Dutch Championships Cyclocross – Woerden  2007
Wet and muddy conditions in Woerden Holland; Rabobank's Lars Boom, Richard Groenendaal battle for the championship. Daphny van den Brand dominates in the women's race.

By Bart Hazen

Lars Boom on the stairs. Photo c. Bart Hazen

On Saturday 6 January & Sunday 7 January 2007 the Dutch Championships Cyclocross took place in Woerden. The race in Woerden was very hard due to the rain, the mud and the heaviness of the course.

Over the top in the men's race Thijs van Amerongen. Photo c. Bart Hazen

On Saturday after the Amateurs the Woman and Junior Woman started together at 13.00 O’clock for the Championships. The big favorite for the title with the Elite-Woman was Daphny van den Brand followed by Marianne Vos while Britt Jochems is the big favorite in the Junior-Woman’s category.

Danphny van den Brand attacks. Photo c. Bart Hazen

Quite fast in the race it was Daphny who attacked and rode away from the others. She took the Dutch title with a gap of almost 2.00 on World Champion Marianne Vos and 3.09 on Reza Hormer-Ravenstijn who finished 3rd. Britt Jochems who finished 7th overall won the title with the juniors ahead of Cindy Clevers (17th overall) and Anne Eversdijk (18th overall).

Britt Jochems Junior Ms wins! Photo c. Bart Hazen

Then at 15.00 it where the U23 riders who had there national championship. The favorites for the title where Thijs van Amerongen, Ricardo van der Velde, Eddy van IJzendoorn and Boy van Poppel. Eddy van IJzendoorn took a fast start together with Thijs van Amerongen and Ricardo van der Velde. Boy van Poppel didn’t have a good start but rode a very strong race. Thijs van Amerongen won the race ahead of Van der Velde and Van Poppel. Eddy Van IJzendoorn who had a good chance to finish on a 3rd place as well had mechanical problems and finished 7th.

On Sunday January 7th the Masters rode first before the Juniors and the Elite-Men. At the Juniors category it was Ramon Sinkeldam who was outstanding. Jordy Beuker finished 2nd and Twan van den Brand 3rd after material problems for Geert van der Horst. An other favorite for the medals Julian van Dijk had problems as well in the first lap and he was immediately without standing a chance for a medal.

Finally at 15.00 the Elite-Men had their race. The expectation was a clash between youngster Lars Boom and the older guys Richard Groenendaal and Gerben de Knegt. Lars had to start from the 3rd row so it was Gerben who had the best start but after some laps Lars took the lead and despite some little mistakes in the last laps he won with 24 sec. on Groenendaal and 1.25 on De Knegt. Boom is still an U23 rider but he asked permission to start with the Elite and with success. At the Worlds in Hooglede-Gits he will start with the U23.

Rabo Lars Boom Wins! Photo c. Bart Hazen

During the Nationals the Dutch selector, Johan Lammerts, announced the teams for the Worlds in Hooglede-Gits (27 & 28 January).

The teams will be:
Elite-Men: Richard Groenendaal, Gerben de Knegt, Thijs Al, Wilant van Gils, Maarten Nijland and Camiel van den Bergh.

Women: Marianne Vos, Daphny van den Brand, Reza Ravenstijn, Loes Gunnewijk, Arenda Grimberg and Linda van Rijen.

U23: Lars Boom, Thijs van Amerongen, Boy van Poppel, Eddy van IJzendoorn and Ricardo van der Velde

Juniors: Ramon Sinkeldam, Geert van der Horst, Jordy Beuker, Rob van der Velde en Twan van den Brand

All Rabobank Men's Podium Groenendal, Boom and De Knegt
Photo c. Bart Hazen

Results:
Elite-Men
1 Lars Boom (Rabobank) 1.00.32
2 Richard Groenendaal (Rabobank) 0.24
3 Gerben De Knegt (Rabobank) 1.25
4 Maarten Nijland (Ruiter Dakkapellen) 3.25
5 Tim Van Nuffel (Stevens Racing Team) 4.33
6 Jean-Pierre Leijten 4.57
7 Wilant Van Gils (Pro Cycling Team ZZPR.nl) 5.28
8 Ronald Mutsaars (Pro Cycling Team ZZPR.nl) 6.49
9 Jelmer Pietersma 7.20
10 Bart Dirkx 8.05
11 Micha de Vries 8.19
12 Bjorn Hoeben 8.39
13 Roel van Houtum 1 lap
14 Axel Bult
15 Mathijs Wagenaar

Elite Women's Podium: Vos, van den Brand and Ravenstein
Photo c. Bart Hazen

Elite Women:
1 Daphny van den Brand 39.05
2 Marianne Vos 1.56
3 Reza Hormes Ravenstein 3.09
4 Loes Gunnewijk 4.30
5 Arenda Grimberg 5.33
6 Linda van Rijen 6.18
7 Britt Jochems 7.13
8 Adrie Visser 8.29
9 Sanne van Paassen 9.09
10 Petra Hofs 10.22
11 Monika Heuveling 10.36
12 Ilona Meter 10.42
13 Anouk Kesseleer 10.56
14 Hannah Welter 11.10
15 Monique van de Ree 11.32

Junior Women Clevers, Jochems and Eversdijk  Photo c. Bart Hazen
Junior-Woman:
1. Britt Jochems
2. Cindy Clevers
3. Anne Eversdijk

U-23 Podium: van der Velde, van Amerongen and van Poppel
Photo c. Bart Hazen

U23-Men
1 Thijs van Amerongen 53.29
2 Ricardo van der Velde (Rabobank) 0.27
3 Boy van Poppel (Rabobank) 0.57
4 Patrick van Leeuwen 1.15
5 Hans Becking 2.32
6 Remco Broers 3.15
7 Eddy Van Ijzendoorn (Palmans Collstrop - Sapim) 3.34
8 Daan de Jonge 3.41
9 Rikke Dijkxhoorn 4.05
10 Ivar Hartogs 4.16
11 Mitchell Huenders 4.31
12 Rik Van Ijzendoorn (Palmans Collstrop - Sapim) 4.41
13 Bart Senders 4.53
14 Johim Ariesen 5.36
15 Joeri Kouwenhoven 5.54

Junior Men Podium: Beuker, Sinkeldam and van den Brand
Photo c. Bart Hazen

Junior-Men
1 Ramon Sinkeldam 39.50
2 Jordy Beuker 0.59
3 Twan van den Brand 1.14
4 Geert van der Horst 1.26
5 Stefan Limburg 1.42
6 Rob van der Velde 2.47
7 Kevin Smit 2.59
8 Jordy van Erp 3.40
9 Harm van der Sanden 3.46
10 Jasper Ockeloen 3.53
11 Bart Barkhuis 4.14
12 Ritchie Motké 4.27
13 Tommy van Beem 5.17
14 Kaj Slenter 5.28
15 Julian van Dijk 5.40
Junior Photos

Cheers mates, see you at the Worlds... Lars Boom

More Bart Hazen Photos of the Dutch Nationals
Men Elite
Woman/Junior-Woman:
U-23 Photos
Juniors