The Netherlands has added three new races to the UCI Europe Tour this season, with the New Energy Tour in the Rijnmond region near Rotterdam the latest addition. The race partially fills the gap left by the World Ports Classic, which was held for four years after the Tour de France was hosted in Rotterdam, but disappeared after 2015.
The New Energy Tour is a UCI 1.1-ranked one-day race that, according to AD.nl, will begin in Capelle aan den IJssel and end in Alblasserwaard.
The race is due to visit 11 towns on the islands of IJsselmonde, Voorne Putten, Goeree Overflakkee, Hoeksche Waard and Drechtsteden, with the full route due to be announced next week.
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The New Energy Tour will be held on May 20, the country's "Dag van de Fiets" (day of the bike) and will coincide with multiple festivals of cycling.
Another new Dutch race is currently listed on the UCI calendar, the 2.1-ranked "ITC Netherlands" (International Team Challenge). No new details of the Velon-backed event have been made public since a report in December by 1Limburg.nl described a unique three-day race that will include a team pursuit-style team time trial, a points race for climbers on the Cauberg and a sprinter's race in the Sportspark in Sittard-Geleen.
The 71e Profronde van Noord-Holland has also been elevated to the UCI calendar as a 1.2 event on May 17, as has the Midden Brabant-Poort Omloop on July 9. The Ronde van Zeeland, which was cancelled in 2016, is back on the calendar for October 14.
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