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{{Infobox cycling race
| name        = Gouden Pijl
| image       = 
| date        = 3rd tuesday after the [[Tour de France]]
| region      = [[Emmen, Netherlands]]
| english     = 
| localnames  = 
| nickname    = 
| discipline  = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]] race
| competition = 
| type        = [[criterium]]
| organiser   = Foundation ''De Nieuwe Pijl''
| director    = 
| first       = '''Men''': {{start date|1976}}<br />'''Women''': {{start date|2003}} 
| number      = '''Men''': 36 (as of 2013)<br />'''Women''': 11 (as of 2013)
| last        = 
| firstwinner = '''Men'''<br />{{flagathlete|[[Gerben Karstens]]|NED}}<br />'''Women'''<br />{{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Chantal Beltman]]|NED}}}}
| mostwins    = 
| mostrecent  = '''Men'''<br />{{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Pieter Weening]]|NED}}}}<br />'''Women'''<br />{{flagathlete|[[Marianne Vos]]|NED}}
}}
'''Gouden Pijl''' ({{langx|en|Golden Arrow}}), is an elite men's and women's professional [[road bicycle racing]] [[criterium]] held annually in [[Emmen, Netherlands|Emmen]], the Netherlands. The first edition was in 1976 and since 2003 the event also includes a women's race.<ref name="men">{{cite web|title=Gouden Pijl|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/wedstrijdfiche.php?wedstrijdid=188|publisher=cyclingarchives.com|accessdate=14 May 2013}}</ref><ref name="women">{{cite web|title=Gouden Pijl (F)|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/wedstrijdfiche.php?wedstrijdid=14709|publisher=cyclingarchives.com|accessdate=14 May 2013}}</ref>

==Honours==

=== Men's ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%" width=60%
! Year
! Winner
! Second
! Third
|-
| 2013 || {{flagathlete|[[Pieter Weening]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Laurens ten Dam]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Marcel Kittel]]|GER}} 
|-
| 2012 || {{flagathlete|[[Luis León Sánchez]]|ESP}} || {{flagathlete|[[Alexander Vinokourov]]|KAZ}} || {{flagathlete|[[Peter Sagan]]|SVK}} 
|-
| 2011 || <del>{{flagathlete|[[Alberto Contador]]|ESP}}</del> || {{flagathlete|[[Addy Engels]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Pieter Weening]]|NED}}
|-
| 2010 || {{flagathlete|[[Samuel Sánchez]]|ESP}} || {{flagathlete|[[Lars Boom]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Cadel Evans]]|AUS}} 
|-
| 2009 || {{flagathlete|[[Andy Schleck]]|LUX}} || {{flagathlete|[[Robert Gesink]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Albert Timmer]]|NED}} 
|-
| 2008 || {{flagathlete|[[Óscar Freire]]|ESP}} || {{flagathlete|[[Steven de Jongh]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Servais Knaven]]|NED}} 
|-
| 2007 || {{flagathlete|[[Danilo Di Luca]]|ITA}} || {{flagathlete|[[Karsten Kroon]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Cadel Evans]]|AUS}} 
|-
| 2006 || {{flagathlete|[[Fränk Schleck]]|LUX}} || {{flagathlete|[[Michael Boogerd]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Addy Engels]]|NED}} 
|-
| 2005 || {{flagathlete|[[Ivan Basso]]|ITA}} || {{flagathlete|[[Karsten Kroon]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Bart Voskamp]]|NED}} 
|-
| 2004 || {{flagathlete|[[Robbie McEwen]]|AUS}} || {{flagathlete|[[Bram de Groot]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Ivan Basso]]|ITA}} 
|-
| 2003 || {{flagathlete|[[Léon van Bon]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Alexander Vinokourov]]|KAZ}} || {{flagathlete|[[Michael Boogerd]]|NED}} 
|-
| 2002 || {{flagathlete|[[Michael Boogerd]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Rudie Kemna]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Léon van Bon]]|NED}} 
|-
| 2001 || {{flagathlete|[[Stuart O'Grady]]|AUS}} || {{flagathlete|[[Jans Koerts]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Marc Wauters]]|BEL}} 
|-
| 2000 || {{flagathlete|[[Erik Dekker]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Tristan Hoffman]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Michael Boogerd]]|NED}} 
|-
| 1999 || {{flagathlete|[[Peter Van Petegem]]|BEL}} || {{flagathlete|[[Kurt Van De Wouwer]]|BEL}} || {{flagathlete|[[Erik Dekker]]|NED}} 
|-
| 1998 || {{flagathlete|[[Servais Knaven]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Léon van Bon]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Mario Cipollini]]|ITA}}
|-
| 1997 || {{flagathlete|[[Jan Ullrich]]|GER}} || {{flagathlete|[[Léon van Bon]]|NED}} ||  {{flagathlete|[[Servais Knaven]]|NED}}
|-
| 1996 || {{flagathlete|[[Wiebren Veenstra]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Jeroen Blijlevens]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Jan Ullrich]]|GER}} 
|-
| 1993 || {{flagathlete|[[Frans Maassen]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Wiebren Veenstra]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Gert Jakobs]]|NED}} 
|-
| 1992 || {{flagathlete|[[Claudio Chiappucci]]|ITA}} || {{flagathlete|[[Rob Harmeling]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Miguel Induráin]]|ESP}} 
|-
| 1991 || {{flagathlete|[[Gert-Jan Theunisse]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Olaf Ludwig]]|GER}} || {{flagathlete|[[Gert Jakobs]]|NED}} 
|-
| 1990 || {{flagathlete|[[Jelle Nijdam]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Jan Siemons]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Raúl Alcalá]]|MEX}} 
|-
| 1989 || {{flagathlete|[[Greg LeMond]]|USA}} || {{flagathlete|[[Claude Criquielion]]|BEL}} || {{flagathlete|[[Gert Jakobs]]|NED}} 
|-
| 1988 || {{flagathlete|[[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]]|AUS}} || {{flagathlete|[[Adri van der Poel]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Erik Breukink]]|NED}} 
|-
| 1987 || {{flagathlete|[[Laurent Fignon]]|FRA}} || {{flagathlete|[[Jos Lammertink]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Joop Zoetemelk]]|NED}} 
|-
| 1986 || {{flagathlete|[[Guido Bontempi]]|ITA}} || {{flagathlete|[[Theo Smit]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Johan van der Velde]]|NED}} 
|-
| 1985 || {{flagathlete|[[Sean Kelly (cyclist)|Seán Kelly]]|IRL}} || {{flagathlete|[[Adri van der Poel]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Nico Verhoeven]]|NED}}
|-
| 1984 || {{flagathlete|[[Gerard Veldscholten]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Leo van Vliet]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Greg LeMond]]|USA}} 
|-
| 1983 || {{flagathlete|[[Peter Winnen]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Lucien Van Impe]]|BEL}} || {{flagathlete|[[Gerard Veldscholten]]|NED}} 
|-
| 1982 || {{flagathlete|[[Leo van Vliet]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Gregor Braun]]|GER}} || {{flagathlete|[[Jos Lammertink]]|NED}} 
|-
| 1981 || {{flagathlete|[[Jan Raas]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Jos Lammertink]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Walter Planckaert]]|BEL}} 
|-
| 1980 || {{flagathlete|[[Joop Zoetemelk]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Michel Pollentier]]|BEL}} || {{flagathlete|[[Rudy Pevenage]]|BEL}} 
|-
| 1979 || {{flagathlete|[[Hennie Kuiper]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Géry Verlinden]]|BEL}} || {{flagathlete|[[Walter Godefroot]]|BEL}} 
|-
| 1978 || {{flagathlete|[[Gerrie Knetemann]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Marc Demeyer]]|BEL}} || {{flagathlete|[[Jan Raas]]|NED}} 
|-
| 1977 || {{flagathlete|[[Michel Pollentier]]|BEL}} || {{flagathlete|[[Wilfried Wesemael]]|BEL}} || {{flagathlete|[[Gerard Vianen]]|NED}} 
|-
| 1976 || {{flagathlete|[[Gerben Karstens]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Albert Hulzebosch]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[José De Cauwer]]|BEL}} 
|}
<small>Source<ref name="men" /></small>

=== Women's ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%" width=60%
! Year
! Winner
! Second
! Third
|-
| 2013 || {{flagathlete|[[Marianne Vos]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Ellen van Dijk]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Lucinda Brand]]|NED}}
|-
| 2012 || {{flagathlete|[[Marianne Vos]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Iris Slappendel]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Roxane Knetemann]]|NED}}
|-
| 2011 || {{flagathlete|[[Janneke Ensing]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Andrea Bosman]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Roxane Knetemann]]|NED}}
|-
| 2010 || {{flagathlete|[[Andrea Bosman]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Janneke Ensing]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Arenda Grimberg]]|NED}}
|-
| 2009 || {{flagathlete|[[Loes Gunnewijk]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Janneke Ensing]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Arenda Grimberg]]|NED}}
|-
| 2008 || {{flagathlete|[[Loes Gunnewijk]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Lucinda Brand]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Ellen van Dijk]]|NED}}
|-
| 2007 || {{flagathlete|[[Christine Mos]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Josephine Groenveld]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Marianne Vos]]|NED}}
|-
| 2006 || {{flagathlete|[[Suzanne de Goede]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Marianne Vos]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Sissy van Alebeek]]|NED}}
|-
| 2005 || {{flagathlete|[[Suzanne de Goede]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Bertine Spijkerman]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Christine Mos]]|NED}}
|-
| 2004 || {{flagathlete|[[Chantal Beltman]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Christine Mos]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Renate Groenewold]]|NED}} 
|-
| 2003 || {{flagathlete|[[Chantal Beltman]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Josephine Groenveld]]|NED}} || {{flagathlete|[[Vera Koedooder]]|NED}}  
|}
<small>Source<ref name="women" /></small>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.goudenpijl.nl/}} {{in lang|nl}}

{{Post–Tour de France criteriums in the Netherlands}}

[[Category:Men's road bicycle races]]
[[Category:Women's road bicycle races]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1976]]
[[Category:1976 establishments in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Cycling in Drenthe]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Emmen, Netherlands]]