Profronde van Fryslan
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late June |
| Region | Friesland, Netherlands |
| English name | Tour of Friesland |
| Local name(s) | Profronde van Fryslan (in Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | One-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 2004 |
| Editions | 7 (as of 2010) |
| Most recent |  Markus Eichler (GER) |
Profronde van Fryslan is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June in Friesland, Netherlands. Since 2007, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Between 2004 and 2006 it was held as Noord-Nederland Tour, and in 2010 was known as the Batavus Pro Race.
Winners
[edit]| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Multiple winners | ||
| 2005 |  Netherlands
|
Stefan van Dijk | MrBookmaker.com–SportsTech |
| 2006 | Netherlands
|
Aart Vierhouten | Skil–Shimano |
| 2007 | Netherlands
|
Maarten den Bakker | Skil–Shimano |
| 2008 |  Belgium
|
Gert Steegmans | Quick Step |
| 2009 | Netherlands
|
Kenny van Hummel | Skil–Shimano |
| 2010 | Germany
|
Markus Eichler | Team Milram |
In 2004, due to the difficulty of the final 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), the organisers decided to award the leading group of 22 riders with an equal classification. The group consisted of: Tom Veelers, Arne Kornegoor, Rudie Kemna, Matthé Pronk, Eelke van der Wal, Allan Bo Andresen, Thorwald Veneberg, Roy Sentjens, Bobbie Traksel, Erik Dekker, Paul van Schalen, Arno Wallaard, Bert Hiemstra, Igor Abakoumov, Gerben Löwik, Rik Reinerink, Stefan Kupfernagel, Marvin van der Pluym, Dennis Haueisen, Nico Mattan, Niels Scheuneman and Preben Van Hecke.
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