English name Proftour of Heerlen Type criterium | Discipline Road race Region Heerlen | |
Date 1st Friday after Tour de France Organiser 1990-2009:
Stichting Profronde Heerlen
2010- :
Stichting Cyclocross Heerlen First edition Men: 1990 (1990)
Women: 2013 (2013) |
Raboronde heerlen 2015
RaboRonde Heerlen or Profronde van Heerlen (English: Proftour Heerlen) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Heerlen, 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. Until 2009 the event was organized by Stichting Profronde Heerlen.
References
RaboRonde Heerlen Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA