These are the results for the 27th edition of the Ronde van Nederland cycling race, which was held from August 17 to August 22, 1987. The race started in Bergen op Zoom (North Brabant) and finished in Gulpen (Limburg).
RANK | NAME CYCLIST | TEAM | TIME |
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1. | Teun van Vliet (NED) | 22:22:45 | |
2. | Marc Sergeant (BEL) | + 0.26 | |
3. | Adri van der Poel (NED) | + 0.35 | |
4. | Mathieu Hermans (NED) | + 0.44 | |
5. | Edwig Van Hooydonck (BEL) | + 0.54 | |
6. | Guy Nulens (BEL) | + 1.05 | |
7. | Gert-Jan Theunisse (NED) | + 1.13 | |
8. | Gert Jakobs (NED) | + 4.17 | |
9. | Christophe Lavainne (FRA) | + 4.22 | |
10. | Peter Harings (NED) | + 6.45 |
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