Volta NXT/Limburg Classic (1.1), Netherlands
Formerly: Hel Van Het Mergelland
Historic results, distances, average speeds
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The race:
The Volta Limburg Classic is a single-day race held in the South Limburg area of The Netherlands in early spring.
The start and finish are currently in Eijsden, just south of Maastricht.
First held in 1973, it was an amateur race through 1992. Originally called Hel Van Den Mergelland, in 2012 it was renamed the Volta Limburg Classic.
Earlier editions wandered into Belgium, but there were difficulties securing the needed permits, particularly in Belgium. In 2009 the organizers started using a 60-km circuit that stays in the Maastricht salient.
In 2024 the race was run as the Volta NXT Classic.
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Here is the podium history of the Volta Limburg Classic since it has been a professional race:
Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed |
| 1993 | Erwin Thijs | Wim Van de Meulenhof | Bennie Gosink | ||
| 1994 | John Van den Akker | Rob Compas | Paul Konings | ||
| 1995 | Max van Heeswijk | John Van den Akker | Harm Jansen | ||
| 1996 | Lucien de Louw | Jan Boven | Raymond Meijs | ||
| 1997 | Raymond Meijs 4hr 44min 39sec |
John Talen @ s.t. |
John Van den Akker @ 2min 1sec |
180 km | 37.941 |
| 1998 | Raymond Meijs 4hr 45min 2sec |
Ralf Grabsch @ s.t. |
Hans de Meester @ 3min 30sec |
180 km | 37.890 |
| 1999 | Raymond Meijs 4hr 30min 13sec |
Michel van Haecke @ 10sec |
Ralf Grabsch @ 12sec |
180 km | 41.05 |
| 2000 | Bert Grabsch 4hr 27min 32sec |
Dirk Müller @ 2sec |
David Moncoutié @ 6sec |
181 km | 40.590 |
| 2001 | Race not run | ||||
| 2002 | Corey Sweet 4hr 59min 35sec |
Thierry de Groote @ s.t. |
Germ Van de Burg @ s.t. |
190.6 km | 38.173 |
| 2003 | Wim van Huffel 4hr 55min 59sec |
Nico Sijmens @ 4sec |
Jens Heppner @ s.t. |
191 km | 38.779 |
| 2004 | Allan Johansen 5hr 3min 8sec |
David Kopp @ 8sec |
Jens Heppner @ 21sec |
191.8 km | 37.963 |
| 2005 | Nico Sijmens 4hr 45min 52sec |
Stefan Schumacher @ s.t. |
Maarten Wijnants @ s.t. |
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| 2006 | Mikhaylov Khalilov 5hr 1min 29sec |
Martijn Maaskant @ s.t. |
Bert Scheirlinckx @ 1sec |
188.6 km | 37.534 |
| 2007 | Nico Sijmens 4hr 46min 2sec |
Sergey Legutin @ 1sec |
Niki Terpstra @ s.t. |
187.5 km | 39.331 |
| 2008 | Tony Martin 4hr 50min 17sec |
Adam Hansen @ s.t. |
Pieter Jacobs @ 6min 52sec |
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| 2009 | Mauro Finetto 4hr 40min 16sec |
Federico Canuti @ s.t. |
Wouter Mol @ 31sec |
190 km | 40.675 |
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| 2010 | Yann Huguet 5hr 9min 7sec |
Jos van Emden @ s.t. |
Dominik Klemme @ 9sec |
195 km | 37.850 |
| 2011 | Pim Ligthart 5hr 0min 39sec |
Federico Canuti @ s.t. |
Samuel Dumoulin @ s.t. |
196 km | 39.115 |
| 2012 | Pavel Brutt 5hr 2min 0sec |
Simon Geschke @ s.t. |
Daniel Schorn @ s.t. |
196 km | 38.940 |
| 2013 | Rüdiger Selig 4hr 55min 46sec |
Sonny Colbrelli @ s.t. |
Paul Martens @ s.t. |
196 km | 39.864 |
| 2014 | Moreno Hofland 4hr 46min 41sec |
Sonny Colbrelli @ s.t. |
Mauro Finetto @ s.t. |
196 km | 41.439 |
| 2015 | Stefan Küng 5hr 2min 30sec |
Maciej Paterski @ 27sec |
Dylan Teuns @ s.t. |
198 km | 39.273 |
| 2016 | Floris Gerts 4hr 56min 29sec |
Sonny Colbrelli @ s.t. |
Philippe Gilbert @ 2sec |
198.6 km | 40.191 km/hr |
| 2017 | Marco Canola 4hr 45min 26sec |
Xandro Meurisse @ s.t. |
Nick Van der Lijke @ 4sec |
198.6 km | 41.747 km/hr |
| 2018 | Jan Tratnik 4hr 42min 34sec |
Marco Tizza @ 1sec |
Jimmy Janssens @ s.t. |
197.5 km | 41.937 km/hr |
| 2019 | Patrick Müller 4hr 53min 11sec |
Justin Jules @ s.t. |
Ben Hermans @ 4sec |
198.6 km | 40.644 km/hr |
| 2020 | Race cancelled because of coronavirus pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Race postponed because of coronavirus pandemic then cancelled because of flooding | ||||
| 2022 | Arnaud De Lie 5hr 4min 26sec |
Stefano Oldani @ 1sec |
Loic Vliegen @ s.t. |
195 km | 38.432 km/hr |
| 2023 | Kaden Groves 4hr 57min 18sec |
Maxim Van Gils @ s.t. |
Pascal Eenkhoorn @ 1min 32sec |
193.4 km | 39.031 km/hr |
| 2024 | Timo Kielich 4hr 31min 53sec |
Pascal Eenkhoorn @ 2sec |
Henri Uhlig @ 7sec |
190.8 km | 42.106 km/hr |
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