Mischa Bredewold and Daan Hole have emerged victorious against the clock this Tuesday afternoon, claiming the tricolor jersey of Dutch national time trial champion.
For Bredewold (Team SD Worx-Protime), it was something of a surprise that she produced a breakout performance to win the Dutch National Time Trial Championships, taking her first elite title against the clock in emphatic style. The 23-year-old outpaced pre-race favourites Riejanne Markus (Lidl-Trek) and Lieke Nooijen (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) to pull on the prestigious red, white and blue jersey.
It was a dramatic and unexpected victory. Bredewold’s time at the opening checkpoint wasn’t recorded by the KNWU's timing system, leaving many unsure of her standing in the early phase of the race. But by the second intermediate split, she had announced herself as a serious contender — holding an 11-second advantage over Markus and a further seven seconds on Nooijen after nearly 16 kilometres of racing.
With several big names still on the course, the finale was set for a tense conclusion. Ellen van Dijk was the first of the major contenders to reach the line, but her time was 13 seconds adrift of a strong ride by Shirin van Anrooij. Then came Bredewold, who blew the competition away — clocking a time 35 seconds faster than Van Anrooij to take provisional top spot.
All eyes turned to Markus, the defending champion and overwhelming favourite. But despite a solid ride, she fell just nine seconds short of Bredewold’s benchmark, surrendering her title to the rising SD Worx-Protime star. It marks a major step forward in Bredewold’s career and a signal of her growing strength in the time trial discipline — especially given this was her first individual test of the 2025 season.
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Men's Race
The leaderboard soon began to fill with notable names. Tim van Dijke (Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe), Jelte Krijnsen (Jayco AlUla), and the Picnic–PostNL duo of Nils Eekhoff and Enzo Leijnse all slotted into the top five during the middle phase of the event, while knowing full well that the big favourites were still to come.
Veterans Bauke Mollema (Lidl-Trek) and Sjoerd Bax (Q36.5) couldn’t quite match the pace being set, falling short of the leaders' times. But the tension rose when pre-race favourites Daan Hoole and Dylan van Baarle hit the course.
Hoole’s split at the first time check wasn’t recorded, but at the 15-kilometre mark he was already ten seconds quicker than Van Baarle—laying down a serious marker. Hoole, storming through the final section, stopped the clock ahead of them all to secure the national title—capping a composed and commanding performance to claim victory in thrilling fashion.
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Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
His reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. For statistics, results, and historical context, he regularly uses resources such as ProCyclingStats. To support reporting on rider activity and training context where relevant, he also references Strava.
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