RaboRonde Heerlen explained

RaboRonde Heerlen
Date:1st Friday after Tour de France
Region:Heerlen, Netherlands
English:Proftour of Heerlen
Discipline:Road race
Type:criterium
Organiser:1990–2009:
Stichting Profronde Heerlen
2010- :
Stichting Cyclocross Heerlen
First:Men:
Women:
Number:Men: 30 (as of 2019)
Women: 7 (as of 2019)
Firstwinner:Men

Women
Mostrecent:Men

Women

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.

Honours

Men's

YearWinnerSecondThird
1990 Erik Breukink
1991 Uwe Raab
1992 Guido Bontempi
1993 Bo Hamburger
1994 Silvio Martinello
1995 Wiebren Veenstra
1996 Max van Heeswijk
1997 Raymond Meijs
1998 Servais Knaven
1999 Maarten den Bakker
2000 Geert Verheyen
2001 Marc Lotz
2002 Bram Schmitz
2003 Bradley McGee
2004 Thor Hushovd
2005 Léon van Bon
2006 Joost Posthuma
2007 Bram de Groot
2008 Bram Tankink
2009 Laurens ten Dam
2010 Johnny Hoogerland
2011 Wout Poels
2012 Bram Tankink
2013 Koen de Kort
2014 Niki Terpstra
2015 Bram Tankink
2016 Dylan Groenewegen
2017 Marco Minnaard
2018 Ramon Sinkeldam
2019 Roy Curvers
Source

Men's Time Trial

YearWinnerTime
2017 Jos van Emden2'22.41"
2018 Jaap Kooijman2'22.90"
2019 Lars Boom
Source

Women's

YearWinnerSecondThird
2013 Pauliena Rooijakkers
2014 Liesbet De Vocht
2015 Kyara Stijns
2016 Ilona Hoeksma
2017 Pauliena Rooijakkers
2018 Leah Kirchmann
2019 Franziska Koch
Source

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geschiedenis. raborondeheerlen.nl. 2 August 2014. Dutch.
  2. Web site: Heerlen (a) RaboRonde Heerlen; Profronde van Heerlen. cyclingarchives.com. 2 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Heerlen (F) RaboRonde Heerlen; Profronde van Heerlen. cyclingarchives.com. 2 August 2014.