Father – Ron van Dijk Ron van Dijk, the father of Virgil, had a big impact on Virgil’s career, but not in the way you might think. Van Dijk wears“Virgil” instead of his surnameon the back of his jersey due to the fact that his father left their family when Virgil was very yo...
“It was after UCI World Championships last year when I brought up the subject of attempting the hour record once again. I had won the rainbow jersey which was my big goal last year and I said to myself and the Team that it was time for my next dream, the hour record. It...
“My main goal was to really enjoy this race in the rainbow jersey and go as fast as I could of course, but not just expect to win because I have the jersey,” said Van Dijk. “It was special to ride in the jersey today and even more so to win in ...
What’s it like to put on that International jersey and to play for Holland? Going through qualifiers for the World Cup and Euros and that kind of thing is special to play for Holland. To get picked obviously means a lot. It’s not always nice when you’re called ...