A largely flat Netherlands course incorporating several cobbled sections and one short sharp (man-made!) climb of around 700m with the steepest section at 23%.

It was the third climb up the 'Vamberg' that brought the significant break, World Champion Marriane Vos going over first followed by Nicole as a group of six got an advantage, with Visser and Vos giving Dutch team DSB Bank a numerical advantage they would use to take 1st and 3rd.

The chasing pack were able to catch most of these riders just before the finale, but it was two riders from those half a dozen that stayed away to dispute the win, home rider Adrie Visser taking the sprint from France's Elodie Toufet.

Nicole crossed the line at the front of the group crossing the line in 7th to collect 21 points and take her World Cup series total to 171, a lead of 96 after 3 of 9 rounds.