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Race details | |
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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 |
History | |
First edition | Men: 1932 Women: 2001 |
Editions | Men: 75 (as of 2013) Women: 12 (as of 2012) |
First winner | Men![]() Women ![]() |
Most wins | Men![]() ![]() ![]() 3 wins Women ![]() ![]() 3 wins |
Most recent | Men![]() Women ![]() |
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]
Source: [1]
Year | Winner | Second | Third |
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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]
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