Boels Ladies Tour: Van Vleuten wins prologue
Van Dijk second, Brennauer third
Annemiek van Vleuten (Orica-Scott) claimed a hometown victory in the prologue of the Boels Ladies Tour in Wageningen, the Netherlands on Tuesday, seeing off European champion Ellen van Dijk (Sunweb) by four seconds and Lisa Brennauer (Canyon-SRAM) by 10 seconds in the 4.3km test.
The Dutch champion started her race more than an hour before the last rider, UCI Women's WorldTour leader Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans), and after setting the fastest time had a long and tense wait before being declared the winner when Van der Breggen crossed the line 14 seconds slower.
"To be able to win in your home town is really great," Van Vleuten said. "I felt some pressure so to come away with the win is really nice. I heard my name cheered a lot around the course, it is my home town so it is very special.
"I went full gas on the straight parts and didn't take big risks on the corners. They were a little bit dangerous so I don't think anybody did because the world championships is the next goal to be there in top shape."
Van Vleuten showed that her strength in time trialing is at a peak, and looked forward to the stage 3 time trial that is 16.9km in length to further open up the overall classification.
"I think the two stages at the end of the week will be really interesting and there you can make some differences if you're in really good shape," van Vleuten continued. "We have a really good team here and I am really pleased about that, I have the strongest team I could have so we will just go for it this week."
Van Dijk put in a strong ride, but said she missed out on the technical sections in the second half of the stage.
"Of course I would have liked to have taken the win but in a prologue everything has to go right to do so. I felt good out on the course but I lost quite a bit of time on the final technical part. Nevertheless I feel like I did a good race and am looking forward to the rest of the week," Van Dijk said. "It’s good to see that we start the tour in a good position as a team."
Van Dijk's teammate Floortje Mackaij was the best young rider on the stage, finishing at 27 seconds from Van Vleuten.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Orica Scott Women | 0:05:47 |
2 | Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Team Sunweb Women | 0:00:05 |
3 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | 0:00:11 |
4 | Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:00:15 |
5 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | 0:00:18 |
6 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:00:19 |
7 | Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Mieke Kröger (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:00:20 |
10 | Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb Women | 0:00:23 |
11 | Ann-Sophie Duyck (Bel) Belgian National Team | 0:00:24 |
12 | Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:00:25 |
13 | Tayler Wiles (USA) US National Team | 0:00:26 |
14 | Anouska Koster (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle High5 | 0:00:27 |
16 | Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Sunweb Women | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Canyon SRAM Racing | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Team Sunweb Women | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Ruth Winder (USA) US National Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Janneke Ensing (Ned) Alé Cipollini | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cylance Pro Cycling | 0:00:28 |
23 | Sarah Roy (Aus) Orica Scott Women | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Wiggle High5 | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Linda Villumsen (NZL) Team Veloconcept Women | 0:00:29 |
26 | Moniek Tenniglo (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Leah Thomas (USA) US National Team | 0:00:30 |
28 | Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Roxane Knetemann (Ned) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Thalita De Jong (Ned) Lares-Waowdeals | 0:00:32 |
32 | Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon SRAM Racing | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Georgia Williams (Aus) Orica Scott Women | 0:00:33 |
34 | Coralie Demay (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:00:34 |
35 | Riejanne Markus (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Hitec Products | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica Scott Women | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Romy Kasper (Ger) Alé Cipollini | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Alé Cipollini | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb Women | 0:00:35 |
41 | Amanda Spratt (Aus) Orica Scott Women | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Natalie Van Gogh (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Sheyla Gutierrez (Spa) Cylance Pro Cycling | 0:00:36 |
45 | Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon SRAM Racing | 0:00:37 |
47 | Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:00:39 |
48 | Nina Kessler (Ned) Hitec Products | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Team Veloconcept Women | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota | 0:00:40 |
51 | Eva Buurman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | 0:00:41 |
52 | Claudia Lichtenberg (Ger) Wiggle High5 | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec Products | 0:00:42 |
54 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Wiggle High5 | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Soraya Paladin (Ita) Alé Cipollini | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Cylance Pro Cycling | 0:00:43 |
57 | Roxane Fournier (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Rozanne Slik (Ned) Team Sunweb Women | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Claudia Koster (Ned) Team Veloconcept Women | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Katharine Hall (USA) US National Team | 0:00:46 |
62 | Skylar Schneider (USA) US National Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Jessica Allen (Aus) Orica Scott Women | 0:00:47 |
64 | Bryony Van Velzen (Ned) Lares-Waowdeals | 0:00:48 |
65 | Ganna Solovei (Ukr) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Rossella Ratto (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | 0:00:49 |
67 | Eri Yonamine (Jpn) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Lauren Kitchen (Aus) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Ilona Hoeksma (Ned) Hitec Products | 0:00:50 |
70 | Jessy Druyts (Bel) Belgian National Team | 0:00:51 |
71 | Anna Trevisi (Ita) Alé Cipollini | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | 0:00:52 |
73 | Simona Frapporti (Ita) Hitec Products | 0:00:53 |
74 | Sara Penton (Swe) Team Veloconcept Women | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Christina Siggaard (Den) Team Veloconcept Women | 0:00:55 |
76 | Valerie Demey (Bel) Belgian National Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Kaat Hannes (Bel) Lensworld-Kuota | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Chanella Stougje (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Sarah Rijkes (Aut) Lares-Waowdeals | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Alé Cipollini | 0:00:57 |
81 | Fenna Vanhoutte (Bel) Belgian National Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Demi De Jong (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Annalisa Cucinotta (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota | 0:00:59 |
84 | Rachele Barbieri (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | 0:01:03 |
85 | Samantha Schneider (USA) US National Team | 0:01:04 |
86 | Winanda Spoor (Ned) Lensworld-Kuota | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Amy Cure (Aus) Wiggle High5 | 0:01:07 |
88 | Lotte Van Hoek (Ned) Lares-Waowdeals | 0:01:12 |
89 | Tone Hatteland Lima (Nor) Hitec Products | 0:01:13 |
90 | Sarah Inghelbrecht (Bel) Lares-Waowdeals | 0:01:22 |
91 | Daniela Reis (Por) Lares-Waowdeals | 0:01:30 |
92 | Annette Edmondson (Aus) Wiggle High5 | 0:01:51 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Orica Scott Women | 0:05:47 |
2 | Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Team Sunweb Women | 0:00:05 |
3 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | 0:00:11 |
4 | Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:00:15 |
5 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | 0:00:18 |
6 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:00:19 |
7 | Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Mieke Kröger (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:00:20 |
10 | Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb Women | 0:00:23 |
11 | Ann-Sophie Duyck (Bel) Belgian National Team | 0:00:24 |
12 | Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:00:25 |
13 | Tayler Wiles (USA) US National Team | 0:00:26 |
14 | Anouska Koster (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle High5 | 0:00:27 |
16 | Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Sunweb Women | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Canyon SRAM Racing | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Team Sunweb Women | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Ruth Winder (USA) US National Team | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Janneke Ensing (Ned) Alé Cipollini | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Kirsten Wild (Ned) Cylance Pro Cycling | 0:00:28 |
23 | Sarah Roy (Aus) Orica Scott Women | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Wiggle High5 | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Linda Villumsen (NZL) Team Veloconcept Women | 0:00:29 |
26 | Moniek Tenniglo (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Leah Thomas (USA) US National Team | 0:00:30 |
28 | Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Roxane Knetemann (Ned) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Thalita De Jong (Ned) Lares-Waowdeals | 0:00:32 |
32 | Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon SRAM Racing | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Georgia Williams (Aus) Orica Scott Women | 0:00:33 |
34 | Coralie Demay (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:00:34 |
35 | Riejanne Markus (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Hitec Products | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica Scott Women | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Romy Kasper (Ger) Alé Cipollini | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Alé Cipollini | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb Women | 0:00:35 |
41 | Amanda Spratt (Aus) Orica Scott Women | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Natalie Van Gogh (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Sheyla Gutierrez (Spa) Cylance Pro Cycling | 0:00:36 |
45 | Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon SRAM Racing | 0:00:37 |
47 | Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:00:39 |
48 | Nina Kessler (Ned) Hitec Products | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Team Veloconcept Women | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota | 0:00:40 |
51 | Eva Buurman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | 0:00:41 |
52 | Claudia Lichtenberg (Ger) Wiggle High5 | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec Products | 0:00:42 |
54 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Wiggle High5 | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Soraya Paladin (Ita) Alé Cipollini | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Cylance Pro Cycling | 0:00:43 |
57 | Roxane Fournier (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Rozanne Slik (Ned) Team Sunweb Women | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Claudia Koster (Ned) Team Veloconcept Women | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Katharine Hall (USA) US National Team | 0:00:46 |
62 | Skylar Schneider (USA) US National Team | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Jessica Allen (Aus) Orica Scott Women | 0:00:47 |
64 | Bryony Van Velzen (Ned) Lares-Waowdeals | 0:00:48 |
65 | Ganna Solovei (Ukr) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Rossella Ratto (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | 0:00:49 |
67 | Eri Yonamine (Jpn) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Lauren Kitchen (Aus) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Ilona Hoeksma (Ned) Hitec Products | 0:00:50 |
70 | Jessy Druyts (Bel) Belgian National Team | 0:00:51 |
71 | Anna Trevisi (Ita) Alé Cipollini | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | 0:00:52 |
73 | Simona Frapporti (Ita) Hitec Products | 0:00:53 |
74 | Sara Penton (Swe) Team Veloconcept Women | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Christina Siggaard (Den) Team Veloconcept Women | 0:00:55 |
76 | Valerie Demey (Bel) Belgian National Team | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Kaat Hannes (Bel) Lensworld-Kuota | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Chanella Stougje (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Sarah Rijkes (Aut) Lares-Waowdeals | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Alé Cipollini | 0:00:57 |
81 | Fenna Vanhoutte (Bel) Belgian National Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Demi De Jong (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Annalisa Cucinotta (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota | 0:00:59 |
84 | Rachele Barbieri (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | 0:01:03 |
85 | Samantha Schneider (USA) US National Team | 0:01:04 |
86 | Winanda Spoor (Ned) Lensworld-Kuota | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Amy Cure (Aus) Wiggle High5 | 0:01:07 |
88 | Lotte Van Hoek (Ned) Lares-Waowdeals | 0:01:12 |
89 | Tone Hatteland Lima (Nor) Hitec Products | 0:01:13 |
90 | Sarah Inghelbrecht (Bel) Lares-Waowdeals | 0:01:22 |
91 | Daniela Reis (Por) Lares-Waowdeals | 0:01:30 |
92 | Annette Edmondson (Aus) Wiggle High5 | 0:01:51 |
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