2009 Tour of Flanders for Women

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2009 Tour of Flanders for Women
2009 UCI Women's Road World Cup
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Race details
Dates5 April 2009
Stages1
Distance131.6 [1]  km (81.77 mi)
Winning time3h 30' 12"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Germany.svg  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER)
  SecondFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Kirsten Wild  (NED)
  ThirdFlag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE)
  2008
2010  

The sixth edition of the Tour of Flanders for Women cycling race was held on 5 April 2009. The race started in Oudenaarde and finished in Meerbeke, containing 11 climbs and two flat cobbled sections, covering a total distance of 130 km. It was the second leg of the 2009 UCI Women's Road World Cup. The race was won by German rider Ina-Yoko Teutenberg.

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Race Summary

The race was animated by a break from Alona Andruk who gained up to three minutes but was caught before the Muur van Geraardsbergen. On the Muur, Marianne Vos, Emma Johansson, Noemi Cantele and Nicole Cooke broke clear. On the Bosberg, the quartet was joined by six other riders, when Marianne Vos attacked again. Cervélo TestTeam led the chase and caught Vos at 4 km from the finish. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg won the sprint ahead of Kirsten Wild and Emma Johansson. [2]

Results

Final general classification [3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Germany.svg  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg  (GER) Team Columbia–High Road Women 3h 30' 12"
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kirsten Wild  (NED) Cervélo TestTeam s.t.
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE) Red Sun Cycling Team s.t.
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nicole Cooke  (GBR) Vision1 Racing s.t.
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Martine Bras  (NED) Selle Italia–Ghezzi s.t.
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED) DSB Bank–Nederland bloeit s.t.
7Flag of Russia.svg  Yuliya Martisova  (RUS) Gauss RDZ Ormu–Colnago s.t.
8Flag of Italy.svg  Noemi Cantele  (ITA) Bigla Cycling Team s.t.
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Loes Gunnewijk  (NED) Team Flexpoint s.t.
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Grace Verbeke  (BEL) Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam s.t.

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