2024 Ronde van Drenthe (women's race)

The 2024 Ronde van Drenthe was a Dutch road cycling one-day race on 10 March. It was the 17th edition of Ronde van Drenthe and the 6th event of the 2024 UCI Women's World Tour. The race was won by Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes of Team SD Worx–Protime.^[1]

2024 Ronde van Drenthe

2024 UCI Women's World Tour, race 6 of 27
Race details
Dates	10 March 2024
Stages	1
Distance	158.1 km (98.24 mi)
Winning time	4h 09' 09"
Results
Winner  Lorena Wiebes (NED) (Team SD Worx–Protime)   Second  Elisa Balsamo (ITA) (Lidl–Trek)   Third  Puck Pieterse (NED) (Fenix–Deceuninck)
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Route

The race uses generally flat roads in the Drenthe region of the Netherlands, with the challenge being multiple ascents of the VAMberg [nl] - a hill built on a landfill site.^[2] The climb is 750m in length with an average gradient of 4.2% and a maximum gradient of 20%.^[2] Other difficulties are cobbled sections on the route.^[2] Unlike prior editions of the race which finished in Hoogeveen, the 2024 race finished at the VAMberg itself, after six circuits of 29 kilometres (18 mi).^[2]

Teams

Nineteen teams participated, including thirteen UCI Women's WorldTeams and eleven Women's continental teams.^[3]

UCI Women's WorldTeams

• AG Insurance–Soudal
• Canyon–SRAM
• Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling
• FDJ–Suez
• Fenix–Deceuninck
• Human Powered Health
• Lidl–Trek
• Liv AlUla Jayco
• Team SD Worx–Protime
• Team DSM–Firmenich PostNL
• UAE Team ADQ
• Uno-X Mobility

UCI Women's Continental Teams

• Cofidis
• GT Krush Rebellease
• Hess Cycling Team
• Lifeplus Wahoo
• Lotto–Dstny Ladies
• Proximus-Cyclis CT
• VolkerWessels Women Cyclingteam

Result

Result^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Lorena Wiebes (NED)	Team SD Worx–Protime	4h 09' 09"
2	Elisa Balsamo (ITA)	Lidl–Trek	+ 2"
3	Puck Pieterse (NED)	Fenix–Deceuninck	+ 4"
4	Letizia Paternoster (ITA)	Liv AlUla Jayco	+ 4"
5	Victoire Berteau (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 4"
6	Vittoria Guazzini (ITA)	FDJ–Suez	+ 4"
7	Christina Schweinberger (AUT)	Fenix–Deceuninck	+ 4"
8	Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 8"
9	Christine Majerus (LUX)	Team SD Worx–Protime	+ 11"
10	Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR)	Team DSM–Firmenich PostNL	+ 12"

References

1. Knöfler, Lukas (10 March 2024). "Lorena Wiebes wins Ronde van Drenthe for a record fourth year in a row". CyclingNews. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
2. "Ronde van Drenthe Women 2024". cyclingnews.com. 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-04-05. This year's route is 158.1km from Beilen to Drijber, using a series of circuits over cobbled sectors and four trips and the finish line at the top of the VAMberg, which has pitches as steep as 20%. The most decisive aspect of the route is the VAMberg, the ascent built over a former waste dump. It is a pivotal point each year, as well as what can't be seen - the strong echelon-creating crosswinds that can strike on northern Netherland roads. The 2024 route tackles five local circuits of 29km each, and the peloton will also race over the Vamberg six times and then finish at the top.
3. "Start List". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
4. Knöfler, Lukas (10 March 2024). "Lorena Wiebes wins Ronde van Drenthe for a record fourth year in a row". CyclingNews. Retrieved 17 March 2024.