0 9 , ▁with ▁three ▁stages ▁and ▁one ▁rest ▁day . ▁The ▁second ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁went ▁to ▁Ma astr icht ▁and ▁G ron ingen . ▁It ▁was ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁third ▁race , ▁partly ▁because ▁races ▁on ▁public ▁roads ▁were ▁forb idden ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁An ▁international ▁field ▁with ▁ 1 6 ▁Germ ans , ▁the ▁champions ▁of ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁Luxemb ourg ▁and ▁around ▁ 4 0 ▁Dutch ▁rid ers ▁left ▁the ▁Rem brand t ple in ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁The ▁Dutch ▁were ▁mainly ▁am ateurs , ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁spons ored ▁rid ers ▁who ▁rode ▁for ▁b icy cle ▁manufact ur ers ▁such ▁as ▁Op el ▁and ▁Diam ant ▁which ▁provided ▁material ▁and ▁a ▁support ▁team . ▁The ▁German ▁Rudolf ▁Wol ke ▁won ▁after ▁four ▁stages ▁and ▁ 8 0 0 ▁kilometres ▁ahead ▁of ▁Jan us ▁Br asp enn inc x . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁race ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁race ▁res umed ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁with ▁ 9 3 ▁rid ers ▁leaving ▁Stad ion ple in ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁South ▁for ▁a ▁stage ▁of ▁ 2 1 2   km ▁to ▁Ho oge ve en . ▁The ▁race ▁was ▁a ▁battle ▁until ▁the ▁end , ▁when ▁ 2 6 - year - old ▁Piet ▁K oo yman ▁won ▁. ▁After ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁the ▁race