Timmerman wins in Surhuisterveen

(report Jan van Loon, www.Skatingonline.nl)

Karlo Timmerman has won the skating competition in Surhuisterveen. The competition, organized by Podium organization, ended in a mass sprint. With thousands of spectators along the way has been Surhuisterveen just before profcriterum, featuring Cadel Evans and Johnny Hoogerland to start a skating contest held. A large squad skaters were at the start with such long track speed skaters Bob de Jong and Kjeld Nuis.

The competition, in about thirty kilometers, from the start was a feast for the spectators. Many headgroups were there to record, often while the strong Karlo Timmerman, but the Australian Joshua Lose. Still, the race eventually decided in the sprint and this was the rapste Karlo Timmerman. Christijn Groeneveld was the second and third Erwin Mesu .

Timmerman won the race in Surhuisterveen impressively. Earlier as was the driver of the team Telstar the best of in Yerseke, but coach Desly Hill selected him to the European Championships marathon and 14 other men do. Timmerman: "I knew at the beginning of the season has not really what I wanted with the European Championships, it is not objective. Lately however, I drive very well and would have been thrilled if I could join the European Championships. However, I am unfortunately not selected and there is no contact was."

Not only the organization and the public were very enthusiastic about the competition in Surhuisterveen, the riders were lyrical. During normal games there now but a handful of people along to side. In the audience was Surhuisterveen rows.

Winner's good Surhuisterveen

The organization grants the skaters a view of the Misses the 30th Profronde that tomorrow in Surhuisterveen the winners in the flowers will continue. The 24-year-old Rianne de Vries and 26-year-old Sanne Canrinus will take on these tasks. Sanne does fanatical fitness. Currently she works in a shop but after the summer holidays she pops back to school to study Social care to follow.

Left: Rianne de Vries (@rianne2310) Right: Sanne Canrinus

Rianne has her baptism of fire as round had been missing. On that memorable day where Johnny Hoogerland off the road by a car and ended up in the barbed wire was Rianne same evening to see the program in Tour de Jour on RTL7. Besides of course the extensive attention to the terrible fall of Hoogerland Rianne could talk about the Pro Tour and guided them Surhuisterveen car driver Robert Doornbos in his attempt to exercise bike on the top of the Alpe d'Huez to achieve. Rianne made a lasting impression on the audience witness the many tweets on the Internet. 'I'm right''sign, a cyclist who wrote everything goes up to the podium.

Langs de Lijn reporter Gio Lippens will present participants

Gio Lippens will be Tuesday the participants in the Tour of Skeeler Surhuisterveen presented to guests in the Power-play Pavilion. We all know his voice from the Tour de France. The tour flashes in the radio program "Langs de Lijn", where almost all of the Netherlands in July to listen. Sat Gio years behind the old cyclist Guido van Calster, but in recent years, he exchanged for radiobox place at the finish. Besides cycling, the "old Limburger" nowadays, with many different speed skating, both of Langebaan and the marathon runners. The presentation of the skaters is around 16.30 hours scheduled.

Australians dream of an encounter with Cadel

The Australian skaters, Joshua Lose and Daniel Gregg that Tuesday afternoon ride in the Tour of Skeeler Surhuisterveen, secretly dreaming of a meeting with Tour de France winner Cadel Evans. In their homeland, the Australian cyclist of the past week has become a national hero.

The newspapers are full of articles there about the "Aussie" who has conquered Europe. And in a busy email traffic with the home front, the skaters overwhelmed by friends and family asking for an autograph from the star to get. This they brushed aside, but they secretly hope a glimpse of the yellow jersey winner to catch him with a camera as close as possible to access it.

Kjeld Nuis sprinter's busy

The 1500 meters specialist from the Control team Jac Orie, is very busy the next few days. Last week he finished a hard training camp in Inzell, and he only returned to the Netherlands Sunday night. On Monday he gets the keys to his new home and should really be moved. Help of his girlfriend, top Skeeler star Manon Kamminga, he can forget, because they drive on the European Championships in Heerde and has no time Yet Kjeld Nuis Tuesday to start in the Tour of Skeeler Surhuisterveen in a tough race for him, since 30 km is of course an extraordinary long distance for the sprinter. Still really looking forward to the event in Surhuisterveen.

Information participants Surhuisterveen

Since the finishstreet in Surhuisterveen on the Kolk not too wide, there will be only a limited field of participants to start. This means that on the day of the race can not be credited. There will at all times prior contact with the organization (Podium) should be sought in particular cases. Participants in the meantime, participants list serve until the last day before the match, the match information (including this site) easy to follow. Minor changes in the program for the drivers of interest.

Cadel Evans in Surhuisterveen

It is the organization succeeded in Surhuisterveen again the Tour winner to get to the Profronde. Australian Cadel Evans will be on August 2 for the first time in the Frisian forests begin. For the Australian participants as Skeeler Josuha Lose is great news. Australia and the Australians have been living the last week along with the tremendous developments in the Tour de France. It will be the only race after the Tour where one can admire Evans.

It has had one in Surhuisterveen Tour winners as Alberto Contador, Marco Pantani, Laurent Fignon and Joop Zoetemelk to Friesland. Furthermore, starting in Surhuisterveen course our Pieter Weening, Johnny Hoogerland, Rob Ruygh, Lieuwe Westra and Bauke Mollema. The next day, the rest of the field will be announced.

Olympic champion Bob de Jong at the start

The Olympic Champion from Turin (2006) Bob de Jong has registered for the Skeeler race Surhuisterveen. The driver of the BAM skating team, who last year, partly switched to the marathon skating, is the most successful long-distance skater of the longtrack of the last ten years. De Jong collected no fewer than three Olympic medals (all colors) and had six times world champion in the 5,000 or 10,000 meters when he also twice in the juniors the best in the world had been.

Like many iceskaters Bob de Jong also trains regularly Skates although he does not like his teammates BAM Bob de Vries and Willem Hut skating really comes. Bob sees a little hand against the violence of the skating world, but he likes comming to Friesland to skate this race as a training ride.

Surhuisterveen pink tower

In anticipation of the tourrace Peter Weenink and Profcriterium on August 2 shaft, some fanatical supporters packed tower in the Pink. The credo is "go for Surhuisterveen Pink" and around these events will also be several other "pink activities" pick. The tower symbolizes Surhuisterveen, and is almost at the finish line. Built in 1934 the tower has therefore immediately called "Toer de Pieter" in the village inherited, noting that "Toer" the Frisian word for tower. Tower of Pieter is actually. The pink car at the foot of the tower, the next day also play an important role in the Rose festival.

Leontien van Moorsel guest Podium

She is four times Olympic Champion and nine times World Champion. She twice won the Tour de France, world record holder and was collected as many as 39 national titles. She is without doubt the greatest athlete in the Netherlands. Leontien van Moorsel, together with her husband, former cyclist Michael Zijlaard, on August 2 come to Surhuisterveen. Guests at Podium, it will include the Skeeler Contest launches unloading and honoring the winners of care. Leontien is, even though they themselves already stopped a few years ago, still plenty in cycling. But she is also a big fan of the (marathon) skaters. Last year she even own a women's marathon team as team leader in Jan Eise Kromkamp. Leontien looking forward to the Skeeler competition because they know about that sport is not so good and she is very curious. She also wants to introduce her to the racers and it gets into the VIP pavilion Podium ample opportunity.

Part peloton was already in Surhuisterveen

On January 17, 2010 was a natural ice marathon held in Surhuisterveen. Part of the current skating squad knows so the way to the Frisian forests. As in that year were more matches with the BAM team mates Arjan Stroetinga and Bob de Vries, who finally captured the band had split. Stroetinga was the fastest. Both men are back on August 2 Surhuisterveen, but will Arjan Stroetinga the cycling race with it and Bob de Vries at the start of the game are skating. Further results were: 3.Rob Hadders, 4.Durk Factory, 5. Joost Juffermans, 6. William Hut, 7.Douwe Bierma, 8.Crispijn Ariëns, Jorn 9.Pieter Gemser, 10.Bert-Jan van der Veen.

WADRO team visiting the sponsor

The Team Wadro of Elfsteden winner Henk Angenent is also comming to Surhuisterveen. Sponsor Wadro has its home base and it was in Surhuisterveen that cooperation between the Frisian and Concrete Weaving Company was honored Old marathon skater. Two drivers of the speed skating Wadro Ruud Aarts and Ralf Zwitser choose the cycling race, Peter van de Pol, Martijn van Es and Jochem Uithoven go into the Skeeler contest started. The entire Wadro team will start in the Skeeler Matches Gaasterland (July 27) and Appelscha (August 7). The organizers of the Profronde are very pleased that the team Angenent come to Friesland because Wadro was many years a very solid main sponsor of the event.

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Pieter Weening start this year in Surhuisterveen

Pieter Weening is on Tuesday, August 2 in Surhuisterveen launched as one of the big favorites. The Harekiet, who was not selected for the Tour de France despite his strong performance in the Giro d'Italia and the Tour of Switzerland, was delighted at last to start in Surhuisterveen. "In recent years it did not fit in preparation for the Vuelta, but fortunately now."

Weening gets a busy day on August 2, because immediately after the finish leaves the Rabobank rider to Denmark where he was the next day to ride the prologue of the Tour of Denmark. "I asked the organization if they could arrange transport for me to Denmark and it was ready within five minutes." Andrew agreed that Clerk Nieuwenhuis. "We have committed a phone call with Rienk Waaksma of the same taxi company and asked a taxi immediately available." Weening addition there will of course several other high standing in the room. This year the Pro Tour for the thirtieth time and held in the jubilee year the Foundation hopes Cycling Committee, of course, a hell of a field. "We have this year with the financial support of our sponsors regain the ability to contract for various top," said Treasurer Ale Procee. This time, the access of Friesland biggest one-day sporting event for free again. Prior to the Professional Tour is Saturday, July 30 Pieter Weening Classic held again. Again, the namesake himself to departure.

Surhuisterveen first cycling race in 1881 already

This year marks the organizers of Surhuisterveen the thirtieth edition of the Pro Tour of Surhuisterveen, but became the first cycling race held in 1881. There was a “hardrijderij” in velocipèdes at pub owner Van der Schors organized. Only fourteen years later there was an announcement. Now there was, on the second day of the fair, a cycling race held at the widow Kingma. Much more than one det Venema from Grootegast fasted of the five participants was for Van der Meulen and Wielinga is not known.

Only in 1949 was again on the cycling calendar and was then almost a bicycle race held every year. A real cycling village Surhuisterveen so. In 1970 Surhuisterveen the scoop of the first Ladies race on Frisian ground. Bright toast, a "sturdy" 21-year-old gas station attendant from De Woude (near Akersloot) was the winner. The "equally blushing" 17-year-old from Zevenaar Minie Brinkhoff finished second for the "frail" 19-year-old Anneke Lute from Castricum. In 1982 the first round of Prof Surhuisterveen held by none other than the winner Jan Raas. He won the race for Joop Zoetemelk. Even when it did the top cycling town already available.

European Championship together with Surhuisterveen

Five Dutch skaters who are eager to start in Surhuisterveen would like to go, unfortunately can not come because they are on August 2 the Europe Championship Course Ensenada ride this year in the Netherlands (Heerde) is held. The selection is not yet known, but for convenience one may assume that the brand new Dutch Champion Crispijn Ariëns from Wolvega will be selected. Ariëns: "Very sorry that I can drive in Surhuisterveen, for that I would have liked before. I was by my sponsor at an early stage about the possible match and then was the European Championship is scheduled in the last week of July. But unfortunately that has been shifted one week." This will undoubtedly be some drivers to miss this match have to go, but the vast majority of the platoon have to come Surhuisterveen.

Registration opened

Last weekend, the registration of the Podium races opened, and within five minutes the first registrations were entered. Furthermore on Twitter and forums many messages about the new races came along and they were all very positive. From tomorrow the first subscribers will come online and especially for the race in Surhuisterveen registration is filling up nicely. Because of the narrower finish street in Surhuisterveen the amount of participants will be limited.

It is completely renovated Tower Place

The Tower Place in Surhuisterveen been completely renovated. Especially for the Pro Tour in early August has now almost taken for the renovation in time to get ready. At the Tower Place the finish line drawn on the square, the Power Play Pavilion building, where the sponsor of the event his guests will receive.

Surhuisterveen stains pink

Surhuisterveen stains pink in the Classic Pieter Weenink, a tour around cycling-village Surhuisterveen, a few days before the Tour Prof. The success of the local celebrity during the last Giro d'Italia, which Weenink a stage win and no less than four days the pink leader jersey was preserved, one in Surhuisterveen decided to go Pink this year. Of cores the pink of the Italian Round.

August 2, 2011 Surhuisterveen

The skating competition in Surhuisterveen takes place prior to the pro cycling race with many international stars. This professional round, this year for the 30th time, and guarantees held approximately 30,000 spectators.

In this atmosphere, the participating skaters motivated their race, because it alone of course is great for a full house, more than twice a full Thialf, to drive.