Jos van Emden (Jumbo-Visma) won the elite men’s time trial at the Dutch Road Championships for a third time on Wednesday, searing the 42km course in 49:15.
The 38-year-old was 18 seconds faster than silver medalist Daan Hoole (Trek-Segafredo), 14 years his junior who was third last year. Sjoerd Bax (UAE Team Emirates) was third, 24 seconds back.
Van Emden set the fastest intermediate time after the first lap and then added to his winning margin on the back half.
"I didn't expect this," he said. "Last week at the ZLM Tour, I felt things were going well after my COVID infection in May, so I was ambitious. Still, I didn't think I could become champion, although I realised during the race that I was riding a good time trial. Mathieu Heijboer in the follow car was also enthusiastic. That gave me an extra boost. This victory is fantastic and a highlight in my career.”
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