Olympia's Tour

Olympia's Tour

Race details
Date	May
Region	The Netherlands
Local name(s)	Olympia's Tour
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Stage race
History
First edition	1909 (1909)
Editions	59 (as of 2011)
First winner	Chris Kalkman (NED)
Most wins	Servais Knaven (NED)  Arie Hassink (NED) (2 wins)
Most recent	Jetse Bol (NED)

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

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

		Rider	Team
1909	NED !	Kalkman, ChrisChris Kalkman (NED)
1910	NED !	Bellersen, AdrieAdrie Bellersen (NED)
1911-1926	~ !No race
1927	GER !	Wolke, RudolfRudolf Wolke (GER)
1928-1954	~ !No race
1955	NED !	Kooyman, PietPiet Kooyman (NED)
1956	NED !	Zande, Cees Van DerCees Van Der Zande (NED)
1957	NED !	Roks, AdrieAdrie Roks (NED)
1958	NED !	Egmond, Ab VanAb Van Egmond (NED)
1959	NED !	Zilverberg, HuubHuub Zilverberg (NED)
1960	NED !	Wesseling, GerardGerard Wesseling (NED)
1961	NED !	Snijder, MikMik Snijder (NED)
1962	NED !	Nijdam, HenkHenk Nijdam (NED)
1963	NED !	Dries, JoskeJoske Dries (NED)
1964	NED !	Schuuring, CorCor Schuuring (NED)
1965	NED !	Steevens, HarrieHarrie Steevens (NED)
1966	NED !	Horst, Jan Van DerJan Van Der Horst (NED)
1967	NED !	Zoontjens, CeesCees Zoontjens (NED)
1968	NED !	Groot, Leen DeLeen De Groot (NED)
1969	NED !	Legierse, PietPiet Legierse (NED)
1970	NED !	Schur, FritsFrits Schür (NED)
1971	NED !	Priem, CeesCees Priem (NED)
1972	NED !	Schur, FritsFrits Schür (NED)
1973	NED !	Hertog, Fedor denFedor den Hertog (NED)
1974	NED !	Schuiten, RoyRoy Schuiten (NED)
1975	NED !	Langerijs, HansHans Langerijs (NED)
1976	NED !	Vliet, Leo vanLeo van Vliet (NED)
1977	NED !	Hassink, ArieArie Hassink (NED)
1978	NED !	Hassink, ArieArie Hassink (NED)
1979	NED !	Lammertink, JosJos Lammertink (NED)
1980	USSR !	Logvin, OlegOleg Logvin (USSR)
1981	NED !	Schipper, GerardGerard Schipper (NED)
1982	NED !	Solleveld, GerritGerrit Solleveld (NED)
1983	DDR !	Hering, MarioMario Hering (DDR)
1984	USSR !	Saitov, AsiatAsiat Saitov (USSR)
1985	NED !	Talen, JohnJohn Talen (NED)
1986	DDR !	Dittert, BerndtBerndt Dittert (DDR)
1987	NED !	Bol, JosJos Bol (NED)
1988	DDR !	Meier, DirkDirk Meier (DDR)
1989	DDR !	Liese, ThomasThomas Liese (DDR)
1990	NED !	Zuijderwijk, WilcoWilco Zuijderwijk (NED)
1991	NED !	Tak, AntonAnton Tak (NED)
1992	NED !	Knaven, ServaisServais Knaven (NED)
1993	NED !	Knaven, ServaisServais Knaven (NED)
1994	AUS !	Vogels, HenkHenk Vogels (AUS)
1995	NED !	Nelissen, DannyDanny Nelissen (NED)
1996	ITA !	Citton, CristianoCristiano Citton (ITA)
1997	NED !	Ven, Remco van derRemco van der Ven (NED)
1998	NED !	Pronk, MattheMatthé Pronk (NED)	Rabobank
1999	NED !	Duijn, MarcelMarcel Duijn (NED)	Rabobank
2000	NED !	Velzen, Jan vanJan van Velzen (NED)	Bankgiroloterij-Batavus
2001	~ !No race
2002	NED !	Louwers, MartMart Louwers (NED)	Rabobank GS3
2003	NED !	Posthuma, JoostJoost Posthuma (NED)	Rabobank GS3
2004	NED !	Dekker, ThomasThomas Dekker (NED)	Rabobank GS3
2005	NED !	Clement, StefStef Clement (NED)	Rabobank Continental Team
2006	NED !	Veelers, TomTom Veelers (NED)	Rabobank Continental Team
2007	NED !	Berkhout, ThomasThomas Berkhout (NED)	Rabobank Continental Team
2008	NED !	Boom, LarsLars Boom (NED)	Rabobank Continental Team
2009	NED !	Bol, JetseJetse Bol (NED)	Rabobank Continental Team
2010	USA !	Phinney, TaylorTaylor Phinney (USA)	Trek Livestrong U23
2011	NED !	Bol, JetseJetse Bol (NED)	Rabobank Continental Team

References

External links

• Official Website