Ludo Dierckxsens will not be the only pro with a retirement race on October 16. Dutchman Tristan Hoffman, who has moved into a director's role with Team CSC after a knee injury forced him to cut short his career, will have a race in his honour in Groenlo, The Netherlands on that same day.
The program of the Dwars Deur Grolle is as follows:
Parcours - Groenlo centre - 1 lap is 1.35 km
13:00-14:15 Criterium A-amateurs
14:30-14:50 Dernys, round 1 (semi-pros, continental teams, young riders from the region)
15:00-15:20 Dernys, round 2 (old pros, ex-colleagues of Tristan)
15:30-16.00 Presentation, sign-on, warm-up
16:00-17:15 Criterium professionals
17:30 Podium presentations, farewell to Tristan
