Wetterhall triumphs at Ronde van Drenthe

In pouring rain and temperatures barely above freezing, Alexander Wetterhall secured the first win of the season for Team NetApp-Endura at the Ronde van Drenthe. The 26-year-old Swede broke away from a leading group of 12 more than 30 kilometres from the finish and rode alone to win by 46 seconds on the first chase group.

In a show of strength by the German Pro Continental squad, Wetterhall's teammates Markus Eichler and Andreas Schillinger placed second and third to complete a podium sweep.

"I still haven't realized that I won," said Wetterhall. "I am so happy and of course I am pleased that we filled all spots on the podium as a team."

"That was probably the perfect race for us," said NetApp-Endura directeur sportif Jens Heppner. "It was awesome – I've rarely experienced anything like it. The whole team was extremely good. The boys were always out in front and they stamped their seal on the race. The solo ride from Alex in typical Classics weather is of course fantastic. It doesn't get any better."

Swipe to scroll horizontally
Full Results
1Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Team NetApp-Endura4:56:47
2Markus Eichler (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura0:00:46
3Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 2 - Cell 2
4Wesley Kreder (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Danny van Poppel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:00:49
6Elmar Reinders (Ned) Metec-TKH Continental Cyclingteam0:01:03
7Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox0:01:21
8Roy Sentjens (Bel) Cyclingteam De Rijke-ShanksRow 7 - Cell 2
9Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff0:01:24
11Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox0:01:28
12Viktor Manakov (Rus) RusVelo0:01:36
13Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja RuralRow 12 - Cell 2
14Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:01:52
15Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:01:57
16Jim van den Berg (Ned) Koga Cycling TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:02:00
18Stijn Neirynck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise0:04:02
19Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Jeff Vermeulen (Ned) Metec-TKH Continental CyclingteamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Stefan Poutsma (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels0:07:41
22Berden De Vries (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo Piels0:07:43
23Blaz Jarc (Slo) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 22 - Cell 2
24Youcef Reguigui (Alg) MTN-QhubekaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Matt Brammeier (Irl) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 26 - Cell 2
28Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 28 - Cell 2
30Jasper Hamelink (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 29 - Cell 2
31Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 30 - Cell 2
32Kevin Peeters (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 31 - Cell 2
33Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 32 - Cell 2
DNFPim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
DNFWillem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
DNFBrian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto BelisolRow 35 - Cell 2
DNFSander Cordeel (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 36 - Cell 2
DNFKenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 37 - Cell 2
DNFMaarten Neyens (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 38 - Cell 2
DNFFrederique Robert (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 39 - Cell 2
DNFTosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 40 - Cell 2
DNFJoost Van Leijen (Ned) Lotto BelisolRow 41 - Cell 2
DNFJonas Van Genechten (Bel) Lotto BelisolRow 42 - Cell 2
DNFJonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 43 - Cell 2
DNFJay McCarthy (Aus) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 44 - Cell 2
DNFTakashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 45 - Cell 2
DNFJon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 46 - Cell 2
DNFPeio Bilbao (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 47 - Cell 2
DNFTarik Chaoufi (Mar) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 48 - Cell 2
DNFSteffen Radochla (Ger) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 49 - Cell 2
DNFAdrian Saez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 50 - Cell 2
DNFAlexander Serebryakov (Rus) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 51 - Cell 2
DNFJetse Bol (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
DNFTheo Bos (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
DNFGraeme Brown (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
DNFJack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 55 - Cell 2
DNFMoreno Hofland (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Leezer (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
DNFJos Van Emden (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Wagner (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
DNFJonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 60 - Cell 2
DNFWilliam Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 61 - Cell 2
DNFReinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 62 - Cell 2
DNFJi Cheng (Chn) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 63 - Cell 2
DNFLuka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 64 - Cell 2
DNFFrancois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 65 - Cell 2
DNFGeorg Preidler (Aut) Team Argos-ShimanoRow 66 - Cell 2
DNFMarco Canola (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 67 - Cell 2
DNFEnrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 68 - Cell 2
DNFEnrico Barbin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 69 - Cell 2
DNFNicola Boem (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 70 - Cell 2
DNFFilippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 71 - Cell 2
DNFSacha Modolo (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF InoxRow 72 - Cell 2
DNFJonathan Breyne (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 73 - Cell 2
DNFJoeri Bueken (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 74 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Claeys (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 75 - Cell 2
DNFGilles Devillers (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 76 - Cell 2
DNFReinier Honig (Ned) Crelan-EuphonyRow 77 - Cell 2
DNFKurt Hovelynck (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 78 - Cell 2
DNFPieter Van Herck (Bel) Crelan-EuphonyRow 79 - Cell 2
DNFJasper De Buyst (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 80 - Cell 2
DNFKevin De Jonghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 81 - Cell 2
DNFTim Mertens (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 82 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 83 - Cell 2
DNFTom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 84 - Cell 2
DNFKenneth Van Bilsen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen-BaloiseRow 85 - Cell 2
DNFClinton Robert Avery (NZl) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 86 - Cell 2
DNFMatthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
DNFJiao Pengda (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 88 - Cell 2
DNFTang Wang Yip (HKg) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
DNFWu Kin San (HKg) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
DNFManuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Caja RuralRow 91 - Cell 2
DNFRuben Fernandez (Spa) Caja RuralRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFFabricio Ferrari Barcelo (Uru) Caja RuralRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFOmar Fraile Matarranza (Spa) Caja RuralRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFYelko Gomez (Pan) Caja RuralRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFFrancesco Lasca (Ita) Caja RuralRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFFrancisco Javier Moreno Allue (Spa) Caja RuralRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFRussell Downing (GBr) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFRoger Kluge (Ger) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Schwarzmann (Ger) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFScott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp-EnduraRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFFerekalsi Debesay Abrha (Eri) MTN-QhubekaRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFBradley Potgieter (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFMeron Russom (Eri) MTN-QhubekaRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFJim Songezo (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFJani Tewelde Weldegabir (Eri) MTN-QhubekaRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFMartin Wesemann (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFSergey Klimov (Rus) RusVeloRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFRoman Maikin (Rus) RusVeloRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFAlexander Mironov (Rus) RusVeloRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFSergei Pomoshnikov (Rus) RusVeloRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFAlexander Rybakov (Rus) RusVeloRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFAndrei Solomennikov (Rus) RusVeloRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFIlnur Zakarin (Rus) RusVeloRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFMarc De Maar (AHo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFDavide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFAldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFChristopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFJacobe Keough (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFJohn Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Summerhill (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFYoeri Havik (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke-ShanksRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFRick Ottema (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke-ShanksRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFChristoph Pfingsten (Ger) Cyclingteam De Rijke-ShanksRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFKai Reus (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke-ShanksRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFNikolay Trusov (Rus) Cyclingteam De Rijke-ShanksRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFRonan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke-ShanksRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFCoen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Cyclingteam De Rijke-ShanksRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFJohim Ariesen (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFKoen Bouwman (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFJochem Hoekstra (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFSteven Lammertink (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFRens Te Stroet (Ned) Cyclingteam Jo PielsRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFUmberto Atzori (Ned) Koga Cycling TeamRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFWim Botman (Ned) Koga Cycling TeamRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFRobin Chaigneau (Ned) Koga Cycling TeamRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFRoy Eefting (Ned) Koga Cycling TeamRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFHaan Wouter (Ned) Koga Cycling TeamRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFBart Van Haaren (Ned) Koga Cycling TeamRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFLars Vierbergen (Ned) Koga Cycling TeamRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFJesper Asselman (Ned) Metec-TKH Continental CyclingteamRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFMelvin Boskamp (Ned) Metec-TKH Continental CyclingteamRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFLuc Hagenaars (Ned) Metec-TKH Continental CyclingteamRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFAdrie Lindeman (Ned) Metec-TKH Continental CyclingteamRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFRemco Te Brake (Ned) Metec-TKH Continental CyclingteamRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFJoey Van Rhee (Ned) Metec-TKH Continental CyclingteamRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Ciacchini (Ita) Team Novo NordiskRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFStephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo NordiskRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFKevin De Mesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo NordiskRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFJoe Eldridge (USA) Team Novo NordiskRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo NordiskRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo NordiskRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Raeymaekers (Bel) Team Novo NordiskRow 153 - Cell 2
DNFMartijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo NordiskRow 154 - Cell 2

Thank you for reading 5 articles in the past 30 days*

Join now for unlimited access

Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

*Read any 5 articles for free in each 30-day period, this automatically resets

After your trial you will be billed £4.99 $7.99 €5.99 per month, cancel anytime. Or sign up for one year for just £49 $79 €59

Join now for unlimited access

Try your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

Latest on Cyclingnews