Edmondson wins Pajot Hills Classic
Guarischi second, followed by Sanguineti
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
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Annette Edmondson (Aus) Wiggle High5 | 3:16:31 |
2 | Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Canyon SRAM Racing | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) BePink Cogeas | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Roxane Fournier (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Christina Siggaard (Den) Team Veloconcept Women | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon SRAM Racing | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Mia Radotic (Cro) BTC City Ljubljana | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Cylance Pro Cycling | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Sara Mustonen Lichan (Swe) Team Veloconcept Women | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Katrin Garfoot (Aus) Orica Scott Women | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Monique Van De Ree (Ned) Lares-Waowdeals | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Anna Zita Maria Stricker (Ita) BTC City Ljubljana | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Joelle Numainville (Can) Cylance Pro Cycling | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Anouska Koster (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Kelly Druyts (Bel) SVG | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Sarah Roy (Aus) Orica Scott Women | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Kaat Hannes (Bel) Lensworld-Kuota | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Polona Batagelj (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Camilla Pedersen (Den) Team Veloconcept Women | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Celine Van Severen (Bel) SVG | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Annelies Dom (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Evy Kuijpers (Ned) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Elizabeth Holden (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Valentina Scandolara (Ita) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Henrietta Colborne (GBr) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Nina Buysman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Liane Lippert (Ger) Team Sunweb Women | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Jessy Druyts (Bel) SVG | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Drops Cycling Team | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Elise Maes (Lux) Team WNT Pro Cycling | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Christina Perchtold (Aut) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Abby-Mae Parkinson (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Jelena Eric (Srb) BTC City Ljubljana | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Urša Pintar (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Rotem Gafinovitz (Isr) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Daniela Reis (Por) Lares-Waowdeals | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Ganna Solovei (Ukr) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Dani King (GBr) Cylance Pro Cycling | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Kirsten Peetoom (Ned) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Cylance Pro Cycling | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Yara Kastelijn (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Omer Shapira (Isr) Giusfredi Bianchi | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Katarzyna Pawlowska (Pol) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Charlotte Bravard (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Rossella Ratto (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Jenelle Crooks (Aus) Orica Scott Women | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Claudia Lichtenberg (Ger) Wiggle High5 | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Annabel Simpson (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Demmy Druyts (Bel) SVG | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Georgia Williams (NZl) Orica Scott Women | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Julie Leth (Den) Wiggle High5 | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Team Sunweb Women | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:00:17 |
60 | Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon SRAM Racing | 0:00:46 |
61 | Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon SRAM Racing | 0:00:57 |
62 | Jip Van Den Bos (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:01:13 |
63 | Danique Braam (Ned) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Hayley Jones (GBr) Team WNT Pro Cycling | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb Women | 0:02:34 |
66 | Mieke Kroeger (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | 0:02:42 |
67 | Alison Jackson (Can) BePink Cogeas | 0:02:50 |
68 | Tetiana Riabchenko (Ukr) Lensworld-Kuota | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Pauline Allin (Fra) | 0:02:55 |
70 | Irena Ossola (USA) SAS - MACOGEP | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Rebecca Durrell (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | 0:03:24 |
72 | Jessie Daams (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Nancy Van Der Burg (Ned) | 0:03:26 |
74 | Melissa Lowther (GBr) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Nathalie Bex (Bel) SVG | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Viktoria Alieksieieva (Ukr) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Katia Ragusa (Ita) BePink Cogeas | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
78 | Aafke Soet (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Nicole Steigenga (Ned) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Laura Gorter (Ned) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Esther Van Veen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Coralie Demay (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Eri Yonamine (Jpn) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Olena Demydova (Ukr) | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
85 | Trine Schmidt (Den) Lotto Soudal Ladies | 0:03:31 |
86 | Corinna Lechner (Ger) BTC City Ljubljana | 0:03:32 |
87 | Shani Bloch-Davidov (Isr) Team Veloconcept Women | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Lucie Lahaye (Fra) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Bryony Van Velzen (Ned) Lares-Waowdeals | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Marjolein Van 'T Geloof (Ned) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Nina Hruzevych (Ukr) | 0:03:34 |
92 | Chanella Stougje (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | 0:03:35 |
93 | Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Maria Vittoria Sperotto (Ita) BePink Cogeas | 0:04:56 |
95 | Riejanne Markus (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling | 0:07:06 |
96 | Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Dani Christmas (GBr) Bizkaia-Durango | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Laura Massey (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
99 | Genevieve Whitson (GBr) | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Trine Holmsgaard (Den) | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sara Olsson (Swe) | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kimberly Nieuwerth (Ned) | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ingrid Tempert (Ned) | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kristine Kofman (Ned) | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bonne Knibbe (Ned) | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Senna Feron (Ned) | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nathalie Verschelden (Bel) Lensworld-Kuota | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maaike Polspoel (Bel) Lensworld-Kuota | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marieke Van Witzenburg (Ned) | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Line Marie Gulliksen (Nor) | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gabrielle Pilote-Fortin (Can) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rosa Törmänen (Fin) | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Angelique Wammes-Bouman (Ned) | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Leah Thorvilson (USA) Canyon SRAM Racing | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Roos Anneveldt (Ned) | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Caroline Thorvik Olsen (Nor) | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Naïka Deneef (Bel) | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Judith Van Maanen (Ned) | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kirsti Ruud (Nor) | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lara Defour (Bel) | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Estefania Pilz (Arg) | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steffy Van Den Haute (Bel) | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pernilla Van Rozelaar (Ned) | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Liisa Ehrberg (Est) | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alicja Verhagen (Ned) | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Keira Mcvitty (GBr) Team WNT Pro Cycling | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kelly Kalm (Est) | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lensy Debboudt (Bel) | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Amy Roberts (GBr) Wiggle High5 | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lucy Garner (GBr) Wiggle High5 | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Grace Garner (GBr) Wiggle High5 | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sophie Almeida (Fra) | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Elodie Belz (Fra) | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Delore Stougje (Ned) | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nike Beckeringh (Ned) | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simone De Vries (Ned) | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robin Driehuijs (Ned) | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Maaike Brandwagt (Ned) | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Birgitte Ravndal (Nor) | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tara Gins (Bel) Lares-Waowdeals | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vibeke Dybwad (Nor) | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gabriella Shaw (GBr) Team WNT Pro Cycling | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rebecca Carter (GBr) Team WNT Pro Cycling | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hannah Walker (GBr) Team WNT Pro Cycling | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Milagro Mena (CRc) SAS - MACOGEP | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Natalie Kerwin (NZl) Team Veloconcept Women | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mieke Docx (Bel) Lares-Waowdeals | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kelly Markus (Ned) Lares-Waowdeals | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Regina Stegvilaité (Ltu) | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sharon Dommanschet (Ned) | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Louise Norman Hansen (Den) Team Veloconcept Women | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gilke Croket (Bel) SVG | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bianca Lust (Ned) | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jacqueline Postma (Ned) | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ingrid Stolwijk (Ned) | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rebecca Raybould (GBr) | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mie Bjørndal Ottestad (Nor) | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Emmy Andersson (Swe) | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Justina Jovaišyté (Ltu) | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Eva Buurman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg-Destil Cycling Team | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Khrystyna Radionova (Ukr) | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Amanda Spratt (Aus) Orica Scott Women | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jessica Allen (Aus) Orica Scott Women | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Laura Vainionpää (Fin) | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Chane Jonker (RSA) | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrea Terjesen (Nor) | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anabelle Dreville (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Annasley Park (GBr) | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Julie Solvang (Nor) | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Abigail Dentus (GBr) | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sanne Bamelis (Bel) | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Amanda Jamieson (NZl) | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sari Saarelainen (Fin) | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tsubasa Makise (Jpn) | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christel Van Loo (Ned) | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jessica Lane (Aus) | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Olga Zabelinskaya (Rus) BePink Cogeas | Row 178 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Elise Delzenne (Fra) Lotto Soudal Ladies | Row 179 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Anna Kiesenhofer (Aut) Lotto Soudal Ladies | Row 180 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fenna Vanhoutte (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | Row 181 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marjolaine Bazin (Fra) SAS - MACOGEP | Row 182 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Iris Sachet (Fra) SAS - MACOGEP | Row 183 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ine Allaert (Bel) | Row 184 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Stefanie Deceuninck (Bel) | Row 185 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Megan Barker (GBr) | Row 186 - Cell 2 |
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