Today the women kicked off their Walloon cycling spring. The race only opened 20 kilometers from the end due to an attack by the Australian Grace Brown. The peloton controlled the lead.
British Alice Barnes then attacked and drove the gap to Brown. At 10 kilometers from the finish, Barnes Brown swerved. Due to an acceleration of the pace of the peloton, the two were taken back.
At 6 km from the end, the Dutch Shirin van Anrooij and the Italian Vittoria Guazzini saw the opportunity to pull away. For a moment it looked like the duo was going to battle for the win.
But at 100 meters from the finish, they were caught back by Emma Norsgaard, who started from Copponi’s wheel and rewarded Movistar’s patience to wait for the sprint by shooting for her first victory of the season.
“The most important thing during the race was not to panic too much because of the many attacks, but I knew I could count on a very strong team. I was convinced that we would finish in the sprint,” says winner Emma Norsgaard.
“Of course you can never be completely sure that you will win, but I was confident. I am quite satisfied with my results this season,” said Norsgaard, who finished 6th in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and 2nd in the Omloop last weekend. of the Hageland.
