2019 Ronde van Drenthe

2019 Ronde van Drenthe

2019 UCI Women's World Tour, race 2 of 23
Route
Race details
Dates	17 March 2019
Stages	1
Distance	165.7 km (103.0 mi)
Winning time	4h 24' 14"
Results
Winner  Marta Bastianelli (ITA) (Team Virtu Cycling)   Second  Chantal Blaak (NED) (Boels–Dolmans)   Third  Ellen van Dijk (NED) (Trek–Segafredo)
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The 13th edition of the Ronde van Drenthe, a women's cycling race in the Netherlands, was held on 17 March 2019. Italian Marta Bastianelli won the race in a three-way sprint before Dutch riders Chantal Blaak and Ellen van Dijk.^[1] The race was held over a distance of 165.7 kilometres (103.0 miles), starting and finishing in Hoogeveen. The race covered 11 cobbled sections and three ascents of the VAM-berg.^[2] It was the second race of the 2019 UCI Women's World Tour.^[2] It was the longest UCI Women's World Tour race ever.^[1]

20 UCI teams entered the race, as well as a Dutch national team.^[2] Each team has a maximum of six riders:

Final general classification[1] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Marta Bastianelli (ITA) Team Virtu Cycling 4h 24' 14" 2  Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans s.t. 3  Ellen van Dijk (NED) Trek–Segafredo s.t. 4  Amy Pieters (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 20" 5  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Lotto–Soudal Ladies s.t. 6  Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) Boels–Dolmans s.t. 7  Floortje Mackaij (NED) Team Sunweb s.t. 8  Kirsten Wild (NED) WNT–Rotor Pro Cycling s.t. 9  Romy Kasper (GER) Alé–Cipollini s.t. 10  Jip van den Bos (NED) Boels–Dolmans s.t.