![Pim Ligthart au soir de la 2e étape du Tour de l'Ain 2011](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Pim_Ligthart_au_soir_de_la_2e_%C3%A9tape_du_Tour_de_l%27Ain_2011.JPG)
The Dutch National Road Race Championships take place annually, on the weekend prior to the start of the
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
. First held in 1888, today it is organized by the
Top Sports Group, commissioned by the
KNWU.
Men
![Erik BREUKINK](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Erik_BREUKINK.jpg)
Until 1927, the race was open for all categories, after 1927 only for professional cyclists with or without contract.
Elite
U23
Women
See also
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Dutch National Time Trial Championships
The Dutch National Time Trial Championship is a time trial race that takes place inside the Dutch National Cycling Championship, and decides the best cyclist in this type of race. The first edition took place in 1991. The first race winner of the ...
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National Road Cycling Championships
National road cycling championships are held annually by host nations in each cycle racing discipline. The annual events can take place at any time of the year. European nations usually holds their annual events in June, during a designed break ...
Footnotes
References
{{Netherlands at cycling events
National road cycling championships
Cycle races in the Netherlands
Dutch National Road Race Championships (women)