Race details | |
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Region | the Netherlands |
English name | Pearl of the Veluwe |
Local name(s) | Women: Memorial Connie Meijer Trofee |
Discipline | Road |
Type | Road race |
Organiser | Wielervereniging De IJsselstreek |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1988 |
Editions | 31 |
Final edition | 2019 |
First winner | Harm Jansen (NED) |
Most wins | Dennis Smit (NED)(2 wins) |
Final winner | Max Kroonen (NED) |
Women's history | |
First edition | 1985 |
Editions | 32 |
Final edition | 2018 |
First winner | Hennie Top (NED) |
Most wins | Debby Mansveld (NED)(4 wins) |
Final winner | Lorena Wiebes (NED) |
The Parel van de Veluwe (English: Pearl of the Veluwe ) was an amateur road bicycle race held in the Netherlands for men and women, that was held between 1985 and 2019. [1] [2] After not being held in 2020, race organisers Wielervereniging De IJsselstreek announced that December that they would no longer organise the race. [3]
Year | Winner | Second | Third |
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1985 | Hennie Top (NED) | Gonnie van Koert (NED) | Monique Kaufmann (NED) |
1986 | Anita Griep (NED) | Moniquede Waal (NED) | Cynthia Lutke Schipholt (NED) |
1987 | Cynthia Lutke Schipholt (NED) | Jolanda Cools (NED) | Sandy Lutke Schipholt (NED) |
1988 | Connie Meijer (NED) | Gré Tijmes (NED) | Cora Westland (NED) |
1989 | Monique Knol (NED) | Daniëlle Overgaag (NED) | Gré Tijmes (NED) |
1990 | Kristel Werks (BEL) | Cora Westland (NED) | Monique Knol (NED) |
1991 | Monique de Bruin (NED) | Petra de Bruin (NED) | Esther van Verseveld (NED) |
1992 | Monique Knol (NED) | Petra van der Giessen (NED) | Marina van Hest (NED) |
1993 | Daniëlle Overgaag (NED) | Angela van Smoorenburg (NED) | Wendy Kramp (NED) |
1994 | Vanja Vonkx (BEL) | Daniëlle Overgaag (NED) | Hester Marieke Kroes (NED) |
1995 | Debby Mansveld (NED) | Nathalie Nelemans (NED) | Janneke Vos (NED) |
1996 | Debby Mansveld (NED) | Sissy van Alebeek (NED) | Marion Borst (NED) |
1997 | Vanja Vonkx (BEL) | Wendy Kramp (NED) | Hester Marieke Kroes (NED) |
1998 | Leontien van Moorsel (NED) | Marion van Zuilen (NED) | Marije Gemser (NED) |
1999 | Debby Mansveld (NED) | Sonja van Kuik (NED) | Vanja Vonkx (BEL) |
2000 | Mirjam Melchers (NED) | Leontien van Moorsel (NED) | Sonja van Kuik (NED) |
2001 | No race due to the foot-and-mouth outbreak | ||
2002 | Sandra Missbach (GER) | Yvonne Brunen (NED) | Leontien van Moorsel (NED) |
2003 | Debby Mansveld (NED) | Bertine Spijkerman (NED) | Kristy Miggels (NED) |
2004 | Chantal Beltman (NED) | Janneke Vos (NED) | Sissy van Alebeek (NED) |
2005 | Sara Carrigan (AUS) | Suzanne de Goede (NED) | Christine Mos (NED) |
2006 | Monica Holler (SWE) | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Inge Velthuis (NED) |
2007 | Vera Koedooder (NED) | Moniek Rotmensen (NED) | Mirjam Melchers (NED) |
2008 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Martine Bras (NED) |
2009 | Chantal Blaak (NED) | Chantal Beltman (NED) | Loes Gunnewijk (NED) |
2010 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Martine Bras (NED) | Ellen van Dijk (NED) |
2011 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Adrie Visser (NED) | Janneke Kanis (NED) |
2012 | Kim de Baat (NED) | Karen Elzing (NED) | Linda Ringlever (NED) |
2013 | Iris Slappendel (NED) | Vera Koedooder (NED) | Roxane Knetemann (NED) |
2014 | Floortje Mackaij (NED) | Sara Mustonen (SWE) | Roxane Knetemann (NED) |
2015 | Monique van de Ree (NED) | Vera Koedooder (NED) | Natalie van Gogh (NED) |
2016 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Janneke Ensing (NED) | Demi de Jong (NED) |
2017 | No race | ||
2018 | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | Danique Braam (NED) | Femke Markus (NED) |
2019 | No race | ||
2020 |
Year | Winner | Second | Third |
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1988 | Harm Jansen (NED) | Godert de Leeuw (NED) | Freddy Wolsink (NED) |
1989 | John de Haas (NED) | Dennis Huenders (NED) | Rudy Nagengast (NED) |
1990 | Remco Startman (NED) | Godert de Leeuw (NED) | Harm Jansen (NED) |
1991 | Arjen Vinke (NED) | Remco Startman (NED) | Mano Lubbers (NED) |
1992 | Richard Mulder (NED) | Martin van Steen (NED) | Patrick Rasch (NED) |
1993 | Paul Konings (NED) | John-Paul van Ameele (NED) | Peter Tates (NED) |
1994 | Rob Compas (NED) | Patrick de Boer (NED) | Bert Hiemstra (NED) |
1995 | Bennie Gosink (NED) | Jan de Leeuw (NED) | Bert Hiemstra (NED) |
1996 | Louis de Koning (NED) | Paul van Schalen (NED) | Rob Froeling (NED) |
1997 | Harald Dat (NED) | Wilco Zuijderwijk (NED) | Angelo van Melis (NED) |
1998 | Ronald van der Tang (NED) | Godert de Leeuw (NED) | Maikel den Ouden (NED) |
1999 | Peter van de Reep (NED) | Rick Pieterse (NED) | Sander Hup (NED) |
2000 | Angelo van Melis (NED) | Tom Cordes (NED) | John den Braber (NED) |
2001 | No race due to the foot-and-mouth outbreak | ||
2002 | Wilco Zuijderwijk (NED) | Kenny van Hummel (NED) | Martijn Albers (NED) |
2003 | Tom Veelers (NED) | Pascal Hermes (NED) | Marc de Maar (CUR) |
2004 | Dennis Smit (NED) | Marcel Alma (NED) | Roel de Vries (NED) |
2005 | Bastiaan Krol (NED) | Arno Wallaard (NED) | Wilco Zuiderwijk (NED) |
2006 | Peter Schep (NED) | Ferdi van Katwijk (NED) | Arnoud van Groen (NED) |
2007 | Marvin van der Pluijm (NED) | Marco Bos (NED) | Berry Nagelhout (NED) |
2008 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Yvo Kusters (NED) | Marvin van der Pluijm (NED) |
2009 | Jetse Bol (NED) | Rik Kavsek (NED) | Marc Reef (NED) |
2010 | René Hooghiemster (NED) | Roy Eefting (NED) | Peter Jan Polling (NED) |
2011 | Dennis Smit (NED) | Arno van der Zwet (NED) | Stefan Poutsma (NED) |
2012 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Yoeri Havik (NED) | Daan Meijers (NED) |
2013 | Jim van den Berg (NED) | Jeff Vermeulen (NED) | Koos Jeroen Kers (NED) |
2014 | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | Jim van den Berg (NED) | Yoeri Havik (NED) |
2015 | Jeff Vermeulen (NED) | Johim Ariesen (NED) | Oscar Riesebeek (NED) |
2016 | Jasper Hamelink (NED) | Rens te Stroet (NED) | Mitchell Mulhern (AUS) |
2017 | Ronan van Zandbeek (NED) | Nick van der Meer (NED) | David Dekker (NED) |
2018 | Jelle Wolsink (NED) | Wiebe Scholten (NED) | Robin Löwik (NED) |
2019 | Max Kroonen (NED) | Jarno Gmelich (NED) | Marien Bogerd (NED) |
2020 | No race |
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