Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships

The Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships (in Dutch: NK Tegenwindfietsen, pronounced [ˈteːxə(ɱ)ʋɪntˌfitsə(n)]) are an annual Dutch cycling time trial championships that takes place during storms (wind force 7/32mph or higher). They are not regulated by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union.[1][2]

Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships
Race details
DateFall or Winter; organized ad hoc when a storm is announced
RegionOosterscheldekering, Netherlands
Local name(s)NK Tegenwindfietsen (in Dutch)
DisciplineRoad cycling
Typetime trial
History
First edition2013 (2013)
Editions6
First winnerMen's: Bart Brentjens
Women's: Irene Tesink
Most recentMen's: Max de Jong
Women's: Lisa Scheenaard

The Championships take place on the Oosterscheldekering storm barrier, which faces the North Sea, and have been held in fall or winter since 2013. Competitors must ride the 8.5 km course against the wind on upright single-speed bicycles, which are provided by the organization. The championships are announced three days before a storm is expected. Since 2014 there is also a team time trial. A total of 200 individual cyclists (300 cyclists in 2020) can participate, plus 25 teams of four cyclists. Participants start 30 seconds apart from each other and the one with the fastest time wins.[3]

In 2020 both the male and female reigning champions (from 2018) successfully defended their titles.

Editions
Year DateWind forceMentimeWomentimeTeamtime
2013[4] December 15, 20135 Netherlands Bart Brentjens17m 51secNetherlands Irene Tesink19m 31secN/A
2014[2] December 11, 20148 SW Netherlands Wouter Mesker18m 06secNetherlands Nathalie Simoens22m 34secWind in de Rug
 Wouter Mesker
 Kaj Hendriks
 Melvin Hekman
 Erik van Lakerveld		16m 30.653sec
2015 October 11, 20157 Netherlands Pico de Jager19m15sNetherlands Mathilde Matthijsse21m23s[5]Wind in de Rug18m39s
2016 November 20, 20169 (code yellow) Netherlands Teun Sweere22m30sNetherlands Mathilde Matthijsse28m09sJan de Jonge Fietsen21m34s
2017 Did not take place, due to the absence of stormy conditions
2018 December 8, 20187 Netherlands Max de Jong18m16sNetherlands Lisa Scheenaard20m28s[6]Team Nooitstop
2019 Did not take place
2020[7] February 9, 2020 (during Storm Ciara)8 (code orange) Netherlands Max de Jong 20m00s Netherlands Lisa Scheenaard 23m08s No team winner — contest stopped early due to overly dangerous conditions
2021 Did not take place due to COVID-19
2022 February 6, 20227 (code yellow) Netherlands Jurjun van der Velde 20m23s Netherlands Lisa Scheenaard 22m53s

See also

References
  1. "The hardest time trial in the world? Riders suffer at Dutch Headwind Championships (video)". cyclingweekly.co.uk. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. "Geen sterveling kan record NK Tegenwindfietsen breken" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  3. "NK-Tegenwindfietsen zoekt deelnemers" (in Dutch). Metro. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  4. Brentjens wint eerste NK tegenwind
  5. "NK Tegenwindfietsen 2015 - winnaars bekend". Racefietsblog.nl (in Dutch). 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  6. "Beuken tegen de wind in op NK Tegenwindfietsen".
  7. "NK Tegenwindfietsen: zwaarste editie ooit" [Netherlands Championship Cycling into a Headwind]. Metro (Dutch newspaper) (in Dutch). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
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