{"id":250549,"date":"2026-06-28T17:38:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T17:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/dutch-national-championships-lieke-nooijen-beats-femke-markus\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T17:38:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T17:38:56","slug":"dutch-national-championships-lieke-nooijen-beats-femke-markus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/dutch-national-championships-lieke-nooijen-beats-femke-markus\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch National Championships: Lieke Nooijen beats Femke Markus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-02235fef-b6e3-4eb5-8bf4-3e01f288ef58\">24-year-old Visma-Lease a Bike racer <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/lieke-nooijen\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/lieke-nooijen\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/lieke-nooijen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lieke Nooijen<\/a> claimed the biggest victory of her career to date as she outpowered <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/femke-markus\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/femke-markus\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/femke-markus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Femke Markus<\/a> (SD Worx-Protime) in an excitingly unpredictable Dutch Nationals elite women&#8217;s road race.<\/p>\n<p>Third was Loes Adegeest (<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-womens-worldtour\/2025\/lidl-trek-women\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-womens-worldtour\/2025\/lidl-trek-women\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-womens-worldtour\/2025\/lidl-trek-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lidl-Trek)<\/a>, with Nooijen&#8217;s Visma teammate Mischa Bredewold and Femke de Vries (SD Worx-Protime) just off the podium in fourth and fifth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know I am in good form, and to bring that out today\u2026 That is really wonderful,\u201d Nooijen told <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wielerflits.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.wielerflits.nl\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em>Wielerflits<\/em><\/a> after the finish, before praising her team&#8217;s collective work.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-02235fef-b6e3-4eb5-8bf4-3e01f288ef58-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;Femke de Vries and I were in a good attack a few times, Marianne Vos joined in, and Maud Oudeman rode a super strong race,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt one point, there were still five or six of us in the first group. That is really impressive, and in the end, I was the one who got away with Femke Markus . I am very happy that I was able to finish it off.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;jYDCcabO&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;X9\\\/mXVGac0NphghLH9hZaqWA5d3dhAM\\\/Ih07grnEyMLjuO2E&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/gmvwmhupgi1715762145.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"elk-89af424e-0b92-4299-aaaf-27ff14510fb0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-it-unfolded-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">How it unfolded<\/h2>\n<p id=\"elk-b31fc0e1-d373-4f7e-aceb-a538647f837f\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The ultra-difficult Dutch course featured, just like in the remainder of the races, the two main climbs of Van Randwijckweg (1.2 km at 6.5%) and Oude Holleweg (1 km at 7%). Although Demi Vollering (FDJ United-SUEZ) was not present, other top names like Lorena Wiebes and Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime), not to mention all-time great Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike), all but ensured a very exciting race.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Perhaps given there was so much firepower in the race, for much of the opening part of the course, none of the multiple attacks managed to stick, with the big favourites content to watch and wait for an opportunity. Coming into the final 50 kilometres of a 117-kilometre course, the high pace and blizzard of little digs failing to succeed ensured that the peloton was far smaller than when it set out from Nijmegen midway through Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The first important move to actually get enough of a margin to become a break came when De Vries, Adegeest and Nienke Vinke (SD Worx-Protime) opened up a small gap, with De Vries and Adegeest pushing on when Vinke began to struggle. Eventually, the leading duo were caught but that only sparked yet more efforts, notably by the very active de Vries.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The move that eventually gained real traction for Visma came courtesy of Nooijen, taking off with Markus to push open their advantage to around a minute. Nooijen attempted to shake off her closest rival on the Van Randwijckweg, to no avail, and the two non-sprinters were forced to fight it out for gold on the line.<\/p>\n<p>As <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wielerflits.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.wielerflits.nl\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em>Wielerflits<\/em> <\/a>reported, the sprint began when Markus opened up hostilities a full 800 metres from the line, only to be caught by Nooijen, who in turn launched a very early acceleration. That long-distance move proved just enough to contain Markus and allow Nooijen to go two better than her already promising bronze medal in Wednesday&#8217;s time trial &#8211; and clinch the win.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-nkAgRxGK5Lo7eBD5akxfFG\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-nkAgRxGK5Lo7eBD5akxfFG slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"elk-results\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section kiosq-b\" id=\"section-results\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-499bab17-742c-4048-b1b1-308e4c85dbb0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><em><strong>Results powered by <\/strong><\/em><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em><strong>FirstCycling<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-fd8bcf93-9a24-43ff-9a75-26545dfd20b8\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1170px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:53.33%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fZuWmvmRKSf6gd7KsETBTM-1170-80.png.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fZuWmvmRKSf6gd7KsETBTM-1024-80.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fZuWmvmRKSf6gd7KsETBTM-970-80.png.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fZuWmvmRKSf6gd7KsETBTM-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fZuWmvmRKSf6gd7KsETBTM-480-80.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fZuWmvmRKSf6gd7KsETBTM-320-80.png.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2026 Dutch Nationals Elite Women&amp;#039;s Road Race Results\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fZuWmvmRKSf6gd7KsETBTM-1170-80.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fZuWmvmRKSf6gd7KsETBTM-1024-80.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fZuWmvmRKSf6gd7KsETBTM-970-80.png 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fZuWmvmRKSf6gd7KsETBTM-650-80.png 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fZuWmvmRKSf6gd7KsETBTM-480-80.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fZuWmvmRKSf6gd7KsETBTM-320-80.png 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fZuWmvmRKSf6gd7KsETBTM.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fZuWmvmRKSf6gd7KsETBTM.png\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: FirstCycling)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/dutch-national-championships-lieke-nooijen-wins-two-up-sprint-victory-over-femke-markus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>24-year-old Visma-Lease a Bike racer Lieke Nooijen claimed the biggest victory of her career to date as she outpowered Femke Markus (SD Worx-Protime) in an excitingly unpredictable Dutch Nationals elite women&#8217;s road race. 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