Ronde van Drenthe
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Race details | |
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Date | Early-March |
Region | Drenthe, Netherlands |
English name | Tour of Drenthe |
Local name(s) | Ronde van Drenthe |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Single day race |
History | |
First edition | 1960 |
Editions | 61 (as of 2022) |
First winner | ![]() |
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Ronde van Drenthe (English: Tour of Drenthe) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drenthe, Netherlands and sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union. Since 1998 there is also a women's event, known as Novilon Internationale Damesronde van Drenthe and since 2007 there is also a Ronde van Drenthe for women which was part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup until 2015. In 2016, the race became part of the new UCI Women's World Tour.
Since 2005, the men's event is UCI 1.1 rated and is part of the UCI Europe Tour.
Route
The race uses generally flat roads in the Drenthe region of the Netherlands, with the challenge being multiple ascents of the VAM-berg - a hill built on a landfill site. The climb is 750m in length with an average gradient of 4.2% and a maximum gradient of 20%.[1]
Men's past winners
Women's past winners
Novilon Damesronde van Drenthe
In September 2015 it was announced that the race would not continue in 2016.[2] The name of the race had over the years different names
- 2004-2007: Novilon Internationale Damesronde van Drenthe
- 2008-2011: Novilon Eurocup Ronde van Drenthe
- 2012: Novilon Euregio Cup
- 2014–2015: Novilon EDR Cup
Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo / Acht van Westerveld
Ronde van Drenthe
References
- ^ Jary, Rachel (9 March 2022). "Ronde van Drenthe 2022 - Route, Predictions and Contenders". Rouleur. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ "Organisatie Drenthe van vijf naar drie wedstrijden".
External links
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- Cycle races in the Netherlands
- UCI Women's Road World Cup
- UCI Europe Tour races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1960
- 1960 establishments in the Netherlands
- Recurring sporting events established in 1998
- 1998 establishments in the Netherlands
- Women's road bicycle races
- UCI Women's World Tour races