Part of Golden Holland 8, Nico Rienks and Niels van Steenis.
Climbing higher and higher: second place for Ed Komen.
Start of the one hour race.
Theo Homan: I don’t brake for curves.
Theo Homan: way ahead of the game.
Rain everywhere, but sunshine for Theo Homan, first place!
Erwin Duizer.
Ab having fun.
Start of the criterion.
Ellen Lampert and Pieter Stoter have always helped the EC in many ways over the years for sponsors Roompot Zeeland Vakanties and energy company Delta Nuts (now just Delta, which is a smart move).
Always a little nervous before the start.
Nico Rienks.
Ymte Sijbrandij and Erwin Duizer.
Assorted company.
Frans Göbel.
Frans Göbel, a living skiff legend.
Two times Olympic champion rowing Ronald Florijn.
Not the?!?
Impressive field of contestants: in the front Olympic Champions Henk-Jan Zwolle and Ronald Florijn.
The two champions rowingbike Beb Thijs and Hilda Hoekstra await the start of the race under an umbrella.
Yamina Abdoun of sponsor “de Roompot Recreatie Beheer B.V.” fires the group away.
Shortly after leaving the Banjaard.
During the short stop at the turning point of the 80 km: it’s just a little shower.
Back to Neeltje Jans after the turning point.
Hilda Hoekstra and Caroleen Meerman ride the 80 km together.
First place of the 80 km goes to Ed Komen.
Meerman photographs Meerman in a turn.
Third group with Olympic champion Nico Rienks near Renesse.
The finish committee is not sure there are really happy with the sudden appearance of the photographer.
Price giving.
After all that rain there is something to smile about!
