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Holland Beker / Ladies Trophy

On Saturday the men battled for the Dutch Championship titles in the coxless four and the eight. The final of the men’s eights was mainly a battle between the U23-eight and an Aegir-combination. The boats went fairly even for a long time, but from the 1000m onwards, the U23-eight clearly had more speed. In a fast time of 05:46.61, the men of the U23-eight are the new Dutch Champions in the eight.

In the coxless four, the Laga/Nereus/Gyas-combination clearly took the lead from the start and didn’t give it away. Strong competition was given by Nereus, but the title went to the combination.

 For the women, NK titles were handed out in the light double sculls and the heavy double sculls, coxless four and quadruple sculls. The rowers of the Aegon National Rowing Team (ANRT) participated in most women’s fields. In the double sculls, the battle was between Olympians Lisa Scheenaard and Roos de Jong versus the Olympic light double sculls of Ilse Paulis and Marieke Keijser. The latter therefore decided not to weigh in, but nevertheless managed to put their heavy counterparts to the test. In the end Lisa and Roos came out on top, making Lisa Scheenaard Dutch Champion in both the single scull and double sculls.

Without the Olympic light women’s double sculls, it was up to the students rowing clubs to fight it out for the title. The Nereus/Aegir combination of Rosa Brouwers and Roos Duijn had a great race, were under constant pressure from Orca, but eventually managed to push the bow ball over the finish line first.

In the women’s coxless four, a composite team of the ANRT started with Karien Robbers on stroke. It turned out to be a very exciting race in which the boats from Skøll and Orca competed for what they were worth, but in the end they came just short of the title, which was grabbed by the ANRT-combi. The Olympic quadruple sculls started in the corresponding field. With a great show of force, this successful boat steamed for another victory.

Not only did we enjoy fantastic races during the NK Groot, but also our special attention went to the first heats for the Holland Beker and the Ladies Trophy. We were very happy to see that not only Dutch rowers appeared at the start. The KHB welcomed athletes from Germany, England, Italy and Belgium, who participated in the single heats of today. But also enough talented homegrown rowers grabbed their skiffs and raced for the trophees. 

Marloes Oldenburg was the fastest Dutch rower of the Ladies Trophy heats of today, however the German competitors will definitely challenge her in the semifinals of tomorrow. Lisanne Brandsma and Bente Paulis already met them in the first heats and will definitely go all out to ensure their spot for the finals. 

In the Holland Beker heats Amos Keijser stole the show with fantastic performance and a big lead in his heat. The Italian rower Martino Goretti showed off with a very hard start. Would it be enough to earn a ticket to the finals? The live studio is ready for take-off and Govert Viergever and Boyd Welsink are looking forward to being your hosts tomorrow. Check it out at https://hollandbeker.nl/live/. 

It took a long time, but we are back on the Bosbaan. Rowers, volunteers, coaches, everyone is in a good mood. The Holland Beker and the Ladies Trophy are polished and ready for tomorrow’s winners. Today we entertain ourselves with the races of the NK Groot/Open National Championship.

Anyone who has read the KHB magazine, knows that also the women of the Dutch Women’s Eight participate in different combinations today. Karien Robbers, Dieuwertje den Besten and Tinka Offereins, who have been interviewed for the magazine, started this morning in the Women’s Four (W4-). Karien and Dieuwertje join forces with Tessa Dullemans and Ilse Kolkman, while Tinka gets into the boat with project 2020 buddy Hermijntje Drenth in an Okeanos combination. In the finals they will compete among others with Varsity winners Jonneke Boere and Ashley Rijst, who appear at the start with Luka van der Zwan and Lina Dokter (Skoll). Make sure you don’t miss the finals at 14.25.

For the fanciers of sculling there is also plenty to see this afternoon. The finals of both the LW2x and the W2x promise to become extremely exciting. With a few well-known names such as Ilse Paulis, Lisa Scheenaard and Marieke Keijser. In this field we will also see one team from Belgium and one from Germany competing against each other. The M2x finals start at 15:24, who will go home with medals? Triton and Euros finished with a difference of four hundredths of a second. The results of the M4- heats were quite impressive this morning. Watch them out in the finals at 14.40. The men’s eights also showed their best in the heats and will prepare for more this afternoon. 

The battle for the Holland Beker and the Ladies Trophy started with the first heats. Check it out at our livestream and let yourself be impressed by the fantastic athletes who will battle for gold. 

With pride we present this year’s Holland Beker magazine.

Read the magazine 

Dear participants,

We look forward to welcoming you this weekend at the Bosbaan, Amsterdam. Please be aware of the following changes in comparison to previous editions of the Koninklijke – Holland Beker.

1. Unfortunately, due to the corona measures, we cannot receive any supporters / visitors. Each crew can bring a maximum of 2 coaches.

2. Changing rooms are closed.

3. Due to a too small number of top entries, there will be no prize money to win this year.

4. The Koninklijke-Holland Beker can be followed live via hollandbeker.nl/live

Keep an eye on the site for the latest updates and additional information.

Good luck and celebrate rowing!

Because the COVID-measures in the Netherlands will be lifted as per 26 June, we can host more rowing events! Additional events are published via the KNRB Inschrijfprogramma, where you can register your crews. Foreign participants are advised to reach us via regatta@hollandbeker.nl.

Dear participants, coaches and volunteers,

We are closely watching the (changes in the) covid-19 regulations in the Netherlands. At this moment, all visitors (participants, coaches and volunteers) are required to make an appointment at testenvoortoegang.org. However, we are closely monitoring the news about possible changes in covid regulations on June 25th.

We will update you as soon as possible!

We are proud to finally share with you this year’s official poster for Koninklijke-Holland Beker / NK Groot 2021! Only FIVE weeks from now, June 26 & 27, Bosbaan Amsterdam!

There will be a livestream available on sunday on our Holland Beker youtube channel.

Uitnodiging ledenvergadering Holland Beker Wedstrijd Vereniging.

De ledenvergadering zal dit jaar, i.v.m. de huidige Corona maatregelen, online plaatsvinden en wel op maandag 26 oktober 2020 om 20 uur.

Nadere informatie en de agenda voor de HBWV ledenvergadering 2020 zijn op de site van de HollandBeker te vinden.

The year was 2019. The location was the Willem-Alexanderbaan in Rotterdam, located in a typical Dutch polder (read: flatland). The Koninklijke-Holland Beker, that year serving as Word Cup III of the ‘19 season, saw over 700 from 42 countries participating. The first two days, started on Friday July 12, saw highs and lows, tears and joy, pain and lactic acid for all teams. However, the last day, Sunday July 14, was the one that counted for this event. Being one of the last races before the World Championship, the best teams in the world used World Cup III as their last preparation. 

Traditionally the Men’s Single Sculls serves as the main event of the Koninklijke-Holland Beker, with the race winner being awarded the Holland Beker. In 2019 the field was outstanding, with mastodons as Robbie Manson (NZL, at that time holder of the Worlds Best Time), Ondrej Synek (CZE, multiple World Champion) and Sverri Nielsen (DEN, runner up in the 2019 World Championship) racing amongst the other participating athletes. The final was nerve-wracking and exciting, with Nielsen and Kjetil Borch (NOR) pushing each other until the finish line. Borch led the first 1000m, before Nielsen took over and managed to keep ahead of the field. He claimed the Holland Beker with a lead of less than half a second!

Fastforward ..

The year will be 2021. The location will be the Bosbaan, Amsterdam. The date to write down is June 26 & 27. Why, you ask? Because on those days, The Koninklijke-Holland Beker will return. Being organized since 1886, it is time again to see who will claim the one and only Holland Beker. 

Do we see you there?