2019 Tour of Flanders for Women

The 16th running of the Tour of Flanders for Women, a women's cycling race in Belgium, was held on 7 April 2019. It was the sixth event of the 2019 UCI Women's World Tour.[1] Anna van der Breggen was the defending champion.[2] The race was won by Marta Bastianelli.

For the men's race, see 2019 Tour of Flanders.
2019 Tour of Flanders for Women
2019 UCI Women's World Tour, race 6 of 23
The 2019 race is 157.4 km. Last 16 km are in green.
Race details
Dates7 April 2019
Stages1
Distance157.4 km (97.80 mi)
Winning time4h 16' 50"
Results
  Winner  Marta Bastianelli (ITA) (Team Virtu Cycling)
  Second  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Mitchelton–Scott)
  Third  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) (Bigla Pro Cycling)
Youtube race summary

Route

The race started and finished in Oudenaarde, in the province of East Flanders. Compared to the 2017 and 2018 event, the route is extended four kilometers, totalling 157.4 km, making it the longest women's race in the history of the Tour of Flanders.[3] It starts in the centre of Oudenaarde, before heading east towards Zottegem where two flat cobbled sectors are addressed, and returning to Oudenaarde, after which a larger loop towards Geraardsbergen begins, which features 10 hills in the Flemish Ardennes.

After the Muur van Geraardsbergen and Kanarieberg comes the Taaienberg, which features for the first time in the women's race, coming at 40 km from the finish. The final four hills – Taaienberg, Kruisberg-Hotond, Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg are identical to the men's finale. The top of the Paterberg, the last climb of the day, comes at 13.3 km from the finish, ensued by a flat run-in towards Oudenaarde.[3]

Teams

24 teams with six riders each started, totalling 142 participants.[4]

Professional women teams

Results
Final general classification [5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Marta Bastianelli (ITA) Team Virtu Cycling 4h 16' 50"
2  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Mitchelton–Scott s.t.
3  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) Bigla Pro Cycling s.t.
4  Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA) Team Virtu Cycling + 7"
5  Ellen van Dijk (NED) Trek–Segafredo s.t.
6  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM s.t.
7  Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 10"
8  Lisa Brennauer (GER) WNT–Rotor Pro Cycling + 55"
9  Lucinda Brand (NED) Team Sunweb s.t.
10  Amy Pieters (NED) Boels–Dolmans s.t.

See also


References
  1. "UCI announce 2019 Women's WorldTour calendar". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. Knöfler, Lukas (1 April 2018). "Van der Breggen storms to Tour of Flanders victory". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. "Roadmap" (PDF). rvv.com. Flanders Classics. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. "startlist 16th Ronde van Vlaanderen - Tour des Flandres WE (1.WWT)". Procycling stats. PCS. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. "16th Ronde van Vlaanderen - Tour des Flandres WE (1.WWT)". ProCycling Stats. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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