Ronde van Drenthe
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.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1960 |
| Editions | 57 (as of 2019) |
| First winner |  Jurrie Dokter (NED) |
| Most wins | Henk Mutsaars (NED) Ron Snijders (NED) Allard Engels (NED) Anthony Theus (NED) Rudie Kemna (NED) (2 wins) |
| Most recent | Pim Ligthart (NED) |
Since 2005, the men's event is UCI 1.1 rated and is part of the UCI Europe Tour.
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.[1] 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
| Year | First | Second | Third |
| 1998 |  Viola Paulitz-Müller |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Vanja Vonckx |
Arenda Grimberg |
| 1999 | Leontien van Moorsel |
Mirjam Melchers |
 Catherine Marsal |
| 2000 |  Madeleine Lindberg |
Marielle van Scheppingen-Romme |
 Ceris Gilfillan |
| 2002 | Leontien van Moorsel |
Chantal Beltman |
Tanja Hennes |
| 2003 | Mirjam Melchers |
Ghita Beltman |
Rachel Heal |
| 2004 | Sissy van Alebeek |
Kirsten Wild |
Sharon van Essen |
| 2005 | Suzanne de Goede |
 Linda Villumsen |
Judith Arndt |
| 2006 | Loes Markerink |
Trixi Worrack |
Kirsten Wild |
| 2007 |  Giorgia Bronzini |
Marianne Vos |
Ina-Yoko Teutenberg |
| 2008 |  Kristin Armstrong |
Regina Bruins |
Kirsten Wild |
| 2009 | Marianne Vos |
Trixi Worrack |
Emma Johansson |
| 2010 | Annemiek van Vleuten |
Ina-Yoko Teutenberg |
Kirsten Wild |
| 2011 | Suzanne de Goede |
Marlen Joehrend |
Natalie van Gogh |
| 2012 | Marianne Vos |
Marta Bastianelli |
Lizzie Armitstead |
| 2013 | Not held | ||
| 2014 | Kirsten Wild |
Shelley Olds |
Emma Johansson |
| 2015 | Kirsten Wild |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Chloe Hosking |
Christine Majerus |
Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo / Acht van Westerveld
| Year | First | Second | Third |
| 2007 | Regina Schleiger |
Marianne Vos |
Ina-Yoko Teutenberg |
| 2008 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg |
Regina Schleiger |
Rochelle Gilmore |
| 2009 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg |
Regina Schleiger |
Kirsten Wild |
| 2010 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg |
Emma Johansson |
Annemiek van Vleuten |
| 2011 | Marianne Vos |
Shelley Olds |
Emma Johansson |
| 2012 | Chloe Hosking |
Giorgia Bronzini |
Marianne Vos |
| 2013 | Marianne Vos |
Giorgia Bronzini |
Emma Johansson |
| 2014 | Chantal Blaak |
Lucy Garner |
Lizzie Armitstead |
| 2015 | Giorgia Bronzini |
Valentina Scandolara |
Annemiek van Vleuten |
| 2016 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Leah Kirchmann |
 Christine Majerus |
Anouska Koster |
| 2017 | Chloe Hosking |
Lotte Kopecky |
Amalie Dideriksen |
| 2018 | Alexis Ryan |
Jolien D'Hoore |
Chloe Hosking |
| 2019 | Audrey Cordon-Ragot |
Amy Pieters |
Marta Bastianelli |
Ronde van Drenthe
The Ronde van Drenthe is held in a flat part of the Netherlands but the course does have one main difficulty - the 'VAM-berg'. The hill is a man-made berg, the result of a landfill, and the route up this 750m long ascent is narrow and kicks up to over 20% grade. The women hit the VAM-berg three times, and for extra fun will have sprint bonuses at the top. To make the flat route even more challenging, the course has several intermediate sprints and a few cobbled sectors.