October 2, 2024
3rd Betcity Elfstedenrace 2024 🇳🇱 (1.1) ME – Leeuwarden – Leeuwarden : 199,9 km
The Visit Friesland Elfsteden Race is a one-day road cycling race held annually in Friesland, the Netherlands. It was first held in 2022, on the UCI Europe Tour calendar in category 1.2, before upgrading to 1.1 status in 2023. The race starts and finishes in Leeuwarden.
Taco van der Hoorn (Intermarché-Wanty) won the Elftedenrace, scoring his first victory since 2022 just two months after returning to racing following a 16-month spell on the sidelines with concussion.
The Dutchman was in the break for much of the 200km race and won with an attack from the lead group at 3.6km from the finish line. Seven seconds behind Van der Hoorn, Jelte Krijnsen (Parkhotel Valkenburg) and Christophe Laporte (Visma-Lease A Bike) rounded out the podium, having also been in the 17-rider breakaway move.
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