2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup, race 3 of 10 | |||||||||||||
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Race details | |||||||||||||
Dates | 5 April 2015 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 144.9 km (90.04 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 3h 50' 43" | ||||||||||||
Results | |||||||||||||
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2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup | |
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Races | |
Round 1 | Ronde van Drenthe |
Round 2 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio |
Round 3 | Tour of Flanders |
Round 4 | La Flèche Wallonne |
Round 5 | Tour of Chongming Island |
Round 6 | The Philadelphia Cycling Classic |
Round 7 | Sparkassen Giro |
Round 8 | Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda TTT |
Round 9 | Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda |
Round 10 | GP de Plouay-Bretagne |
Teams and riders | |
2015 UCI Women's Teams and riders | |
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]
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]
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Wiggle–Honda | 3h 50' 43" |
2 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Wiggle–Honda | + 43" |
3 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Rabo–Liv | + 43" |
4 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Bigla Pro Cycling Team | + 43" |
5 | Elena Cecchini (ITA) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | + 43" |
6 | Alena Amialiusik (BLR) | Velocio–SRAM | + 43" |
7 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | Rabo–Liv | + 43" |
8 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | + 45" |
9 | Chantal Blaak (NED) | Boels–Dolmans | + 47" |
10 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Bigla Pro Cycling Team | + 47" |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | Wiggle–Honda | 220 |
2 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Boels–Dolmans | 195 |
3 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Wiggle–Honda | 190 |
4 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | Rabo–Liv | 170 |
5 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | Rabo–Liv | 140 |
6 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 126 |
7 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Boels–Dolmans | 120 |
8 | Alena Amialiusik (BLR) | Velocio–SRAM | 110 |
9 | Elena Cecchini (ITA) | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | 104 |
10 | Amy Pieters (NED) | Team Liv–Plantur | 100 |
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