RaboRonde Heerlen

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RaboRonde Heerlen
RaboRonde Heerlen logo.jpg
Race details
Date1st Friday after Tour de France
Region Heerlen, Netherlands
English nameProftour of Heerlen
Discipline Road race
Type criterium
Organiser1990–2009:
Stichting Profronde Heerlen
2010- :
Stichting Cyclocross Heerlen
Web site www.raborondeheerlen.nl OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First editionMen: 1990 (1990)
Women: 2013 (2013)
EditionsMen: 30 (as of 2019)
Women: 7 (as of 2019)
First winnerMen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Peter Winnen  (NED)
Women
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Liesbet De Vocht  (BEL)
Most recentMen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mike Teunissen  (NED)
Women
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Roxane Knetemann  (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]

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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

YearWinnerSecondThird
1990 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Winnen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Nijdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erik Breukink
1991 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frans Maassen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henk Lubberding Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Raab
1992 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ad Wijnands Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Nijdam Flag of Italy.svg Guido Bontempi
1993 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danny Nelissen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gert Jakobs Flag of Denmark.svg Bo Hamburger
1994 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Adri van der Poel Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Djamolidine Abdoujaparov Flag of Italy.svg Silvio Martinello
1995 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Frans Maassen Flag of Germany.svg Erik Zabel Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wiebren Veenstra
1996 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Blijlevens Flag of the Netherlands.svg John Talen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max van Heeswijk
1997 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Boogerd Flag of Germany.svg Jan Ullrich Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond Meijs
1998 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max van Heeswijk Flag of Germany.svg Jens Heppner Flag of the Netherlands.svg Servais Knaven
1999 Flag of the United States.svg Lance Armstrong Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kurt van de Wouwer Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maarten den Bakker
2000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erik Dekker Flag of the Netherlands.svg Servais Knaven Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Geert Verheyen
2001 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jans Koerts Flag of France.svg Laurent Jalabert Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marc Lotz
2002 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robbie McEwen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Boogerd Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bram Schmitz
2003 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Servais Knaven Flag of the Netherlands.svg Léon van Bon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bradley McGee
2004 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marc Lotz Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robbie McEwen Flag of Norway.svg Thor Hushovd
2005 Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Rasmussen Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Pereiro Sio Flag of the Netherlands.svg Léon van Bon
2006 Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Freire Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robbie McEwen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joost Posthuma
2007 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thomas Dekker Flag of the Netherlands.svg Steven de Jongh Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bram de Groot
2008 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Cavendish Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gert Steegmans Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bram Tankink
2009 Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Contador Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Ballan Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens ten Dam
2010 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Karsten Kroon Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maarten Tjallingii Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johnny Hoogerland
2011 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Andy Schleck Flag of France.svg Pierre Rolland Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wout Poels
2012 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Ruijgh Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Dumoulin Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bram Tankink
2013 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lars Boom Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Dumoulin Flag of the Netherlands.svg Koen de Kort
2014 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Dumoulin Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sebastian Langeveld Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niki Terpstra
2015 Flag of Germany.svg Simon Geschke Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wout Poels Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bram Tankink
2016 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wout Poels Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stef Clement Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dylan Groenewegen
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ramon Sinkeldam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos van Emden Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marco Minnaard
2018 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Dumoulin Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wout Poels Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ramon Sinkeldam
2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mike Teunissen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Koen de Kort Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roy Curvers

Source [2]

Men's Time Trial

YearWinnerTime
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos van Emden 2'22.41"
2018 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jaap Kooijman 2'22.90"
2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lars Boom

Source [1]

Women's

Winner Coryn Rivera in 2018. 2018 RaboRonde CorynRivera.jpg
Winner Coryn Rivera in 2018.
YearWinnerSecondThird
2013 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Liesbet De Vocht Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anna van der Breggen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pauliena Rooijakkers
2014 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ellen van Dijk Flag of the Netherlands.svg Iris Slappendel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Liesbet De Vocht
2015 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Chantal Blaak Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anna van der Breggen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kyara Stijns
2016 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Chantal Blaak Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anouk Rijff Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ilona Hoeksma
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Annemiek van Vleuten Flag of the Netherlands.svg Chantal Blaak Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pauliena Rooijakkers
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Coryn Rivera Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pauliena Rooijakkers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Leah Kirchmann
2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roxane Knetemann Flag of the United States.svg Katie Hall Flag of Germany.svg Franziska Koch

Source [3]

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References

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