1997 Hel van het Mergelland

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1997 Hel van het Mergelland
Race details
Dates5 April 1997
Stages1
Distance180 [1]  km (111.8 mi)
Winning time4h 44' 39"
Results
  WinnerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Raymond Meijs  (NED)
  SecondFlag of the Netherlands.svg  John Talen  (NED)
  ThirdFlag of the Netherlands.svg  John van den Akker  (NED)
  1996
1998  

The 1997 Hel van het Mergelland was the 25th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 5 April 1997. The race started and finished in Eijsden. [2] The race was won by Raymond Meijs.

General classification

Final general classification [3] [4] [5]
RankRiderTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Raymond Meijs  (NED)4h 44' 39"
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  John Talen  (NED)+ 0"
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  John van den Akker  (NED)+ 2' 01"
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rik Reinerink  (NED)+ 3' 12"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rik Van Slycke  (BEL)+ 3' 14"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Niels van de Steen  (NED)+ 3' 14"
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bram de Groot  (NED)+ 3' 14"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Peter Wuyts  (BEL)+ 3' 14"
9Flag of Germany.svg  Rico Schmidt  (GER)+ 3' 21"
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Louis de Koning  (NED)+ 3' 55"

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The 1999 Hel van het Mergelland was the 27th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 10 April 1999. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Raymond Meijs.

The 2009 Hel van het Mergelland was the 36th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 4 April 2009. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Mauro Finetto.

The 2010 Hel van het Mergelland was the 37th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 3 April 2010. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Yann Huguet.

The 2011 Hel van het Mergelland was the 38th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 2 April 2011. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Pim Ligthart.

The 1998 Hel van het Mergelland was the 26th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 4 April 1998. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Raymond Meijs.

The 2000 Hel van het Mergelland was the 28th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 8 April 2000. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Bert Grabsch.

The 2008 Hel van het Mergelland was the 35th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 5 April 2008. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Tony Martin.

The 2005 Hel van het Mergelland was the 32nd edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 2 April 2005. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Nico Sijmens.

The 2006 Hel van het Mergelland was the 33rd edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 1 April 2006. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Mikhaylo Khalilov.

The 2007 Hel van het Mergelland was the 34th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 7 April 2007. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Nico Sijmens.

The 2002 Hel van het Mergelland was the 29th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 6 April 2002. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Corey Sweet.

The 2003 Hel van het Mergelland was the 30th edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 5 April 2003. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Wim Van Huffel.

The 2004 Hel van het Mergelland was the 31st edition of the Volta Limburg Classic cycle race and was held on 3 April 2004. The race started and finished in Eijsden. The race was won by Allan Johansen.

References

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