Dutch National REDLINE BMX Team Dominates, Both Days

The Dutch National Redline Team (D.N.R.T.) had a clean sweep at rounds 9 & 10 of the European BMX championships 2007. On both Saturday and Sunday the podium spots were taken by members of the D.N.R.T. Also in the junior women’s class the top spot was taken by a member of the D.N.R.T. squat.

Racing commenced during heavy rain. But that didn’t affect the mindset of the D.N.R.T. riders. Everybody was feeling strong and ready to make this weekend a memorable one. To make a long story short, after 2 days of racing the D.N.R.T went home with 11 ! spots in the elite finals, including 2 bronze medals (Elite men), 2 silver medals (Elite men) and 4 golden medals (2 in Junior Elite women and 2 in Elite men). Add those up and you’ll figure that the orange and blue Dutch Redline riders owned every spot on the podium; both days.

On Saturday and Sunday it was Lieke Klaus, who after a rough start of the season, took the gold in the Junior Elite Womens class. Meanwhile in the Elite Mens class, history was made while half the gate in the final was taken by orange Redline jerseys. Arno Kanis took the gold, Rob vd WildenBerg took the silver and Martijn Scherpen took the bronze, while Ivo vd Putten rode away with a 7th place finish.

On Sunday the record set on Saturday, was quickly broken with 5 (count ‘em – FIVE!) out of the 8 spots on the gate were in orange Redline jerseys! This time ’round, it was Martijn Scherpen who took the win, followed by Rob vd Wildenberg and Sander Bisseling nabbing 3rd place (breaking his spell of bad luck, so far this year). Ivo vd Putten finished 5th, while Saturdays winner Arno Kanis took a bad crash and finished 8th.

In the Euro Series’ overall standings, the D.N.R.T riders are sitting in 2nd with Rob vd Wildenberg, 4th with Ivo v Putten and in 6th with Martijn Scherpen.

In 3 weeks the final 2 races are being held in Romans, France - and the European Champion will be crowned.