Name: Brabantse Pijl Dames 2021
Start: 2021-04-14T16:00:00Z
End: 2021-04-14T16:00:00Z
Location: Overijse

Brabantse Pijl Dames 2021 won by Ruth Winder (Image credit: Getty Images)

Ruth Winder wins Brabantse Pijl Dames after Demi Vollering celebrates too soon

Ruth Winder (Trek-Segafredo) was awarded the victory at the mid-week Brabantse Pijl Dames after officials reviewed a photo-finish sprint against runner-up Demi Vollering (SD Worx). The two riders surged in the closing metres of the race over the top of the S-Bocht Overijse climb and crossed the finish line side-by-side in Overijse. Vollering celebrated after she thought she had won, however, moments later officials declared Winder the winner of the race. Elisa Balsamo (Valcar Travel & Service) finished third.

Brabantse Pijl Dames marked the end of the Flanders Classics one-day races. It was contested along a new 127.3km route between Lennik and Overijse. The race featured a total of 22 climbs, with climbs on the local circuit; Hagaard (500m, 8 per cent), Hertstraat (300m, 8.4 per cent), Moskesstraat (800m, 6 per cent), Holtsheide (700m, 6 per cent) and S-Bocht Overijse, but not the traditional final climb, the Schavei, because of road works.

Brabantse Pijl Dames - History

Brabantse Pijl Dames is the final of the six Spring Classics that are organised by Flanders Classics.

The women's race is relatively new on the circuit with its inaugural edition held in 2016 and won by Marianne Vos. Other former champions include Annette Edmondson, Marta Bastianelli, Sofie De Vuyst and last year's winner Grace Brown.

The mid-week event is widely seen as a transition race between the cobbled Classics and the Ardennes Classics.