2006 Dutch National Track Championships – Men's points race

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Men's points race
2006 Dutch National Track Championships
Race details
Dates December 28, 2006
Stages 1
Medalists
  Pim Ligthart
  Arno van der Zwet
  Sander Lormans
  2005
2007  

The men's points race at the 2006 Dutch National Track Championships in Alkmaar took place at Sportpaleis Alkmaar on December 28, 2006. 22 athletes participated in the contest. [1]

Points race track cycling competition

A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It was an Olympic event for men between 1984–2008 and for women 1996–2008. Starting in 2012, the points race is one of the omnium events in the Olympics.

The 2006 Dutch National Track Championships were the Dutch national Championship for track cycling. The competitions took place at Sportpaleis Alkmaar in Alkmaar, the Netherlands from December 28 to December 30. Competitions were held of various track cycling disciplines in different age, gender and disability categories.

Alkmaar City and municipality in North Holland, Netherlands

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Pim Ligthart won the points race with 2 points ahead of Arno van der Zwet and 4 poits ahead of Sander Lormans.

Pim Ligthart Dutch road cyclist

Pim Ligthart is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI Professional Continental team Direct Énergie.

Arno van der Zwet is a track cyclist from Netherlands. In 2010 he won the bronze medal in the team pursuit at the 2010 UEC European Track Championships in Pruszków, Poland.

Final results (top 12)

Rank Name Points
Pim Ligthart 49
Arno van der Zwet 47
Sander Lormans 45
4 Niki Terpstra 43
5 Dennis Smit 38
6 Michel Kreder 37
7 Tim van der Zanden 29
8 Bobbie Traksel 28
9 Jan Hopman 20
10 Hans Dekkers 17
11 Jorrit Walgien 16
12 Jeff Vermeulen 8

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References

  1. "Results men's points race". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 29 October 2012.