Lidl-Trek’s star Elisa Longo Borghini outsprinted Kasia Niewiadoma of Canyon-SRAM to cap off an exhilarating finale within the Ronde van Vlaanderen, which noticed her teammate Shirin van Anrooij make the ultimate choice with an enormous assault simply earlier than the Oude Kwaremont and arrange a dash for her teammate that made all of the distinction.
Like the boys’s race, the Koppenberg break up the race considerably, however it was the Oude Kwaremont that noticed not solely van Anrooij take the lead however for the peloton to separate into numerous shapes, with the SD Worx energy duo of Lotte Kopecky and Demi Vollering chasing to get again.
On the Paterberg van Anrooij noticed her hole shrink a bit however the one riders arising from behind have been Niewiadoma and her illustrious Italian teammate. After combating on alone for some time on the flats into Oudenaarde, the decision was (apparently) made to attend and play a two-on-one sport to the road. There have been no assaults tried alongside the way in which, only a three up dash the place van Anrooij led out within the closing 500m and launching Niewiadoma with Longo Borghini safely on the Polish rider’s wheel. Longo Borghini got here by simply to win by a pair bike lengths. The sumptuous Marianne Vos led the chasers residence for fourth, some ten seconds behind.
Oudenaarde – Oudenaarde 163 km
A mighty problem for the ladies in Flanders, in all probability the very best race course of all for them.
Anticipated end time: 17:55 CEST
Three-time Winner of the Day: Lotte Kopecky
Can anybody do something to stop the threepeat? Three in a row even when she will be able to make it and I’m assuming she will be able to.

