Bastianelli wins Omloop van het Hageland

Marta Bastianelli brought her new team Virtu Cycling their first victory of the season at Omloop van het Hageland on Sunday. The European champion sprinted for the win ahead of Lotta Lepistö (Trek-Segafredo), while Leah Kirchmann (Sunweb) finished third.

Omloop van het Hageland formed part of the opening weekend for the elite women's peloton, held the day after the kick-off Omloop Het Nieuwsbald in Belgium.

The women raced 131km that starts in Tienen with one larger 52km loop before six smaller 13km loops in Tielt-Winge. There were slight variations to the loops, however, removing a section of cobbles and a revision of the final stretch back to the finish line. The riders faced five climbs and a series of intermediate sprint, but the race was regarded as one for the sprinters, making Bastianelli one of the clear favourites.

The race started with a breakaway within the first 30km that included three riders; Natalie Van Gogh (Biehler Pro Cycling), Grace Brown (Mitchelton-Scott) and Barbara Guarischi (Virtu). There was a reshuffling of the peloton and the lead group, and several attacks saw Movistar's Malgorzata Jasinska and Trek-Segafredo’s Ruth Winder take the lead with 80km to go.

There were splits in the main field as Team Virtu led the pace-setting at the front to successfully close down the gap to the two breakaway riders, working for their sprinter Bastianelli.

Trek-Segafredo's Tayler Wiles and Soraya Paladin (Ale Cipollini) were the next to attack but they were brought back before the Roeselberg climb on the local circuits.

With 50km to go, and the third lap of the smaller circuits, Mitchelton-Scott controlled the speeds among the in-tact peloton. Over the top of the climb, Sunweb set off an attack but was quickly followed by Wiles and Jasinska, along with riders from Mitchelton-Scott and CCC-Liv. The peloton was all back together coming through the finish line in Tielt-Winge, and although there were some attacks, it was Franziska Koch (Mexx-Watersley International) who cleared the field in a solo effort.

Koch pushed her lead out to just over a minute but with 30km to go, two laps, the pace increased behind with teams like Ale Cipollini and Mitchelton-Scott chasing, her gap dropped but held steady at 40 seconds in the last 25km. The German rider was eventually caught by the field with under 20km to go.

Lucy Kennedy (Mitchelton-Scott) drove the pace over the small climbs on course, causing the field to move single file into the gutter, but her efforts weren't enough to stop Sunweb and Trek-Segafredo from attacking on the main climb. But while Trek-Segafredo moved several riders to the front, the attacking momentarily stopped, and the field merged back together.

Sunweb's new hire Susanne Andersen jumped but Trek-Segafredo's Wiles and Ellen van Dijk were attentive at the front and brought her back quickly.

Movistar's French champion Aude Biannic attacked, too, but although she gained a small gap, she was also reeled back in by the efforts of teams with strong sprinters.

 

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Virtu Cycling3:32:50
2Lotta Pauliina Lepistö (Fin) Trek-Segafredo WomenRow 1 - Cell 2
3Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb WomenRow 2 - Cell 2
4Roxane Fournier (Fra) Movistar Team WomenRow 3 - Cell 2
5Gracie Elvin (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott WomenRow 4 - Cell 2
6Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine FuturoscopeRow 5 - Cell 2
7Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Sunweb WomenRow 6 - Cell 2
8Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 7 - Cell 2
9Christina Malling Siggaard (Den) Team Virtu CyclingRow 8 - Cell 2
10Natalie van Gogh (Ned) Biehler Pro CyclingRow 9 - Cell 2
11Demi de Jong (Ned) Lotto Soudal LadiesRow 10 - Cell 2
12Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Ale CipolliniRow 11 - Cell 2
13Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) CCC-LivRow 12 - Cell 2
14Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team WomenRow 13 - Cell 2
15Stine Borgli (Nor)0:00:05
16Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Trek-Segafredo Women0:00:10
17Valerie Demey (Bel) CCC-Liv0:00:18
18Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg0:00:24
19Daniela Gaß (Ger)Row 18 - Cell 2
20Sarah Roy (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott WomenRow 19 - Cell 2
21Severine Eraud (Fra) Doltcini-Van Eyck SportRow 20 - Cell 2
22Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar-Cylance CyclingRow 21 - Cell 2
23Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Hitec Products-Birk SportRow 22 - Cell 2
24Chloe Hosking (Aus) Ale CipolliniRow 23 - Cell 2
25Eugenia Bujak (Slo) BTC City LjubljanaRow 24 - Cell 2
26Katia Ragusa (Ita) BePinkRow 25 - Cell 2
27Paula Andrea Patiño Bedoya (Col) Movistar Team WomenRow 26 - Cell 2
28Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo Women0:00:29
29Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Movistar Team WomenRow 28 - Cell 2
30Anouska Koster (Ned) Team Virtu Cycling0:00:38
31Kathrin Schweinberger (Aut) Health Mate-Ladies TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Lucy Garner (GBr) Hitec Products-Birk SportRow 31 - Cell 2
33Evy Kuijpers (Ned) CCC-Liv0:00:48
34Grace Brown (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott Women0:00:52
35Nicole Steigenga (Ned) BePinkRow 34 - Cell 2
36Romy Kasper (Ger) Ale Cipollini0:00:58
37Nadia Quagliotto (Ita) Ale CipolliniRow 36 - Cell 2
38Liane Lippert (Ger) Team Sunweb Women0:01:01
39Charlotte Bravard (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope0:01:25
40Kylie Waterreus (Ned) Health Mate-Ladies TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott WomenRow 40 - Cell 2
42Nicola Juniper (GBr)0:02:05
43Marie Dessart (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies0:02:07
44Marta Lach (Pol) CCC-LivRow 43 - Cell 2
45Maria Apolonia van 'T Geloof (Ned) Ale CipolliniRow 44 - Cell 2
46Greta Richioud (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine FuturoscopeRow 45 - Cell 2
47Nina Buijsman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg0:02:09
48Tayler Wiles (USA) Trek-Segafredo WomenRow 47 - Cell 2
49Laura Tomasi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa BortoloRow 48 - Cell 2
50Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Movistar Team WomenRow 49 - Cell 2
51Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) BePinkRow 50 - Cell 2
52Silvia Pollicini (Ita) Valcar-Cylance CyclingRow 51 - Cell 2
53Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Team Sunweb WomenRow 52 - Cell 2
54Franziska Koch (Ger)0:02:33
55Danielle Christmas (GBr) Lotto Soudal Ladies0:02:35
56Sara Penton (Swe) Team Virtu CyclingRow 55 - Cell 2
57Fien Delbaere (Bel) Health Mate-Ladies TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Anna Plichta (Pol) Trek-Segafredo WomenRow 57 - Cell 2
59Georgia Williams (NZl) Mitchelton-Scott WomenRow 58 - Cell 2
60Marit Raaijmakers (Ned) Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 59 - Cell 2
61Chantal Hoffmann (Lux) Lotto Soudal Ladies0:02:53
62Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek-Segafredo Women0:03:24
63Karolina Perekitko (Pol)0:03:40
64Susanne Andersen (Nor) Team Sunweb Women0:03:53
65Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope0:04:35
66Agnieszka Skalniak (Pol) CCC-Liv0:05:54
67Tereza Medvedova (Svk) BePink0:05:57
68Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope0:06:40
69Esther van Veen (Ned) Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 68 - Cell 2
70Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team Sunweb WomenRow 69 - Cell 2
71Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb WomenRow 70 - Cell 2
72Jessica Allen (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott WomenRow 71 - Cell 2
73Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Team Virtu CyclingRow 72 - Cell 2
74Lauren Creamer (Irl)0:10:09
75Amalie Lutro (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport0:10:12
76Sarah Inghelbrecht (Bel)0:12:00
77Victoire Berteau (Fra) Doltcini-Van Eyck SportRow 76 - Cell 2
78Diana Carolina Peñuela Martinez (Col) Ale CipolliniRow 77 - Cell 2
79Julie Solvang (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk SportRow 78 - Cell 2
80Chloë Turblin (Fra) Health Mate-Ladies TeamRow 79 - Cell 2
81Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Ale CipolliniRow 80 - Cell 2
82Henrietta Colborne (GBr) Biehler Pro CyclingRow 81 - Cell 2
83Birgitte Ravndal (Nor)Row 82 - Cell 2
84Kelly Markus (Ned) Doltcini-Van Eyck SportRow 83 - Cell 2
85Natalie Grinczer (GBr) Bizkaia-DurangoRow 84 - Cell 2
86Gilke Croket (Bel)Row 85 - Cell 2
87Greta Marturano (Ita) Top Girls Fassa BortoloRow 86 - Cell 2
88Silvia Zanardi (Ita) BePinkRow 87 - Cell 2
89Nele Armee (Bel)Row 88 - Cell 2
90Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Cylance CyclingRow 89 - Cell 2
91Chiara Perini (Ita) BePinkRow 90 - Cell 2
92Thi That Nguyen (Vie) Lotto Soudal Ladies0:12:06
93Christina Schweinberger (Aut) Health Mate-Ladies Team0:12:14
94Kirstie van Haaften (Ned) Health Mate-Ladies TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
95Lonneke Uneken (Ned) Hitec Products-Birk Sport0:13:14
DNFEmilie Moberg (Nor) Team Virtu CyclingRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFIsabel Martin Martin (Spa) Bizkaia-DurangoRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFLuisa Ibarrola Albizua (Spa) Bizkaia-DurangoRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFAroa Gorostiza Ulloa (Spa) Bizkaia-DurangoRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFHanna Johansson (Swe)Row 99 - Cell 2
DNFJosefine Huitfeldt (Den)Row 100 - Cell 2
DNFAnja Longyka (Slo) BTC City LjubljanaRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFMieke Kröger (Ger) Team Virtu CyclingRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFSandra Alonso Dominguez (Spa) Bizkaia-DurangoRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFRachele Barbieri (Ita) BePinkRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFRachel Jary (GBr)Row 105 - Cell 2
DNFElise Vander Sande (Bel)Row 106 - Cell 2
DNFLaura Camila Lozano Ramirez (Col) Health Mate-Ladies TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFAyse Van Laethem (Bel)Row 108 - Cell 2
DNFLuca De Langhe (Bel)Row 109 - Cell 2
DNFCarolien Haers (Bel)Row 110 - Cell 2
DNFElyse Fraser (NZl)Row 111 - Cell 2
DNFDésirée Ehrler (Sui)Row 112 - Cell 2
DNFFemke Geeris (Ned)Row 113 - Cell 2
DNFYasmine De Wulf (Bel)Row 114 - Cell 2
DNFEmily Meakin (GBr)Row 115 - Cell 2
DNFSylvie Swinkels (Ned) Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFLisa Groothuesheidkamp (Ned)Row 117 - Cell 2
DNFEllen Feytens (Bel)Row 118 - Cell 2
DNFDanique Braam (Ned) Lotto Soudal LadiesRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFAinara Elbusto Arteaga (Spa) Bizkaia-DurangoRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFGaia Tortolina (Ita)Row 121 - Cell 2
DNFMarie Flataas (Nor)Row 122 - Cell 2
DNFEveline Baele (Bel)Row 123 - Cell 2
DNFPaulien Rooijakkers (Ned) CCC-LivRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFDoris Schweizer (Swi) Bizkaia-DurangoRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFMerel Hofman (Ned) Biehler Pro CyclingRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFArianna Pruisscher (Ned)Row 127 - Cell 2
DNFGloria Rodriguez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar Team WomenRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFLoes Adegeest (Ned) Parkhotel ValkenburgRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFAnisha Vekemans (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck SportRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFGrace Garner (GBr) Hitec Products-Birk SportRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFPernille Larsen Feldmann (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk SportRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFUrska Bravec (Slo) BTC City LjubljanaRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFSheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team WomenRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFSaartje Vandenbroucke (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck SportRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFMonique van de Ree (Ned) BTC City LjubljanaRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFKim De Baat (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck SportRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFMaaike Boogaard (Ned) BTC City LjubljanaRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFDitte Lenseclaes (Bel)Row 139 - Cell 2
DNFMichelle Geoghegan (Irl)Row 140 - Cell 2
DNFSavannah Morgan (GBr)Row 141 - Cell 2
DNFRuth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo WomenRow 142 - Cell 2
DNFLiena Vanderheyden (Bel)Row 143 - Cell 2
DNFUrska Zigart (Slo) BTC City LjubljanaRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFMaja Perinović (Cro)Row 145 - Cell 2
DNFMalin Eriksen (Nor)Row 146 - Cell 2
DNFNienke Wasmus (Ned) Biehler Pro CyclingRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFMelanie Klement (Ned) Biehler Pro CyclingRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFVittoria Guazzini (Ita) Valcar-Cylance CyclingRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFAlessia Vigilia (Ita) Valcar-Cylance CyclingRow 150 - Cell 2
DNFRoos Hoogeboom (Ned) Biehler Pro CyclingRow 151 - Cell 2
DNFMarion Sicot (Fra) Doltcini-Van Eyck SportRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFMartina Stefani (Ita) Top Girls Fassa BortoloRow 153 - Cell 2
DNFLaura Süßemilch (Ger) Health Mate-Ladies TeamRow 154 - Cell 2
DNFElena Leonardi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa BortoloRow 155 - Cell 2
DNFElisa Dalla Valle (Ita) Top Girls Fassa BortoloRow 156 - Cell 2
DNFAntonia Gröndahl (Fin)Row 157 - Cell 2
DNFCrystal Lane-Wright (GBr)Row 158 - Cell 2
DNFIsabella Stone (GBr)Row 159 - Cell 2
DNFAlyssa Lurquin (Bel)Row 160 - Cell 2
DNFSilvia Persico (Ita) Valcar-Cylance CyclingRow 161 - Cell 2

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