The 2013 Ronde van Drenthe World Cup was the 7th running of the women's Ronde van Drenthe World Cup, a women's

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in the

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. It was the first World Cup race of the

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. It was held on 9 March

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over a distance of , starting and finishing in

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rode away from the peloton on the VAM-Berg in the last lap. Later

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was able to join her in her escape. A few metres before the finish line Vos outsprinted Van Dijk and won the race.

Results

Source

References

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* {{Ronde van Drenthe World Cup Ronde van Drenthe (women's race) Ronde van Drenthe World Cup Ronde van Drenthe World Cup