Gerts and Teunissen are the clear favorites here. But we've seen late attacks get the better of the peloton before. Lets go to the lowlands and see who can beat the pack!
Some amateur riders try, but fail at forming the break of the day. No real movement, untill just before the second cobble sector where a group of favorites is able to punch a hole. Los Pollos are chasing hard from the peloton.
Our favorite chickens are chasing too hard, and instead of catching the favorites, they shatter the peloton in several chasing groups.
The third sector leaves the lesser cobble knights behind, first chasers are over a minute behind.
We're inside the last 10 KM, and Ariesen attacks. Everyone grabs a wheel and forms a line. Who can deliver the decisive attack? OR will this turn out into a sprint.
We are done with the coubles, and Teunissen attacks! Gerts is the only one to follow, but the chasers are not that far off? Gerts is the better sprinter out of the two, or will it be a bunch sprint?
2KM to go and they make the catch! Gerts wastes no time and attacks again, surely he can't pull it off.
He does it! He even has time te celebrate, Gerts is the new Dutch champion!
Van Baarle just about edges Jakobsen for silver. What an exciting finish. 100M more and the sprinters would have caught him!
Result Road Race
1
Floris Gerts
Huski Chocolate
1h06'51
2
Dylan Van Baarle
King Power
s.t.
3
Fabio Jakobsen
Zara - Irizar
s.t.
4
Joris Nieuwenhuis
Los Pollos Hermanos
s.t.
5
Yoeri Havik
MOL Cycling Team
s.t.
6
Piotr Havik
Evonik - ELKO
s.t.
7
Mike Teunissen
Gazelle
s.t.
8
Tim Ariesen
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
s.t.
9
Oscar Riesebeek
HelloFresh - Lampre
s.t.
10
Taco Van der Hoorn
Aegon - Peroni
s.t.
11
Bob Schoonbroodt
Sauber Petronas Racing
+ 1'01
12
Julius Van den Berg
Huski Chocolate
s.t.
13
David Dekker
Zwift Pro Cycling
s.t.
14
Thymen Arensman
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
15
Jasper Bovenhuis
Aegon - Peroni
+ 2'04
16
Timo Roosen
Huski Chocolate
s.t.
17
Marten Kooistra
Aegon - Peroni
+ 3'41
18
Mick Van Dijke
Philips - Force India
+ 4'15
19
Daan Hoole
Los Pollos Hermanos
s.t.
20
Michael Vingerling
HelloFresh - Lampre
+ 4'54
21
Bas Van der Kooij
Huski Chocolate
s.t.
22
Bram Welten
Zwift Pro Cycling
s.t.
23
Joren Bloem
Huski Chocolate
+ 5'34
24
Steven Lammertink
Aker - MOT
s.t.
25
Pascal Eenkhoorn
Philips - Force India
+ 5'56
26
Rick Pluimers
Los Pollos Hermanos
+ 6'46
27
Martijn Tusveld
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
28
Danny Van Poppel
Huski Chocolate
s.t.
29
Moreno Hofland
Gazelle
s.t.
30
Max Kroonen
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
+ 7'31
31
Wilco Kelderman
Los Pollos Hermanos
s.t.
32
Ide Schelling
Huski Chocolate
s.t.
33
Milan Vader
Huski Chocolate 2
s.t.
34
Lennard Hofstede
Huski Chocolate
s.t.
35
Antwan Tolhoek
Huski Chocolate 2
+ 8'53
36
Arvid De Kleijn
Aegon - Peroni
+ 9'14
37
Martijn Keizer
Los Pollos Hermanos
s.t.
38
Maurits Lammertink
Huski Chocolate 2
s.t.
39
Robert Gesink
Indosat Ooredoo
s.t.
40
Lars Van den Berg
BNZ-Superhero Racing
s.t.
41
Dylan Groenewegen
Aegon - Peroni
s.t.
42
Stef Krul
Polar
s.t.
43
Daan Olivier
Aegon - Peroni
s.t.
44
Gijs Leemreize
Philips - Force India
s.t.
51
Sam Oomen
Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam
+ 11'34
54
Kevin Inkelaar
MOL Cycling Team
+ 12'42
64
Marc Goos
Aegon - Peroni
s.t.
71
Tom Dumoulin
Philips - Force India
s.t.
Time Trial
Lets see we can do it against the clock.
Power to the name! There is only one Keizer, and he is the fastest of them all with a time of 1h03'13, over half a minute ahead Lammertink in second.
