Olympia's Tour

The Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in September in the Netherlands.

Olympia's Tour
Race details
DateMay (until 2015)
September (since 2016)
RegionNetherlands
Local name(s)Olympia's Tour
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
Web sitewww.olympiastour.com
History
First edition1909 (1909)
Editions66 (as of 2018)
First winner Chris Kalkman (NED)
Most wins Jetse Bol (NED) (3 wins)
Most recent Julius Johansen (DEN)

History

A.S.C. Olympia was founded in Amsterdam on 27 November 1898. It ran one-day races but wanted a race through all the Netherlands. The first Olympia’s Tour was in 1909, with three stages and one rest day. The second in 1910 went to Maastricht and Groningen. It was 17 years before the third race, partly because races on public roads were forbidden in the Netherlands during the First World War. An international field with 16 Germans, the champions of Switzerland and Luxembourg and around 40 Dutch riders left the Rembrandtplein on 17 August 1927. The Dutch were mainly amateurs, the Germans sponsored riders who rode for bicycle manufacturers such as Opel and Diamant which provided material and a support team. The German Rudolf Wolke won after four stages and 800 kilometres ahead of Janus Braspennincx. It was the last race until 1955.

The race resumed on 17 June 1955, with 93 riders leaving Stadionplein in Amsterdam South for a stage of 212 km to Hoogeveen. The race was a battle until the end, when 26-year-old Piet Kooyman won. After 1955 the race was held every year except 2001, when it was stopped by a foot-and-mouth disease crisis.

Some winners have become successful professionals. They include Henk Nijdam, Frits Schür, Cees Priem, Fedor den Hertog, Leo van Vliet, John Talen, Servais Knaven, Danny Nelissen, Matthé Pronk, Joost Posthuma and Thomas Dekker.

Past winners

Year Country Rider Team
1909  Netherlands Chris Kalkman
1910  Netherlands Adrie Bellersen
1911
1926
No race
1927  Germany Rudolf Wolke
1928
1954
No race
1955  Netherlands Piet Kooyman
1956  Netherlands Cees Van Der Zande
1957  Netherlands Adrie Roks
1958  Netherlands Ab Van Egmond
1959  Netherlands Huub Zilverberg
1960  Netherlands Gerard Wesseling
1961  Netherlands Mik Snijder
1962  Netherlands Henk Nijdam
1963  Netherlands Joske Dries
1964  Netherlands Cor Schuuring
1965  Netherlands Harrie Steevens
1966  Netherlands Jan van der Horst
1967  Netherlands Cees Zoontjens
1968  Netherlands Leen De Groot
1969  Netherlands Piet Legierse
1970  Netherlands Frits Schür
1971  Netherlands Cees Priem
1972  Netherlands Frits Schür
1973  Netherlands Fedor den Hertog
1974  Netherlands Roy Schuiten
1975  Netherlands Hans Langerijs
1976  Netherlands Leo van Vliet
1977  Netherlands Arie Hassink
1978  Netherlands Arie Hassink
1979  Netherlands Jos Lammertink
1980  Soviet Union Oleg Logvin
1981  Netherlands Gerard Schipper
1982  Netherlands Gerrit Solleveld
1983  East Germany Mario Hering
1984  Soviet Union Asiat Saitov
1985  Netherlands John Talen
1986  East Germany Berndt Dittert
1987  Netherlands Jos Bol
1988  East Germany Dirk Meier
1989  East Germany Thomas Liese
1990  Netherlands Wilco Zuijderwijk
1991  Netherlands Anton Tak
1992  Netherlands Servais Knaven
1993  Netherlands Servais Knaven
1994  Australia Henk Vogels
1995  Netherlands Danny Nelissen
1996  Italy Cristiano Citton
1997  Netherlands Remco van der Ven
1998  Netherlands Matthé Pronk Rabobank
1999  Netherlands Marcel Duijn Rabobank
2000  Netherlands Jan van Velzen Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
2001 No race
2002  Netherlands Mart Louwers Rabobank GS3
2003  Netherlands Joost Posthuma Rabobank GS3
2004  Netherlands Thomas Dekker Rabobank GS3
2005  Netherlands Stef Clement Rabobank Continental Team
2006  Netherlands Tom Veelers Rabobank Continental Team
2007  Netherlands Thomas Berkhout Rabobank Continental Team
2008  Netherlands Lars Boom Rabobank Continental Team
2009  Netherlands Jetse Bol Rabobank Continental Team
2010  United States Taylor Phinney Trek–Livestrong
2011  Netherlands Jetse Bol Rabobank Continental Team
2012  Netherlands Dylan van Baarle Rabobank Continental Team
2013  Netherlands Dylan van Baarle Rabobank Development Team
2014  Netherlands Berden de Vries Cycling Team Jo Piels
2015  Netherlands Jetse Bol Cyclingteam de Rijke
2016  Netherlands Cees Bol Rabobank Development Team
2017  Netherlands Pascal Eenkhoorn BMC Development Team
2018  Denmark Julius Johansen Team ColoQuick

References

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