2016 Arnhem-Veenendaal Classic (1.1), Netherlands
31st edition: Friday, August 19, 2016
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Arnhem - Veenendaal, 198.5 kilometers
Dylan Groenewegen is first across the line
The Race: Here's the story from winner Dylan Groenewegen's LottoNL-Jumbo team.
Dylan Groenewegen, profiting from a strong LottoNL-Jumbo lead-out, grabbed his eighth victory of the season today by sprinting ahead in the Arnhem-Veenendaal Classic.
“I saw a very strong team today and Dylan Groenewegen delivered a phenominal final kick,” Sports Director Merijn Zeeman said. “Our race was based on the aim to put Dylan in the right position, but we had to carry the race, as well. We wanted to mark every group of riders that escaped and we succeeded a few times. We were able to control the race eventually with Twan Castelijns and got some support from other teams.
"In the final part of the race, the road was broad and we had a lot of space. We worked on our timing a lot, this season and today, it went well. We came through the final turn as first and second and when Dylan is in shape like this, not many riders are able to beat him in that position.”
Dylan Groenewegen was very laudatory about his team-mates. “I was led out very well,” he added. “That’s why I was able to finish with this difference and that gives me a lot of confidence. A bunch sprint is always chaotic, but the timing was perfect, today. It felt good that we were able to take the lead in the final kilometre. Robert Wagner came through the final turn in first position.
“This was my eighth victory of the season,” Groenewegen continued. “That’s a great feeling. Especially when you win in a way like this, with such a strong team around me. Winning is the most beautiful thing. It went well with our sprint team.”
Complete Results:
198.5 kilometers raced at an average speed od 42.852 km/hr
| 1 | Groenewegen, Dylan | LottoNL-Jumbo | 4hr 37min 56sec |
| 2 | Opie, Chris | ONE Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 3 | Dehaes, Kenny | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 4 | Docker, Mitchell | Orica-BikeExchange | s.t. |
| 5 | Hutarovich, Yauheni | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 6 | Godrie, Stan | Rabobank Development | s.t. |
| 7 | Ariesen, Johim | Metec-TKH | s.t. |
| 8 | Markus, Barry | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 9 | Vermeltfoort, Coen | Join's-De Rijke | s.t. |
| 10 | Duquennoy, Jimmy | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 11 | Zanotti, Marco | Parkhotel Valkenburg | s.t. |
| 12 | Hoorn, Taco van der | Join's-De Rijke | s.t. |
| 13 | Page, Dylan | Team Roth | s.t. |
| 14 | Vereecken, Nicolas | An Post-Chainreaction | s.t. |
| 15 | Jensen, August | Coop-Oster Hus | s.t. |
| 16 | Farazijn, Maxime | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 17 | Wastyn, Emiel | An Post-Chainreaction | s.t. |
| 18 | Rickaert, Jonas | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 19 | Salomein, Jarl | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 20 | Ariesen, Tim | SEG Racing Academy | s.t. |
| 21 | Latham, Christopher | Team Wiggins | s.t. |
| 22 | Calleeuw, Joeri | Veranda's Willems | s.t. |
| 23 | Wagner, Robert | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 24 | Kleijn, Arvid de | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. |
| 25 | Mareczko, Jakub | Wilier Triestina-Southeast | s.t. |
| 26 | Budding, Martijn | Rabobank Development | s.t. |
| 27 | Gough, Fraser | Avanti IsoWhey Sport | s.t. |
| 28 | Vermeer, Tom | Baby Dump Cyclingteam | s.t. |
| 29 | Asselman, Jesper | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 30 | Brake, Remco te | Parkhotel Valkenburg | s.t. |
| 31 | Bovenhuis, Jasper | An Post-Chainreaction | s.t. |
| 32 | Bakker, Dennis | Parkhotel Valkenburg | s.t. |
| 33 | Verstraeten, Jari | Veranda's Willems | s.t. |
| 34 | Bol, Jetse | Join's-De Rijke | s.t. |
| 35 | Dufrasne, Jonathan | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 36 | Bosman, Gert-Jan | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. |
| 37 | Looij, André | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 38 | Hoem, Bjørn | Team Joker-Byggtorget | + 00' 06'' |
| 39 | Lindenburg, Jim | Metec-TKH | s.t. |
| 40 | Sweering, Harry | Baby Dump Cyclingteam | s.t. |
| 41 | Raileanu, Cristian | Wilier Triestina-Southeast | s.t. |
| 42 | Havik, Yoeri | Team 3M | s.t. |
| 43 | Bol, Cees | Rabobank Development | s.t. |
| 44 | Kelly, Jake | Team Wiggins | s.t. |
| 45 | Evensen, Henrik | SEG Racing Academy | s.t. |
| 46 | Mudgway, Luke | Avanti IsoWhey Sport | s.t. |
| 47 | Van Lerberghe, Bert | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 48 | Von Hoff, Steele | ONE Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 49 | Honkisz, Adrian | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 50 | Zhupa, Eugert | Wilier Triestina-Southeast | s.t. |
| 51 | Brun, Frédéric | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 52 | O'Loughlin, Michael | Team Wiggins | + 00' 11'' |
| 53 | Bugter, Luuc | Join's-De Rijke | s.t. |
| 54 | Lowe, Samuel | Team Wiggins | s.t. |
| 55 | Conti, Samuele | Wilier Triestina-Southeast | s.t. |
| 56 | Chevalier, Olivier | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 57 | Janorschke, Grischa | Team Roth | s.t. |
| 58 | Korevaar, Merijn | Rabobank Development | s.t. |
| 59 | Korsæth, Truls | Team Joker-Byggtorget | s.t. |
| 60 | Txurruka, Amets | Orica-BikeExchange | s.t. |
| 61 | Kurek, Adrian | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 62 | Owsian, Łukasz | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 63 | Kent-Spark, Oliver | An Post-Chainreaction | s.t. |
| 64 | Janssen, Adriaan | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. |
| 65 | Van Meirhaeghe, Jef | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 66 | Stroet, Rens te | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. |
| 67 | Hereijgers, Kobus | Join's-De Rijke | s.t. |
| 68 | Austevoll, Ole André | Coop-Oster Hus | s.t. |
| 69 | Vaccher, Andrea | Team Roth | s.t. |
| 70 | Power, Robert | Orica-BikeExchange | s.t. |
| 71 | Reinders, Elmar | Cyclingteam Jo Piels | s.t. |
| 72 | Plaza, Rubén | Orica-BikeExchange | s.t. |
| 73 | Blikra, Havaard | Coop-Oster Hus | s.t. |
| 74 | Vries, Berden de | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 75 | Goethem, Brian van | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 76 | Kerkhof, Tim | Roompot Oranje Peloton | s.t. |
| 77 | Aitcheson, Liam | Avanti IsoWhey Sport | s.t. |
| 78 | Verona, Carlos | Orica-BikeExchange | s.t. |
| 79 | Meijers, Jeroen | Rabobank Development | s.t. |
| 80 | Van Asbroeck, Tom | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 81 | Graziato, Massimo | Parkhotel Valkenburg | s.t. |
| 82 | Eising, Tijmen | Metec-TKH | + 00' 19'' |
| 83 | De Pauw, Moreno | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. |
| 84 | De Winter, Ludwig | Wallonie Bruxelles | s.t. |
| 85 | Pluciński, Leszek | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 86 | Tedeschi, Mirko | Wilier Triestina-Southeast | s.t. |
| 87 | Man, Jaap de | Team 3M | s.t. |
| 88 | Mrożek, Marcin | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 89 | Bertazzo, Liam | Wilier Triestina-Southeast | s.t. |
| 90 | Ghyselinck, Jan | Veranda's Willems | s.t. |
| 91 | Berg, Julius van den | SEG Racing Academy | s.t. |
| 92 | Heijden, Maik van der | Rabobank Development | s.t. |
| 93 | Hamelink, Jasper | Metec-TKH | s.t. |
| 94 | Riesebeek, Oscar | Metec-TKH | s.t. |
| 95 | McNally, Mark | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 96 | De Troyer, Tim | Veranda's Willems | s.t. |
| 97 | Winden, Dennis van | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 98 | Lake, Sean | Avanti IsoWhey Sport | + 00' 27'' |
| 99 | Kruopis, Aidis | Veranda's Willems | + 00' 38'' |
| 100 | Zenovich, Matthew | Avanti IsoWhey Sport | + 00' 44'' |
| 101 | Ockeloen, Jasper | Parkhotel Valkenburg | + 00' 46'' |
| 102 | Toffali, Nicola | Team Roth | s.t. |
| 103 | Biermans, Jenthe | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | + 00' 55'' |
| 104 | Veuchelen, Frederik | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | + 01' 02'' |
| 105 | Stenuit, Robin | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | + 01' 11'' |
| 106 | Kers, Koos | Baby Dump Cyclingteam | + 01' 13'' |
| 107 | Borgersen, Reidar | Team Joker-Byggtorget | s.t. |
| 108 | Stien, Adrian | Team Joker-Byggtorget | s.t. |
| 109 | Harrison, Samuel | Team Wiggins | + 02' 12'' |
| 110 | Watson, Calvin | An Post-Chainreaction | s.t. |
| 111 | Ploeg, Neil van der | Avanti IsoWhey Sport | + 03' 07'' |
| 112 | Meier, Christian | Orica-BikeExchange | + 03' 57'' |
| 113 | Zordan, Andrea | Team Roth | s.t. |
| 114 | Cam, Maxime | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 115 | Wynants, Maarten | LottoNL-Jumbo | + 04' 30'' |
| 116 | Seynaeve, Lander | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 117 | Williams, Sam | ONE Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 118 | Baylis, Tom | ONE Pro Cycling | s.t. |
| 119 | Bideau, Jean-Marc | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | + 06' 33'' |
| 120 | Bonnamour, Franck | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 121 | Doets, Marco | Baby Dump Cyclingteam | + 06' 35'' |
| 122 | Dekker, Sjors | Baby Dump Cyclingteam | + 06' 36'' |
| 123 | Mol, Wouter | Join's-De Rijke | s.t. |
| 124 | Kreder, Stefan | Metec-TKH | s.t. |
| 125 | Wilsson, Edvin | Team Joker-Byggtorget | s.t. |
| 126 | Blikra, Erlend | Coop-Oster Hus | s.t. |
| 127 | Barker, Yanto | ONE Pro Cycling | + 06' 38'' |
| 128 | Tunset, Anton | Coop-Oster Hus | + 09' 11'' |
| 129 | Castelijns, Twan | LottoNL-Jumbo | + 10' 11'' |
| 130 | McConvey, Connor | An Post-Chainreaction | + 20' 14'' |
