March 09, 2013 (The Netherlands) – Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant claimed the victory at home on Thursday at the 141.2km Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo with Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda in second and Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS in third.

The Drentse 8 is a warm-up for round #1 of the UCI Women’s Road World Cup Series, Ronde van Drenthe, on Mar. 9. Canada’s Jasmin Glaesser (Team TIBCO-To The Top) finished 52nd supporting her teammates.

Results (brief)

1. Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant     3:26:50
2. Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda
3. Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS
4. Shelley Olds (USA) Team TIBCO-To The Top
5. Elena Cecchini (Ita) Faren-Let’s Go Finland Team
6. Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Specialized-lululemon
7. Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products UCK
8. Lucy Garner (Gbr) Argos-Shimano
9. Megan Guarnier (USA) Rabobank Liv/Giant
10. Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) RusVelo

52. Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team TIBCO-To The Top     0:00:28