Olympia's Tour

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Olympia's Tour
2010 Olympia's Tour Hoofddorp.jpg
Race details
DateMay (1962–2015)
September (2016–2019)
March (2022–)
RegionNetherlands
Local name(s)Olympia's Tour
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeStage race
Web site www.olympiastour.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1909 (1909)
Editions71 (as of 2025)
First winnerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Chris Kalkman  (NED)
Most winsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Jetse Bol  (NED)(3 wins)
Most recentFlag of France.svg  Antoine L'Hote  (FRA)

The Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in the Netherlands.

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History

A.S.C. Olympia was founded in Amsterdam on 27 November 1898. It ran one-day races but wanted a race through all the Netherlands. The first Olympia's Tour was in 1909, with three stages and one rest day. The second in 1910 went to Maastricht and Groningen. It was 17 years before the third race, partly because races on public roads were forbidden in the Netherlands during the First World War. An international field with 16 Germans, the champions of Switzerland and Luxembourg and around 40 Dutch riders left the Rembrandtplein on 17 August 1927. The Dutch were mainly amateurs, the Germans sponsored riders who rode for bicycle manufacturers such as Opel and Diamant which provided material and a support team. The German Rudolf Wolke won after four stages and 800 kilometres ahead of Janus Braspennincx. It was the last race until 1955.

The race resumed on 17 June 1955, with 93 riders leaving Stadionplein in Amsterdam South for a stage of 212 km to Hoogeveen. The race was a battle until the end, when 26-year-old Piet Kooyman won. After 1955 the race was held every year except 2001, when it was stopped by a foot-and-mouth disease crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands cancelled the 2020 and 2021 editions of the race.

Some winners have become successful professionals. They include Henk Nijdam, Frits Schür, Cees Priem, Fedor den Hertog, Leo van Vliet, John Talen, Servais Knaven, Danny Nelissen, Matthé Pronk, Joost Posthuma and Thomas Dekker.

Past winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1909Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Chris Kalkman
1910Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Adrie Bellersen
1911–
1926
No race
1927Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Rudolf Wolke
1928–
1954
No race
1955Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Piet Kooyman
1956Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Cees Van Der Zande
1957Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Adrie Roks
1958Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ab van Egmond
1959Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Huub Zilverberg
1960Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Gerard Wesseling
1961Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Mik Snijder
1962Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Henk Nijdam
1963Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Joseph Dries
1964Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Cor Schuuring
1965Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Harry Steevens
1966Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jan van der Horst
1967Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Cees Zoontjens
1968Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Leen de Groot
1969Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Piet Legierse
1970Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Frits Schür
1971Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Cees Priem
1972Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Frits Schür
1973Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Fedor den Hertog
1974Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Roy Schuiten
1975Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Hans Langerijs
1976Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Leo van Vliet
1977Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Arie Hassink
1978Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Arie Hassink
1979Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jos Lammertink
1980Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Oleg Logvin
1981Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Geert Schipper
1982Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Gerrit Solleveld
1983Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Mario Hering
1984Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Asiat Saitov
1985Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands John Talen
1986Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Berndt Dittert
1987Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jos Bol
1988Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Dirk Meier
1989Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Thomas Liese
1990Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Wilco Zuijderwijk
1991Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Anton Tak
1992Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Servais Knaven
1993Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Servais Knaven
1994Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Henk Vogels
1995Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Danny Nelissen
1996Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Cristiano Citton
1997Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Remco van der Ven
1998Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Matthé Pronk Rabobank
1999Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Marcel Duijn Rabobank
2000Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jan van Velzen BankGiroLoterij–Batavus
2001No race
2002Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Mart Louwers Rabobank GS3
2003Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Joost Posthuma Rabobank GS3
2004Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Thomas Dekker Rabobank GS3
2005Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Stef Clement Rabobank Continental Team
2006Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Tom Veelers Rabobank Continental Team
2007Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Thomas Berkhout Rabobank Continental Team
2008Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Lars Boom Rabobank Continental Team
2009Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jetse Bol Rabobank Continental Team
2010Flag of the United States.svg  United States Taylor Phinney Trek–Livestrong
2011Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jetse Bol Rabobank Continental Team
2012Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Dylan van Baarle Rabobank Continental Team
2013Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Dylan van Baarle Rabobank Development Team
2014Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Berden de Vries Cycling Team Jo Piels
2015Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jetse Bol Cyclingteam de Rijke
2016Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Cees Bol Rabobank Development Team
2017Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Pascal Eenkhoorn BMC Development Team
2018Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Julius Johansen Team ColoQuick
2019Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Sander De Pestel Lotto–Soudal U23
2020No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands [1]
2021No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands [2]
2022Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Maikel Zijlaard VolkerWessels Cycling Team [3]
2023Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Mathias Bregnhøj Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling
2024Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Tim Torn Teutenberg Lidl–Trek Future Racing
2025Flag of France.svg  France Antoine L'Hote Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale Development Team

References

  1. "Olympia's Tour mikt op 2021 na afgelasting" [Olympia's Tour aims for 2021 after cancellation]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). WielerFlits BV. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. "Olympia's Tour 2021 definitief afgelast" [Olympia's Tour 2021 definitively cancelled]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). WielerFlits BV. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. "Maikel Zijlaard eindwinnaar Olympia's Tour, slotrit voor Jim Brown" [Maikel Zijlaard overall winner of Olympia's Tour, final stage for Jim Brown]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.