Race details | |
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Date | June |
Region | Zeeland, Netherlands |
Discipline | Road |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1998 |
Editions | 15 (as of 2014) |
First winner | Valentina Polkhanova (RUS) |
Most recent | Kirsten Wild (NED) |
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