# Olympia's Tour

The Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in the Netherlands.

## History

A.S.C. Olympia was founded in Amsterdam on 27 November 1898. It ran one-day races but wanted a race through all the Netherlands. The first Olympia's Tour was in 1909, with three stages and one rest day. The second in 1910 went to Maastricht and Groningen. It was 17 years before the third race, partly because races on public roads were forbidden in the Netherlands during the First World War. An international field with 16 Germans, the champions of Switzerland and Luxembourg and around 40 Dutch riders left the Rembrandtplein on 17 August 1927. The Dutch were mainly amateurs, the Germans sponsored riders who rode for bicycle manufacturers such as Opel and Diamant which provided material and a support team. The German Rudolf Wolke won after four stages and 800 kilometres ahead of Janus Braspennincx. It was the last race until 1955.
The race resumed on 17 June 1955, with 93 riders leaving Stadionplein in Amsterdam South for a stage of 212 km to Hoogeveen. The race was a battle until the end, when 26-year-old Piet Kooyman won. After 1955 the race was held every year except 2001, when it was stopped by a foot-and-mouth disease crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands cancelled the 2020 and 2021 editions of the race.
Some winners have become successful professionals. They include Henk Nijdam, Frits Schür, Cees Priem, Fedor den Hertog, Leo van Vliet, John Talen, Servais Knaven, Danny Nelissen, Matthé Pronk, Joost Posthuma and Thomas Dekker.

## Past winners

| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
| 1909 | Netherlands | Chris Kalkman | |
| 1910 | Netherlands | Adrie Bellersen | |
| 1911– 1926 | No race | No race | No race |
| 1927 | Germany | Rudolf Wolke | |
| 1928– 1954 | No race | No race | No race |
| 1955 | Netherlands | Piet Kooyman | |
| 1956 | Netherlands | Cees Van Der Zande | |
| 1957 | Netherlands | Adrie Roks | |
| 1958 | Netherlands | Ab van Egmond | |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Huub Zilverberg | |
| 1960 | Netherlands | Gerard Wesseling | |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Mik Snijder | |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Henk Nijdam | |
| 1963 | Belgium | Joseph Dries | |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Cor Schuuring | |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Harry Steevens | |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Jan van der Horst | |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Cees Zoontjens | |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Leen de Groot | |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Piet Legierse | |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Frits Schür | |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Cees Priem | |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Frits Schür | |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Fedor den Hertog | |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Roy Schuiten | |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Hans Langerijs | |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Leo van Vliet | |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Arie Hassink | |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Arie Hassink | |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Jos Lammertink | |
| 1980 | Soviet Union | Oleg Logvin | |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Geert Schipper | |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Gerrit Solleveld | |
| 1983 | East Germany | Mario Hering | |
| 1984 | Soviet Union | Asiat Saitov | |
| 1985 | Netherlands | John Talen | |
| 1986 | East Germany | Berndt Dittert | |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Jos Bol | |
| 1988 | East Germany | Dirk Meier | |
| 1989 | East Germany | Thomas Liese | |
| 1990 | Netherlands | Wilco Zuijderwijk | |
| 1991 | Netherlands | Anton Tak | |
| 1992 | Netherlands | Servais Knaven | |
| 1993 | Netherlands | Servais Knaven | |
| 1994 | Australia | Henk Vogels | |
| 1995 | Netherlands | Danny Nelissen | |
| 1996 | Italy | Cristiano Citton | |
| 1997 | Netherlands | Remco van der Ven | |
| 1998 | Netherlands | Matthé Pronk | Rabobank |
| 1999 | Netherlands | Marcel Duijn | Rabobank |
| 2000 | Netherlands | Jan van Velzen | BankGiroLoterij–Batavus |
| 2001 | No race | No race | No race |
| 2002 | Netherlands | Mart Louwers | Rabobank GS3 |
| 2003 | Netherlands | Joost Posthuma | Rabobank GS3 |
| 2004 | Netherlands | Thomas Dekker | Rabobank GS3 |
| 2005 | Netherlands | Stef Clement | Rabobank Continental Team |
| 2006 | Netherlands | Tom Veelers | Rabobank Continental Team |
| 2007 | Netherlands | Thomas Berkhout | Rabobank Continental Team |
| 2008 | Netherlands | Lars Boom | Rabobank Continental Team |
| 2009 | Netherlands | Jetse Bol | Rabobank Continental Team |
| 2010 | United States | Taylor Phinney | Trek–Livestrong |
| 2011 | Netherlands | Jetse Bol | Rabobank Continental Team |
| 2012 | Netherlands | Dylan van Baarle | Rabobank Continental Team |
| 2013 | Netherlands | Dylan van Baarle | Rabobank Development Team |
| 2014 | Netherlands | Berden de Vries | Cycling Team Jo Piels |
| 2015 | Netherlands | Jetse Bol | Cyclingteam de Rijke |
| 2016 | Netherlands | Cees Bol | Rabobank Development Team |
| 2017 | Netherlands | Pascal Eenkhoorn | BMC Development Team |
| 2018 | Denmark | Julius Johansen | Team ColoQuick |
| 2019 | Belgium | Sander De Pestel | Lotto–Soudal U23 |
| 2020 | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands |
| 2021 | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands |
| 2022 | Netherlands | Maikel Zijlaard | VolkerWessels Cycling Team |
| 2023 | Denmark | Mathias Bregnhøj | Leopard TOGT Pro Cycling |
| 2024 | Germany | Tim Torn Teutenberg | Lidl–Trek Future Racing |