In addition to Mentel and Blankenstein, streets are also being named after other sporting role models, such as Marc de Hond, a theatre maker and wheelchair basketball player, Wil Merkies, the first female sports journalist in the Netherlands, and Gerard Vianen, a cyclist from Kockengen. These people have paved the way for others to participate in sports and society with their work and dedication, according to the municipality.
Bibian Mentel and John Blankenstein get a street in the new Stichtse Vecht district
