D'hoore sprints to third Belgian title
By Brecht Decaluwé published
Kopecky and De Vuyst complete podium
Top favourite Jolien D'hoore (Wiggle-Honda) easily grabbed the sprint victory at the Belgian championships in Tervuren on Saturday morning with Lotte Kopecky (Topsport Vlaanderen-ProDuo-Ridley) and Sofie De Vuyst (Lensworld.eu-Zannata) crossing the line in second and third place the podium turned out to be a copy of the 2014 title race.
Only in the final kilometre, in the streets of Tervuren was the 27km long solo move from Jessie Daams (Lotto-Soudal Ladies) neutralized.
"Jessie Daams was very strong today. To me, she deserved the victory because she was the best in the race. It was very hard, without teammates but it’s one of the most beautiful jerseys in the peloton and I wanted to keep it for another year. Now I can head to the Giro in the Belgian tricolor,” D’hoore told Sporza.
In-form D’hoore was runner-up in the Belgian time-trial championship on Friday and recently the 25 year-old finished as runner-up in the Aviva Women’s Tour where she also won a stage.
Daams strongest, D’hoore fastest
The four were joined by 23 other riders and this turned out to be the group that would battle for the title.
Although there were still just over two laps to cover Jessie Daams went all in by launching a solo attack. She gathered more than half a minute on the peloton. At 15km from the finish line Daams’ lead over the peloton was still 37s. Lotte Kopecky realized that without action from the peloton Daams would ride away with the tricolor jersey. Kopeckey tried to close the gap on her own. She came back to twenty seconds but was then caught back at 4km from the finish line. Daams was still leading by 17s at that stage of the race but within the final kilometre she was reeled back in. In the sprint D’hoore was by a huge margin over Kopecky and De Vuyst.
“Ultimately the gap was closed and at 200 metres from the finish line I believed in the victory,” D’hoore said. “I’m a power sprinter so the uphill finish suited me perfectly. I was leading quite early but otherwise I risked being boxed in so it was all or nothing.”
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jolien D'hoore (Bel) Wiggle Honda | 2:55:42 |
2 | Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - Duo | |
3 | Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Lensworld.eu - Zannata | |
4 | Lensy Debboudt (Bel) | |
5 | Evelyn Arys (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - Duo | |
6 | Valerie Demey (Bel) | |
7 | Sanne Cant (Bel) | |
8 | Molly Meyvisch (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | |
9 | Loes Sels (Bel) | |
10 | Nathalie Verschelden (Bel) | |
11 | Annelies Van Doorslaer (Bel) Lensworld.eu - Zannata | |
12 | Demmy Druyts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - Duo | |
13 | Sanne Bamelis (Bel) | |
14 | Ellen Van Loy (Bel) | |
15 | Jolien Verschueren (Bel) | |
16 | Jessie Daams (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | |
17 | Anisha Vekemans (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | |
18 | Shana Van Glabeke (Bel) Hitec Products | |
19 | Kelly Van Den Steen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - Duo | |
20 | Ann-Sofie Duyck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - Duo | 0:00:05 |
21 | Maaike Polspoel (Bel) Lensworld.eu - Zannata | 0:00:06 |
22 | Annelies Dom (Bel) Lensworld.eu - Zannata | 0:00:09 |
23 | Kaat Hannes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - Duo | 0:00:31 |
24 | Kelly Druyts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - Duo | 0:04:52 |
25 | Nel De Crits (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - Duo | |
26 | Jessy Druyts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - Duo | 0:07:28 |
27 | Pia De Quint (Bel) | |
28 | Sarah Inghelbrecht (Bel) | |
29 | Steffy Van Den Haute (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - Duo | |
30 | Terry Fremineur (Bel) | |
31 | Sarah Borremans (Bel) | |
32 | Jesse Vandenbulcke (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | |
33 | Ilse Temmerman (Bel) | |
34 | Els Belmans (Bel) | |
35 | Mieke Leeman (Bel) | |
36 | Femke Van Den Driessche (Bel) | |
37 | Sara Van Peer (Bel) | |
38 | Liesbeth Verbiest (Bel) | |
39 | Carolien Haers (Bel) | |
40 | Isabelle Beckers (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | |
41 | Liliano Leenknegi (Bel) | |
42 | Lien Verhaege (Bel) | |
43 | Mieke Docx (Bel) | |
44 | Kaat Van Der Meulen (Bel) Lensworld.eu - Zannata | |
45 | Ine Vercammen (Bel) | |
46 | Julie Cotteels (Bel) | |
47 | Gilke Croket (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - Duo | |
48 | Lieselot Decroix (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | |
49 | Céline Van Severen (Bel) Lensworld.eu - Zannata | |
50 | Evelien Deltombe (Bel) | 0:11:21 |
51 | Jolien Vleugels (Bel) | |
52 | Natalie Elst (Bel) | |
53 | Sarah Vloemans (Bel) | |
54 | Brenda Saeys (Bel) | |
55 | An Wellens (Bel) | |
56 | Lisa Vermeire (Bel) | |
57 | Sandie Verriest (Bel) | |
DNF | Fien Delbaere (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - Duo | |
DNF | Marieke Blomme (Bel) | |
DNF | Naika Deneef (Bel) | |
DNF | Lynn Depuers (Bel) | |
DNF | Jessika Timmermans (Bel) | |
DNF | Kim Van Den Steen (Bel) | |
DNF | Chris Van Dorsselaere (Bel) | |
DNF | Sara Vandeput (Bel) | |
DNF | Jasmien De Boeck (Bel) | |
DNF | Adeline De Vestele (Bel) | |
DNF | Alicia Helderweirt (Bel) | |
DNF | Lana Petit (Bel) | |
DNF | Isabelle Vandewalle (Bel) | |
DNF | Evelien Debboudt (Bel) | |
DNF | Sylvia Debboudt (Bel) | |
DNF | Joyce Accoe (Bel) | |
DNF | Herlinde Coudeville (Bel) | |
DNF | Steffi Derveaux (Bel) | |
DNF | Eveline Dergent (Bel) | |
DNF | Tara Gins (Bel) | |
DNF | Anka Hermans (Bel) | |
DNF | Laura Van Geyt (Bel) | |
DNF | Celine Verreydt (Bel) | |
DNF | Femke Verstichelen (Bel) | |
DNF | Katleen Jacobs (Bel) | |
DNF | Evy Roelen (Bel) | |
DNF | Katrien Thijs (Bel) | |
DNF | Meg De Bruyne (Bel) | |
DNF | Nancy Wittock (Bel) | |
DNF | Delphine Brits (Bel) | |
DNF | Goedele Van Den Steen (Bel) | |
DNF | Delphine Couckuyt (Bel) | |
DNF | Maaike De Marez (Bel) | |
DNF | Shani Denolf (Bel) | |
DNF | Celine Vanelverdinghe (Bel) |

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