Ronde van Drenthe
| 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 |
| First edition | 1960 |
| Editions | 55 (as of 2017) |
| First winner |
 Jurrie Dokter (NED)
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| Most wins |
Henk Mutsaars (NED) Ron Snijders (NED) Allard Engels (NED) Anthony Theus (NED) Rudie Kemna (NED) (2 wins)
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| Most recent |
Jan-Willem van Schip (NED)
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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.
In September 2015 it was announced that the race would not continue in 2016. The name of the race had over the years different names
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.
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