Race details | |
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Date | April/May |
Region | Borsele, Netherlands |
Discipline | Road |
Type | One-day race |
History | |
First edition | Road race: 2002 Time trial: 2012 |
Editions | Road race: 21 (as of 2024) Time trial: 11 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Road race Loes Gunnewijk (NED) Time trial Ellen van Dijk (NED) |
Most wins | Road race (5 wins) Kirsten Wild (NED) Time trial (5 wins) Ellen van Dijk (NED) |
Most recent | Road race Sofie van Rooijen (NED) Time trial Ellen van Dijk (NED) |
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