14/12/2011 00:00
CEV Satellite in Aalsmeer brings back Dutch "oldies" for Beach Classic
CEV Beach Volleyball Challenger and Satellites
Aalsmeer, Netherlands, December 14, 2011. Somehow “borrowed” from the tennis arena where stars from the past can’t resist the temptation to be back in action, a similar show will be taking place in combination with the CEV indoor Satellite that is slated for early January in Aalsmeer.
A so-called “Beach Classic” will be organized on the day – Wednesday, January 12 – right before the start of the official competition, thereby bringing back memories from the past before the present-day stars delight the Dutch audience for the second consecutive year.
“The Beach” centre in Aalsmeer is always a trend-setter having hosted the very first indoor Satellite tournament in January 2011 and having contributed to the foundation of the first professional Beach Volleyball team in the Netherlands.
The “Beach Classic” will be joined by players who may be seen as pioneers of the sport, such as Sander Mulder and Michel Everaert, multiple national champions and the very first Dutch players that represented the Netherlands as Beach Volleyball debuted at the Olympics back in 1996. Everaert holds the record for the most national crowns having paired also twice with Bas van Rossem to notch the title, while Mulder came out on top also in 2002 together with Richard de Kogel. Mulder/Everaert will be joined by their former rivals Marko Klok and Michiel van der Kuip, who claimed the first gold medal for the Netherlands at a European Championship in 1995 and battled with Mulder/Everaert to claim the sole ticket at stake to make it to the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
Ferry van Hal/Jaap Vos – Dutch national champions in 1995 and 2000 – and Remco Boonstra/Arnold van Solkema will be also part of the “Beach Classic”. Van Solkema will be attending the CEV Satellite in Aalsmeer being also the official speaker of the event.
A vintage picture shows Mulder and Everaert in action at the inaugural event held at “The Beach” in Aalsmeer back in 1996
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