05 juni 2011
Tour de Rijke
On Sunday June 5th, Koen competed in the UCI classified 1.2
classic that started and finished in Spijkenisse and took the
riders over a distance of 200 kilometres. For the two strongest
teams in the race, Rabobank and Skil-Shimano, the task of the race
was to deliver their respective sprinters, Theo Bos from Rabobank
and Koen's teammate Kenny van Hummel from Skil-Shimano, to the win.
The classic was partially affected by wind and rain. Koen tried to
get away with a group but it did not work out. After that Koen
spent the rest of the race keeping Kenny van Hummel well placed
with the plan to launch him for the sprint. That worked out very
well except that Theo Bos bet van Hummel on the line. Koen crossed
the line in 74th place.