The race uses generally flat roads in the Drenthe region of the Netherlands, with the challenge being multiple ascents of the VAMberg [nl] - a hill built on a landfill site.[2] The climb is 750m in length with an average gradient of 4.2% and a maximum gradient of 20%.[2] Other difficulties are cobbled sections on the route.[2] Unlike prior editions of the race which finished in Hoogeveen, the 2024 race finished at the VAMberg itself, after six circuits of 29 kilometres (18 mi).[2]
Teams
Nineteen teams participated, including thirteen UCI Women's WorldTeams and eleven Women's continental teams.[3]
^ abcd"Ronde van Drenthe Women 2024". cyclingnews.com. 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-04-05. This year's route is 158.1km from Beilen to Drijber, using a series of circuits over cobbled sectors and four trips and the finish line at the top of the VAMberg, which has pitches as steep as 20%. The most decisive aspect of the route is the VAMberg, the ascent built over a former waste dump. It is a pivotal point each year, as well as what can't be seen - the strong echelon-creating crosswinds that can strike on northern Netherland roads. The 2024 route tackles five local circuits of 29km each, and the peloton will also race over the Vamberg six times and then finish at the top.
^"Start List". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
