Van den Bos wins Le Samyn des Dames

Jip van den Bos (Boels Dolmans) claimed her first victory as a professional on Tuesday with a solo success at Le Samyn des Dames.

The 22-year-old Dutchwoman had signalled her form and potential with a podium finish at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday and took flight from a select group of seven on the last of three laps of the 25km finishing circuit around Dour. Daniela Gass (Equano-Wase Zon) finished runner-up, and Demi De Jong (Lotto Soudal Ladies) took the final spot on the podium.

As with the men’s race, the finishing circuit featured four sectors of cobblestones - two of which were uphill - totaling 1700m of pave. After a quiet early period, the race exploded on the first lap and by the end of it the peloton had split, with a group of 30 or so riders left out front.

On the second lap a further selection was made. Boels Dolmans had recent Omloop winner and former world champion Chantal Blaak in the main group but it was Van den Bos who jumped into the move that comprised seven riders. As well as Van den Bos, Gass, and De Jong, also present were Malgorzata Jasinska (Movistar), Barbara Guarischi (Team Virtu Cycling Women, Romy Kasper (Ale-Cipollini), and Lauretta Hanson (Trek-Segafredo Women).

The group had a 30-second lead as they took the bell and, despite some counter-attacks behind, they extended their lead on the final lap.

Van den Bos waited for the penultimate and steepest cobblestone sector, the Côte des Nonettes, to make her bid for glory. She rode clear and managed to open up a convincing lead over the final sector and through the final three kilometres to the line. 

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jip Van Den Bos (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam2:32:10
2Daniela Gass (Ger)0:00:56
3Demi De Jong (Ned) Lotto Soudal LadiesRow 2 - Cell 2
4Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek - SegafredoRow 3 - Cell 2
5Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Team Virtu CyclingRow 4 - Cell 2
6Romy Kasper (Ger) Ale CipolliniRow 5 - Cell 2
7Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Movistar Team Women0:00:58
8Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Virtu Cycling0:01:37
9Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Lotto Soudal LadiesRow 8 - Cell 2
10Eugénie Duval (Fra) Fdj Nouvelle - Aquitaine FuturoscopeRow 9 - Cell 2
11Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans CyclingteamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Roxane Fournier (Fra) Movistar Team WomenRow 11 - Cell 2
13Maria Apolonia Van 'T Geloof (Ned) Ale CipolliniRow 12 - Cell 2
14Soraya Paladin (Ita) Ale CipolliniRow 13 - Cell 2
15Teniel Campbell TTO Wcc TeamRow 14 - Cell 2
16Jolien D`Hoore (Bel) Boels Dolmans CyclingteamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Hitec Products - Birk SportRow 16 - Cell 2
18Nicola Juniper (GBr)Row 17 - Cell 2
19Annelies Dom (Bel) Lotto Soudal LadiesRow 18 - Cell 2
20Kylie Waterreus (Ned) Health Mate - Ladies TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Lonneke Uneken (Ned) Hitec Products - Birk SportRow 20 - Cell 2
22Stine Borgli (Nor)Row 21 - Cell 2
23Nadia Quagliotto (Ita) Ale CipolliniRow 22 - Cell 2
24Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek - SegafredoRow 23 - Cell 2
25Demi Vollering (Ned) Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 24 - Cell 2
26Natalie Van Gogh (Ned) Biehler Pro CyclingRow 25 - Cell 2
27Fien Delbaere (Bel) Health Mate - Ladies TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Laura Tomasi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa BortoloRow 27 - Cell 2
29Rachele Barbieri (Ita) BepinkRow 28 - Cell 2
30Kirstie Van Haaften (Ned) Health Mate - Ladies TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Eva Buurman (Ned) Boels Dolmans CyclingteamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Kaat Hannes (Bel)Row 31 - Cell 2
33Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Ale CipolliniRow 32 - Cell 2
34Daniela Reis (Por) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport Uci Women CyclingRow 33 - Cell 2
35Diana Carolina Peñuela Martinez (Col) Ale CipolliniRow 34 - Cell 2
36Quinty Ton (Ned) Biehler Pro CyclingRow 35 - Cell 2
37Skylar Schneider (USA) Boels Dolmans CyclingteamRow 36 - Cell 2
38Jade Wiel (Fra) Fdj Nouvelle - Aquitaine FuturoscopeRow 37 - Cell 2
39Katia Ragusa (Ita) BepinkRow 38 - Cell 2
40Alice Sharpe (Irl) Wcc TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Belle De Gast (Ned) Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 40 - Cell 2
42Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Movistar Team WomenRow 41 - Cell 2
43Marion Sicot (Fra) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport Uci Women CyclingRow 42 - Cell 2
44Vita Heine (Nor) Hitec Products - Birk SportRow 43 - Cell 2
45Olga Shekel (Ukr) Astana Women'S TeamRow 44 - Cell 2
46Paula Andrea Patiño Bedoya (Col) Movistar Team WomenRow 45 - Cell 2
47Lotta Pauliina Lepistö (Fin) Trek - SegafredoRow 46 - Cell 2
48Jesse Vandenbulcke (Bel) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport Uci Women CyclingRow 47 - Cell 2
49Marion Norbert Riberolle (Fra)Row 48 - Cell 2
50Mieke Docx (Bel) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport Uci Women CyclingRow 49 - Cell 2
51Agua Marina Espinola (Par) Wcc TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Greta Richioud (Fra) Fdj Nouvelle - Aquitaine FuturoscopeRow 51 - Cell 2
53Alba Teruel Ribes (Spa) Movistar Team WomenRow 52 - Cell 2
54Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 53 - Cell 2
55Chantal Hoffmann (Lux) Lotto Soudal LadiesRow 54 - Cell 2
56Alana Castrique (Bel) Lotto Soudal LadiesRow 55 - Cell 2
57Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team WomenRow 56 - Cell 2
58Anna Plichta (Pol) Trek - SegafredoRow 57 - Cell 2
59Kathrin Schweinberger (Aut) Health Mate - Ladies TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Sara Penton (Swe) Team Virtu CyclingRow 59 - Cell 2
61Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Fdj Nouvelle - Aquitaine FuturoscopeRow 60 - Cell 2
62Ruth Winder (USA) Trek - SegafredoRow 61 - Cell 2
63Mieke Kröger (Ger) Team Virtu CyclingRow 62 - Cell 2
64Chanella Stougje (Ned) Hitec Products - Birk Sport0:01:48
65Marlen Reusser (Swi) Wcc Team0:01:55
66Gloria Rodriguez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar Team Women0:01:59
67Henrietta Colborne (GBr)0:02:06
68Elena Pirrone (Ita) Astana Women'S TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Désirée Ehrler (Swi)Row 68 - Cell 2
70Nicole Steigenga (Ned) BepinkRow 69 - Cell 2
71Makhabbat Umutzhanova (Kaz) Astana Women'S TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Marit Raaijmakers (Ned) Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 71 - Cell 2
73Céline Van Houtum (Ned)Row 72 - Cell 2
74Natalie Grinczer (GBr) Bizkaia - DurangoRow 73 - Cell 2
75Marieke Van Witzenburg (Ned)Row 74 - Cell 2
76Lauren Creamer (Irl)Row 75 - Cell 2
77Birgitte Ravndal (Nor)Row 76 - Cell 2
78Tayler Wiles (USA) Trek - SegafredoRow 77 - Cell 2
79Sandra Alonso Dominguez (Spa) Bizkaia-DurangoRow 78 - Cell 2
80Antonia Gröndahl (Fin)Row 79 - Cell 2
81Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) BepinkRow 80 - Cell 2
82Silvia Zanardi (Ita) BepinkRow 81 - Cell 2
83Christina Schweinberger (Aut) Health Mate - Ladies Team0:02:16
84Anastasiya Kolesava (Blr) Wcc Team0:02:18
85Teuntje Beekhuis (Ned) Biehler Pro CyclingRow 84 - Cell 2
86Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) Fdj Nouvelle - Aquitaine FuturoscopeRow 85 - Cell 2
87Ingvild Gåskjenn (Nor) Hitec Products - Birk Sport0:02:25
88Liisa Ehrberg (Est)0:02:27
89Tereza Medvedova (Svk) Bepink0:02:34
90Emily Meakin (GBr)0:02:40
91Pernille Larsen Feldmann (Nor) Hitec Products - Birk Sport0:02:43
92Gilke Croket (Bel)0:02:45
93Laura Süßemilch (Ger) Health Mate - Ladies TeamRow 92 - Cell 2
94Sylvie Swinkels (Ned) Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 93 - Cell 2
95Malin Eriksen (Nor)Row 94 - Cell 2
96Thi That Nguyen (Vie) Lotto Soudal LadiesRow 95 - Cell 2
97Laura Camila Lozano Ramirez (Col) Health Mate-Ladies TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
98Sarah Inghelbrecht (Bel)0:03:16
99Chiara Perini (Ita) BepinkRow 98 - Cell 2
100Femke Verstichelen (Bel)0:03:34
101Josefine Huitfeldt (Den)0:03:49
102Isabel Martin Martin (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango0:04:08
103Elyse Fraser (NZl)0:04:22
104Mie Bjørndal Ottestad (Nor)0:04:56
105Lone Meertens (Bel)Row 104 - Cell 2
106Ditte Lenseclaes (Bel)0:05:41
107Loes Adegeest (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg0:06:06
108Karolina Perekitko (Pol)Row 107 - Cell 2
109Ainara Elbusto Arteaga (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango0:07:46
110Fernanda Yapura (Arg)0:08:16
DNFHanna Johansson (Swe)Row 110 - Cell 2
DNFAmiliya Iskakova (Kaz) Astana Women'S TeamRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFCarolien Haers (Bel)Row 112 - Cell 2
DNFJulie Debock (Bel)Row 113 - Cell 2
DNFGrace Garner (GBr) Hitec Products - Birk SportRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFMelanie Klement (Ned) Biehler Pro CyclingRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFSarah Borremans (Bel)Row 116 - Cell 2
DNFMeike Uiterwijk Winkel (Ned) Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFAurore Verhoeven (Fra)Row 118 - Cell 2
DNFLynn Marien (Bel)Row 119 - Cell 2
DNFMaxime Roes (Bel)Row 120 - Cell 2
DNFMartina Stefani (Ita) Top Girls Fassa BortoloRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFLies De Vleminck (Bel)Row 122 - Cell 2
DNFChloë Turblin (Fra) Health Mate - Ladies TeamRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFCamille Delestrait (Bel)Row 124 - Cell 2
DNFFemke Geeris (Ned)Row 125 - Cell 2
DNFGreta Marturano (Ita) Top Girls Fassa BortoloRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFAmber Lacompte (Bel)Row 127 - Cell 2
DNFAroa Gorostiza Ulloa (Spa) Bizkaia-DurangoRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFKim De Baat (Bel) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport Uci Women CyclingRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFLuisa Ibarrola Albizua (Spa) Bizkaia-DurangoRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFCrystal Lane-Wright (GBr)Row 131 - Cell 2
DNFLensy Debboudt (Bel)Row 132 - Cell 2
DNFDoris Schweizer (Swi) Bizkaia - DurangoRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFMerel Hofman (Ned) Biehler Pro CyclingRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFLisa Groothuesheidkamp (Ned)Row 135 - Cell 2
DNFIsabella Stone (GBr)Row 136 - Cell 2
DNFArianna Pruisscher (Ned)Row 137 - Cell 2
DNFNele Armee (Bel)Row 138 - Cell 2
DNFMichelle Geoghegan (Irl)Row 139 - Cell 2
DNFLiena Vanderheyden (Bel)Row 140 - Cell 2
DNFAnna Bohatá (Cze)Row 141 - Cell 2
DNFElisa Dalla Valle (Ita) Top Girls Fassa BortoloRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFChristina Malling Siggaard (Den) Team Virtu CyclingRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFGaia Tortolina (Ita)Row 144 - Cell 2
DNFEveline Baele (Bel)Row 145 - Cell 2
DNFLotte Popelier (Bel)Row 146 - Cell 2
DNFMarie Flataas (Nor)Row 147 - Cell 2
DNFSenna Feron (Ned)Row 148 - Cell 2
DNFRachel Jary (GBr)Row 149 - Cell 2
DNFLeonie Vanderjeugt (Bel)Row 150 - Cell 2
DNFNatalya Saifutdinova (Kaz) Astana Women'S TeamRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFElena Leonardi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa BortoloRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFMarina Kurnossova (Kaz) Astana Women'S TeamRow 153 - Cell 2
DNFMaja Perinović (Cro) Top Girls Fassa BortoloRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFSavannah Morgan (GBr)Row 155 - Cell 2
DNFSvetlana Pachshenko (Kaz) Astana Women'S TeamRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFMargot Bourguignon (Bel)Row 157 - Cell 2
DNFCaren Commissaris (Bel)Row 158 - Cell 2

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