2022 Ronde van Drenthe (1.1), Netherlands
Formerly "Albert Achterhes Profonde van Drenthe" and "Dwars door Drenthe"
59th edition: Sunday, March 13, 2022
Ronde van Drenthe podium history | 2021 edition | 2023 edition
Assen - Hoogeveen, 198.1 km
Dries van Gestel finishes five seconds ahead of his nearest chasers.
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The race: Here's the report from second-place Barnabas Peak's Intermarch-Wanty-Gobert team:
For the second year in a row, a rider of Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux climbed on the second step of the podium in the Tour of Drenthe (1.1, 13/03). This classic of almost 200 kilometer between Assen and Hoogeveen was the first race of the World Team’s Dutch calendar this Sunday.
A trio escaped in the beginning, with the riders directed by Frederik Veuchelen staying united in the peloton to approach the seven cobble sections in the first race half. Kévin Van Melsen then took the lead of the bunch to reduce the advantage.
The final was opened during the second of five passages on the Col du VAM (0.4km at 4.6%) in the final 100 kilometer. The first echelon in the race, with Hungarian rider Barnabás Peák caught the escapees and raced with an advantage of one minute on the first chasing group.
In the final race hour, Barnabás Peák reacted to the multiple attacks of for example the quartet of Jumbo-Visma. Behind Van Gestel, who attacked in the final, Peák won the sprint for second place in a group of five, repeating what Andrea Pasqualon did in the previous edition. Gerben Thijssen was the fastest of the chasing group and concluded the top fifteen.
“After celebrating the victories of Biniam Girmay and Alexander Kristoff in my first races with the team, I received the opportunity to step on the podium today. This Tour of Drenthe was particularly difficult, because in addition to the cobble sections and the Col du VAM we had to battle against the wind. Every kilometer costed energy to make the selection. In the final I had confidence in my fast legs. I'm a happy second, because Van Gestel showed several times that he was the strongest. With the Performance Team we determined that March would be an important month for me, so I'm happy to deliver according to the plan. After Gerben Thijssen's fourth place last week in the GP Monseré, I'm looking forward to accompany him in our next races, Nokere Koerse and the Bredene Koksijde Classic, two races we appreciate much.” - Barnabás Peák
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Complete Results:
198.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.369 km/hr
| 1 | Dries van Gestel | TotalEnergies | 5hr 8min 47sec |
| 2 | Barnabas Peak | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | @ 5sec |
| 3 | Hugo Hofstetter | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 4 | Timo Roosen | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 5 | Joren Bloem | ABLOC CT | s.t. |
| 6 | Mick Van Dijke | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 7 | Kevin Vauquelin | Arkéa-Samsic | 0:23 |
| 8 | Dries De Bondt | Alpecin-Fenix | 0:27 |
| 9 | Rick Ottema | Metec-Solarwatt | s.t. |
| 10 | Rick Pluimers | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 11 | Casper Van Uden | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 12 | Benjamin Declercq | Arkéa-Samsic | 0:29 |
| 13 | Pascal Eenkhoorn | Jumbo-Visma | 0:31 |
| 14 | Tomas Kopecky | ABLOC CT | 0:32 |
| 15 | Gerben Thijssen | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | 1:14 |
| 16 | Milan Menten | Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces | s.t. |
| 17 | Jakub Mareczko | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 18 | Martijn Budding | Riwal Cycling | s.t. |
| 19 | Kenneth Van Rooy | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 20 | Boy van Poppel | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 21 | Thimo Willems | Minerva Cycling | s.t. |
| 22 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 23 | Erik Resell | Uno-X | s.t. |
| 24 | Pierre Barbier | B&B Hotels-KTM | s.t. |
| 25 | Markus Pajur | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 26 | David Dekker | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 27 | Ruben Apers | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 28 | Julien Vermote | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 29 | Donavan Grondin | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 30 | Pavel Bittner | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 31 | Peter Schulting | VolkerWessels | s.t. |
| 32 | Loe Van Belle | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 33 | Kevin Van Melsen | Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert | s.t. |
| 34 | Fabien Grellier | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 35 | Stijn Daemen | BEAT Cycling | s.t. |
| 36 | Timo De Jong | VolkerWessels | s.t. |
| 37 | Christophe Noppe | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 38 | Robbe Ghys | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 39 | Thijs De Lange | Metec-Solarwatt | s.t. |
| 40 | Kevin Ledanois | Arkéa-Samsic | s.t. |
| 41 | Lars Loohuis | ABLOC CT | s.t. |
| 42 | Louis Blouwe | Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces | s.t. |
| 43 | Fabio Van Den Bossche | Alpecin-Fenix | s.t. |
| 44 | Julien Morice | B&B Hotels-KTM | s.t. |
| 45 | Niki Terpstra | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 46 | Tijmen Eising | VolkerWessels | s.t. |
| 47 | Soren Waerenskjold | Uno-X | s.t. |
| 48 | Ayco Bastiaens | Alpecin-Fenix | 1:23 |
| 49 | Karl Patrick Lauk | Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces | 1:47 |
| 50 | Bert-Jan Lindeman | VolkerWessels | 2:11 |
| 51 | Abram Stockman | Saris Rouvy Sauerland | 2:15 |
| 52 | Leon Heinschke | Team DSM | 2:32 |
| 53 | Ludovic Robeet | Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces | 3:32 |
| 54 | Jasper Schouten | Allinq Continental | 3:44 |
| 55 | Lars Boven | Jumbo-Visma | 4:16 |
| 56 | Casper Pedersen | Team DSM | s.t. |
| 57 | Elmar Reinders | Riwal Cycling | s.t. |
| 58 | Danny Van der Tuuk | Netherlands | s.t. |
| 59 | Arne Peters | Allinq Continental | s.t. |
| 60 | Jochem Kerckhaert | BEAT Cycling | 5:38 |
| 61 | Bodi Del Grosso | ABLOC CT | s.t. |
| 62 | Antti-Jussi Juntunen | ABLOC CT | s.t. |
| 63 | Quentin Jauregui | B&B Hotels-KTM | 10:15 |
| 64 | Lorrenzo Manzin | TotalEnergies | s.t. |
| 65 | Tibor Del Grosso | Metec-Solarwatt | s.t. |
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