Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) extended his time as Dutch Time Trial champion, beating Niki Terpstra by a mere four seconds to get his second title in a row. Tom Dumoulin (Argos-Shimano) was third.
"From my fall in the Dauphiné I had a cracked ribs, and had to do very focused training at home," Westra said. "I may have started a little too quickly, but I was able to fend off a strong attack by Niki. I went very deep today, but it was all worth it. This win is special. Now I can on to the Tour.“
"I'm happy with the second place," Terpstra said. "But, while it's also true that I lost for only 4 seconds, it hurts a bit. At half way I was 30'' behind. I did a great final but it wasn't enough. Lieuwe Westra is one the the best time trialists around, so congratulations to him. I have no regrets. It was for sure one of my best time trials ever. It means that I'm in good shape for Sunday. I'm confident. I'm happy, I was going for the podium and I made it. I want to also thank all the people who were with me today: Mechanics, masseurs, and friends who really supported me perfectly."
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM) | 1:03:59.10 |
| 2 | Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) | 0:00:04.51 |
| 3 | Tom Dumoulin (Argos-Shimano) | 0:00:40.86 |
| 4 | Lars Boom (Blanco Pro Cycling) | 0:01:03.08 |
| 5 | Stef Clement (Blanco Pro Cycling) | 0:01:20.08 |
| 6 | Peter Koning (Metec) | 0:01:20.90 |
| 7 | Martijn Keizer (Vacansoleil-DCM) | 0:01:42.23 |
| 8 | Dion Beukeboom (De Rijke-Shanks) | 0:01:44.72 |
| 9 | Wilco Kelderman (Blanco Pro Cycling) | 0:02:07.79 |
| 10 | Jens Mouris (Orica - Greenedge) | 0:02:11.52 |
| 11 | Rick Flens (Blanco Pro Cycling) | 0:02:21.41 |
| 12 | Marc Goos (Blanco Pro Cycling) | 0:02:28.18 |
| 13 | Berden de Vries (Jo Piels) | 0:02:53.48 |
| 14 | Jan Lof (WTC De Amstel) | 0:03:32.88 |
| 15 | Wieger van der Wier (WV De Kannibaal) | 0:04:16.85 |
| 16 | Jarno Gmelich Meijling (UWTC De Volharding) | 0:04:49.72 |
| 17 | Rick van Breda (Ruiter Dakkapellen) | 0:05:10.87 |
| 18 | Jos van Emden (Blanco Pro Cycling) | 0:05:23.37 |
| 19 | Erik van Lakerveld (LRTV Swift) | 0:05:55.18 |
| 20 | Quinten Winkel (GRTC Excelsior) | 0:06:02.77 |
| 21 | Josbert de Vries (Gaul !) | 0:06:24.49 |
| 22 | Jeroen Visser (BRC Kennemerland) | 0:07:03.93 |
| 23 | Yannick Janssen (Parkhotel Valkenburg) | 0:07:16.44 |
| 24 | Ruben Dorren (West Frisia) | 0:07:50.13 |
| 25 | Marco Massink (Stormvogels Veendam) | 0:09:05.21 |
| 26 | Peter Merx (NWV Groningen) | 0:09:06.91 |
| 27 | Elias de Bruijne (UWTC De Volharding) | 0:09:12.96 |
| 28 | Pieter-Paul de Weerd (De IJsselstreek) | 0:10:31.19 |
| 29 | Marko Jeletich (UWTC de Volharding) | 0:10:44.61 |
| DNF | Ruud Kooijmans (Cicli Basso Vicenza - Reasons) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Rik Houwers (Restore Cycling) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
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