At the same time as the men, the women also ride Dwars door Vlaanderen. In the first 9 editions, a Dutch won 8 times. Will that orange hegemony continue? Follow it here from the start at 12 noon with text updates.
- 12 hours 48. The merger has brought calm to the peloton. We are looking forward to a new shot, perhaps on the Hotond, which is coming soon. †
The merger has brought calmness back to the peloton. We are looking forward to a new shot, perhaps on the Hotond, which is coming soon.
- 12 hours 48.
- 12 o’clock 42. Regrouping at Nieuwe Kwaremont. The 5 leaders (Raguka, Van Rooijen, Kessler, Szabo and Carbonari) see the peloton on the Nieuwe Kwaremont, the first climb of the day, approaching quickly. Their flight is doomed to fail. †
Regrouping on New Kwaremont
The 5 leaders (Raguka, Van Rooijen, Kessler, Szabo and Carbonari) see the peloton on the Nieuwe Kwaremont, the first climb of the day, approaching quickly. Their flight is doomed to fail.
- 12 hours 36. Because the difference is still manageable, it continues to rain attempts to jump forward from the peloton. †
Because the difference can still be bridged, it continues to rain attempts to jump forward from the peloton.
- sail. On the Varent, the first cobblestone section of the day, it remains for the 5 to fight for half a minute. † 12 hours 36.
Varent
On the Varent, the first cobblestone section of the day, it remains for the 5 to fight for half a minute.
- Time difference. Lizzy Banks’ counterattack seems to turn into a chasse patate. She only has a few yards left on the pack. The 5 front runners still only have a meager 35 seconds. † 12 noon 31.
Time difference
Lizzy Banks’ counterattack seems to turn into a chasse patate. She only has a few yards left on the pack. The 5 front runners still only have a meager 35 seconds.
- Fall into the pack. In the peloton, the riders are shaken awake by a crash. Everyone seems to be able to leave anyway. † 12 o’clock 26.
Fall into the pack
In the peloton, the riders are shaken awake by a crash. Everyone seems to be able to leave anyway.
- 12 o’clock 25. 1 counterattack. The 5 escapees are not really far out. That gives Elizabeth Banks the opportunity to perhaps build the bridge forward on her own. Will she succeed? †
1 counter attacker
The 5 escapees are not really far out. That gives Elizabeth Banks the opportunity to perhaps build the bridge forward on her own. Will she succeed?
- 12 noon 16. 5 front runners. In the peloton they are not too difficult: the 5 escapees quickly have more than half a minute and are protected by the neutral car. The 5 names: Katia Raguska, Nina Kessler, Zsofia Szabo, Eline van Rooijen and Anastasia Carbonari. †
5 frontrunners
In the peloton they are not too difficult: the 5 escapees quickly have more than half a minute and are protected by the neutral car.
The 5 names: Katia Raguska, Nina Kessler, Zsofia Szabo, Eline van Rooijen and Anastasia Carbonari.
- 12 hours 11.5 riders are currently 150 meters ahead. Let the peloton commit? †
5 riders are currently 150 meters ahead. Let the peloton commit?
- A wide smile from defending champion Annemiek van Vleuten at the start. 12 o’clock 10.
A wide smile from title defender Annemiek van Vleuten at the start
- 12 05. The neutral zone was only 2 kilometers long. Now we have to wait for the first attacks. †
The neutral zone was only 2 kilometers long. Now we have to wait for the first attacks.
- 12 o’clock 01 match started
Start
We wave again to the horses at the Hippodrome in Waregem and start off for a ride of 120 kilometers.
- 11 am 59.
- Amy Pieters won Dwars door Vlaanderen 3 times in a row, from 2014 to 2016. She is currently still in a coma after an accident during training. 11 am 56.
Amy Pieters won Dwars door Vlaanderen 3 times in a row, from 2014 to 2016. She is currently still in a coma after an accident during training.
- 11 o’clock 48.
- 11 am 32. The route: 10 ascents. Unlike the men, the women will not start in Roeselare, but will start at the Hippodrome in Waregem, after which they will make a loop of 120 kilometers to finish again in Waregem. There are 10 climbs along the way: – Nieuwe Kwaremont – Hotond – Kortekeer – Berg ten Houte – Kanarieberg – Knokteberg – Hotond – Ladeuze – Nokereberg – Holstraat.
The route: 10 climbs
Unlike the men, the women will not start in Roeselare, but will start at the Hippodrome in Waregem, after which they will make a loop of 120 kilometers to finish again in Waregem.
There are 10 climbs along the way:
– New Kwaremont
–Hotond
– Kortekker
– Berg ten Houte
–Kanarieberg
– Knokkeberg
–Hotond
– Ladeuze
– Nokereberg
– Holstraat - 11 a.m. 32.
- 10 o’clock 37. No Kopecky, but a lot of other beautiful people. SD/Worx, Lotte Kopecky’s team, is the big absentee on the women’s Dwars door Vlaanderen start list. Yet there are still a lot of other beautiful people at the start: Annemiek van Vleuten comes to defend her title and will face competition from Ellen van Dijk (winner in 2018 and 2019), Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, Elisa Longo Borghini, Lucinda Brand (in her first road race of the season) and Marta Bastianelli. †
No Kopecky, but a lot of other beautiful people
SD/Worx, Lotte Kopecky’s team, is the big absentee on the women’s Dwars door Vlaanderen start list. Yet there are still a lot of other beautiful people at the start: Annemiek van Vleuten comes to defend her title and will face competition from Ellen van Dijk (winner in 2018 and 2019), Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, Elisa Longo Borghini, Lucinda Brand (in her first road race of the season) and Marta Bastianelli.
