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- ↑ "Wereldkampioen en Vuelta-winnaar Remco Evenepoel krijgt ook Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste" (in Dutch). 20 October 2022.
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- ↑ "Red Lions volgen Nina Derwael op met winst van Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste". 7 November 2019.
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