Team Picnic PostNL lined up at the NXT Classic, a 196-kilometre race through the Zuid-Limburg hills, close to the team’s Keep Challenging Center. The team started with a mixed line-up of Men’s and Development Program riders for the demanding day on home roads. Throughout the race, the combination of terrain and wind caused repeated splits in the peloton. Frits Biesterbos rode attentively all day, consistently positioning himself in the front groups as the race became increasingly selective.
With 27 kilometres to go, Tibor Del Grosso and Mauro Schmid launched an attack and quickly built a gap of around 30 seconds. Behind, Biesterbos was part of a chasing group of around 20 riders trying to bring the duo back. On the local finishing circuit, the two leaders worked well together and managed to hold off the chasers, with Del Grosso eventually taking the win. Behind, the reduced chasing group sprinted for the remaining places, where Biesterbos led Team Picnic PostNL across the line in 11th.