Acht van Chaam

Acht van Chaam
Race details
Date	End of July
Region	Chaam, Netherlands
English name	Eight of Chaam
Local name(s)	Acht van Chaam (in Dutch)
Discipline	Road race
Type	Criterium
Web site	www.8vanchaam.nl
History
First edition	Men: 1932; Women: 2001
Editions	Men: 75 (as of 2013); Women: 12 (as of 2012)
First winner	Men; Matthijs van Oers (NED); Women; Monique Knol (NED)
Most wins	Men; Karel Kaers (BEL); Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL); Jo de Roo (NED); 3 wins; Women; Leontien van Moorsel (NED); Marianne Vos (NED); 3 wins
Most recent	Men; Egan Bernal (COL); Women; Nina Kessler (NED)

Last updated March 23, 2025

Acht van Chaam (English: Eight of Chaam) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Chaam, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1932 and since 1992 the event also includes a women's race.^[1]^[2]

Results

Men

Source:^[1]

Year	Winner	Second	Third
1933	Matthijs van Oers	Armand Haesendonck	Frans Dictus
1934	Frans Dictus	Edward Vissers	Camiel Michielsen
1935	Karel Kaers	Cees Pellenaars	Frans Dictus
1936	Karel Kaers	Alfons Korthout	Frans Spiessens
1937	Gerrit Van De Ruit	Theo Middelkamp	Frans Slaats
1938	Karel Kaers	Gerrit Schulte	Theo Middelkamp
1939	Gerrit Schulte	John Braspenninckx	Janus Hellemans
1940	Cor de Groot	Cees Valentijn	Frans Pauwels
1941–46	no race due to World War II
1947	Cees Joosen	Piet van As	Louis Motké
1948	André de Korver	Theo Hopstaken	Cees Joosen
1949	John Braspenningcx	Joep Savelsberg	Piet van As
1950	Wout Wagtmans	Gérard van Beek	Gerrit Voorting
1951	Karel Leysen	Henk Faanhof	René Mertens
1952	Wout Wagtmans	Gerrit Voorting	Piet van As
1953	Wim van Est	Gerrit Voorting	Adri Voorting
1954	Gerrit Voorting	Wim van Est	Marcel Janssens
1955	Wim van Est	Jan Konings	Gijs Pauw
1956	Rik Van Steenbergen	Gerrit Schulte	Gerrit Voorting
1957	Frans Mahn	Leo van de Brand	Bran van Sluijs
1958	Rik Van Steenbergen	Wim van Est	Leo Prost
1959	Joop van der Putten	Leo van der Pluym	Bram Kool
1960	Rik Van Steenbergen	Albert van Egmond	Piet Damen
1961	Rik Luyten	Joseph Groussard	Piet Damen
1962	Willy Vannitsen	Rik Luyten	Joop van der Putten
1963	Jo de Roo	Guillaume Van Tongerloo	Wim van Est
1964	Jo de Roo	Jan Boonen	Jaap Kersten
1965	Cees Lute	Gerben Karstens	Peter Post
1966	Gerben Karstens	Jozef Verachtert	Rik Luyten
1967	Jo de Roo	Gerard Vianen	John Brouwer
1968	Marinus Wagtmans	Jan Janssen	Cees Zoontjens
1969	Jan van Katwijk	Gerben Karstens	Jan Harings
1970	Jan Krekels	Harry Stevens	Leen Poortvliet
1971	Marinus Wagtmans	Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck	Gerard Harings
1972	Tino Tabak	Marian Polansky	Jos van der Vleuten
1973	Joop Zoetemelk	Gerben Karstens	Henk Benjamins
1974	Piet van Katwijk	Albert Hulzebosch	Jos Schipper
1975	Tino Tabak	Joop Zoetemelk	Patrick Sercu
1976	Aad van den Hoek	Ronald De Witte	Hennie Kuiper
1977	Dietrich Thurau	Rik Van Linden	Wilfried Wesemael
1978	Gerrie Knetemann	Jan Raas	Theo Smit
1979	Gerrie Knetemann	Jan Raas	Hennie Kuiper
1980	Jan Raas	Leo van Vliet	Piet van Katwijk
1981	Roy Schuiten	Johan van der Velde	Adri van Houwelingen
1982	Johan van der Velde	Peter Winnen	Jan Raas
1983	Henk Lubberding	Frits Pirard	Jan Raas
1984	Jacques Hanegraaf	Gerard Veldscholten	Leo van Vliet
1985	Eddy Planckaert	Adri van der Poel	Jan van Houwelingen
1986	Adri van der Poel	Johan van der Velde	Steven Rooks
1987	Erik Breukink	Stephen Roche	Pedro Delgado
1988	Steven Rooks	Pedro Delgado	Gerrit Solleveld
1989	Jelle Nijdam	Jean-Paul van Poppel	Sean Kelly
1990	Gerrit Solleveld	Olaf Ludwig	Erik Breukink
1991	Gert-Jan Theunisse	Jean-Paul van Poppel	Jelle Nijdam
1992	Jean-Paul van Poppel	Jelle Nijdam	Jan Siemons
1993	Eddy Bouwmans	Zenon Jaskuła	Gert Jacobs
1994	Serhij Ušakov	Hendrik Redant	Maarten den Bakker
1995	George Hincapie	Thomas Fleischer	Servais Knaven
1996	Mike Weissmann	Johan Capiot	Jeroen Blijlevens
1997	Adri van der Poel	Servais Knaven	Erik Dekker
1998	Jeroen Blijlevens	Robbie McEwen	Léon van Bon
1999	Michael Boogerd	George Hincapie	Servais Knaven
2000	Marco Pantani	Léon van Bon	Jans Koerts
2001	Servais Knaven	Jans Koerts	Jan Ullrich
2002	Erik Dekker	Servais Knaven	Rudi Kemna
2003	Servais Knaven	Aleksandr Vinokurov	Alessandro Petacchi
2004	Ivan Basso	Max van Heeswijk	Thor Hushovd
2005	Tom Boonen	Léon van Bon	Servais Knaven
2006	Michael Boogerd	Stef Clement	Steven de Jongh
2007	Koos Moerenhout	Mauricio Soler	Bram Tankink
2008	Óscar Freire	Robbie McEwen	Lars Boom
2009	Laurens ten Dam	Andy Schleck	Steven de Jongh
2010	Niki Terpstra	Robert Gesink	Servais Knaven
2011	Johnny Hoogerland	Fränk Schleck	Niki Terpstra
2012	Bauke Mollema	Tom Veelers	Haimar Zubeldia
2013	Marcel Kittel	Danny van Poppel	Boy van Poppel
2014	Niki Terpstra	Lars Boom	Tom Veelers
2015	Robert Gesink	Daniel Teklehaimanot	Stef Clement
2016	Stef Clement	Bauke Mollema	Danny van Poppel
2017	Chris Froome	Bauke Mollema	Dylan Groenewegen
2018	Tom Dumoulin	Steven Kruijswijk	Mathieu van der Poel
2019	Egan Bernal	Steven Kruijswijk	Dylan Groenewegen

Women

Source:^[2]^[3]^[4]

Year	Winner	Second	Third
1992	Monique Knol	M. Groen	A. Artmann
2001	Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel	Andrea Bosman	Sandra Rombouts
2002	Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel	Madeleine Lindberg	Sandra Rombouts
2003	Vera Koedooder	Ghita Beltman	Elsbeth Van Rooy-Vink
2004	Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel	Arenda Grimberg	Daphny van den Brand
2005	no women's race
2006	Suzanne de Goede	Sandra Rombouts	Marianne Vos
2007	Marianne Vos	Ellen van Dijk	Regina Bruins
2008	Vera Koedooder	Jaccolien Wallaard	Lizzie Armitstead
2009	Marianne Vos	Nikki Harris	Arenda Grimberg
2010	Chantal Blaak	Hanka Kupfernagel	Loes Gunnewijk
2011	Marianne Vos	Vera Koedooder	Sarah Düster
2012	Nina Kessler	Esra Tromp	Rebecca Talen
2013	Thalita de Jong	Amy Pieters	Loes Gunnewijk
2014	Marianne Vos	Vera Koedooder	Thalita de Jong
2015	Thalita de Jong	Hanka Kupfernagel	Vera Koedooder
2016	Marianne Vos	Anna van der Breggen	Thalita de Jong
2017	Marianne Vos	Anna van der Breggen	Nina Kessler
2018	Marianne Vos	Lauretta Hanson	Natalie van Gogh

Organization

Theo van der Westerlaken

Since 1971 the competition was organized by Theo van der Westerlaken (1949 – 14 July 2020), the son of the founder of Acht van Chaam. For his works he was awarded by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union with the "Gouden Wiel" (translated: Golden Wheel) in July 2020.^[5] A week later van der Westerlaken died on 14 July due to an illness, aged 71. A plaque on the cycling monument opposite his house in the center of Chaam will be placed by the board of Acht van Chaam.^[6]

References

1 2 "Acht van Chaam". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
1 2 "Acht van Chaam (F)". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
↑ "Acht van Chaam 1.NE". cqranking.com. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
↑ "Uitslagen 1992 dames". 8vanchaam.nl. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
↑ Gouden Wiel KNWU voor Theo van der Westerlaken, BN DeStem
↑ Acht van Chaam-organisator Theo van der Westerlaken overleden, BN DeStem

External links

Official website (in Dutch)

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[men-1] 1 2 "Acht van Chaam". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

[women-2] 1 2 "Acht van Chaam (F)". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

[3] "Acht van Chaam 1.NE". cqranking.com. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

[4] "Uitslagen 1992 dames". 8vanchaam.nl. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

[5] Gouden Wiel KNWU voor Theo van der Westerlaken, BN DeStem

[6] Acht van Chaam-organisator Theo van der Westerlaken overleden, BN DeStem

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