Sans Vos, Jumbo-Visma race aggressively in Drenthe

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Anouska Koster (Jumbo-Visma) (Image credit: SprintCyclingAgency)

As one of two Women’s WorldTour races on home soil, the Ronde van Drenthe was an important event for Team Jumbo-Visma – but without Marianne Vos and Anna Henderson in the line-up, the team had to adjust its tactics. Putting riders in every move, the Dutch squad ended up with lots of TV time and a ninth place in the final sprint.

In the first half of the race, Romy Kasper stayed near the front of the peloton throughout the six cobblestone sectors and took enough points in the sprints at the end of the sectors to earn herself a trip to the podium as the overall winner of the ‘keienprijs’.

Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles. Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications, he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018.