2000 Holland Ladies Tour

The 3rd edition of the annual Holland Ladies Tour was held from September 5 to September 9, 2000. The women's stage race with an UCI rating of 2.9.2 started in Bergeijk, and ended in Dronten.

2000 Holland Ladies Tour

Race details
Dates	September 5 – September 9
Stages	6
Distance	546.7 km (339.7 mi)
Winning time	13h 34' 51"
Results
Winner  Mirjam Melchers (NED) (Dutch National Team)   Second  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) (German National Team)   Third  Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) (Farm-Frites Hartol) Points  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) (German National Team) Mountains  Hanka Kupfernagel (GER) (Bulls-Team Kupfernagel) Youth  Mirella van Melis (NED) (Dutch National Team) Sprints  Mirella van Melis (NED) (Dutch National Team)

Stages

2000-09-05: Bergeijk — Bergeijk (120 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Mirella van Melis (NED)	02:53.15	Mirella van Melis (NED)	02:52.59
2.	Jorunn Kvalo (NOR)	+0.02	Jorunn Kvalo (NOR)	+0.08
3.	Debby Mansveld (NED)	+0.13	Debby Mansveld (NED)	+0.25

Source: cyclingnews.com[1]

2000-09-06: Tegelen — Tegelen (115 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Madeleine Lindberg (SWE)	02:59.46	Mirella van Melis (NED)	05:52.44
2.	Chantal Beltman (NED)	—	Jorunn Kvalo (NOR)	+0.09
3.	Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER)	—	Madeleine Lindberg (SWE)	+0.20

Source: cyclingnews.com[1]

2000-09-07: Neerijnen — Neerijnen (124 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Mirjam Melchers (NED)	03:00.38	Mirella van Melis (NED)	08:53.13
2.	Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER)	—	Mirjam Melchers (NED)	+0.23
3.	Mirella van Melis (NED)	—	Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER)	+0.29

Source: cyclingnews.com[1]

2000-09-08: Valkenburg — Valkenburg (88.4 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Arenda Grimberg (NED)	02:23.28	Mirjam Melchers (NED)	11:17.10
2.	Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER)	+0.09	Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER)	+0.03
3.	Chantal Beltman (NED)	—	Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)	+0.18

Source: cyclingnews.com[1]

2000-09-09: Dronten — Dronten (80 km)

Place	Stage 5-A		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER)	01:52.43	Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER)	13:09.47
2.	Mirella van Melis (NED)	—	Mirjam Melchers (NED)	+0.06
3.	Sonja van Kuik (NED)	—	Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)	+0.24

Source: cyclingnews.com[1]

2000-09-09: Dronten — Dronten (19.3 km)

Place	Stage 5-b (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Hanka Kupfernagel (GER)	00:24.02,01	Mirjam Melchers (NED)	13:34.51
2.	Mirjam Melchers (NED)	+0.45,36	Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER)	+0.13
3.	Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)	+0.50,24	Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)	+0.19

Source: cyclingnews.com[1]

Final standings

General classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Mirjam Melchers (NED)	Dutch National Team	13:34.51
2.	Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER)	German National Team	+ 0.13
3.	Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)	Farm-Frites Hartol	+ 0.19
4.	Cindy Pieters (BEL)	Vlaanderen 2002	+ 1.06
5.	Heidi Van De Vijver (BEL)	Vlaanderen 2002	+ 1.08
6.	Mirella van Melis (NED)	Dutch National Team	+ 2.58
7.	Hanka Kupfernagel (GER)	Bulls-Team Kupfernagel	+ 5.48
8.	Chantal Beltman (NED)	Dutch National Team	+ 7.02
9.	Trixi Worrack (GER)	German National Team	+ 7.19
10.	Madeleine Lindberg (SWE)	Farm-Frites Hartol	+ 7.44

Points classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	POINTS
1.	Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER)	German National Team	88
2.	Mirjam Melchers (NED)	Dutch National Team	77
3.	Mirella van Melis (NED)	Dutch National Team	75

Mountains classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	POINTS
1.	Hanka Kupfernagel (GER)	Bulls-Team Kupfernagel	31
2.	Yvonne Brunen (NED)	Farm-Frites Hartol	19
3.	Mirjam Melchers (NED)	Dutch National Team	18

Best young rider classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Mirella van Melis (NED)	Dutch National Team	13:37.49
2.	Trixi Worrack (GER)	German National Team	+ 04.21
3.	Evy Van Damme (BEL)	Vlaanderen 2002	+ 06.33

Sprint classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	POINTS
1.	Mirella van Melis (NED)	Dutch National Team	16
2.	Mirjam Melchers (NED)	Dutch National Team	9
3.	Jorunn Kvalo (NOR)	Norwegian National Team	7

Teams

• Farm-Frites Hartol
• Dutch National Team
• Westland Wil Vooruit
• Ondernemers van Nature
• Vlaanderen 2002
• Alberts Vrienden
• German National Team
• Norwegian National Team
• Red-Bull
• Team Ahoy-Tuscany-Spain
• Bulls-Team Kupfernagel
• Team Letchworth
• Trek-Sjef van Bergen
• Rodania Sponsor

References

1. "3rd Netherlands Ladies Tour". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 March 2012.