Profronde van Almelo (English: Prof tour of Almelo) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in Almelo, Netherlands. The first edition was in 1983 and since 2008 the event also includes a women's race. In 1987 and 1988 the race was a stage within the Ronde van Nederland, a UCI category 2.1 event.[1][2]

Profronde van Almelo
Race details
DateAugust/September
RegionAlmelo, Netherlands
English nameProf tour of Almelo
Local name(s)Profronde van Almelo (in Dutch)
Nickname(s)Nacht van Almelo (English: Night of Almelo)
DisciplineRoad race
Typecriterium
Web sitewww.profrondealmelo.nl Edit this at Wikidata
History
First editionMen: 1983 (1983)
Women: 2008 (2008)
EditionsMen: 31 (as of 2012)
Women: 4 (as of 2012)
First winnerMen
 Gerard Veldscholten (NED)
Women
 Arenda Grimberg (NED)
Most winsMen
 Gerard Veldscholten (NED) (2 wins)
Women
 Arenda Grimberg (NED) (2 wins)
Most recentMen
 Antwan Tolhoek (NED)
Women
 Marianne Vos (NED)

Honours

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Men's

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Year Winner Second Third
1983   Gerard Veldscholten (NED)
1984   Seán Kelly (IRL)
1985   Hennie Kuiper (NED)
1986   Jos Lammertink (NED)
1987   Marc Sergeant (BEL)
1988   Wim Arras (BEL)
1989   Laurent Fignon (FRA)
1990   Peter Pieters (NED)
1991   Gerard Veldscholten (NED)
1992   Vjatsjeslav Jekimov (RUS)
1993   Gerrit de Vries (NED)
1994   Erwin Nijboer (NED)
1995   Max van Heeswijk (NED)
1996   Erik Dekker (NED)
1997   Tom Steels (NED)
1998   Robbie McEwen (AUS)
1999   Maarten den Bakker (NED)
2000   Servais Knaven (NED)   Erik Zabel (GER)   Jeroen Blijlevens (NED)
2001   Ludo Dierckxsens (BEL)   Stuart O'Grady (AUS)   Rudi Kemna (NED)
2002   Johan Museeuw (BEL)   Erik Dekker (NED)   Marcel Luppes (NED)
2003   Rik Reinerink (NED)   Servais Knaven (NED)   Bradley McGee (AUS)
2004   Paolo Bettini (ITA)   Erik Dekker (NED)   Rik Reinerink (NED)
2005   Bram Tankink (NED)   Michael Rasmussen (DEN)   Rudie Kemna (NED)
2006   Joost Posthuma (NED)   Bram Tankink (NED)   Robbie McEwen (AUS)
2007   Thomas Dekker (NED)   Robert Hunter (RSA)   Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
2008   Gert Steegmans (BEL)   Fränk Schleck (LUX)   Joost Posthuma (NED)
2009   Mark Cavendish (GBR)   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)   Tom Veelers (NED)
2010   Samuel Sánchez (ESP)   Lars Boom (NED)   Albert Timmer (NED)
2011   Rob Ruijgh (NED)   André Greipel (GER)   Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
2012   Maarten Tjallingii (NED)   Stijn Devolder (BEL)   Joost Posthuma (NED)
2013   Danny van Poppel (NED)   Tom Dumoulin (NED)   Tom-Jelte Slagter (NED)
2014   Tom Veelers (NED)   Danny van Poppel (NED)   Lieuwe Westra (NED)
2015   Lars Boom (NED)   Maurits Lammertink (NED)   Bram Tankink (NED)
2016   Dylan Groenewegen (NED)   Maurits Lammertink (NED)   Stef Clement (NED)
2017   Bauke Mollema (NED)   Bram Tankink (NED)   Albert Timmer (NED)
2018   Antwan Tolhoek (NED)   Niki Terpstra (NED)   Bram Tankink (NED)

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Women's

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Year Winner Second Third
2008   Arenda Grimberg (NED)   Andrea Bosman (NED)   Catharina Mulders (NED)
2009   Chantal Beltman (NED)   Marianne Vos (NED)   Kirsten Wild (NED)
2010   Arenda Grimberg (NED)   Loes Gunnewijk (NED)   Marianne Vos (NED)
2012   Marianne Vos (NED)   Ellen van Dijk (NED)   Kimberley van den Berg (NED)

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Profronde van Almelo". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Profronde van Almelo (F)". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
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