Eight van Chaam

The eight-van Chaam (also: 8 van Chaam , in short: De Eight ) is a Dutch Chaam be transmitted Cycling - criterion . It takes place on the first Wednesday after the Tour de France has ended , usually at the end of July.

For the first time, the race was held for professional cyclists in 1933. Between 1994 and 1997 it was part of the official racing calendar of the UCI . Since 1998 it has been used again as a criterion. A lap length is around 4.5 km today.

Eight van Chaam is part of the intangible cultural heritage of the Netherlands.

history

In 1898 the cycling club "Steeds voorwaarts" ( Dutch: "Always forward" ) was founded in Chaam in the southern Dutch province of Noord-Brabant . After various other cycling events, this hosted the first eight van Chaam on May 30, 1933 . A total of 275 guilders were awarded as prizes, with an entry fee of 75 cents. It is the oldest criterion for professional cyclists in the Netherlands.

The route is shaped like an “8” ( eight ), which gives it its name , with start and finish at the local church. Since 1992 - with interruptions - a race for women has also been organized. With the UCI categorization in 1994, the route had to be extended to 12 km in accordance with the regulations. At the end of 1998, the course was changed to a normal circuit with a length of 4 km, which had to be circled 25 times for a total distance of 100 kilometers. The route has been "8" -shaped again since 2010 and is now 4580 meters long.

In 2013 the 75th edition of the Eight van Chaam took place. The event is organized by the Eight van Chaam Foundation and has around 20,000 visitors annually. In earlier times up to around 60,000 visitors came to the 4,000-inhabitant town. The (miss) election for the Rondemiss is also part of the cultural run-up . On the evening before the Eight of Chaam there is a folk festival- like night of van Chaam . In order to financially secure the continuation of the race, the previous event has been subject to entry since 2014.

Since April 2014, Acht van Chaam has been part of the national intangible cultural heritage of the Kingdom of Netherlands .

winner

The record winners of the race are the Belgians Karel Kaers and Rik Van Steenbergen as well as the Dutch local hero Jo de Roo with three wins each. The women's record holder is Marianne Vos from the Netherlands with four wins .

Men

2019 Egan Bernal 2018 Tom Dumoulin 2017 Chris Froome 2016 Stef Clement 2015 Robert Gesink 2014 Niki Terpstra 2013 Marcel Kittel 2012 Bauke Mollema 2011 Johnny Hoogerland 2010 Niki Terpstra 2009 Laurens ten Dam 2008 Óscar Freire 2007 Koos Moerenhout 2006 Michael Boogerd 2005 Tom Boonen 2004 Ivan Basso 2003 Servais Knaven 2002 Erik Dekker 2001 Servais Knaven 2000 Marco Pantani 1999 Michael Boogerd 1998 Jeroen Blijlevens 1997 Adrie van der Poel 1996 Mike Weissmann 1995 George Hincapie 1994 Sergei Outshakov 1993 Eddy Bouwmans 1992 Jean-Paul van Poppel

1991 Gert-Jan Theunisse 1990 Gerrit Solleveld 1989 Jelle Nijdam 1988 Steven Rooks 1987 Erik Breukink 1986 Adrie van der Poel 1985 Eddy Planckaert 1984 Jacques Hanegraaf 1983 Henk Lubberding 1982 Johan van der Velde 1981 Roy Schuiten 1980 Jan Raas 1979 Gerrie Knetemann 1978 Gerrie Knetemann 1977 Dietrich Thurau 1976 Aad van den Hoek 1975 Tino Tobacco 1974 Piet van Katwijk 1973 Joop Zoetemelk 1972 Tino Tobacco 1971 Marinus Wagtmans 1970 Jan Krekels 1969 Johan van Katwijk 1968 Marinus Wagtmans 1967 Jo de Roo 1966 Karstens tanning 1965 Cees Lute

1964 Jo de Roo 1963 Jo de Roo 1962 Willy Vannitsen 1961 Rik Luyten 1960 Rik Van Steenbergen 1959 Joop van der Putten 1958 Rik Van Steenbergen 1957 Frans Mahn 1956 Rik Van Steenbergen 1955 Wim van Est 1954 Gerrit Voorting 1953 Wim van Est 1952 Wout Wagtmans 1951 Karel Leysen 1950 Wout Wagtmans 1949 John Braspennincx 1948 André de Korver 1947 Cees Joosen 1941–46 not held 1940 Cor de Groot 1939 Gerrit Schulte 1938 Karel Kaers 1937 Gerrit van de Ruit 1936 Karel Kaers 1935 Karel Kaers 1934 Frans Dictus 1933 Thijs van Oers

Women

2019 Marianne Vos 2018 Marianne Vos 2017 Marianne Vos 2016 Marianne Vos 2015 Thalita de Jong 2014 Marianne Vos 2013 not held

2012 Nina Kessler 2011 Marianne Vos 2010 Chantal Blaak 2009 Marianne Vos 2008 Vera Koedooder 2007 Marianne Vos 2006 Suzanne de Goede

2005 not held 2004 Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel 2003 Vera Koedooder 2002 Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel 2001 Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel 1993-2000 not held 1992 Monique Knol

literature

• Berry van Oers: 75 Jaar Acht van Chaam . Trichis Publishing, Rotterdam 2013, ISBN 978-94-90608-64-4 (Dutch).
• Berry van Oers: 65 × eight van Chaam . 2003 (Dutch).

Web links

• Official website (Dutch)
• Eight van Chaam in the Radsportseiten.net database
• Eight van Chaam women's races in the Radsportseiten.net database
• Eight van Chaam on the pages of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Kingdom of Netherlands (Dutch)
• Result lists men / women ( Uitslagen Profs / Dames ), from 1977, on 8vanchaam.nl

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Wielerkoers Eight van Chaam binnenstebuiten gekeerd. Brabant Cultureel - Tijdschrift voor kunst, cultuur en literatuur, October 2013, accessed on 30 May 2015 (Dutch). 
2. ↑ Achtvanchaam.nl: De Acht - history
3. ↑ Achtvanchaam.nl: De Acht - Parcours ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ ^{a b} National Inventory Immaterieel Cultureel Erfgoed Koninkrijk Nederland. immaterieelerfgoed.nl, accessed 30 May 2015 (Dutch). 
5. ↑ Interview with Bert Rops, voorzitter Acht van Chaam. www.dorpsraadchaam.nl, July 2014, accessed on May 30, 2015 (Dutch).