Bronzini wins Drentse 8

Wiggle-Honda's Giorgia Bronzini scored her first victory of the 2015 season out of a breakaway group in the Molecaten Drentse 8 van Westerveld. The Italian made easy work of Orica-AIS's Valentina Scandolara and Annamiek van Vleuten (Bigla) from the eight-rider group.

The sprint was marred by the crash of Lauren Rowney (Velocio-SRAM), who was trying to come pass Bronzini along the barriers when a specator shot his arm out and caught her bars. The Australian crashed hard breaking her collarbone, and was helped off the course just before the main peloton's arrival 1:45 later.

“I told the girls that I wasn’t feeling so good today, because of my wrist and I have a cold, so I would work for them,” Bronzini said. “We came into the small lap and I was up the front, and there was an attack - the first really serious one - and I jumped [across], and the break had gone!

“I could do nothing, I was in the break!” Bronzini laughed. “I tried to be a little bit smart because my shape is not the best, and I can’t work really hard. I thought that the break would be chased down by the other teams, but it wasn’t. I tried to take my turn, but I didn’t have any power.

“In the end they tried to attack me, but I could follow the moves,” she added. “I was on van Vleuten’s wheel on the last corner, and I gave her a little bit of a gap. I came out with 200 metres to go, and it was okay at the end."

The race consisted of two long laps to 101.7km, and five local laps on a 7.4km circuit, but a lack of the usual strong winds kept the field intact for much of the day. The eight-woman breakaway escaped on the first local lap, with Bronzini, Scandolara and Van Vleuten joined by Loren Rowney (Velocio-SRAM), Willeke Knol (Liv-Plantur), Emilie Moberg (Hitec Products), Alice Arzuffi (Inpa-Sottoli) and Heather Fischer (USA).

The gap to the breakaway rose and fell, climbing to nearly two minutes in the final lap. Arzuffi was distanced in the last part of the final lap, and Van Vleuten tried her luck with an early move, but Bronzini was still the fastest and took the win with apparent ease. She was concerned that she might have caused Rowney's crash in the sprint, but was relieved to later find it was a spectator's fault.

“In the first moments I thought that it maybe was my fault, but my sprint was okay and she had time,” Bronzini explained. “We just saw the video and someone - a spectator - took her handlebar, and that is really crazy; a really crazy thing!”

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda3:39:31
2Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Orica - AISRow 1 - Cell 2
3Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Bigla Pro Cycling TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Emilie Moberg (Nor) Hitec ProductsRow 3 - Cell 2
5Heather Fischer (USA) National Team U.S.A.0:00:04
6Willeke Knol (Ned) Team Liv-Plantur0:00:05
7Loren Rowney (Aus) Velocio - SRAMRow 6 - Cell 2
8Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi0:00:23
9Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team0:01:45
10Amy Pieters (Ned) Team Liv-PlanturRow 9 - Cell 2
11Chloe Hosking (Aus) Wiggle HondaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Simona Frapporti (Ita) Ale CipolliniRow 11 - Cell 2
13Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Roxane Fournier (Fra) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86Row 13 - Cell 2
15Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Ale CipolliniRow 14 - Cell 2
16Alexis Ryan (USA) National Team U.S.A.Row 15 - Cell 2
17Jolien d'Hoore (Bel) Wiggle HondaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Mia Radotic (Cro) BTC City LjubljanaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Ale CipolliniRow 18 - Cell 2
20Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Liv-PlanturRow 19 - Cell 2
21Kaat van Der Meulen (Bel) Lensworld.eu - ZannataRow 20 - Cell 2
22Veerle Goossens (Ned) De Jonge RennerRow 21 - Cell 2
23Lotta Lepistö (Fin) Bigla Pro Cycling TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Lensworld.eu - ZannataRow 23 - Cell 2
25Chanella Stougje (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg CTRow 24 - Cell 2
26Anna Trevisi (Ita) Inpa Sottoli GiusfrediRow 25 - Cell 2
27Jermaine Post (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg CTRow 26 - Cell 2
28Kelly Markus (Ned) Team RytgerRow 27 - Cell 2
29Veronica Cornolti (Ita) Servetto FootonRow 28 - Cell 2
30Jelena Eric (Srb) BTC City LjubljanaRow 29 - Cell 2
31Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica - AISRow 30 - Cell 2
32Coryn Rivera (USA) National Team U.S.A.Row 31 - Cell 2
33Milda Jankauskaite (Ltu) Astana - Acca Due ORow 32 - Cell 2
34Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Ale CipolliniRow 33 - Cell 2
35Janneke Ensing (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg CTRow 34 - Cell 2
36Larisa Pankova (Rus) Astana - Acca Due ORow 35 - Cell 2
37Monique van de Ree (Ned) De Jonge RennerRow 36 - Cell 2
38Kim de Baat (Ned) Lensworld.eu - ZannataRow 37 - Cell 2
39Henriette Woering (Ned) Team RytgerRow 38 - Cell 2
40Malgorzta Jasinska (Pol) Ale CipolliniRow 39 - Cell 2
41Anouska Koster (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Rozanne Slik (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg CT0:01:52
43Moniek Tenniglo (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Demi de Jong (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cycling TeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Hitec Products0:01:54
46Polona Batagelj (Slo) BTC City LjubljanaRow 45 - Cell 2
47Shara Gillow (Aus) Rabo Liv Women Cycling TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Kirsten Wild (Ned) Hitec ProductsRow 47 - Cell 2
49Julie Leth (Den) Hitec ProductsRow 48 - Cell 2
50Michela Pavin (Ita) Servetto FootonRow 49 - Cell 2
51Aizhan Zhaparova (Rus) Astana - Acca Due ORow 50 - Cell 2
52Geerike Schreurs (Ned) Meteoor Assen RodenRow 51 - Cell 2
53Nina Kessler (Ned) Lensworld.eu - ZannataRow 52 - Cell 2
54Joelle Numainville (Can) Bigla Pro Cycling TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Velocio - SRAMRow 54 - Cell 2
56Pascale Jeuland (Fra) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86Row 55 - Cell 2
57Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica - AISRow 56 - Cell 2
58Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Cycling TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
59Sara Mustonen (Swe) Team Liv-PlanturRow 58 - Cell 2
60Nike Beckeringh (Ned) Jan van ArckelRow 59 - Cell 2
61Kelly van den Steen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - DuoRow 60 - Cell 2
62Elena Franchi (Ita) Servetto FootonRow 61 - Cell 2
63Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Velocio - SRAMRow 62 - Cell 2
64Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Julia Soek (Ned) Team Liv-PlanturRow 64 - Cell 2
66Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Velocio - SRAMRow 65 - Cell 2
67Audrey Cordon (Fra) Wiggle HondaRow 66 - Cell 2
68Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Velocio - SRAMRow 67 - Cell 2
69Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cycling TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Claudia Lichtenberg (Ger) Team Liv-PlanturRow 69 - Cell 2
71Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels Dolmans Cycling TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Tayler Wiles (USA) Velocio - SRAMRow 71 - Cell 2
73Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cycling TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
74Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Orica - AISRow 73 - Cell 2
75Rossella Ratto (Ita) Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi0:02:34
76Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Hitec ProductsRow 75 - Cell 2
77Saskia Oomen (Ned) Jan van Arckel0:03:47
78Katrin Garfoot (Aus) Orica - AISRow 77 - Cell 2
79Janine van Der Meer (Ned) LST Euregio Ladies CyclingRow 78 - Cell 2
80Nicole Hanselmann (Swi) Bigla Pro Cycling TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Mirthe Wagenaar (Ned) W.V. Breda Manieu.nl-LadieteamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Tetiana Riabchenko (Ukr) Inpa Sottoli GiusfrediRow 81 - Cell 2
83Amy Charity (USA) National Team U.S.A.Row 82 - Cell 2
84Ursa Pintar (Slo) BTC City LjubljanaRow 83 - Cell 2
85Liisi Rist (Est) Inpa Sottoli GiusfrediRow 84 - Cell 2
86Anna Potokina (Rus) Servetto FootonRow 85 - Cell 2
87Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Servetto FootonRow 86 - Cell 2
88Kaat Hannes (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - DuoRow 87 - Cell 2
89Miriam Bjørnsrud (Nor) Hitec ProductsRow 88 - Cell 2
90Céline van Severen (Bel) Lensworld.eu - Zannata0:03:54
91Eugénie Duval (Fra) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86Row 90 - Cell 2
92Marissa Otten (Ned) Lensworld.eu - Zannata0:03:59
93Wendy Oosterwoud (Ned) NWVG-Autoschade BathoornRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFEmilia Fahlin (Swe) Wiggle HondaRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFPauliena Rooijakkers (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg CTRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFMelissa Hoskins (Aus) Orica - AISRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFEmilie Aubry (Swi) Bigla Pro Cycling TeamRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFBeatrice Bartelloni (Ita) Ale CipolliniRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFAnna Zita Maria Stricker (Ita) Inpa Sottoli GiusfrediRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFOlena Demydova (Ukr) Astana - Acca Due ORow 99 - Cell 2
DNFKseniia Dobrynina (Rus) Astana - Acca Due ORow 100 - Cell 2
DNFAnja Rugelj (Slo) BTC City LjubljanaRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFOlena Pavlukhina (Aze) BTC City LjubljanaRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFSari Saarelainen (Fin) Servetto FootonRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFFien Delbaere (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - DuoRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFSteffy van den Haute (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - DuoRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFGilke Croket (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Pro - DuoRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFLara Vieceli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini RoxRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFNina Gulino (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini RoxRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFMichela Balducci (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini RoxRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFAlessandra Lari (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini RoxRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFFederica Nicolai (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini RoxRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFEyerusalem Kelil (Eth) S.C. Michela Fanini RoxRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFLaura Jorgensen (USA) National Team U.S.A.Row 113 - Cell 2
DNFKendall Ryan (USA) National Team U.S.A.Row 114 - Cell 2
DNFSéverine Eraud (Fra) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86Row 115 - Cell 2
DNFSophie van Bakel (Ned) LST Euregio Ladies CyclingRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFLauren Arnouts (Ned) LST Euregio Ladies CyclingRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFSarah-Jeanne Fraser (Aus) LST Euregio Ladies CyclingRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFAniek Rooderkerken (Ned) LST Euregio Ladies CyclingRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFIlse Miltenburg (Ned) LST Euregio Ladies CyclingRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFJudith Bloem (Ned) Jan van ArckelRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFKaren Elzing (Ned) Jan van ArckelRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFNadia Stappenbelt (Ned) Jan van ArckelRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFJarna de Jong (Ned) Meteoor Assen RodenRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFDanique Braam (Ned) Meteoor Assen RodenRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFImke Vormeer (Ned) Meteoor Assen RodenRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFSanne Bouwmeester (Ned) Meteoor Assen RodenRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFMichelle Stummel (Ned) Meteoor Assen RodenRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFAngelique Wammes (Ned) W.V. Breda Manieu.nl-LadieteamRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFHilde Oudman (Ned) W.V. Breda Manieu.nl-LadieteamRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFAnne Peer (Ned) W.V. Breda Manieu.nl-LadieteamRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFSara Penton (Swe) De Jonge RennerRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFAnouk Rockx (Ned) De Jonge RennerRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFYmke Stegink (Ned) De Jonge RennerRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFMelanie Woering (Ned) Team RytgerRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFAmy Hill (GBr) Team RytgerRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFMelissa van Neck (Ned) Ulysses-Hoorn-West FrisiaRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFPernilla van Rozelaar (Ned) Ulysses-Hoorn-West FrisiaRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFAlice Andersson (Swe) Ulysses-Hoorn-West FrisiaRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFEllinor Frendin (Swe) Ulysses-Hoorn-West FrisiaRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFRenee Welling (Ned) Ulysses-Hoorn-West FrisiaRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFAshlynn van Baarle (Ned) Swift-Avanti-BollenstreekRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFNicky Zijlaard (Ned) Swift-Avanti-BollenstreekRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFSofie van Horik (Ned) Swift-Avanti-BollenstreekRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFIngrid Tempert (Ned) Swift-Avanti-BollenstreekRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFHanna Helamb (Swe) Swift-Avanti-BollenstreekRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFEsther van Veen (Ned) Swift-Avanti-BollenstreekRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFAnne Marijn van Der Graaf (Ned) NWVG-Autoschade BathoornRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFIris Hamelink (Ned) NWVG-Autoschade BathoornRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFFianna Stenveld (Ned) NWVG-Autoschade BathoornRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFSuzanne de Lange (Ned) NWVG-Autoschade BathoornRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFTamina Oliver (GBr) Jos Feron Lady ForceRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFSenna Feron (Ned) Jos Feron Lady ForceRow 153 - Cell 2
DNFAnne van de Swaluw (Ned) Jos Feron Lady ForceRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFNatasja Nieuwenhuizen (Ned) Jos Feron Lady ForceRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFLindy van Anrooij (Ned) Jos Feron Lady ForceRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFHelena van Leijen (Ned) Jos Feron Lady ForceRow 157 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team6pts
2Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Monique van de Ree (Ned) De Jonge Renner6pts
2Willeke Knol (Ned) Team Liv-Plantur4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Velocio - SRAM2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Tayler Wiles (USA) Velocio - SRAM6pts
2Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Velocio - SRAM4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Bigla Pro Cycling Team6pts
2Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Heather Fisher (USA) National Team U.S.A.2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi6pts
2Willeke Knol (Ned) Team Liv-Plantur4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Loren Rowney (Aus) Velocio - SRAM2Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Willeke Knol (Ned) Team Liv-Plantur8pts
2Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi6Row 1 - Cell 3
3Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team6Row 3 - Cell 3
5Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Tayler Wiles (USA) Velocio - SRAM6Row 5 - Cell 3
7Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Velocio - SRAM6Row 6 - Cell 3
8Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Bigla Pro Cycling Team6Row 7 - Cell 3
9Monique van de Ree (Ned) De Jonge Renner6Row 8 - Cell 3
10Loren Rowney (Aus) Velocio - SRAM2Row 9 - Cell 3
11Heather Fisher (USA) National Team U.S.A.2Row 10 - Cell 3

 

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