Daan Hoole (Lidl-Trek) secured the elite men's time trial title after beating Mick van Dijke (Visma-Lease a Bike) by just one second at the Netherlands Road Championships.
The route took the riders on a 36.8km race in Steenbergen, where Hoole had the fastest time of 43:39, one second faster than Van Dijke, while Sjoerd Bax (UAE Team Emirates) finished third at five seconds back.
Results
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'We cannot touch him' – Primož Roglič unfazed as he fails to make major gains on Enric Mas in Vuelta a España TT, but team insist 'it's not over'
'If I step on the bus and say to Primož, it's over; congrats on your second place, then I think he kills me, or he kicks me off' says DS Sven Vanthourenhout -
'Sometimes I worried I wouldn't get my old strength back' - Stefan Küng cements comeback from broken femur in Vuelta a España time trial
Tudor TT specialist claims second Vuelta stage win of career by narrow margin over Callum Thornley -
'It wasn't my best time trial' - Enric Mas plays down superb TT performance that clears road for overall Vuelta a España victory
Spaniard only loses 33 seconds to arch-rival Primož Roglič, remains 1:37 ahead -
A big World Championships warm-up where Pogačar's absence opens the field significantly – Riders to watch at the Grands Prix de Québec and Montréal
From Paul Seixas to Alberto Bettiol, we examine the riders likely to win in Canada this weekend
