A look back at the women's Tour of Flanders - Gallery

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OUDENAARDE, BELGIUM - APRIL 01: Podium / Illustration Anna Van Der Breggen of The Netherlands and Boels - Dolmans Cycling Team / Trophy / Celebration / during the 15th Tour of Flanders 2018 - Ronde Van Vlaanderen a 150,9km women's race from Oudenaarde to Oudenaarde on April 1, 2018 in Oudenaarde, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)(Image credit: Getty Images)

OUDENAARDE, BELGIUM - APRIL 01: Podium / Amy Pieters of The Netherlands and Boels - Dolmans Cycling Team / Anna Van Der Breggen of The Netherlands and Boels - Dolmans Cycling Team / Annemiek Van Vleuten of The Netherlands and Team Mitchelton-Scott /Celebration / during the 15th Tour of Flanders 2018 - Ronde Van Vlaanderen a 150,9km women's race from Oudenaarde to Oudenaarde on April 1, 2018 in Oudenaarde, Belgium. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)(Image credit: Getty Images)

OUDENAARDE BELGIUM APRIL 07 Podium Annemiek Van Vleuten of The Netherlands and Team MitcheltonScott Marta Bastianelli of Italy and Team Virtu Cycling European Champion Jersey Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig of Denmark and Bigla Pro Cycling Team Celebration during the 16th Tour of Flanders 2019 Ronde van Vlaanderen Women Elite a 1592km race from Oudenaarde to Oudenaarde RondeVlaanderen FlandersClassic RVV19 on April 07 2019 in Oudenaarde Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)

OUDENAARDE BELGIUM APRIL 07 Arrival Marta Bastianelli of Italy and Team Virtu Cycling European Champion Jersey Celebration Annemiek Van Vleuten of The Netherlands and Team MitcheltonScott Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig of Denmark and Bigla Pro Cycling Team during the 16th Tour of Flanders 2019 Ronde van Vlaanderen Women Elite a 1592km race from Oudenaarde to Oudenaarde RondeVlaanderen FlandersClassic RVV19 on April 07 2019 in Oudenaarde Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)

OUDENAARDE BELGIUM APRIL 07 Ruth Winder of The United States and Team TrekSegafredo Women Leah Kirchmann of Canada and Team Sunweb Women Public Fans Cobblestones during the 16th Tour of Flanders 2019 Ronde van Vlaanderen Women Elite a 1592km race from Oudenaarde to Oudenaarde RondeVlaanderen FlandersClassic RVV19 on April 07 2019 in Oudenaarde Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images(Image credit: Getty Images)

The 17th edition of the women's Tour of Flanders was scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 5, in Oudenaarde, Belgium, but has been cancelled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

There have been 14 women celebrated for their victories throughout the event's 17-year history and we dug through the archives to bring you some of the best photos throughout the years.

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Russia's Zoulfia Zabirova captured the inaugural victory in 2004. Since the first edition, organisers have included more climbs and extended the race from 94km to over 150km. It is the sixth round of the 2018 Women's WorldTour.

Following in Zabirova's footsteps and winning the Tour of Flanders was Dutchwoman Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel, who won in 2005 and 2006. Great Britain's Nicole Cooke was the winner in the 2007 edition, followed by Germany's Judith Arndt, also a two-time winner, having taken titles in 2008 and 2012. Her compatriot Ina-Yoko Teutenberg stormed to a sprint victory in 2009.

The only Belgian rider to have ever won the Tour of Flanders was Grace Verbeke in 2010. Her victory was followed by Dutch riders Annemiek van Vleuten (2011), Marianne Vos (2013) and Ellen van Dijk (2014).

Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini won solo in the 2015 edition, while Britain's Lizzie Deignan was fastest in a two-up sprint in 2016. American Coryn Rivera won a reduced bunch sprint in 2017.

More recently, Anna van der Breggen won the race after a solo breakaway in the 2018 editions, while Italy's Marta Bastianelli won the race last year.

Click through the gallery above to view more than 70 images from the Women's Tour of Flanders.

Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.