Dutch Headwind Cycling Championships

Short description: Dutch cycling time trial Championship

Template:Infobox cycling race 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]

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. In 2023 the event was cancelled because of heavy storm.

## Editions

Year  | Date  | Wind force  | Men  | Time  | Women  | Time  | Team  | Time

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2013[4] | December 15, 2013  | 5  |  Bart Brentjens  | 17m 51sec  |  Irene Tesink  | 19m 31sec  | N/A
2014[2] | December 11, 2014  | 8 SW  |  Wouter Mesker  | 18m 06sec  |  Nathalie Simoens  | 22m 34sec  | Wind in de Rug
Wouter Mesker
Kaj Hendriks
Melvin Hekman
Erik van Lakerveld | 16m 30.653sec
2015  | October 11, 2015  | 7  |  Pico de Jager  | 19m15s  |  Mathilde Matthijsse  | 21m23s[5] | Wind in de Rug  | 18m39s
2016  | November 20, 2016  | 9 (code yellow)  |  Teun Sweere  | 22m30s  |  Mathilde Matthijsse  | 28m09s  | Jan de Jonge Fietsen  | 21m34s
2017  | Did not take place, due to the absence of stormy conditions
2018  | December 8, 2018  | 7  |  Max de Jong  | 18m16s  |  Lisa Scheenaard  | 20m28s[6] | Team Nooitstop  |
2019  | Did not take place
2020[7] | February 9, 2020 (during Storm Ciara)  | 8 (code orange)  |  Max de Jong  | 20m00s  |  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, 2022  | 7 (code yellow)  |  Jurjun van der Velde  | 20m23s  |  Lisa Scheenaard  | 22m53s  | Team Nooitstop  | 15m14s
2023  | Cancelled due to too heavy winds during Storm Ciarán

## See also

* Dutch National Time Trial Championships
* Dutch National Road Race Championships

## References

1. ↑ "The hardest time trial in the world? Riders suffer at Dutch Headwind Championships (video)". cyclingweekly.co.uk. 15 December 2014. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/hardest-time-trial-world-riders-suffer-dutch-headwind-championships-video-149282. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Geen sterveling kan record NK Tegenwindfietsen breken" (in nl). Algemeen Dagblad. 11 December 2014. http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/4560/Gezond/article/detail/3808907/2014/12/11/Geen-sterveling-kan-record-NK-Tegenwindfietsen-breken.dhtml. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
3. ↑ "NK-Tegenwindfietsen zoekt deelnemers" (in nl). Metro. 9 December 2014. http://www.metronieuws.nl/nieuws/nk-tegenwindfietsen-zoekt-deelnemers/SrZnlh!vwWrkUXjDo4gQ/. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
4. ↑ "Brentjens wint eerste NK tegenwind". 16 December 2013. http://www.fiets.nl/2013/12/16/brentjens-wint-eerste-nk-tegenwind/.
5. ↑ "NK Tegenwindfietsen 2015 - winnaars bekend" (in nl). 2015-12-06. https://racefietsblog.nl/nk-tegenwindfietsen-2015-winnaars-bekend/.
6. ↑ "Beuken tegen de wind in op NK Tegenwindfietsen". 8 December 2018. https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/109834/Beuken-tegen-de-wind-in-op-NK-Tegenwindfietsen.
7. ↑ "NK Tegenwindfietsen: zwaarste editie ooit" (in Dutch). 9 February 2020. https://www.metronieuws.nl/in-het-nieuws/2020/02/nk-tegenwindfietsen-zwaarste-editie-ooit.

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