Despite several attack attempts, it took a long time for a breakaway to form. After 65 kilometers, one rider took the lead. She created a lead of more than two minutes but was caught fifteen kilometers before the finish by the chasing peloton, in which the riders of the yellow-black formation showed themselves several times in front. Veenhoven then sprinted to a great third place in the streets of Doetinchem.

“It was a super nice race,” Veenhoven says, looking back with a happy feeling. “We made the course with the team from 85 kilometers before the finish by attacking alternately. The bunch sprint was therefore not well organized, which was to our advantage. I was dropped well by my teammates, which allowed me to sprint to a nice third place.”

Sports director Rutger Tijssen also looks back on today with a happy feeling. “In the first part, little happened, and it was mainly waiting until the hilly zone. As a team, we rode very well and attacked, which disrupted the race and allowed us and Nienke to sprint and compete for a good classification. When I see how the riders put themselves down as a team today, I am very proud of that.”