RaboRonde Heerlen or Profronde van Heerlen ( en, Proftour Heerlen) is an elite men's and women's professional
road bicycle racing event held annually in
Heerlen
Heerlen (; li, Heële ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the fourth municipality in the province of Limburg ...
, 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.
The race is organized by ''Stichting Cyclocross Heerlen'' on the first Friday after the
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
. Until 2009 the event was organized by ''Stichting Profronde Heerlen''.
Honours
Men's
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Men's Time Trial
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Women's
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References
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{{Post–Tour de France criteriums in the Netherlands
Women's road bicycle races
Recurring sporting events established in 1990
1990 establishments in the Netherlands
Men's road bicycle races
Cycling in Heerlen