These are the results for the 29th edition of the Ronde van Nederland cycling race, which was held from August 14 to August 19, 1989. The race started in Nieuwegein (Utrecht) and finished 857 kilometres later in Gulpen (Limburg).
Nieuwegein[ˌniʋəˈɣɛi̯n](
Utrecht is a province of the Netherlands. It is located in the centre of the country, bordering the Eemmeer in the north-east, the province of Gelderland in the east and south-east, the province of South Holland in the west and south-west and the province of North Holland in the north-west and north. With an area of approximately 1,400 square kilometres (540 sq mi), it is the smallest of the twelve Dutch provinces. Apart from its eponymous capital, major cities in the province are Amersfoort, Houten, Nieuwegein, Veenendaal, IJsselstein and Zeist.
Gulpen is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is approximately midway between the Dutch city of Maastricht and the German city of Aachen.
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1. | 00:05:42 | ||
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3. | + 0.05 |
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1. | 04:14:11 | ||
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1. | 01:57:24 | ||
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1. | 00:20:25 | ||
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1. | 05:07:08 | ||
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1. | 05:12:40 | ||
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1. | 04:14:24 | ||
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3. | + 0.13 |
RANK | NAME CYCLIST | TEAM | TIME |
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1. | 21:13:13 | ||
2. | + 0.01 | ||
3. | + 0.04 | ||
4. | + 0.11 | ||
5. | + 0.25 | ||
6. | + 0.30 | ||
7. | + 0.44 | ||
8. | + 1.01 | ||
9. | + 1.32 | ||
10. | + 1.40 |
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