Blaak wins Le Samyn des Dames
Wiggle High5 teammates Johansson second and Pieters third
Chantal Blaak (Boels Dolmans) won her first race of the 2016 season, successfully defending her title at Le Samyn des Dames on Wednesday. The Dutch rider, who recently placed second behind solo teammate Lizzie Armitstead at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, took the reins at Le Samyn and won the race in a two-up sprint ahead of Wiggle High5's Emma Johansson, while Amy Pieters crossed the line for third.
Le Samyn des Dames gave the women its traditional mid-week classic, a 112km race from Quaregnon to Dour in Belgium. The women's peloton kicked off Belgium's opening week last weekend with the double header Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, won by Armitstead, and Omloop van het Hageland, won by Marta Bastianelli (Ale Cipollini).
A large 16-rider group split off the front of the main field that included Blaak, Johansson and Pieters along with Boels Dolmans riders Karol-Ann Canuel, Nikki Harris, Demi De Jong and Christine Majerus, and Lauren Kitchen (Hitec Products), Shelley Olds and Valentina Scandolara (Cylance) and Floortje Mackaij (Liv Plantur), among others.
Boels Dolmans had the numbers in the lead group and pushed the pace, building a time gap of roughly three minutes ahead of the field. Johansson made a savvy attack on the last lap with Mackaij and Harris, and the three were later joined by Blaak and Pieters, and two other riders.
Blaak and Johansson were the next to make their move and the pair gained 30 seconds on the chase group behind. Blaak attacked several times to try and lose Johansson, and even though those moves were not successful, she saved enough for the two-up sprint to win the race.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 3:03:36 |
2 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Wiggle High5 | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Wiggle High5 | 0:00:14 |
4 | Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Liv-Plantur | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Demi De Jong (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Nikki Harris (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:00:18 |
8 | Kelly Druyts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Etixx | 0:00:41 |
9 | Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Hitec Products | 0:00:48 |
10 | Roxane Fournier (Fra) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Jermaine Post (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
15 | Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Lares-Waowdeals Women Cycling Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
16 | Natalie Van Gogh (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
17 | Annelies Dom (Bel) Lensworld-Zannata | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
18 | Camilla Møllebro (Den) Team BMS Birn | 0:01:35 |
19 | Valerie Demey (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Etixx | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
20 | Gilke Croket (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Etixx | 0:01:37 |
21 | Julia Soek (Ned) Team Liv-Plantur | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
22 | Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Jan Van Arckel | 0:01:51 |
23 | Jip Van Den Bos (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | 0:04:44 |
24 | Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | 0:04:50 |
25 | Jessy Druyts (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Etixx | 0:04:56 |
26 | Lauren Stephens (USA) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
27 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) Team BMS Birn | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
28 | Evie Richards (GBr) Great Britain National Team | 0:05:00 |
29 | Alice Barnes (GBr) Great Britain National Team | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
30 | Daniela Gass (Ger) Wielerclub De Sprinters Malderen | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
31 | Christina Siggaard (Den) Team BMS Birn | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
32 | Jesse Vandenbulcke (Bel) Lares-Waowdeals Women Cycling Team | 0:05:03 |
33 | Brianna Walle (USA) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
34 | Saartje Vandenbroucke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Etixx | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
35 | Chantal Hoffmann (Lux) Lotto Soudal Ladies | 0:05:05 |
36 | Eva Buurman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
37 | Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Cylance Pro Cycling | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
38 | Silvija Latozaite (Ltu) Aromitalia Vaiano | 0:05:13 |
39 | Julie Leth (Den) Hitec Products | 0:05:18 |
40 | Marie Vilmann (Den) Team BMS Birn | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
41 | Laura Gorter (Ned) Regio Team Noord Holland | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
42 | Amy Roberts (GBr) Wiggle High5 | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
43 | Nina Buysman (Ned) Regio Team Noord Holland | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
44 | Kristabel Doebel-Hickok (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
45 | Séverine Eraud (Fra) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
46 | Esther Van Veen (Ned) Swaboladies.Nl | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
47 | Sarah Inghelbrecht (Bel) Lares-Waowdeals Women Cycling Team | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
48 | Diana Peñuela (Col) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
49 | Kseniya Tuhai (Blr) Bepink | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
50 | Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
51 | Simona Bortolotti (Ita) Bepink | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
52 | Claudia Koster (Ned) Jan Van Arckel | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
53 | Rossella Ratto (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
54 | Charlotte Bravard (Fra) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
55 | Kaat Van Der Meulen (Bel) Lensworld-Zannata | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
56 | Tine Rasch Hansen (Den) Team BMS Birn | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
57 | Lotte Van Hoek (Ned) Lares-Waowdeals Women Cycling Team | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
58 | Lucy Shaw (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
59 | Rachele Barbieri (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
60 | Anisha Vekemans (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | 0:05:23 |
61 | Lucy Garner (GBr) Wiggle High5 | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
62 | Nathalie Verschelden (Bel) Keukens Redant Cycling Team | 0:05:30 |
63 | Rebecca Durrell (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
64 | Sophie Coleman (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
65 | Jennifer George (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
66 | Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Bepink | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
67 | Celine Van Severen (Bel) Wielerclub De Sprinters Malderen | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
68 | Annie Ewart (Can) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | 0:05:35 |
69 | Kelly Markus (Ned) Lares-Waowdeals Women Cycling Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
70 | Kirsten Peetoom (Ned) Maaslandster Nicheliving Ccn Ct | 0:06:05 |
71 | Lensy Debboudt (Bel) Keukens Redant Cycling Team | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
72 | Nel De Crits (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Etixx | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
73 | Erin Kinnealy (Aus) Maaslandster Nicheliving Ccn Ct | 0:06:26 |
74 | Laura Vainionpaa (Fin) Isorex Cycling Team | 0:06:31 |
75 | Isabelle Beckers (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | 0:06:48 |
76 | Kyara Stijns (Ned) Team Liv-Plantur | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
77 | Fenna Vanhoutte (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | 0:06:50 |
78 | ngrid Tempert (Ned) Swaboladies.Nl | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
79 | Danique Braam (Ned) Jan Van Arckel | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
80 | Fiona Dutriaux (Fra) Autoglas Wetteren Cycling Team | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
81 | Melanie Woering (Ned) Jan Van Arckel | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
82 | Miriam Bjørnsrud (Nor) Hitec Products | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
83 | Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec Products | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
84 | Manon Lloyd (GBr) Great Britain National Team | 0:06:57 |
85 | Emily Kay (GBr) Great Britain National Team | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
86 | Tessa Neefjes (Ned) Regio Team Noord Holland | 0:07:07 |
87 | Tereza Medvedova (Svk) Bepink | 0:07:17 |
88 | Coralie Demay (Fra) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | 0:07:25 |
89 | Pernilla Van Rozelaar (Ned) Regio Team Noord Holland | 0:07:33 |
90 | Amalie Winter Olsen (Den) Maaslandster Nicheliving Ccn Ct | 0:11:34 |
91 | Sophie Lacher (Ger) Team Koga Ladies Protective Fachklinik Dr H | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
92 | Abigail Dentus (GBr) Great Britain National Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
93 | Eva Maria Palm (Bel) Team Koga Ladies Protective Fachklinik Dr H | 0:11:46 |
DNF | Lauren Hall (USA) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emily Collins (NZl) Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tone Hatteland Lima (Nor) Hitec Products | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Janicke Gunvaldsen (Nor) Hitec Products | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Iris Slappendel (Ned) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hayley Simmonds (GBr) UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nina Kessler (Ned) Lensworld-Zannata | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Winanda Spoor (Ned) Lensworld-Zannata | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Shelley Olds (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ilaria Bonomi (Ita) Bepink | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lenore Pipes (Gum) Bepink | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Chanella Stougje (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Esra Tromp (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christina Koep (Ger) Team Koga Ladies Protective Fachklinik Dr H | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Larissa Luttuschka (Ger) Team Koga Ladies Protective Fachklinik Dr H | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Louise Norman Hansen (Den) Team BMS Birn | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tamiko Butler (Ant) Drops Cycling Team | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
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