Veenendaal-Veenendaal Classic podium history | 2022 edition | 2024 edition | Course map & profile
Veenendaal - Veenendaal, 175.8 kilometers
Dylan Groenewegen wins this race for the fifth time.
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Weather at the start/finish city of Veenendaal at 2:20 PM, local time: 19C (67F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the east at 23 km/hr (14 mph). No rain is forecast.
The race: Here's the report from winner Dylan Groenewegen's Team Jayco-AlUla.
Dylan Groenewegen delivered a five-star sprint performance as he powered to his fifth victory in Veenendaal-Veenendal in dominant fashion.
The Dutchman, racing on local roads, demonstrated his blistering speed once again as he timed his sprint to perfection to make it back-to-back wins in the one-day Dutch race, following his 2022 triumph.
Team Jayco-AlUla worked tirelessly all day to control the peloton and tee Groenewegen up for a sprint finish. The early breakaway was swept up as the race moved into the final 10km and the focus soon switched to the battle for the upcoming fast finish.
After a big fight for position, Australian Kell O’Brien was the last man to swing off the front inside the final kilometre, leaving teammate Groenewegen to surf the wheels through the final corner before launching his fierce sprint for the line. The powerful kick from the Dutchman saw him race away from his rivals and to a historic fifth victory at Veenendaal-Veenendaal.
Dylan Groenewegen:
“I didn’t really have those good legs, but in the sprint I was positioned perfectly and the team did a really good job, they were really strong today. It was not an easy race, there was a lot of wind, it was hectic out there, but I’m really grateful to the team.
"It's a really nice win, this is always a hectic time, a lot of time away from home with training camps and everything with races, so it’s nice to ride in your home country. I live not so far from here, it’s only 70km and it’s nice that my wife is here and also my kid, so it makes the win really special.
"It was a good win and also my fifth one here in Veenendaal and hopefully next year I can get a sixth one, but for now we have a really nice one today and we will celebrate it tonight.”
Complete Results:
175.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 48.102 km/hr
1 | Dylan Groenewegen | Jayco-AlUla | 3hr 39min 17sec |
2 | Arvid De Kleijn | Tudor Pro Cycling | s.t. |
3 | Sam Welsford | Team DSM | s.t. |
4 | Jakub Mareczko | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
5 | Matteo Moschetti | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
6 | Jarne Van De Paar | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
7 | Timothy Dupont | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
8 | Jesper Rasch | ABLOC CT | s.t. |
9 | Alexander Salby | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
10 | Martijn Budding | TdT-Unibet | s.t. |
11 | Robbe Ghys | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
12 | Tom Van Asbroeck | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
13 | Jules Hesters | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
14 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
15 | Rory Townsend | Bolton Equities-Black Spoke | s.t. |
16 | Joren Bloem | TdT-Unibet | s.t. |
17 | Davide Bomboi | TdT-Unibet | s.t. |
18 | Kenneth Van Rooy | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
19 | Taj Jones | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
20 | Oded Kogut | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
21 | Mike Teunissen | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
22 | Gianluca Pollefliet | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
23 | Lucas Janssen | BEAT Cycling Club | s.t. |
24 | Thibau Verhofstadt | Tarteletto-Isorex | s.t. |
25 | Bram Dissel | BEAT Cycling Club | s.t. |
26 | Lars Oreel | Metec-Solarwatt | s.t. |
27 | Daan Van Sintmaartensdijk | VolkerWessels Cycling Team | s.t. |
28 | Nathan Vandepitte | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
29 | Jan-Willem Van Schip | ABLOC CT | s.t. |
30 | Mathias Larsen | Restaurant Suri-Carl Ras | s.t. |
31 | Ward Vanhoof | Team Flanders-Baloise | s.t. |
32 | Corey Davis | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
33 | Blake Quick | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
34 | Luke Verburg | ABLOC CT | s.t. |
35 | Luca De Meester | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
36 | Hidde Van Veenendaal | Metec-Solarwatt | s.t. |
37 | Lars Rouffaer | Allinq Continental | s.t. |
38 | Nick Van Der Meer | VolkerWessels Cycling Team | s.t. |
39 | Nacer Bouhanni | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
40 | Wessel Mouris | Scorpions Racing Team | s.t. |
41 | Andrii Ponomar | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
42 | Jakob Egholm | Restaurant Suri-Carl Ras | s.t. |
43 | Jord Baak | VolkerWessels Cycling Team | s.t. |
44 | Jonas Rickaert | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
45 | George Jackson | Bolton Equities-Black Spoke | s.t. |
46 | Dennis Van Der Horst | Allinq Continental | s.t. |
47 | Emiel Vermeulen | BEAT Cycling Club | s.t. |
48 | Stijn Appel | ABLOC CT | s.t. |
49 | Bo Godart | Tarteletto-Isorex | @ 11sec |
50 | Abram Stockman | TdT-Unibet | s.t. |
51 | Mitchel Fitzsimons | Bolton Equities-Black Spoke | s.t. |
52 | Gerben Kuypers | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
53 | Aaron Van Der Beken | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
54 | Louis Blouwe | Bingoal-WB | s.t. |
55 | Reto Hollenstein | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
56 | Rasmus Bøgh Wallin | Restaurant Suri-Carl Ras | s.t. |
57 | Hartthijs De Vries | TdT-Unibet | s.t. |
58 | Victor Broex | Metec-Solarwatt | s.t. |
59 | Lukasz Owsian | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
60 | Donavan Grondin | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
61 | Maikel Zijlaard | Tudor Pro Cycling | 0:15 |
62 | Hugo Page | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
63 | Lionel Taminiaux | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
64 | Elmar Reinders | Jayco-AlUla | 0:17 |
65 | Jacopo Guarnieri | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
66 | Kelland O'Brien | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
67 | Luca Mozzato | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
68 | Kamil Malecki | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | 0:19 |
69 | Nils Wolfenbuttel | Allinq Continental | s.t. |
70 | Baptiste Planckaert | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
71 | Alex Edmondson | Team DSM | 0:22 |
72 | Tijmen Eising | VolkerWessels Cycling Team | 0:28 |
73 | Bert-Jan Lindeman | VolkerWessels Cycling Team | 0:44 |
74 | Antonio Puppio | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | 0:45 |
75 | Casper Van Uden | Team DSM | s.t. |
76 | Pavel Bittner | Team DSM | 0:47 |
77 | Maurice Ballerstedt | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
78 | Wouter Van De Weerdhof | Allinq Continental | 0:54 |
79 | Michael Schwarzmann | Lotto Dstny | 1:02 |
80 | Jarrad Drizners | Lotto Dstny | s.t. |
81 | Max Kroonen | VolkerWessels Cycling Team | 1:05 |
82 | Joshua Giddings | Lotto Dstny | 1:13 |
83 | Sebastian Kolze Changizi | Tudor Pro Cycling | 1:20 |
84 | Luke Durbridge | Jayco-AlUla | 1:27 |
85 | Joran Wyseure | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 1:29 |
86 | David Van Der Poel | Alpecin-Deceuninck | s.t. |
87 | Petr Kelemen | Tudor Pro Cycling | 1:46 |
88 | Rick Pluimers | Tudor Pro Cycling | s.t. |
89 | Robin Froidevaux | Tudor Pro Cycling | s.t. |
90 | Björn Bakker | Scorpions Racing Team | 2:36 |
91 | Bodi Del Grosso | ABLOC CT | 2:40 |
92 | Jan Maas | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
93 | Rick Ottema | Allinq Continental | s.t. |
94 | Thijs De Lange | Metec-Solarwatt | s.t. |
95 | David Dekker | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
96 | Len De Pauw | Tarteletto-Isorex | 3:02 |
97 | Luuk Schuurmans | Universe Cycling Team | 3:09 |
98 | Hugo Kars | Scorpions Racing Team | s.t. |
99 | Lars Loohuis | ABLOC CT | s.t. |
100 | Philip Heijnen | ABLOC CT | s.t. |
101 | Guy Sagiv | Israel-Premier Tech | s.t. |
102 | Yoeri Havik | BEAT Cycling Club | s.t. |
103 | Tsgabu Grmay | Jayco-AlUla | s.t. |
104 | Nils Brun | Tudor Pro Cycling | s.t. |
105 | Tim Naberman | Team DSM | s.t. |
106 | Arno Claeys | Team Flanders-Baloise | 5:14 |
107 | Harry Tanfield | TdT-Unibet | s.t. |
108 | Guillaume Visser | BEAT Cycling Club | s.t. |
109 | Jasper Schouten | Allinq Continental | s.t. |
110 | Filippo Conca | Q36.5 Pro Cycling | s.t. |
111 | Marien Bogerd | Allinq Continental | s.t. |
112 | Obie Vidts | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
113 | Lars Hohmann | Metec-Solarwatt | s.t. |
114 | Madis Mihkels | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | s.t. |
115 | Coen Vermeltfoort | VolkerWessels Cycling Team | s.t. |
116 | Bailey O'Donnell | Bolton Equities-Black Spoke | s.t. |
117 | Thijs Aerts | Intermarché-Circus-Wanty | 5:16 |
118 | Axel Van Der Tuuk | Metec-Solarwatt | s.t. |
119 | Christian Ingemann Lindquist | Restaurant Suri-Carl Ras | s.t. |
120 | Kristian Egholm | Restaurant Suri-Carl Ras | s.t. |
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