Boels Ladies Tour 2018: Prologue Results

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Annemiek Van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott) wins stage 2 at Emakumeen Bira(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott) lined up for the Boels Ladies Tour as defending champion, both of the overall race and the starting prologue. Starting last, the Dutch rider lived up to her billing, covering the 3.3-kilometre course in 4:22, and beating her closest competitor Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans) by a whole seven seconds. Ellen van Dijk (Team Sunweb) rounded out an all-Dutch podium.

This was beaten by D'hoore's teammate Sarah Roy who shaved another two seconds off the leading time, but then Leah Kirchmann (Team Sunweb) took the hotseat with a time of 4:31. The Canadian's time stood for a long while many riders failed to best her benchmark. Lucinda Brand (Team Sunweb), Lisa Klein (Canyon-SRAM), and Amy Pieters (Boels Dolmans) all came within two seconds of Kirchmann but could not beat her. Lisa Brennauer (Wiggle High5) was only a few tenths of a second slower.

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton Scott Women	0:04:22
2	Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	0:00:07
3	Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Team Sunweb Women	0:00:08
4	Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb Women	0:00:09
5	Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Wiggle High5	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb Women	0:00:10
7	Lisa Klein (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing	0:00:11
8	Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Sarah Roy (Aus) Mitchelton Scott Women	0:00:12
10	Eugenia Bujak (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana	0:00:13
11	Anouska Koster (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Jolien D'Hoore (Bel) Mitchelton Scott Women	0:00:14
13	Mieke Kröger (Ger) Team Virtu Cycling	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Sunweb Women	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton Scott Women	0:00:15
17	Gracie Elvin (Aus) Mitchelton Scott Women	0:00:17
18	Riejanne Markus (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team	0:00:18
19	Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle High5	0:00:19
20	Arlenis Sierra (Cub) Astana Women's Team	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	0:00:20
22	Elena Cecchini (Ita) Canyon-SRAM Racing	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Annette Edmondson (Aus) Wiggle High5	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Christina Malling Siggaard (Den) Team Virtu Cycling	0:00:21
25	Trixi Worrack (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Leah Thomas (USA) United States	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Team Sunweb Women	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team	0:00:22
29	Tayler Wiles (USA) United States	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:00:23
32	Amy Cure (Aus) Wiggle High5	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar PBM	0:00:24
35	Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Ale Cipollini	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	0:00:25
38	Georgia Williams (NZl) Mitchelton Scott Women	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Charlotte Becker (Ger) Hitec Products-Birk Sport	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Ale Cipollini	0:00:26
41	Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Valcar PBM	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Virtu Cycling	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Paulien Rooijakkers (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Lily Williams (USA) United States	0:00:27
45	Natalie Van Gogh (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	0:00:28
46	Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Team Virtu Cycling	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Marta Cavalli (Ita) Valcar PBM	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Janneke Ensing (Ned) Ale Cipollini	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Christa Riffel (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing	0:00:29
50	Yara Kastelijn (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Anastasiia Iakovenko (Rus) BTC City Ljubljana	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Roxane Fournier (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Rotem Gafinovitz (Isr) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team	0:00:30
54	Elena Pirrone (Ita) Astana Women's Team	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Louise Norman Hansen (Den) Team Virtu Cycling	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Chloe Hosking (Aus) Ale Cipollini	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Esther Van Veen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale Cipollini	0:00:31
59	Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Loes Adegeest (Ned) Netherlands	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Jelena Eric (Srb) Cylance Pro Cycling	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Hanna Nilsson (Swe) BTC City Ljubljana	0:00:32
63	Danique Braam (Ned) Netherlands	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Rossella Ratto (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb Women	0:00:33
66	Rozanne Slik (Ned) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Polona Batagelj (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Marjolein van 'T Geloof (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Anabelle Dreville (Fra) Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:00:34
70	Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Rixt Meijer (Ned) Netherlands	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Netherlands	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Wiggle High5	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	0:00:35
75	Anna Trevisi (Ita) Ale Cipollini	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Julie Solvang (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Astana Women's Team	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Heidi Franz (USA) United States	0:00:36
79	Lauren Kitchen (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Ilona Hoeksma (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Nina Buijsman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar PBM	0:00:37
83	Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Sara Penton (Swe) Team Virtu Cycling	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Wiggle High5	0:00:38
86	Susanne Andersen (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Charlotte Bravard (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	0:00:39
88	Nina Kessler (Ned) Hitec Products-Birk Sport	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Paulien Koster (Ned) Netherlands	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Belle De Gast (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	0:00:40
91	Wendy Oosterwoud (Ned) Netherlands	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Urska Zigart (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Margot Clyne (USA) United States	0:00:41
95	Dalia Muccioli (Ita) Valcar PBM	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Silvia Pollicini (Ita) Valcar PBM	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Isabelle Beckers (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	Natalya Saifutdinova (Kaz) Astana Women's Team	Row 97 - Cell 2
99	Simona Frapporti (Ita) Hitec Products-Birk Sport	0:00:42
100	Demi de Jong (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:00:44
101	Omer Shapira (Isr) Cylance Pro Cycling	0:00:47
102	Jeydy Pradera Bernal (Cub) Astana Women's Team	0:00:48
103	Chantal Hoffmann (Lux) Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:00:52
104	Janelle Cole (USA) United States	Row 103 - Cell 2
105	Maaike Boogaard (Ned) BTC City Ljubljana	0:00:53
106	Moniek Tenniglo (Ned) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	0:01:50

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General classification after prologue
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton Scott Women	0:04:22
2	Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	0:00:07
3	Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Team Sunweb Women	0:00:08
4	Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb Women	0:00:09
5	Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Wiggle High5	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb Women	0:00:10
7	Lisa Klein (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing	0:00:11
8	Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Sarah Roy (Aus) Mitchelton Scott Women	0:00:12
10	Eugenia Bujak (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana	0:00:13
11	Anouska Koster (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Jolien D'Hoore (Bel) Mitchelton Scott Women	0:00:14
13	Mieke Kröger (Ger) Team Virtu Cycling	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Sunweb Women	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton Scott Women	0:00:15
17	Gracie Elvin (Aus) Mitchelton Scott Women	0:00:17
18	Riejanne Markus (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team	0:00:18
19	Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle High5	0:00:19
20	Arlenis Sierra (Cub) Astana Women's Team	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	0:00:20
22	Elena Cecchini (Ita) Canyon-SRAM Racing	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Annette Edmondson (Aus) Wiggle High5	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Christina Malling Siggaard (Den) Team Virtu Cycling	0:00:21
25	Trixi Worrack (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Leah Thomas (USA) United States	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Team Sunweb Women	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team	0:00:22
29	Tayler Wiles (USA) United States	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:00:23
32	Amy Cure (Aus) Wiggle High5	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar PBM	0:00:24
35	Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Ale Cipollini	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	0:00:25
38	Georgia Williams (NZl) Mitchelton Scott Women	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Charlotte Becker (Ger) Hitec Products-Birk Sport	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Ale Cipollini	0:00:26
41	Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Valcar PBM	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Trine Schmidt (Den) Team Virtu Cycling	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Paulien Rooijakkers (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Lily Williams (USA) United States	0:00:27
45	Natalie Van Gogh (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	0:00:28
46	Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Team Virtu Cycling	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Marta Cavalli (Ita) Valcar PBM	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Janneke Ensing (Ned) Ale Cipollini	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Christa Riffel (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing	0:00:29
50	Yara Kastelijn (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Anastasiia Iakovenko (Rus) BTC City Ljubljana	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Roxane Fournier (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Rotem Gafinovitz (Isr) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team	0:00:30
54	Elena Pirrone (Ita) Astana Women's Team	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Louise Norman Hansen (Den) Team Virtu Cycling	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Chloe Hosking (Aus) Ale Cipollini	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Esther Van Veen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale Cipollini	0:00:31
59	Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Loes Adegeest (Ned) Netherlands	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Jelena Eric (Srb) Cylance Pro Cycling	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Hanna Nilsson (Swe) BTC City Ljubljana	0:00:32
63	Danique Braam (Ned) Netherlands	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Rossella Ratto (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb Women	0:00:33
66	Rozanne Slik (Ned) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Polona Batagelj (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Marjolein van 'T Geloof (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Anabelle Dreville (Fra) Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:00:34
70	Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Rixt Meijer (Ned) Netherlands	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Netherlands	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Wiggle High5	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	0:00:35
75	Anna Trevisi (Ita) Ale Cipollini	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Julie Solvang (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Astana Women's Team	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Heidi Franz (USA) United States	0:00:36
79	Lauren Kitchen (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	Row 78 - Cell 2
80	Ilona Hoeksma (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Nina Buijsman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar PBM	0:00:37
83	Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Sara Penton (Swe) Team Virtu Cycling	Row 83 - Cell 2
85	Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Wiggle High5	0:00:38
86	Susanne Andersen (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Charlotte Bravard (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	0:00:39
88	Nina Kessler (Ned) Hitec Products-Birk Sport	Row 87 - Cell 2
89	Paulien Koster (Ned) Netherlands	Row 88 - Cell 2
90	Belle De Gast (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	0:00:40
91	Wendy Oosterwoud (Ned) Netherlands	Row 90 - Cell 2
92	Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling	Row 91 - Cell 2
93	Urska Zigart (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana	Row 92 - Cell 2
94	Margot Clyne (USA) United States	0:00:41
95	Dalia Muccioli (Ita) Valcar PBM	Row 94 - Cell 2
96	Silvia Pollicini (Ita) Valcar PBM	Row 95 - Cell 2
97	Isabelle Beckers (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies	Row 96 - Cell 2
98	Natalya Saifutdinova (Kaz) Astana Women's Team	Row 97 - Cell 2
99	Simona Frapporti (Ita) Hitec Products-Birk Sport	0:00:42
100	Demi de Jong (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:00:44
101	Omer Shapira (Isr) Cylance Pro Cycling	0:00:47
102	Jeydy Pradera Bernal (Cub) Astana Women's Team	0:00:48
103	Chantal Hoffmann (Lux) Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:00:52
104	Janelle Cole (USA) United States	Row 103 - Cell 2
105	Maaike Boogaard (Ned) BTC City Ljubljana	0:00:53
106	Moniek Tenniglo (Ned) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	0:01:50

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Points classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton Scott Women	25	pts
2	Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	20	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Team Sunweb Women	16	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb Women	14	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Wiggle High5	12	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb Women	10	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Lisa Klein (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing	9	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	8	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Sarah Roy (Aus) Mitchelton Scott Women	7	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Eugenia Bujak (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana	6	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Anouska Koster (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team	5	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Jolien D'Hoore (Bel) Mitchelton Scott Women	4	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Mieke Kröger (Ger) Team Virtu Cycling	3	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Sunweb Women	2	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	1	Row 14 - Cell 3

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Young riders classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Lisa Klein (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing	0:04:33
2	Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Team Sunweb Women	0:00:10
3	Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team	0:00:11
4	Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar PBM	0:00:13
6	Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Ale Cipollini	0:00:15
8	Marta Cavalli (Ita) Valcar PBM	0:00:17
9	Christa Riffel (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing	0:00:18
10	Yara Kastelijn (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Elena Pirrone (Ita) Astana Women's Team	0:00:19
12	Loes Adegeest (Ned) Netherlands	0:00:20
13	Jelena Eric (Srb) Cylance Pro Cycling	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Marjolein van 'T Geloof (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:00:22
15	Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Astana Women's Team	0:00:24
16	Nina Buijsman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg	0:00:25
17	Susanne Andersen (Nor) Hitec Products-Birk Sport	0:00:27
18	Paulien Koster (Ned) Netherlands	0:00:28
19	Urska Zigart (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana	0:00:29
20	Silvia Pollicini (Ita) Valcar PBM	0:00:30
21	Jeydy Pradera Bernal (Cub) Astana Women's Team	0:00:37
22	Janelle Cole (USA) United States	0:00:41
23	Maaike Boogaard (Ned) BTC City Ljubljana	0:00:42

Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles. Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications, he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018.