The women's UCI World Cup heads to the Netherlands for its third round on Saturday, offering up a challenging 139.8 kilometre parcours around the Dutch town of Hoogeveen. The circuit includes the typical flat, narrow, wind-swept roads of the area, but also hits the riders with one main difficulty three times - the 'Vamberg'.
World Cup leader Nicole Cooke (Raleigh Lifeforce Creation) will battle German sprinters Ina Teutenberg (T-Mobile), Regina Schleicher (Equipe Nürnberger) and Australian Rochelle Gilmore (Menikini - Gysko) to try and gain her third consecutive World Cup victory of the season.
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