Ronde van Drenthe 2018 - Preview

The 2017 Ronde van Drenthe podium

The 2017 Ronde van Drenthe podium (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

The 2018 Women's WorldTour is well underway after the opening round at Strade Bianche last weekend where Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans) took the victory and the early series lead. The powerful Dutchwoman will line up to defend her series lead on home-soil during round two at Ronde van Drenthe in the Netherlands on March 11.

Kirsten Frattini
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Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.

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