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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early April |
| Region | Limburg, Netherlands |
| Local name(s) | Hel van het Mergelland (in Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | One-day race |
| Web site | www |
| Men's race | |
| First edition | 1973 |
| Editions | 46 (as of 2019) |
| First winner |  Jan Spijker (NED) |
| Most wins | Raymond Meijs (NED) (4 wins) |
| Most recent |  Patrick Müller (SUI) [1] |
| Women's race | |
| First edition | 2017 |
| Editions | 3 (as of 2019) |
| First winner | .svg.png){kind=small} Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN) |
| Most wins | no repeat winners |
| Most recent | Demi Vollering (NED) [2] |
Volta Limburg Classic is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in late March or early April in Limburg, Netherlands. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Prior to 2012, the race was known as Hel van het Mergelland.
Winners
Men's race
Source:[3]
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Netherlands | Jan Spijker | ||
| 1974 | Netherlands | Toine van de Bunder | ||
| 1975 | Netherlands | Wil van Helvoirt | ||
| 1976 | Netherlands | Mathieu Dohmen | ||
| 1977 | Netherlands | Toine van de Bunder | ||
| 1978 | Netherlands | Toine van de Bunder | ||
| 1979 | Netherlands | Herman Snoeyink | ||
| 1980 | Netherlands | Pim Bosch | ||
| 1981 | Netherlands | René Koppert | ||
| 1982 | Netherlands | Peter Hofland | ||
| 1983 | Netherlands | Jan Peels | ||
| 1984 | Netherlands | Chris Koppert | ||
| 1985 | Netherlands | Stephan Räkers | ||
| 1986 | Netherlands | Marc van Orsouw | ||
| 1987 | Netherlands | Tom Cordes | ||
| 1988 | Netherlands | Gerrit Möhlmann | ||
| 1989 | Netherlands | Willem-Jan van Loenhout | ||
| 1990 | Netherlands | Raymond Meijs | ||
| 1991 | Netherlands | Rob Compas | ||
| 1992 | Netherlands | Martin van Steen | ||
| 1993 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | Erwin Thijs | Collstrop-Assur Carpets | |
| 1994 | Netherlands | John van den Akker | Collstrop-Willy Naessens | |
| 1995 | Netherlands | Max van Heeswijk | Motorola | |
| 1996 | Netherlands | Lucien de Louw | Foreldorado-Golff | |
| 1997 | Netherlands | Raymond Meijs | Foreldorado-Golff | |
| 1998 | Netherlands | Raymond Meijs | Gerolsteiner | |
| 1999 | Netherlands | Raymond Meijs | Cologne | |
| 2000 |  Germany | Bert Grabsch | Cologne | |
| 2001 | No race | |||
| 2002 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia | Corey Sweet | BankGiroLoterij-Batavus | |
| 2003 | Belgium | Wim van Huffel | Vlaanderen T-Interim | |
| 2004 |  Denmark | Allan Johansen | BankGiroLoterij | |
| 2005 | Belgium | Nico Sijmens | Landbouwkrediet-Colnago | |
| 2006 |  Ukraine | Mikhaylo Khalilov | Team LPR | |
| 2007 | Belgium | Nico Sijmens | Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner | |
| 2008 | Germany | Tony Martin | Team High Road | |
| 2009 |  Italy | Mauro Finetto | CSF Group-Navigare | |
| 2010 |  France | Yann Huguet | Skil–Shimano | |
| 2011 | Netherlands | Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil–DCM | |
| 2012 |  Russia | Pavel Brutt | Team Katusha | |
| 2013 | Germany | Rüdiger Selig | Team Katusha | |
| 2014 | Netherlands | Moreno Hofland | Belkin Pro Cycling | |
| 2015 | Switzerland | Stefan Küng | BMC Racing Team | |
| 2016 | Netherlands | Floris Gerts | BMC Racing Team | |
| 2017 | Italy | Marco Canola | Nippo–Vini Fantini | |
| 2018 |  Slovenia | Jan Tratnik | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | |
| 2019 | Switzerland | Patrick Müller | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels | |
Women's race
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Canada | Karol-Ann Canuel | Boels–Dolmans |
| 2018 | Netherlands | Belle de Gast | Parkhotel Valkenburg |
| 2019 | Netherlands | Demi Vollering | Parkhotel Valkenburg |
References
- ^ (dutch) "Wedstrijd Uitslagen Heren". Official website. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ (dutch) "Wedstrijd Uitslagen Dames". Official website. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Top 3 per edition". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Dutch)