RaboRonde Heerlen
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1st Friday after Tour de France |
| Region | Heerlen, Netherlands |
| English name | Proftour of Heerlen |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Type | criterium |
| Organiser | 1990-2009: Stichting Profronde Heerlen 2010- : Stichting Cyclocross Heerlen |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | Men: 1990 Women: 2013 |
| Editions | Men: 26 (as of 2015) Women: 3 (as of 2015) |
| First winner | Men Peter Winnen (NED)Women  Liesbet De Vocht (BEL) |
| Most recent | Men Wout Poels (NED) Women Chantal Blaak (NED) |
RaboRonde Heerlen or Profronde van Heerlen (English: Proftour Heerlen) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Heerlen, Netherlands. It's one of the largest post-Tour de France criteriums with about 50,000 spectators annually. The first edition was in 1990 and since 2013 the event also includes a women's race.[1][2][3]
The race is organized by Stichting Cyclocross Heerlen on the first Friday after the Tour de France. Until 2009 the event was organized by Stichting Profronde Heerlen.[1]
Honours
Men’s
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Women’s
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References
- ^ a b "Geschiedenis" (in Dutch). raborondeheerlen.nl. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Heerlen (a) RaboRonde Heerlen; Profronde van Heerlen". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Heerlen (F) RaboRonde Heerlen; Profronde van Heerlen". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.