Netherlands Road Championships 2012: Elite Men Road Race Results

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Niki Terpstra celebrates his new title(Image credit: Photopress.be)

Niki Terpstra of Omega Pharma-QuickStep won his second Dutch road title. He soloed in to the finish in Kerkrade in the heavy rain, which had reduced the field to only a handful. Lars Boom (Rabobank) and Bert-Jan Lindeman (Vacansoleil-DCM) broke from the small group of chasers in the final lap of the circuit to take second and third respectively, about two minutes later.

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Full Results
1	Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quickstep)	6:09:33
2	Lars Boom (Rabobank Cycling Team)	0:01:59
3	Bertjan Lindeman (Vacansoleil-DCM)	0:02:02
4	Michel Kreder (Garmin - Barracuda)	0:02:50
5	Sebastian Langeveld (Orica GreenEdge)	0:02:59
6	Robert Gesink (Rabobank Cycling Team)	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Tom Dumoulin (Argos - Shimano)	0:08:32
8	Pim Ligthart (Vacansoleil-DCM)	0:08:41
9	Maarten Tjallingii (Rabobank Cycling Team)	0:08:47
10	Koen De Kort (Argos - Shimano)	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Tom Vermeer (Nutrixxion Abus)	0:08:49
12	Wilco Kelderman (Rabobank Cycling Team)	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Roy Curvers (Argos - Shimano)	0:26:01
14	Bart Van Haaren (Koga Cycling Team)	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Dirk Bellemakers (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony)	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Ronan Van Zandbeek (Argos - Shimano)	Row 15 - Cell 2