2011 Tour of Flanders for Women

The eighth Tour of Flanders for Women was held on 3 April 2011 and was won by Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten. It was the second leg of the 2011 UCI Women's Road World Cup. The race started in Oudenaarde and finished in Meerbeke for the last time, over a distance of 129.9 kilometres (80.7 miles).[1]

For the men's race, see 2011 Tour of Flanders.
2011 Tour of Flanders for Women
2011 UCI Women's Road World Cup
Race details
Dates3 April 2011
Stages1
Distance129.9[1] km (80.72 mi)
Winning time3h 36' 03"
Results
  Winner  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
  Second  Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)
  Third  Marianne Vos (NED)

Race Summary

On the Eikenberg, only 25 riders remained in the main peloton. After 85 km Sarah Düster broke away and was later joined by Ludivine Henrion. Düster and Henrion gained up to three minutes on the peloton, in which Emma Pooley led the pursuit. Düster broke clear on the Muur van Geraardsbergen but was caught at two kilometers from the finish. Tatiana Antoshina attacked in the final kilometers, but was countered by Annemiek van Vleuten who easily beat Antoshina in a two-up sprint.[2] Marianne Vos won the sprint for third place.[3]

Results
Final general classification[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Nederland Bloeit 3h 36' 03"
2  Tatiana Antoshina (RUS) Gauss + 1"
3  Marianne Vos (NED) Nederland Bloeit + 10"
4  Emma Johansson (SWE) Hitec Products UCK s.t.
5  Judith Arndt (GER) HTC–Highroad Women s.t.
6  Joëlle Numainville (CAN) Team TIBCO–To The Top s.t.
7  Grace Verbeke (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Ridley s.t.
8  Ludivine Henrion (BEL) Lotto–Honda Team s.t.
9  Noemi Cantele (ITA) Garmin–Cervélo s.t.
10  Emma Pooley (GBR) Garmin–Cervélo s.t.

References
  1. Hymas, Peter. "Verbeke to defend Ronde crown". Cyclingnews. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. "Women's Ronde van Vlaanderen: post-race fun!". podiumcafé.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. Barry, Ryan. "Van Vleuten beats Antoshina in two-up sprint, Vos takes third". Cyclingnews. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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