}</td><td>AXA</td>
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-<td>[[2004]]</td><td>[[Simone Cadamuro]]</td><td>[[Italy]]</td><td>De Nardi-Colpack</td>
+<td>[[2004]]</td><td>[[Simone Cadamuro]]</td><td>{{flagiconItaly}}</td><td>De Nardi-Colpack</td>
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-<td>[[2003]]</td><td>[[Leon Van Bon]]</td><td>[[Netherlands]]</td><td>Lotto-Domo</td>
+<td>[[2003]]</td><td>[[Leon Van Bon]]</td><td>{{flagiconNetherlands}}</td><td>Lotto-Domo</td>
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-<td>[[2002]]</td><td>[[Bobbie Traksel]]</td><td>[[Netherlands]]</td><td>[[Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]</td></tr>
+<td>[[2002]]</td><td>[[Bobbie Traksel]]</td><td>{{flagiconNetherlands}}</td><td>[[Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]</td></tr>
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-<td>[[2001]]</td><td>[[Steven De Jongh]]</td><td>[[Netherlands]]</td><td>[[Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]</td>
+<td>[[2001]]</td><td>[[Steven De Jongh]]</td><td>{{flagiconNetherlands}}</td><td>[[Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]</td>
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-<td>[[2000]]</td><td>[[Steven De Jongh]]</td><td>[[Netherlands]]</td><td>[[Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]</td>
+<td>[[2000]]</td><td>[[Steven De Jongh]]</td><td>{{flagiconNetherlands}}</td><td>[[Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]</td>
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-<td>[[1999]]</td><td>[[Tristan Hoffman]]</td><td>[[Netherlands]]</td><td>TVM-Farm Frites</td>
+<td>[[1999]]</td><td>[[Tristan Hoffman]]</td><td>{{flagiconNetherlands}}</td><td>TVM-Farm Frites</td>
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-<td>[[1998]]</td><td>[[Frank Hoj]]</td><td>[[Denmark]]</td><td>Palmans-Ideal</td>
+<td>[[1998]]</td><td>[[Frank Hoj]]</td><td>{{flagiconDenmark}}</td><td>Palmans-Ideal</td>
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-<td>[[1997]]</td><td>[[Jeroen Blijlevens]]</td><td>[[Netherlands]]</td><td>TVM</td>
+<td>[[1997]]</td><td>[[Jeroen Blijlevens]]</td><td>{{flagiconNetherlands}}</td><td>TVM</td>
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-<td>[[1996]]</td><td>[[Andrei Tchmil]]</td><td>[[Ukraine]]</td><td>Lotto</td>
+<td>[[1996]]</td><td>[[Andrei Tchmil]]</td><td>{{flagiconUkraine}}</td><td>Lotto</td>
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-<td>[[1995]]</td><td>[[Olaf Ludwig]]</td><td>[[Germany]]</td><td>Telekom</td>
+<td>[[1995]]</td><td>[[Olaf Ludwig]]</td><td>{{flagiconGermany}}</td><td>Telekom</td>
 </tr>
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-<td>[[1994]]</td><td>[[Viatcheslav Ekimov]]</td><td>[[Russia]]</td><td>Wordperfect</td>
+<td>[[1994]]</td><td>[[Viatcheslav Ekimov]]</td><td>{{flagiconRussia}}</td><td>Wordperfect</td>
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-<td>[[1993]]</td><td>[[Rob Mulders]]</td><td>[[Netherlands]]</td><td>Wordperfect</td>
+<td>[[1993]]</td><td>[[Rob Mulders]]</td><td>{{flagiconNetherlands}}</td><td>Wordperfect</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
-<td>[[1992]]</td><td>[[Jacques Hangraaf ]]</td><td>[[Netherlands]]</td><td>Panasonic</td>
+<td>[[1992]]</td><td>[[Jacques Hangraaf ]]</td><td>{{flagiconNetherlands}}</td><td>Panasonic</td>
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-<td>[[1991]]</td><td>[[Wiebren Veenstra]]</td><td>[[Netherlands]]</td><td>Buckler</td>
+<td>[[1991]]</td><td>[[Wiebren Veenstra]]</td><td>{{flagiconNetherlands}}</td><td>Buckler</td>
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-<td>[[1990]]</td><td>[[Wiebren Veenstra]]</td><td>[[Netherlands]]</td><td>Buckler</td>
+<td>[[1990]]</td><td>[[Wiebren Veenstra]]</td><td>{{flagiconNetherlands}}</td><td>Buckler</td>
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-<td>[[1989]]</td><td>[[Jean-Paul Van Poppel]]</td><td>[[Netherlands]]</td><td>Panasonic</td>
+<td>[[1989]]</td><td>[[Jean-Paul Van Poppel]]</td><td>{{flagiconNetherlands}}</td><td>Panasonic</td>
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-<td>[[1988]]</td><td>[[Ronny Vlassaks]]</td><td>[[Belgium]]</td><td>Superconfex</td>
+<td>[[1988]]</td><td>[[Ronny Vlassaks]]</td><td>{{flagiconBelgium}}</td><td>Superconfex</td>
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-<td>[[1987]]</td><td>[[Johan Capiot]]</td><td>[[Belgium]]</td><td>Roland</td>
+<td>[[1987]]</td><td>[[Johan Capiot]]</td><td>{{flagiconBelgium}}</td><td>Roland</td>
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-<td>[[1985]]</td><td>[[Joop Zoetemelk]]</td><td>[[Netherlands]]</td><td>Kwantumhallen</td>
+<td>[[1985]]</td><td>[[Joop Zoetemelk]]</td><td>{{flagiconNetherlands}}</td><td>Kwantumhallen</td>
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