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| Dates | 19 April 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 126.7 km (78.73 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3h 22' 23" | ||||||||||||
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The 2015 Ronde van Gelderland was a one-day women's cycle race held in the Netherlands on 19 April 2015. The race was given a UCI rating of 1.2. [1] Kirsten Wild won for the third year in a row, for her fourth win in the race. [2]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kirsten Wild (NED) | Team Hitec Products | 3h 22' 23" |
| 2 |  Lucy Garner (GBR) | Team Liv–Plantur | + 0" |
| 3 |  Barbara Guarischi (ITA) | Velocio–SRAM | + 0" |
| 4 |  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 0" |
| 5 |  Katarzyna Pawłowska (POL) | Boels–Dolmans | + 0" |
| 6 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 0" |
| 7 | Jip van den Bos (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Kim de Baat (BEL) | Lensworld.eu–Zannata | + 0" |
| 9 | Eugenia Bujak (POL) | BTC City Ljubljana | + 0" |
| 10 | Nike Beckeringh (NED) | GRC Jan van Arckel | + 0" |
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