THE SHOT
OUT OF
THE
SHADOWS
You could feel
the disbelief
ripple through
the crowd as
competitor No.
1 stepped on
stage for the Mr.
Olympia finals at
Orleans Arena.
Perhaps the
widest man on
stage, Roelly
Winklaar’s XXXL
silhouette proved
worthy of the
moniker, the
Dutch Beast.
Though his Vegas
weekend ended
with a sixth-place
finish, Winklaar’s
brand of freaky,
hanging-off-the-
bone muscle
was a hit with
fans. Two weeks
later, he qualified
for the 2018
Mr. Olympia with
his win at the
EVLS Prague Pro
(where he beat
two men who
finished ahead of
him on this stage).
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FLEX | JANUARY 2018