Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon-Circus) continued to demonstrate his considerable talents by taking out an amazing victory in the Dutch road race championships on familiar turf in Hoogerheide. In January, he won the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup here, today, he claimed his first elite road title.
Despite having been in a late breakaway, Van der Poel still had the power to out-pace Danny van Poppel (LottoNl-Jumbo) and Ramon Sinkeldam (Groupama-FDJ).
The cyclo-cross star spent the latter part of the race in a breakaway with Van Poppel, Dennis van Winden (Israel Cycling Academy) and Jan van Schip (Roompot), but their move was reeled in on the final lap.
A large group came together for the bunch sprint, and Van der Poel seemed impossibly positioned. As Sinkeldam opened up the sprint, the Corendon rider accelerated sharply to his left, having to reach out and push Sinkeldam from closing him into the barriers before hitting the gas fully and sprinting to a clear victory.
Van Poppel found another wind to pass Sinkeldam to take second a bike length behind Van der Poel.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Corendon-Circus | 5:21:42 |
| 2 | Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Groupama-FDJ | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Timo Roosen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Bas van der Kooij (Ned) Alecto Cyclingteam | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Piotr Havik (Ned) Beat Cycling Club | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Sven van Luijk (Ned) Monkey Town | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Floris Gerts (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Jan Willem van Schip (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Vlasman CT | 0:00:05 |
| 15 | Moreno Hofland (Ned) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:09 |
| 16 | Boy van Poppel (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| 17 | Jos van Emden (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:00:17 |
| 18 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Wanty-Groupe Gobert | 0:00:19 |
| 19 | Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky | 0:00:22 |
| 20 | Koen de Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:28 |
| 21 | Tim Kerkhof (Ned) Destil-Parkhotel Valkenburg | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) Quick-Step Floors | 0:00:37 |
| 23 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Tarteletto-Isorex | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Maarten de Jonge (Ned) Monkey Town | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Tom Vermeer (Ned) Team Differdange Losch | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Brian van Goethem (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | 0:00:40 |
| 27 | Wim Kleiman (Ned) Monkey Town | 0:00:43 |
| 28 | Sam Oomen (Ned) Team Sunweb | 0:00:56 |
| 29 | Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb | 0:00:59 |
| 30 | Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:01:04 |
| 31 | Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Martijn Budding (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | 0:01:20 |
| 34 | Peter Schulting (Ned) Monkey Town | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Cees Bol (Ned) SEG Racing Academy | 0:01:48 |
| 36 | Sjoerd van Ginneken (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step Floors | 0:02:01 |
| 38 | Rick Ottema (Ned) Alecto Cyclingteam | 0:03:07 |
| 39 | Stef Krul (Ned) Metec-TKH p/b Mantel | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| 40 | Jasper de Laat (Ned) Metec-TKH p/b Mantel | 0:04:50 |
| 41 | Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | 0:04:54 |
| 42 | Nick van der Lijke (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
| 43 | Robbert de Greef (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
| 44 | Bram Tankink (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
| 45 | Lars Boom (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
| 46 | Corne van Kessel (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
| 47 | Pascal Eenkhoorn (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
| 48 | Koen Bouwmam (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
| 49 | Rick van Breda (Ned) Monkey Town | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
| 50 | Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda's Willems Crelan | 0:04:57 |
| 51 | Lex Nederlof (Ned) NEX CCN | 0:05:24 |
| 52 | Lars van der Haar (Ned) Telenet Fidea Lions | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
| 53 | Jarno Gmelich Meijling (Ned) Metec-TKH p/b Mantel | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
| 54 | Ivar Slik (Ned) Monkey Town | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
| 55 | Folkert Oostra (Ned) Alecto Cyclingteam | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
| 56 | Peter Koning (Ned) Aqua Blue Sport | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
| 57 | Dion Beukeboom (Ned) Vlasman CT | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
| 58 | Laurens ten Dam (Ned) Team Sunweb | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
| 59 | David van der Poel (Ned) Corendon-Circus | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
| 60 | Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
| 61 | Tim Ariesen (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | 0:05:33 |
| 62 | Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
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