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"It’s been a really busy weekend - in Europe, starting in the rain for ITT and sprinting at Borsele and then moving south to Flanders for another bash at the cobbles of the Kemmelberg in the Prijs Stad Roeselare - while on the other side of the world, there’s been stage racing in the sun of California for the American riders at the Sea Otter Classic - with a rare chance for European stars of the future to race each other, with the Junior EPZ Omloop van Borsele stage race."

Women’s Cycling weekend updates: Omloop van Borsele ITT, elite & junior races, GP Stad Roeselare & Sea Otter Classic - Podium Cafe

I blogged about all the huge amounts of women’s racing there was this weekend, with videos from lots of the races!

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EPZ Omloop Van Borsele WE 2012: Ellen Van Dijk (Specialized - Lululemon) Takes The Win Ahead Of Gracie Elvin And Sarah Düster, Photos | Cyclingnews.com
1.   Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Specialized-lululemon, 3:03:182.   Gracie Elvin (Aus) Australia, s.t.3.   Sarah Düster (Ger) Rabobank, s.t.4.   Chantal Blaak (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl, s.t.5.   Amy Pieters (Ned) Skil-Argos, s.t.6.   Melissa Hoskins (Aus) GreenEdge-AIS, s.t.7.   Megan Guarnier (USA) Tibco-To The Top, s.t.8.   Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl, + 00:469.   Laura van der Kamp (Ned) Dolmans-Boels, s.t.10. Anastasia Chulkova (Rus) Russia, s.t.
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EPZ Omloop Van Borsele WE 2012: Ellen Van Dijk (Specialized - Lululemon) Takes The Win Ahead Of Gracie Elvin And Sarah Düster, Photos | Cyclingnews.com

1.   Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Specialized-lululemon, 3:03:18
2.   Gracie Elvin (Aus) Australia, s.t.
3.   Sarah Düster (Ger) Rabobank, s.t.
4.   Chantal Blaak (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl, s.t.
5.   Amy Pieters (Ned) Skil-Argos, s.t.
6.   Melissa Hoskins (Aus) GreenEdge-AIS, s.t.
7.   Megan Guarnier (USA) Tibco-To The Top, s.t.
8.   Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl, + 00:46
9.   Laura van der Kamp (Ned) Dolmans-Boels, s.t.
10. Anastasia Chulkova (Rus) Russia, s.t.

More photos of the Omloop van Borsele on Cyclingnews

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EPZ Omloop Van Borsele WE 2012: Sarah Düster (Rabo Women) Leads The Break, Photos | Cyclingnews.com
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EPZ Omloop Van Borsele WE 2012: Kirsten Wild (AA Drink) Took The Bunch Sprint For Eighth…, Photos | Cyclingnews.com
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EPZ Omloop Van Borsele WE 2012: Sarah Düster (Rabo Women) Bridged Across To The Break, Photos | Cyclingnews.com
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EPZ Omloop Van Borsele WE 2012: Melissa Hoskins (GreenEDGE-AIS) With Chantal Blaak (AA Drink At The Front Of The Race, Photos | Cyclingnews.com
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EPZ Omloop Van Borsele WE 2012: The Break Formed Early And Lasted Throughout The Race, Photos | Cyclingnews.com
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EPZ Omloop van Borsele 2012 - Report (by CyclingFlash12)

1.   Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Specialized-lululemon, 3:03:18
2.   Gracie Elvin (Aus) Australia, s.t.
3.   Sarah Düster (Ger) Rabobank, s.t.
4.   Chantal Blaak (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl, s.t.
5.   Amy Pieters (Ned) Skil-Argos, s.t.
6.   Melissa Hoskins (Aus) GreenEdge-AIS, s.t.
7.   Megan Guarnier (USA) Tibco-To The Top, s.t.
8.   Kirsten Wild (Ned) AA Drink-Leontien.nl, + 00:46
9.   Laura van der Kamp (Ned) Dolmans-Boels, s.t.
10. Anastasia Chulkova (Rus) Russia, s.t.

Full results

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Omloop van Borsele ITT podium
(via Twitter / @_GreenEDGE_: Borsele Time Trial podium. …)
1. Ellen van Dijk (Specialized-lululemon), 2. Linda Villumsen (GreenEdge-AIS), 3. Clara Hughes (Specialized-lululemon)

Omloop van Borsele ITT podium

(via Twitter / @_GreenEDGE_: Borsele Time Trial podium. …)

1. Ellen van Dijk (Specialized-lululemon), 2. Linda Villumsen (GreenEdge-AIS), 3. Clara Hughes (Specialized-lululemon)

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1.  Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Specialized-lululemon, 0:26:21.78 
2.  Linda Villumsen (NZl) GreenEdge-AIS, + 00:00.57
3.  Clara Hughes (Can)  Specialized-lululemon, + 00:27.17
4.  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) Specialized-lululemon, + 00:42.88
5.  Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) GreenEdge-AIS, + 00:46.06
6.  Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank, + 01:00.39
7.  Rhae-Christie Shaw (Can) Canada + 01:04.40
8.  Shara Gillow (Aus) GreenEdge-AIS, + 01:18.26
9.  Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Rabobank, + 01:21.66
10. Thalita de Jong (Ned) Rabobank, + 01:40.94

Video of the cold, wet, rainy, nasty ITT at the top of this page

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“I didn’t feel super good tonight, and the second half of my race showed that,” said Villumsen. “We had bad weather conditions, but it was the same bad weather for everybody, so that wasn’t a factor.”

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“Linda started off really well,” noted McPartland. “Unfortunately, there were no intermediate time splits, so we didn’t have a mark to measure against. It was bloody impressive watching her cornering skills from the car. It was wet, and she was going full tilt through the corners. “

“During the second half of the race, I thought she was sort of dying,” McPartland continued. “I could tell that she wasn’t feeling as strong as she did in the first half. She backed off a bit in the last five or six kilometers, but again I had no idea how anyone else was going.” “

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Linda Villumsen Time Trials to Second in Borsele | GreenEDGE

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WomensCycling.net Gallery 2010
Vera Koedooder wins Omloop door Middag Hunsterland 2010 - photo pinched from the great womenscycling.net race report

WomensCycling.net Gallery 2010

Vera Koedooder wins Omloop door Middag Hunsterland 2010 - photo pinched from the great womenscycling.net race report

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"In the end, Koedooder counterattacked attacked with 4km to go. van Rhee and Blaak gave chase but could not catch the powerful Dutch woman. The lead was down to seven seconds with a kilometre to go and only 3 seconds at the finish. But Koedooder, finished it off in style with a long-awaited win which gave her to opportunity for a two-handed victory salute."

WomensCycling.net - Race coverage, Omloop door Middag Humsterland 2010 - check it out for a great report and fabulous photos

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Podiumfoto van vandaag :) on Monique van de Ree’s Twitpic
1.    Vera Koedooder,  Batavus, 03:17:05 2.    Monique Van De Ree, Leontien.nl, +00:03 3.    Liesbet De Vocht, 	Nederland Bloeit, s.t.

Podiumfoto van vandaag :) on Monique van de Ree’s Twitpic

1. Vera Koedooder, Batavus, 03:17:05
2. Monique Van De Ree, Leontien.nl, +00:03
3. Liesbet De Vocht, Nederland Bloeit, s.t.

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Vera Koedooder wins Omloop Middag Humsterland - Mejico van Velzen’s Twitpic