Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships

Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships
Race details
Date December
Region Oosterscheldekering, Netherlands
Local name(s) NK Tegenwindfietsen (Dutch)
Discipline Road cycling
Type time trial
History
First edition 2013 (2013)
Editions 4
First winner Men's: Bart Brentjens
Women's: Irene Tesink
Most recent Men's: Wouter Mesker
Women's: Nathalie Simoens

The Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships (in Dutch: NK Tegenwindfietsen) are the annually open Dutch cycling time trial Championships by storm (not regulated by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union).[1][2] Taking place on the Oosterscheldekering storm barrier the championships are held at the end of the year since 2013 and faces out on to the North Sea. Competitors must ride the 8.5 km course against the wind on upright single-speed bikes, which are delivered by the organization. The championships are announced three days before storm is expected. Since 2014 there is also a team time trial. A total of 200 individual cyclists could participate and 25 teams of four cyclists. Participants start 30 seconds apart from each other and the one with the fastest time wins.[3]

Winners

Year Wind force Men time Women time Team time
2013[4]5 Netherlands Bart Brentjens 17m 51sec Netherlands Irene Tesink 19m 31sec N/A
2014[2]8 SW Netherlands Wouter Mesker 18m 06sec Netherlands Nathalie Simoens 22m 34sec Wind in de Rug
 Wouter Mesker
 Kaj Hendriks
 Melvin Hekman
 Erik van Lakerveld 		16m 30.653sec
2015 7 Netherlands Pico de Jager 19m15s Netherlands Mathilde Matthijsse21m23s[5] Wind in de Rug18m39s
2016[6] 9 code geel Netherlands Teun Sweere 22m30s Netherlands Mathilde Matthijsse28m09s Jan de Jonge Fietsen21m34s


See also

References

  1. ↑ "The hardest time trial in the world? Riders suffer at Dutch Headwind Championships (video)". cyclingweekly.co.uk. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Geen sterveling kan record NK Tegenwindfietsen breken" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "NK-Tegenwindfietsen zoekt deelnemers" (in Dutch). Metro. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Brentjens wint eerste NK tegenwind
  5. ↑ http://public.mysports.tv/Reports/NK15/NK15ALL_ALL.html?rnd=1472396249772
  6. ↑ Uitslagen 2016 zoals door de organisatie bekent gemaakt op Twitter
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