2022 UCI Women's World Tour, race 6 of 23 | |||||||||||||
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Dates | 3 April 2022 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 159 km (98.80 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4h 11' 21" | ||||||||||||
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The 2022 Ronde van Vlaanderen was a Belgian road cycling one-day race that took place on 3 April 2022. It was the 19th edition of Tour of Flanders for Women and the 6th event of the 2022 UCI Women's World Tour.
It was won in the sprint by the Belgian champion Lotte Kopecky ahead of Annemiek van Vleuten and Chantal van den Broek-Blaak.
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | SD Worx | 4h 11' 21" |
2 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
3 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED) | SD Worx | + 2" |
4 | Arlenis Sierra (CUB) | Movistar Team | + 40" |
5 | Marlen Reusser (SUI) | SD Worx | + 40" |
6 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 40" |
7 | Grace Brown (AUS) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 40" |
8 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) | Canyon–SRAM | + 40" |
9 | Brodie Chapman (AUS) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 42" |
10 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 10" |
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