2020 Tour of Flanders for Women

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2020 Tour of Flanders for Women
2020 UCI Women's World Tour, race 9 of 11
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Race details
Dates18 October 2020
Stages1
Distance135 km (83.89 mi)
Winning time3h 29' 57"
Results
  WinnerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Chantal van den Broek-Blaak  (NED) (Boels–Dolmans)
  SecondFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Amy Pieters  (NED) (Boels–Dolmans)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL) (Lotto–Soudal Ladies)
  2019
2021  

The 17th running of the Tour of Flanders for Women , a women's cycling race in Belgium, was held on 18 October 2020, serving as the 11th event of the 2020 UCI Women's World Tour. [1] Chantal van den Broek-Blaak of the Netherlands won the race, finishing just over a minute ahead of Amy Pieters. [2]

Contents

The race was originally scheduled on 5 April 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] [4] Because of the unprecedented intensity of the October campaign, the event is reduced by 20 km, cutting the Muur van Geraardsbergen from the route, bringing the distance to 135 km. [5]

Teams

Originally, eight UCI Women's WorldTeams and sixteen UCI Women's Continental Teams were set to compete in the race. [6] Due to positive COVID-19 tests, Alé BTC Ljubljana, Astana and Chevalmeire Cycling Team decided to pull out of the race. [7] [8] Équipe Paule Ka was forced to pull out of the race after sponsor Paule Ka failed to fulfill their financial responsibilities forcing the team to fold on 16 October. [9]

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

Results

Result [10]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Chantal van den Broek-Blaak  (NED) Boels–Dolmans 3h 29' 57"
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Amy Pieters  (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 1' 01"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal Ladies + 1' 01"
4Flag of Germany.svg  Lisa Brennauer  (GER) Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling + 1' 01"
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Sarah Roy  (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott + 1' 01"
6Flag of Belarus.svg  Alena Amialiusik  (BLR) Canyon–SRAM + 1' 01"
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED) Parkhotel Valkenburg + 1' 01"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 1' 01"
9Flag of the United States.svg  Lauren Stephens  (USA) Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank + 1' 01"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Marta Cavalli  (ITA) Valcar–Travel & Service + 1' 01"

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