Ellen van Dijk (Trek-Segafredo) claimed a commanding victory in the prologue of the Baloise Ladies Tour, clocking in at 5:08 for the 3.9km time trial in Utrecht, 11 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor, Lorena Wiebes (DSM), and 14 seconds better than Wiebes' teammate Esmee Peperkamp.
"It's a nice start [to the race] to win and with some good [time] advantage. It was really nice for me because it was a home race – 10-15kms from home - so I had friends and family there. That made it a special evening," Van Dijk said.
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