The Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic (known as Veenendaal–Veenendaal from 1985 until 2006 and The Dutch Food Valley Classic from 2007 until 2013) is a semi classic professional road cycling race in the Netherlands starting and finishing in the town of Veenendaal. The event is part of the UCI Europe Tour calendar of events with a ranking of 1.1.
The race has a course on winding roads through the two Veluwe national parks, Hoge Veluwe National Park and Veluwezoom National Park, and the Nederrijn river valley in the south east corner of Utrecht province over a distance of roughly 209 km, interspersed with little steep cobbled climbs, the most significant of which are the Grebbeberg and the Posbank in Rhenen, and the Emma Pyramid in Rozendaal. Although the city of Arnhem is featured in the title of the race, it both starts and finishes in the town of Veenendaal, but goes to and from Arnhem during the race. It also passes close to Wageningen, the centre of the Food Valley, which formerly sponsored the name of the race.
Historyedit
The race was created in 1985 by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union who wanted to create a preparation race in August just before the World Championships.[1] Between 1985 and 2006 the race was known as Veenendaal–Veenendaal. Over the years it has been run at three different times on the international cycling calendar. In 1994 the event was moved to mid-April and given a date on a Thursday, the day after La Flèche Wallonne and a few days before Liège–Bastogne–Liège. The race organisers were never happy with this because it reduced the quality of the field with the top teams unwilling to race three times in four days, however in 2004 the UCI agreed to a date change to a less intense week on the Friday after Paris–Roubaix and two days before the biggest one-day race in the Netherlands, the Amstel Gold Race. However the event was moved to yet another new date in 2006, with the race taking place in June, away from the congested spring classics calendar and no longer competing in the same midweek with the Scheldeprijs. For the 2010 season, another date change is scheduled: the race will move to mid-August.
Riders before the start in 2005
In 2005 Veenendaal–Veenendaal benefited from the creation of the new UCI ProTour structure when it was elevated to 1.HC standard bringing to the same level as Belgium's Omloop "Het Volk" and Germany's Rund um den Henninger Turm, thus bringing more sponsorship and publicity. In 2001 the race looked like being cancelled as the Foot and Mouth outbreak hit the Netherlands but the race eventually went ahead as the organisers modified the route to avoid sensitive areas. The 2007 race brought on board the Dutch organisation Food Valley as main sponsors and the event had the alternative title of The Dutch Food Valley Classic. Until 2008, the race always started in Veenendaal, but in 2009 the race started in Barneveld.[2] From 2014 onwards, the race became known in Dutch as the Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic, reflecting a new start location in Arnhem.
Women's Raceedit
In 2018, a women's race was added to the programme. The race was classified as a 1.1 UCI race and won by Annemiek van Vleuten.[3] However, in 2019 the women's race was removed from the programme again with the organisers citing a lack of availability of police support for the race.[4] In 2022, the women's race was put back on the cycling calendar and is held on the day before the men's race.[5]
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The Arnhem Veenendaal Classic known as Veenendaal Veenendaal from 1985 until 2006 and The Dutch Food Valley Classic from 2007 until 2013 is a semi classic professional road cycling race in the Netherlands starting and finishing in the town of Veenendaal The event is part of the UCI Europe Tour calendar of events with a ranking of 1 1 Arnhem Veenendaal ClassicRace detailsDateAugustRegionUtrecht NetherlandsLocal name s Arnhem Veenendaal ClassicDisciplineRoadCompetitionUCI Europe TourTypeSingle dayWeb siteveenendaal veenendaal wbr nlHistoryFirst edition1985 1985 Editions37 as of 2024 First winner Joop Zoetemelk NED Most wins Dylan Groenewegen NED 5 wins Most recent Tord Gudmestad NOR Contents 1 Route 2 History 3 Women s Race 4 Results 4 1 Men s race 4 2 Women s race 5 References 6 External linksRoute editThe race has a course on winding roads through the two Veluwe national parks Hoge Veluwe National Park and Veluwezoom National Park and the Nederrijn river valley in the south east corner of Utrecht province over a distance of roughly 209 km interspersed with little steep cobbled climbs the most significant of which are the Grebbeberg and the Posbank in Rhenen and the Emma Pyramid in Rozendaal Although the city of Arnhem is featured in the title of the race it both starts and finishes in the town of Veenendaal but goes to and from Arnhem during the race It also passes close to Wageningen the centre of the Food Valley which formerly sponsored the name of the race History editThe race was created in 1985 by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union who wanted to create a preparation race in August just before the World Championships 1 Between 1985 and 2006 the race was known as Veenendaal Veenendaal Over the years it has been run at three different times on the international cycling calendar In 1994 the event was moved to mid April and given a date on a Thursday the day after La Fleche Wallonne and a few days before Liege Bastogne Liege The race organisers were never happy with this because it reduced the quality of the field with the top teams unwilling to race three times in four days however in 2004 the UCI agreed to a date change to a less intense week on the Friday after Paris Roubaix and two days before the biggest one day race in the Netherlands the Amstel Gold Race However the event was moved to yet another new date in 2006 with the race taking place in June away from the congested spring classics calendar and no longer competing in the same midweek with the Scheldeprijs For the 2010 season another date change is scheduled the race will move to mid August nbsp Riders before the start in 2005 In 2005 Veenendaal Veenendaal benefited from the creation of the new UCI ProTour structure when it was elevated to 1 HC standard bringing to the same level as Belgium s Omloop Het Volk and Germany s Rund um den Henninger Turm thus bringing more sponsorship and publicity In 2001 the race looked like being cancelled as the Foot and Mouth outbreak hit the Netherlands but the race eventually went ahead as the organisers modified the route to avoid sensitive areas The 2007 race brought on board the Dutch organisation Food Valley as main sponsors and the event had the alternative title of The Dutch Food Valley Classic Until 2008 the race always started in Veenendaal but in 2009 the race started in Barneveld 2 From 2014 onwards the race became known in Dutch as the Arnhem Veenendaal Classic reflecting a new start location in Arnhem Women s Race editIn 2018 a women s race was added to the programme The race was classified as a 1 1 UCI race and won by Annemiek van Vleuten 3 However in 2019 the women s race was removed from the programme again with the organisers citing a lack of availability of police support for the race 4 In 2022 the women s race was put back on the cycling calendar and is held on the day before the men s race 5 Results editMen s race edit List of winners 6 7 Year Country Rider Team 1985 nbsp Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk Kwantum Decosol Yoko 1986 No race 1987 nbsp Belgium Johan Capiot Roland Skala 1988 nbsp Belgium Ronny Vlassaks Superconfex Yoko Opel Colnago 1989 nbsp Netherlands Jean Paul van Poppel Panasonic Isostar Colnago Agu 1990 nbsp Netherlands Wiebren Veenstra Buckler Colnago Decca 1991 nbsp Netherlands Wiebren Veenstra Buckler Colnago Decca 1992 nbsp Netherlands Jacques Hanegraaf Panasonic Sportlife 1993 nbsp Netherlands Rob Mulders WordPerfect Colnago Decca 1994 nbsp Russia Viatcheslav Ekimov WordPerfect Colnago Decca 1995 nbsp Germany Olaf Ludwig Team Telekom 1996 nbsp Ukraine Andrei Tchmil Lotto 1997 nbsp Netherlands Jeroen Blijlevens TVM Farm Frites 1998 nbsp Denmark Frank Hoj Palmans Ideal 1999 nbsp Netherlands Tristan Hoffman TVM Farm Frites 2000 nbsp Netherlands Steven de Jongh Rabobank 2001 nbsp Netherlands Steven de Jongh Rabobank 2002 nbsp Netherlands Bobbie Traksel Rabobank 2003 nbsp Netherlands Leon van Bon Lotto Domo 2004 nbsp Italy Simone Cadamuro De Nardi Piemme Telekom 2005 nbsp Netherlands Paul van Schalen AXA Pro Cycling Team 2006 nbsp Belgium Tom Boonen Quick Step Innergetic 2007 nbsp Germany Steffen Radochla Wiesenhof Felt 2008 nbsp Germany Robert Forster Gerolsteiner 2009 nbsp Netherlands Kenny van Hummel Skil Shimano 2010 nbsp Norway Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Sky 2011 nbsp Netherlands Theo Bos Rabobank 2012 nbsp Netherlands Theo Bos Rabobank 2013 nbsp Italy Elia Viviani Cannondale 2014 nbsp Belgium Yves Lampaert Topsport Vlaanderen Baloise 2015 nbsp Netherlands Dylan Groenewegen Team Roompot 2016 nbsp Netherlands Dylan Groenewegen LottoNL Jumbo 2017 nbsp Slovenia Luka Mezgec Orica Scott 2018 nbsp Netherlands Dylan Groenewegen LottoNL Jumbo 2019 nbsp Australia Zak Dempster Israel Cycling Academy 2020 2021 No race 2022 nbsp Netherlands Dylan Groenewegen Team BikeExchange Jayco 2023 nbsp Netherlands Dylan Groenewegen Team Jayco AlUla 2024 nbsp Norway Tord Gudmestad Uno X Mobility Women s race edit Year Country Rider Team 2019 nbsp Netherlands Annemiek van Vleuten Mitchelton Scott 2020 2021 No race 2022 nbsp France Gladys Verhulst Le Col Wahoo 2023 nbsp Belgium Lotte Kopecky SD Worx 2024 nbsp Netherlands Riejanne Markus Visma Lease a BikeReferences edit Home Wielernieuws Dutch Food Valley Classic gaat startplaats rouleren Wielerupdate nl www wielerupdate nl Archived from the original on 2009 01 31 Results 1st Veenendaal Veenendaal Classic WE 1 1 ProCycling Stats Retrieved 6 August 2019 GEEN DAMESKOERS OP 21 AUGUSTUS 2019 Veenendaal Veenendaal Classic 14 May 2019 Retrieved 6 August 2019 HISTORIE VEENENDAAL VEENENDAAL veenendaal veenendaal nl in Dutch Retrieved 19 May 2023 Home Memoire du Cyclisme Archived September 14 2011 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arnhem Veenendaal Classic amp oldid 1224461132, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
