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"

References

  1. "Volta Limburg Classic (1.1), Netherlands". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. "Hel van het Mergelland". WVCycling. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. "Hel van het Mergelland, Cat 1.5". Cycling News. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. "Hel van het Mergelland". WVCycling. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. "1997 Volta Limburg Classic". First Cycling. Retrieved 15 April 2018.