Wild sprints to victory in Madinat Al Shamal
By Barry Ryan published
Argos-Shimano rider takes the overall race lead
The pendulum swung in Kirsten Wild's favour in the tight battle for overall honours at the Ladies Tour of Qatar as the Argos-Shimano rider claimed stage 3 in Madinat Al Shamal, while a late puncture saw Chloe Hosking (Hitec Products UCK) lose possession of the golden jersey by three scant seconds.
Hosking's ill fortune was all the more galling considering that the Australian had been marked present and correct at each of the stage's crucial moments. At the first intermediate sprint at Al Zubara fort, Hosking limited her losses to Wild to just one bonus second, and immediately afterwards, when the peloton swung right into a testing crosswind section, she had both the positional nous and the physical strength to make the first echelon.
Then, on the finishing circuit, Hosking kept close tabs on Wild, and while she yielded another bonus second at the intermediate sprint, she seemed poised to defend her golden jersey into the final day. A little over a kilometre from the finish, however, much of Hosking's diligent work was unravelled by an untimely puncture and she bade adieu to the front group.
That said, the damage could have been far worse for Hosking – she was awarded the same time as the front group as the punctured occurred inside the final 3 kilometres – but she was unable to contest the sprint for bonus seconds at the finish, and the on-song Wild duly went on the claim the stage win and the associated bonus that now gives her possession of the overall lead.
"That's bike racing: I got a puncture, what can I say," said a disappointed Hosking after rolling in over a minute down on a flat front tyre. "My time will be adjusted but I didn't get to sprint for the bonus seconds."
For her part, Wild was unaware that the golden jersey had punctured out of the leading group, such was her focus on keeping up her end of the bargain by taking out the stage honours. In a chaotic sprint that saw the front group fragment in the finishing straight, her fellow countrywoman Elen van Dijk (Specialized-lululemon) seized the initiative by opening her effort some 200 metres into the wind, but Wild eased her way past within sight of the line to claim a commanding victory. Van Dijk held off the rapidly-closing Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle-Honda) for third, while Marta Tagliaferro (MCipollini Giordana) took fourth ahead of Shelley Olds (TIBCO-To the Top).
"It was a bit chaotic and there were still some attacks," Wild said of the frantic finale. "I was just hoping the speed would stay up to prevent any new attacks. When Elen van Dijk started the sprint, I decided to stay behind her so long as nobody else came up on my shoulder. She's so strong and had such a big gear that I didn't know if I could pass her, but in the end I think was a bit too long for her."
Overall, Wild leads Hosking by three seconds, while Gracie Elvin (Orica-AIS) – again one of the day's principal aggressors – lies third at 16 seconds, just ahead of Elen van Dijk.
Wild's victory was her second in as many days, but while she had been forced to fend for herself in the finale of stage two, on Thursday, she had three Argos-Shimano riders for company in the front group. Charlotte Becker, Marlen Johrend and Elke Gebhardt succeeded in tracking the moves on the finishing circuit and marshalling Wild into position, and it was small wonder that she felt moved to point to her jersey as she crossed the line.
"I was still suffering from yesterday but my teammates were able to control it on the front, which was nice," Wild said. "It's the first race of the season and it's important to win but we can be happy already with the two stages and the fantastic teamwork."
A rapid start
After the start at the tranquil fishing village of Al Thakira, a stiff tailwind puffed the peloton along at a considerable rate of knots and they covered an eye-watering 48 kilometres in the opening hour of racing through Qatar's hauntingly spare interior. At that pace, there was little or no scope for breakaways and the Argos-Shimano duly ensured that the bunch stayed until the sprint at the imposing Al Zubara (60km), where Wild pipped Hosking.
Immediately afterwards, the road swung right and into the crosswind, and right on cue, Orica-AIS and Specialized-lululemon set about wreaking havoc on the front end of the peloton. A combination of their forcing and a crash in the middle of the peloton (Italy's Elena Cecchini was among the fallers) allowed a group of 18 to forge clear, with Hosking, Wild and Orica's Gracie Elvin safely on board.
A strong Wiggle-Honda delegation in the second echelon meant that the leading group swelled to 33 riders within sight of the finishing circuit, with double world champion Giorgia Bronzini now back in contention. 16km out, Lisa Brennauer (Specialized-lululemon) and Chantal Blaak (TIBCO-To The Top) slipped away and while they led through the first passage of the finish line, Argos-Shimano duly swept them up inside the final 10 kilometres.
At that point, the stage seemed set for a tense finishing sprint between Wild and Hosking, before fate intervened 1.5 kilometres out and halted the Australian's progress. Her setback sees Wild assume the overall lead, and while the Dutchwoman now appears on course for a third Ladies Tour of Qatar victory, Hosking sounded a determined note as she looked ahead to the final stage to Doha Corniche. "It's still open, so for sure I'll contest the intermediate sprints and the finish," she said. "Maybe we'll go for another stage win."
1 | Kirsten Wild (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 2:28:15 |
2 | Elen Van Dijk (Ned) Specialized-lululemon | |
3 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda | 0:00:02 |
4 | Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | |
5 | Shelley Olds (USA) Team TIBCO-To The Top | 0:00:04 |
6 | Simona Frapporti (Ita) BePink | 0:00:05 |
7 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized-lululemon | |
8 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS | |
9 | Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica-AIS | |
10 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Orica-AIS | |
11 | Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Wiggle Honda | |
12 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Specialized-lululemon | 0:00:12 |
13 | Carmen Small (USA) Specialized-lululemon | |
14 | Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team TIBCO-To The Top | |
15 | Noemi Cantele (Ita) BePink | 0:00:22 |
16 | Giulia Donato (Ita) BePink | 0:00:24 |
17 | Katie Colclough (GBr) Specialized-lululemon | 0:00:29 |
18 | Roxane Fournier (Fra) France | |
19 | Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Germany | |
20 | Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) Wiggle Honda | |
21 | Marion Rousse (Fra) France | |
22 | Amanda Spratt (Aus) Orica-AIS | |
23 | Marlen Johrend (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | |
24 | Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | |
25 | Alena Amialiusik (Blr) BePink | |
26 | Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:00:40 |
27 | Claudia Hausler (Ger) Team TIBCO-To The Top | |
28 | Valentina Scandolara (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | |
29 | Jessie MacLean (Aus) Orica-AIS | 0:00:49 |
30 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | |
31 | Chantal Blaak (Ned) Team TIBCO-To The Top | |
32 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Hitec Products UCK | 0:01:33 |
33 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products UCK | 0:00:00 |
34 | Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products UCK | 0:02:12 |
35 | Janneke Kanis-Busser (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | |
36 | Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) MCipollini Giordana | 0:04:31 |
37 | Shen Fan Li (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | 0:04:46 |
38 | Thalita De Jong (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | |
39 | Emily Collins (NZl) Wiggle Honda | |
40 | Lisa Küllmer (Ger) Germany | |
41 | Mélanie Bravard (Fra) France | |
42 | Huang Dongyan (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
43 | Wong Wan Yiu Jamie (HKg) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
44 | Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team TIBCO-To The Top | |
45 | Mieke Kröger (Ger) Germany | |
46 | Meng Lang (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
47 | Jessie Druyts (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | |
48 | Charlotte Lenting (Ned) Netherlands | |
49 | Melodie Lesueur (Fra) France | |
50 | Valentina Carretta (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | |
51 | Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec Products UCK | |
52 | Iris Slappendel (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | |
53 | Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink | 0:04:54 |
54 | Martine Bras (Ned) Netherlands | 0:06:11 |
55 | Rebecca Talen (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | |
56 | Loren Rowney (Aus) Specialized-lululemon | |
57 | Audrey Cordon (Fra) France | |
58 | Pascale Jeuland (Fra) France | |
59 | Kim De Baat (Ned) Netherlands | |
60 | Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Italy | |
61 | Béatrice Bartelloni (Ita) Wiggle Honda | |
62 | Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Orica-AIS | |
63 | Annelies Visser (Ned) Netherlands | |
64 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | |
65 | Roxanne Knetemann (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | |
66 | Sarah Scharbach (Ger) Germany | 0:08:15 |
67 | Nel De Crits (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | |
68 | Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Italy | |
69 | Eline De Roover (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | |
70 | Doris Schweizer (Swi) BePink | |
71 | Madeleine Ortmüller (Ger) Germany | |
72 | Sara Grifi (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | |
73 | Tone Hatteland Lima (Nor) Hitec Products UCK | |
74 | Anna Barensfeld (USA) Team TIBCO-To The Top | |
75 | Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | |
76 | Chiara Vannucci (Ita) Italy | |
77 | Tessa De Moyer (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | |
78 | Anisha Vekemans (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | |
79 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Italy | |
80 | Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Italy | |
81 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Italy | |
82 | Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Netherlands | |
DNS | Kelly Druyts (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | |
DNS | Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Wiggle Honda | |
DNS | Shi Li Na (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Jiang Xiu Jie (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
DNF | Liesbeth De Vocht (Bel) Rabobank Liv/Giant |
1 | Kirsten Wild (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 3 | pts |
2 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products UCK | 2 | |
3 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | 1 |
1 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Specialized-lululemon | 3 | pts |
2 | Chantal Blaak (Ned) Team TIBCO-To The Top | 2 | |
3 | Kirsten Wild (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 1 |
1 | Kirsten Wild (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 15 | pts |
2 | Elen Van Dijk (Ned) Specialized-lululemon | 12 | |
3 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda | 9 | |
4 | Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | 7 | |
5 | Shelley Olds (USA) Team TIBCO-To The Top | 6 | |
6 | Simona Frapporti (Ita) BePink | 5 | |
7 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized-lululemon | 4 | |
8 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS | 3 | |
9 | Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica-AIS | 2 | |
10 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Orica-AIS | 1 |
1 | Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Wiggle Honda | 2:28:20 |
2 | Giulia Donato (Ita) BePink | 0:00:19 |
3 | Katie Colclough (GBr) Specialized-lululemon | 0:00:24 |
4 | Roxane Fournier (Fra) France | |
5 | Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) Wiggle Honda | |
6 | Marion Rousse (Fra) France | |
7 | Valentina Scandolara (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | 0:00:35 |
8 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products UCK | |
9 | Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products UCK | 0:02:07 |
10 | Shen Fan Li (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | 0:04:41 |
11 | Thalita De Jong (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | |
12 | Emily Collins (NZl) Wiggle Honda | |
13 | Lisa Küllmer (Ger) Germany | |
14 | Huang Dongyan (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
15 | Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team TIBCO-To The Top | |
16 | Mieke Kröger (Ger) Germany | |
17 | Jessie Druyts (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | |
18 | Charlotte Lenting (Ned) Netherlands | |
19 | Melodie Lesueur (Fra) France | |
20 | Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec Products UCK | |
21 | Rebecca Talen (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 0:06:06 |
22 | Kim De Baat (Ned) Netherlands | |
23 | Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Italy | |
24 | Béatrice Bartelloni (Ita) Wiggle Honda | |
25 | Annelies Visser (Ned) Netherlands | |
26 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | |
27 | Sarah Scharbach (Ger) Germany | 0:08:10 |
28 | Nel De Crits (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | |
29 | Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Italy | |
30 | Eline De Roover (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | |
31 | Madeleine Ortmüller (Ger) Germany | |
32 | Chiara Vannucci (Ita) Italy | |
33 | Tessa De Moyer (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | |
34 | Anisha Vekemans (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | |
35 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Italy | |
36 | Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Italy | |
37 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Italy | |
38 | Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Netherlands |
1 | Orica-AIS | 7:25:00 |
2 | Team TIBCO-To The Top | 0:00:01 |
3 | Specialized-lululemon | 0:00:02 |
4 | Wiggle Honda | 0:00:21 |
5 | BePink | 0:00:36 |
6 | Team Argos-Shimano | 0:00:54 |
7 | MCipollini Giordana | 0:00:56 |
8 | Hitec Products UCK | 0:03:30 |
9 | France | 0:05:29 |
10 | Germany | 0:09:46 |
11 | China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | 0:14:03 |
12 | Rabobank Liv/Giant | 0:15:28 |
13 | Netherlands | 0:16:53 |
14 | Topsport Vlaanderen-Bioracer | 0:21:01 |
15 | Italy | 0:22:26 |
1 | Kirsten Wild (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 7:30:43 |
2 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products UCK | 0:00:03 |
3 | Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica-AIS | 0:00:16 |
4 | Elen Van Dijk (Ned) Specialized-lululemon | 0:00:17 |
5 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized-lululemon | 0:00:26 |
6 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS | 0:00:29 |
7 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Orica-AIS | 0:00:31 |
8 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Specialized-lululemon | 0:01:52 |
9 | Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | 0:01:58 |
10 | Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Wiggle Honda | 0:02:02 |
11 | Amanda Spratt (Aus) Orica-AIS | 0:02:55 |
12 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda | 0:03:40 |
13 | Chantal Blaak (Ned) Team TIBCO-To The Top | |
14 | Carmen Small (USA) Specialized-lululemon | 0:03:54 |
15 | Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products UCK | 0:04:09 |
16 | Claudia Hausler (Ger) Team TIBCO-To The Top | 0:04:22 |
17 | Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | |
18 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:04:30 |
19 | Simona Frapporti (Ita) BePink | 0:05:01 |
20 | Joanne Kiesanowski (NZl) Team TIBCO-To The Top | 0:05:18 |
21 | Shelley Olds (USA) Team TIBCO-To The Top | 0:05:20 |
22 | Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Germany | 0:05:25 |
23 | Katie Colclough (GBr) Specialized-lululemon | |
24 | Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) MCipollini Giordana | 0:06:39 |
25 | Giulia Donato (Ita) BePink | 0:07:05 |
26 | Marion Rousse (Fra) France | 0:07:10 |
27 | Alena Amialiusik (Blr) BePink | |
28 | Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) Wiggle Honda | |
29 | Jessie MacLean (Aus) Orica-AIS | 0:07:30 |
30 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Hitec Products UCK | 0:08:14 |
31 | Iris Slappendel (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 0:08:28 |
32 | Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Orica-AIS | 0:08:29 |
33 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:08:44 |
34 | Janneke Kanis-Busser (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:08:53 |
35 | Valentina Scandolara (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | 0:08:59 |
36 | Audrey Cordon (Fra) France | 0:09:33 |
37 | Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Italy | 0:09:53 |
38 | Roxanne Knetemann (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | |
39 | Noemi Cantele (Ita) BePink | 0:10:26 |
40 | Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | 0:10:33 |
41 | Emily Collins (NZl) Wiggle Honda | 0:11:27 |
42 | Meng Lang (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
43 | Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec Products UCK | |
44 | Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team TIBCO-To The Top | |
45 | Charlotte Lenting (Ned) Netherlands | |
46 | Marlen Johrend (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:11:33 |
47 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Italy | 0:11:57 |
48 | Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | |
49 | Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Netherlands | |
50 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Italy | |
51 | Pascale Jeuland (Fra) France | 0:12:52 |
52 | Béatrice Bartelloni (Ita) Wiggle Honda | |
53 | Kim De Baat (Ned) Netherlands | |
54 | Martine Bras (Ned) Netherlands | |
55 | Loren Rowney (Aus) Specialized-lululemon | |
56 | Thalita De Jong (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 0:14:40 |
57 | Shen Fan Li (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
58 | Jessie Druyts (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | |
59 | Huang Dongyan (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
60 | Valentina Carretta (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | |
61 | Sara Grifi (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | 0:14:56 |
62 | Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Italy | |
63 | Rebecca Talen (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 0:16:05 |
64 | Annelies Visser (Ned) Netherlands | 0:20:14 |
65 | Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink | 0:21:49 |
66 | Wong Wan Yiu Jamie (HKg) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | 0:22:00 |
67 | Lisa Küllmer (Ger) Germany | 0:22:02 |
68 | Mélanie Bravard (Fra) France | |
69 | Mieke Kröger (Ger) Germany | |
70 | Nel De Crits (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | 0:25:35 |
71 | Chiara Vannucci (Ita) Italy | 0:25:41 |
72 | Roxane Fournier (Fra) France | 0:25:47 |
73 | Melodie Lesueur (Fra) France | 0:29:22 |
74 | Anna Barensfeld (USA) Team TIBCO-To The Top | 0:32:32 |
75 | Madeleine Ortmüller (Ger) Germany | |
76 | Sarah Scharbach (Ger) Germany | 0:32:51 |
77 | Doris Schweizer (Swi) BePink | |
78 | Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Italy | |
79 | Tone Hatteland Lima (Nor) Hitec Products UCK | 0:36:56 |
80 | Eline De Roover (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | 0:44:06 |
81 | Tessa De Moyer (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | |
82 | Anisha Vekemans (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer |
1 | Kirsten Wild (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 42 | pts |
2 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products UCK | 26 | |
3 | Elen Van Dijk (Ned) Specialized-lululemon | 22 | |
4 | Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica-AIS | 19 | |
5 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized-lululemon | 16 | |
6 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS | 14 | |
7 | Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | 14 | |
8 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Specialized-lululemon | 12 | |
9 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda | 9 | |
10 | Simona Frapporti (Ita) BePink | 9 | |
11 | Shelley Olds (USA) Team TIBCO-To The Top | 9 | |
12 | Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) MCipollini Giordana | 8 | |
13 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Orica-AIS | 5 | |
14 | Chantal Blaak (Ned) Team TIBCO-To The Top | 2 | |
15 | Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Orica-AIS | 2 | |
16 | Audrey Cordon (Fra) France | 2 | |
17 | Amanda Spratt (Aus) Orica-AIS | 1 | |
18 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | 1 |
1 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products UCK | 7:30:46 |
2 | Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Wiggle Honda | 0:01:59 |
3 | Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products UCK | 0:04:06 |
4 | Katie Colclough (GBr) Specialized-lululemon | 0:05:22 |
5 | Giulia Donato (Ita) BePink | 0:07:02 |
6 | Marion Rousse (Fra) France | 0:07:07 |
7 | Anna Bianca Schnitzmeier (Ger) Wiggle Honda | |
8 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:08:41 |
9 | Valentina Scandolara (Ita) MCipollini Giordana | 0:08:56 |
10 | Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Italy | 0:09:50 |
11 | Emily Collins (NZl) Wiggle Honda | 0:11:24 |
12 | Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team TIBCO-To The Top | |
13 | Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec Products UCK | |
14 | Charlotte Lenting (Ned) Netherlands | |
15 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Italy | 0:11:54 |
16 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Italy | |
17 | Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Netherlands | |
18 | Kim De Baat (Ned) Netherlands | 0:12:49 |
19 | Béatrice Bartelloni (Ita) Wiggle Honda | |
20 | Thalita De Jong (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 0:14:37 |
21 | Shen Fan Li (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
22 | Jessie Druyts (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | |
23 | Huang Dongyan (Chn) China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | |
24 | Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Italy | 0:14:53 |
25 | Rebecca Talen (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant | 0:16:02 |
26 | Annelies Visser (Ned) Netherlands | 0:20:11 |
27 | Lisa Küllmer (Ger) Germany | 0:21:59 |
28 | Mieke Kröger (Ger) Germany | |
29 | Nel De Crits (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | 0:25:32 |
30 | Chiara Vannucci (Ita) Italy | 0:25:38 |
31 | Roxane Fournier (Fra) France | 0:25:44 |
32 | Melodie Lesueur (Fra) France | 0:29:19 |
33 | Madeleine Ortmüller (Ger) Germany | 0:32:29 |
34 | Sarah Scharbach (Ger) Germany | 0:32:48 |
35 | Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Italy | |
36 | Eline De Roover (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | 0:44:03 |
37 | Tessa De Moyer (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer | |
38 | Anisha Vekemans (Bel) Topsport Vlaaderen-Bioracer |
1 | Orica-AIS | 22:33:35 |
2 | Specialized-lululemon | 0:01:32 |
3 | Team Argos-Shimano | 0:06:25 |
4 | Wiggle Honda | 0:06:46 |
5 | MCipollini Giordana | 0:08:50 |
6 | Team TIBCO-To The Top | 0:09:35 |
7 | Hitec Products UCK | 0:11:14 |
8 | BePink | 0:17:43 |
9 | France | 0:21:04 |
10 | Rabobank Liv/Giant | 0:23:28 |
11 | China Chongming-Giant Pro Cycling | 0:29:38 |
12 | Italy | 0:32:21 |
13 | Netherlands | 0:32:46 |
14 | Germany | 0:48:03 |
15 | Topsport Vlaanderen-Bioracer | 0:56:58 |

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Barry Ryan is European Editor at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation (opens in new tab), published by Gill Books.
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Breakaway survives for Bauernfeind to take second and Demay third -
Julian Alaphilippe begins all over again in Leuven
World champion back in action on Sunday after COVID-19 recovery