2015 Tour of Flanders for Women

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2015 Tour of Flanders
2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup, race 3 of 10
Race details
Dates5 April 2015
Distance144.9 km (90.04 mi)
Winning time3h 50' 43"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA) (Wiggle–Honda)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL) (Wiggle–Honda)
  ThirdFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Anna van der Breggen  (NED) (Rabo–Liv)
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The 2015 Tour of Flanders for Women was the 12th running of the Tour of Flanders for Women, a women's bicycle race in Belgium. It was the third race of the 2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup season and was held on 5 April 2015 over a distance of 144.9 kilometres (90.0 miles), starting and finishing in Oudenaarde. [1] [2]

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Italian Elisa Longo Borghini won the race with an attack just before the Kruisberg, 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the finish. Jolien D'Hoore won the sprint for second, Anna van der Breggen was third. [3]

Results

Race results

Result [4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA) Wiggle–Honda 3h 50' 43"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL) Wiggle–Honda + 43"
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anna van der Breggen  (NED) Rabo–Liv + 43"
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED) Bigla Pro Cycling Team + 43"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Elena Cecchini  (ITA) Lotto–Soudal Ladies + 43"
6Flag of Belarus.svg  Alena Amialiusik  (BLR) Velocio–SRAM + 43"
7Flag of France.svg  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot  (FRA) Rabo–Liv + 43"
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lizzie Armitstead  (GBR) Womens World Cup leaders jersey.png Boels–Dolmans + 45"
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Chantal Blaak  (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 47"
10Flag of South Africa.svg  Ashleigh Moolman  (RSA) Bigla Pro Cycling Team + 47"

World Cup standings

Map of the Tour of Flanders for Women 2015. Final in green. Ronde van Vlaanderen 2015 women.png
Map of the Tour of Flanders for Women 2015. Final in green.
Individual ranking after 3 of 10 World Cup races [5]
RankRiderTeamPoints
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL) Womens World Cup leaders jersey.png Wiggle–Honda 220
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lizzie Armitstead  (GBR) Boels–Dolmans 195
3Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA) Wiggle–Honda 190
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anna van der Breggen  (NED) Rabo–Liv 170
5Flag of France.svg  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot  (FRA) Rabo–Liv 140
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 126
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ellen van Dijk  (NED) Boels–Dolmans 120
8Flag of Belarus.svg  Alena Amialiusik  (BLR) Velocio–SRAM 110
9Flag of Italy.svg  Elena Cecchini  (ITA) Lotto–Soudal Ladies 104
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Amy Pieters  (NED) Team Liv–Plantur 100

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