Dwars door Vlaanderen Women 2024

Dwars door Vlaanderen Women: Marianne Vos out-paces Van Anrooij to claim victory

As it happened: Breakaway sprints for victory after chaotic edition of Dwars door Vlaanderen Women

Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) secured her 250th career victory at the Dwars door Vlaanderen. The multiple-time world champion won a two-up sprint, beating Lidl-Trek's Shirin van Anrooij in Waregem.

The pair escaped the day's decisive breakaway with 12km to go, and Vos led them into the final 3km before out-sprinting Van Anrooij at the finish line.

The chase group sprinted in for the final podium spot, with Letizia Paternoster (Liv Jayco AlUla) taking third, Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) fourth, Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) fifth and Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) sixth on the day.

Dwars door Vlaanderen Women information

The 12th edition of Dwars door Vlaanderen Women will take place in Belgium on March 27, 2024. The 1.Pro women's race has been held on the same mid-week date as the men's race since it was introduced in 2012 by organisers Flanders Classics.

SD Worx dominated the last year's race, with Demi Vollering escaping late in the race to claim the solo win, countering off a move from teammate Marlen Reusser, who launched an attack before some key cobbled sectors and pulled away a four-rider group. Chiara Consonni (UAE Team ADQ) won the chase-group sprint for second place ahead of Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma).

Amy Pieters has amassed the most victories with three consecutive top placings across 2014, 2015 and 2016 while Ellen van Dijk scored two victories, in 2018 and 2019.

The peloton typically encounters strong headwinds along the decisive ascents on the road to Waregem. The route is usually 120-130km in distance and serves as a tune-up for the Tour of Flanders, four days later. 

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Dwars door Vlaanderen Women 2024 route

The 2024 route will follow a familiar format, starting and finishing in Waregem, taking in nine climbs, one more than last year, and seven separate cobblestone sectors on the edge of the Flemish Ardennes Flemish Ardennes over 129.9km.

Full details of the route for the 2024 Dwars door Vlaanderen Women.

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