Hel van het Mergelland

01-04-2009 22:22:04

This coming Saturday, April 4, the 36th running of the „Hell of the Mergelland“ (UCI Category 1.1) stands on Team Milram's schedule.  The team will be represented by Germans Robert Förster, Markus Fothen, Dominik Roels, Matthias Ruß and Paul Voß, as well as Italian allrounder Luca Barla and Dutch sprinter Wim Stroetinga.  The one-day race with start and finish in Eijsden on the Belgian-Dutch border covers a total of 190 kilometers.

Three years ago Team Milram stood on the podium here:  the then 21-year-old Niki Terpstra fought his way to a third place in the Dutch race. Last year Tony Martin (Team Columbia) was the second German after Bert Grabsch (2000) to win the race.  Record champion with a total of four wins is Dutchaman Raymond Meijs (1990, 1997, 1998 and 1999).

The Milram line-up: Luca Barla (ITA/San Remo-Imperia), Robert Förster (GER/Leipzig), Markus Fothen (GER/Kaarst), Dominik Roels (GER/Köln), Matthias Ruß (GER/Oberried), Wim Stroetinga (NED/Oldeberkoop), Paul Voß (GER/Bielefeld)
Directeur Sportif:  Raoul Liebregts

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