Edward Theuns (Topsport Vlaanderen) continued his amazing start to the season when he won the Dutch one-day race Ronde van Drenthe. The Belgian emerged as the fastest in a 5-rider breakaway after he had attacked the final time up the Vamberg and beat Bert-Jan Lindeman (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Joey van Rhee (Jo Piels) into the minor positions.

Last year Edward Theuns indicated that he is destined for big things when he won the GP Stad Zottegem but it is his performances in 2015 that have caught the attention. The Belgian has been flying all year and today he crowned it all with a win in the Ronde van Drenthe.

Already in the Etoile de Besseges, Theuns was flying as he got close to a stage win numerous times, led the race for several days and finished fifth overall. Later he finished 5th in the Clasica de Almeria and played a prominent role in the Ruta del Sol.

This naturally made him one to watch for the Ronde van Drenthe whose windy course with cobbles and several passages of the short Vamberg climb suited him perfectly. The Belgian delivered on his promises as he came away with the win in one of the biggest Dutch one-day races.

"It was my first time here but I liked the course," he said. "In the end it was a little bit of poker, but I could finish it off on behalf of the team. I can do well in bunch sprints which I proved with second and third places in Besseges, but it is better with a group like this. It's easier than having to position yourself in a large bunch. I had confidence that I could finish it off and am happy with my first victory of the season. "