2007 Tour of Flanders for Women

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2007 Tour of Flanders
2007 UCI Women's Road World Cup, race 2 of 9
Race details
Dates8 April 2007
Distance122 km (75.81 mi)
Winning time3h 11' 00" [1]
Results
  WinnerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nicole Cooke  (GBR) (Raleigh–Lifeforce–Creation HB Pro Cycling Team)
  SecondFlag of Russia.svg  Zoulfia Zabirova  (RUS) (Bigla Cycling Team)
  ThirdFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED) (Team DSB Bank)
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The fourth Tour of Flanders for Women , a women's road cycling race in Belgium, was held on 8 April 2007. British rider Nicole Cooke won the race in a two-woman sprint with Russian Zoulfia Zabirova. Marianne Vos finished third. [1]

Contents

The race started in Oudenaarde and finished in Meerbeke, taking in 11 categorized climbs and three flat cobbled sectors, covering a total distance of 122 kilometres (76 miles). It was the second event of the 2007 UCI Women's Road World Cup. [2]

Race summary

164 riders started the race in Oudenaarde. The early tempo was high as pre-race favourite Nicole Cooke put her Raleigh-Lifeforce team to work. On the Valkenberg  [ nl ], with 39 km to go, Cooke's teammate Karin Thürig went clear and built a 50-second lead by the foot of the Muur van Geraardsbergen. Nicole Cooke bridged the gap to Thürig on the Muur, at 16 km from the finish before breaking clear on the final climb, the Bosberg, but was caught by the chasing group shortly after. Thürig attacked from the six-strong lead group, but was caught again. As Thürig was caught, Cooke launched the decisive attack, which only Zoulfia Zabirova could follow. Cooke easily beat Zabirova in the sprint; Dutch rider Marianne Vos finished third at five seconds. [1]

Result

Result [1]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nicole Cooke  (GBR) Raleigh–Lifeforce–Creation HB Pro Cycling Team 3h 11' 00"
2Flag of Russia.svg  Zoulfia Zabirova  (RUS) Bigla Cycling Team + 02"
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED) Team DSB Bank + 05"
4Flag of Germany.svg  Trixi Worrack  (GER) Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung + 07"
5Flag of Germany.svg  Karin Thürig  (GER) Raleigh–Lifeforce–Creation HB Pro Cycling Team s.t.
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Susanne Ljungskog  (SWE) Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team s.t.
7Flag of Italy.svg  Monia Baccaille  (ITA)Saccarelli EMU Marsciano+ 28"
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Marta Bastianelli  (SWE) Safi–Pasta Zara–Manhattan s.t.
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sofie Goor  (BEL) Vlaanderen-Capri Sonne-T-Interim s.t.
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lorian Graham  (AUS)Australian National Team s.t.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Atkins, Ben. "Cooke Invincible!". autobys.cyclingnews.com. Meerbeke. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Weislo, Laura. "4th Women's Ronde van Vlaanderen - CDM". autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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