Victory in Fondas Breda Cross Country!

January 18th 2004 - Despite being only on his way back to full fitness, Simon has won the Short Race (2900m) of the Fondas Sprint Cross in Breda (NED). On the fast course, a fellow Dutchman and a Maroccan runner set a very high pace, that Simon could only barely follow in the initial stages.

Throughout the race, Simon's better endurance started to pay off; some 500m before the finish line, he made his final kick by following the TV camara motorbike closely. His lead at the finish line was some 25m. "I feel encouraged by this result taht I am on the way back to my shape from end of November, before I turned sick. Although I generally view the short race as an easier alternative to the long race, it was the right race at the right time for me", Simon added realistically.

Race info

   1 Simon Vroemen             Nederland                8:05
   2 Tarik Jallouli            Marokko                  8:09
   3 Stefan Beumer             Prins Hendrik            8:11
   4 Ronald Bassa              De Keien                 8:11
   5 Johan de Koning        74 Sprint                   8:17
   6 Jeroen Pals            80 Sprint                   8:22
   7 Ruben Schuurwater         Prins Hendrik            8:23
   8 Erik Niemeijer         79 Vitalis                  8:26
   9 Bob WInter                Phanos                   8:29
  10 Marcel Versteeg           Loopgroep PK             8:31

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