Edmondson wins Pajot Hills Classic

Annette Edmondson (Wiggle High5) won the second edition of the Pajot Hills Classic in Gooik, Belgium, on Wednesday with a dominant sprint on the uphill finishing straight. Edmondson crossed the line several bike lengths ahead of Barbara Guarischi (Canyon-SRAM) in second and Ilaria Sanguineti (BePink-Cogeas) in third.

"I knew with this type of uphill finish that it was all about power, so you just had to be in a good position when it was long and strung out," Edmondson said. "It wasn’t a big bunch kick really, it was more of a big grovel really, I had a lot of anger and energy, and it just all exploded up that hill. It was awesome."

The day's racing in Belgium included cobbled classics, punchy climbs and plenty of road furniture for the former double track world champion to navigate as she transitions to road, but the 25-year-old Australian handled it with aplomb.

"It was a bit of a course with everything really; a small lap, a big lap and then two small laps to finish," she said. "There were probably about 7-8km of cobbles in it, and a couple of big hills. In the middle of the race was the Muur, and then a few kilomteres later was the Bosberg, so we were just hoping that it was going to come back into a reduced bunch kick like it did last year.

"Looking at the teams there we felt that we could challenge the teams there, in the sprint, but because it was small race we gave everybody the opportunity to make a move, or to be in a group, or to try to win the race for themselves somehow," Edmondson said.

Despite the bunch finish, there was no shortage of attacking throughout the day as opportunists hoped to beat the sprinters' teams. Edmondson praised her teammates for keeping the race in check until she could launch her winning effort in the finale.

"We just covered all the moves and tried to be in a good position going over the hills and, if it was going to come down to a bunch kick, they were going to give me a lead out," Edmondson said. "It pretty much went to plan, which was cool."

The biggest challenge for Edmondson was getting over the Muur close enough to the front to be in position at the end of the race. 

"The Muur is more of a power climb. It’s sort of short and sharp," Edmondson said. "I raced up it four years ago, and I felt pretty good up it, so it’s never been one that I’ve hated. So I thought that if I was in a good position at the bottom I should be able to get over it. It was just a matter of whether I’d be able to recover in time for the Bosberg. The girls were great. They put me in a great position, and I managed to get up in the top five, which was a surprise."

Once over the Muur, Edmondson said, she knew she was in with a chance for victory.

“There were a lot of attacks in the last couple of laps, and Julie [Leth] and Amy [Roberts] covered everything really well, then put me in a really good position in the last few kilometres," Edmondson said. "I know that going over the Muur that the legs were good, so there was no excuse there. I’m just lucky to have a really strong team that believed in me and gave it everything."

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Annette Edmondson (Aus) Wiggle High53:16:31
2Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Canyon SRAM RacingRow 1 - Cell 2
3Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) BePink CogeasRow 2 - Cell 2
4Roxane Fournier (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine FuturoscopeRow 3 - Cell 2
5Christina Siggaard (Den) Team Veloconcept WomenRow 4 - Cell 2
6Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon SRAM RacingRow 5 - Cell 2
7Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans CyclingteamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Mia Radotic (Cro) BTC City LjubljanaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Boels Dolmans CyclingteamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Cylance Pro CyclingRow 9 - Cell 2
11Sara Mustonen Lichan (Swe) Team Veloconcept WomenRow 10 - Cell 2
12Katrin Garfoot (Aus) Orica Scott WomenRow 11 - Cell 2
13Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Lares-WaowdealsRow 12 - Cell 2
14Anna Zita Maria Stricker (Ita) BTC City LjubljanaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Aurore Verhoeven (Fra)Row 14 - Cell 2
16Joelle Numainville (Can) Cylance Pro CyclingRow 15 - Cell 2
17Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans CyclingteamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Anouska Koster (Ned) WM3 Pro CyclingRow 17 - Cell 2
19Kelly Druyts (Bel) SVGRow 18 - Cell 2
20Sarah Roy (Aus) Orica Scott WomenRow 19 - Cell 2
21Kaat Hannes (Bel) Lensworld-KuotaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Polona Batagelj (Slo) BTC City LjubljanaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Camilla Pedersen (Den) Team Veloconcept WomenRow 22 - Cell 2
24Celine Van Severen (Bel) SVGRow 23 - Cell 2
25Annelies Dom (Bel) Lotto Soudal LadiesRow 24 - Cell 2
26Evy Kuijpers (Ned)Row 25 - Cell 2
27Elizabeth Holden (GBr) Drops Cycling TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Valentina Scandolara (Ita) WM3 Pro CyclingRow 27 - Cell 2
29Henrietta Colborne (GBr)Row 28 - Cell 2
30Nina Buysman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Liane Lippert (Ger) Team Sunweb WomenRow 30 - Cell 2
32Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Jessy Druyts (Bel) SVGRow 32 - Cell 2
34Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Drops Cycling TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Elise Maes (Lux) Team WNT Pro CyclingRow 34 - Cell 2
36Christina Perchtold (Aut) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) WM3 Pro CyclingRow 36 - Cell 2
38Abby-Mae Parkinson (GBr) Drops Cycling TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Jelena Eric (Srb) BTC City LjubljanaRow 38 - Cell 2
40Urša Pintar (Slo) BTC City LjubljanaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Rotem Gafinovitz (Isr) WM3 Pro CyclingRow 40 - Cell 2
42Daniela Reis (Por) Lares-WaowdealsRow 41 - Cell 2
43Ganna Solovei (Ukr) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Dani King (GBr) Cylance Pro CyclingRow 43 - Cell 2
45Kirsten Peetoom (Ned)Row 44 - Cell 2
46Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Cylance Pro CyclingRow 45 - Cell 2
47Yara Kastelijn (Ned) WM3 Pro CyclingRow 46 - Cell 2
48Omer Shapira (Isr) Giusfredi BianchiRow 47 - Cell 2
49Katarzyna Pawlowska (Pol) Boels Dolmans CyclingteamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Charlotte Bravard (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine FuturoscopeRow 49 - Cell 2
51Rossella Ratto (Ita) Cylance Pro CyclingRow 50 - Cell 2
52Jenelle Crooks (Aus) Orica Scott WomenRow 51 - Cell 2
53Claudia Lichtenberg (Ger) Wiggle High5Row 52 - Cell 2
54Annabel Simpson (GBr) Drops Cycling TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Demmy Druyts (Bel) SVGRow 54 - Cell 2
56Georgia Williams (NZl) Orica Scott WomenRow 55 - Cell 2
57Julie Leth (Den) Wiggle High5Row 56 - Cell 2
58Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Team Sunweb WomenRow 57 - Cell 2
59Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam0:00:17
60Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon SRAM Racing0:00:46
61Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon SRAM Racing0:00:57
62Jip Van Den Bos (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam0:01:13
63Danique Braam (Ned)Row 62 - Cell 2
64Hayley Jones (GBr) Team WNT Pro CyclingRow 63 - Cell 2
65Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb Women0:02:34
66Mieke Kroeger (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing0:02:42
67Alison Jackson (Can) BePink Cogeas0:02:50
68Tetiana Riabchenko (Ukr) Lensworld-KuotaRow 67 - Cell 2
69Pauline Allin (Fra)0:02:55
70Irena Ossola (USA) SAS - MACOGEPRow 69 - Cell 2
71Rebecca Durrell (GBr) Drops Cycling Team0:03:24
72Jessie Daams (Bel) Lotto Soudal LadiesRow 71 - Cell 2
73Nancy Van Der Burg (Ned)0:03:26
74Melissa Lowther (GBr)Row 73 - Cell 2
75Nathalie Bex (Bel) SVGRow 74 - Cell 2
76Viktoria Alieksieieva (Ukr)Row 75 - Cell 2
77Katia Ragusa (Ita) BePink CogeasRow 76 - Cell 2
78Aafke Soet (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Nicole Steigenga (Ned)Row 78 - Cell 2
80Laura Gorter (Ned)Row 79 - Cell 2
81Esther Van Veen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling TeamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Coralie Demay (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine FuturoscopeRow 81 - Cell 2
83Eri Yonamine (Jpn) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine FuturoscopeRow 82 - Cell 2
84Olena Demydova (Ukr)Row 83 - Cell 2
85Trine Schmidt (Den) Lotto Soudal Ladies0:03:31
86Corinna Lechner (Ger) BTC City Ljubljana0:03:32
87Shani Bloch-Davidov (Isr) Team Veloconcept WomenRow 86 - Cell 2
88Lucie Lahaye (Fra)Row 87 - Cell 2
89Bryony Van Velzen (Ned) Lares-WaowdealsRow 88 - Cell 2
90Marjolein Van 'T Geloof (Ned)Row 89 - Cell 2
91Nina Hruzevych (Ukr)0:03:34
92Chanella Stougje (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team0:03:35
93Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cylance Pro CyclingRow 92 - Cell 2
94Maria Vittoria Sperotto (Ita) BePink Cogeas0:04:56
95Riejanne Markus (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling0:07:06
96Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine FuturoscopeRow 95 - Cell 2
97Dani Christmas (GBr) Bizkaia-DurangoRow 96 - Cell 2
98Laura Massey (GBr) Drops Cycling TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
99Genevieve Whitson (GBr)Row 98 - Cell 2
DNFTrine Holmsgaard (Den)Row 99 - Cell 2
DNFSara Olsson (Swe)Row 100 - Cell 2
DNFKimberly Nieuwerth (Ned)Row 101 - Cell 2
DNFIngrid Tempert (Ned)Row 102 - Cell 2
DNFKristine Kofman (Ned)Row 103 - Cell 2
DNFBonne Knibbe (Ned)Row 104 - Cell 2
DNFSenna Feron (Ned)Row 105 - Cell 2
DNFNathalie Verschelden (Bel) Lensworld-KuotaRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFMaaike Polspoel (Bel) Lensworld-KuotaRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFAlice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Lensworld-KuotaRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFMarieke Van Witzenburg (Ned)Row 109 - Cell 2
DNFLine Marie Gulliksen (Nor)Row 110 - Cell 2
DNFAshleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling TeamRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFGabrielle Pilote-Fortin (Can) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFRosa Törmänen (Fin)Row 113 - Cell 2
DNFAngelique Wammes-Bouman (Ned)Row 114 - Cell 2
DNFLeah Thorvilson (USA) Canyon SRAM RacingRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFRoos Anneveldt (Ned)Row 116 - Cell 2
DNFCaroline Thorvik Olsen (Nor)Row 117 - Cell 2
DNFNaïka Deneef (Bel)Row 118 - Cell 2
DNFJudith Van Maanen (Ned)Row 119 - Cell 2
DNFKirsti Ruud (Nor)Row 120 - Cell 2
DNFLara Defour (Bel)Row 121 - Cell 2
DNFEstefania Pilz (Arg)Row 122 - Cell 2
DNFSteffy Van Den Haute (Bel)Row 123 - Cell 2
DNFPernilla Van Rozelaar (Ned)Row 124 - Cell 2
DNFLiisa Ehrberg (Est)Row 125 - Cell 2
DNFAlicja Verhagen (Ned)Row 126 - Cell 2
DNFKeira Mcvitty (GBr) Team WNT Pro CyclingRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFKelly Kalm (Est)Row 128 - Cell 2
DNFLensy Debboudt (Bel)Row 129 - Cell 2
DNFAmy Roberts (GBr) Wiggle High5Row 130 - Cell 2
DNFLucy Garner (GBr) Wiggle High5Row 131 - Cell 2
DNFGrace Garner (GBr) Wiggle High5Row 132 - Cell 2
DNFSophie Almeida (Fra)Row 133 - Cell 2
DNFElodie Belz (Fra)Row 134 - Cell 2
DNFDelore Stougje (Ned)Row 135 - Cell 2
DNFNike Beckeringh (Ned)Row 136 - Cell 2
DNFSimone De Vries (Ned)Row 137 - Cell 2
DNFRobin Driehuijs (Ned)Row 138 - Cell 2
DNFMaaike Brandwagt (Ned)Row 139 - Cell 2
DNFBirgitte Ravndal (Nor)Row 140 - Cell 2
DNFTara Gins (Bel) Lares-WaowdealsRow 141 - Cell 2
DNFVibeke Dybwad (Nor)Row 142 - Cell 2
DNFGabriella Shaw (GBr) Team WNT Pro CyclingRow 143 - Cell 2
DNFRebecca Carter (GBr) Team WNT Pro CyclingRow 144 - Cell 2
DNFHannah Walker (GBr) Team WNT Pro CyclingRow 145 - Cell 2
DNFMilagro Mena (CRc) SAS - MACOGEPRow 146 - Cell 2
DNFNatalie Kerwin (NZl) Team Veloconcept WomenRow 147 - Cell 2
DNFMieke Docx (Bel) Lares-WaowdealsRow 148 - Cell 2
DNFKelly Markus (Ned) Lares-WaowdealsRow 149 - Cell 2
DNFRegina Stegvilaité (Ltu)Row 150 - Cell 2
DNFSharon Dommanschet (Ned)Row 151 - Cell 2
DNFLouise Norman Hansen (Den) Team Veloconcept WomenRow 152 - Cell 2
DNFGilke Croket (Bel) SVGRow 153 - Cell 2
DNFBianca Lust (Ned)Row 154 - Cell 2
DNFJacqueline Postma (Ned)Row 155 - Cell 2
DNFIngrid Stolwijk (Ned)Row 156 - Cell 2
DNFRebecca Raybould (GBr)Row 157 - Cell 2
DNFMie Bjørndal Ottestad (Nor)Row 158 - Cell 2
DNFEmmy Andersson (Swe)Row 159 - Cell 2
DNFJustina Jovaišyté (Ltu)Row 160 - Cell 2
DNFEva Buurman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling TeamRow 161 - Cell 2
DNFKhrystyna Radionova (Ukr)Row 162 - Cell 2
DNFAmanda Spratt (Aus) Orica Scott WomenRow 163 - Cell 2
DNFJessica Allen (Aus) Orica Scott WomenRow 164 - Cell 2
DNFLaura Vainionpää (Fin)Row 165 - Cell 2
DNFChane Jonker (RSA)Row 166 - Cell 2
DNFAndrea Terjesen (Nor)Row 167 - Cell 2
DNFAnabelle Dreville (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine FuturoscopeRow 168 - Cell 2
DNFAnnasley Park (GBr)Row 169 - Cell 2
DNFJulie Solvang (Nor)Row 170 - Cell 2
DNFAbigail Dentus (GBr)Row 171 - Cell 2
DNFSanne Bamelis (Bel)Row 172 - Cell 2
DNFAmanda Jamieson (NZl)Row 173 - Cell 2
DNFSari Saarelainen (Fin)Row 174 - Cell 2
DNFTsubasa Makise (Jpn)Row 175 - Cell 2
DNFChristel Van Loo (Ned)Row 176 - Cell 2
DNFJessica Lane (Aus)Row 177 - Cell 2
DNFOlga Zabelinskaya (Rus) BePink CogeasRow 178 - Cell 2
DNFElise Delzenne (Fra) Lotto Soudal LadiesRow 179 - Cell 2
DNFAnna Kiesenhofer (Aut) Lotto Soudal LadiesRow 180 - Cell 2
DNFFenna Vanhoutte (Bel) Lotto Soudal LadiesRow 181 - Cell 2
DNFMarjolaine Bazin (Fra) SAS - MACOGEPRow 182 - Cell 2
DNFIris Sachet (Fra) SAS - MACOGEPRow 183 - Cell 2
DNFIne Allaert (Bel)Row 184 - Cell 2
DNFStefanie Deceuninck (Bel)Row 185 - Cell 2
DNFMegan Barker (GBr)Row 186 - Cell 2

 

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