Women’s Tour of Flanders 13 (by crazycyclefan)
Kelvin’s fabulous fan video of the Ronde van Vlaanderen!
Vos wint Ronde van Vlaanderen bij de vrouwen - Sporza
Marianne Vos won the Ronde van Vlaanderen for her first time, in a super-exciting finale
1. Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank-Liv/Giant, 3:33:21
2. Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Specialized-lululemon, s.t.
3. Emma Johnsson (Swe) ORICA-AIS, s.t.
4. Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products UCK, s.t.
5. Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Rabobank-Liv/Giant, + 02:37
6. Adrie Visser (Ned) Boels-Dolamns, s.t.
7. Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Sengers, s.t.
8. Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) ORICA-AIS, s.t.
9. Lizzie Armitstead (GBr) Boels-Dolmans, + 02:39
10. Kirsten Wild (Ned) Argos Shimano, + 04:33
Garmin-Cervélo race report - with photos!
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The Ronde van Vlaanderen has been described by Belgium’s as more than a race; it is a sociological phenomenon, a cultural and national event!
On the day of De Ronde, everything comes to a stand still in the Vlaanderen, as millions of Belgians gather on the streetside along route to watch their cycling hero’s pass by up the challenging cobble climbs!
For most professional cyclists, but especially the Belgium’s, this is THE RACE to win! It is one of the biggest classics on the calendar and gets plenty of media coverage and support!
Yesterday, Dutch women and Nederland Bloeit cyclist, Annemiek van Vleuten finished on tops!Here are some post Ronde van Vlaanderen tweets from the women’s peloton:
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Femme Vélo » Post Ronde van Vlaanderen in tweets
Ashleigh Moolman has collected some of the best post-race tweets from the women’s peloton! Including Sarah Düster, Marianne Vos, Martine Bras, Bridie O’Donnell, Rochelle Gilmore, Emma Johansson and race winner Annemiek van Vleuten! Head over & read them!
Really fantastic blog on what it was like to ride the Ronde van Vlaanderen by Marijn de Vries - you might need to put it through google translate, but it’s well worth it!
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It was then back to Belgium with a few days to rest and turn the legs over before the racing started. Unfortunately during these days training in Belgium I was hit with another harsh dose of allergies. I’ve always suffered in Belgium during April but this was by far the worst reaction yet. It hasn’t rained here for a while and the sun has been shining; I hear the past two days have been record high pollen counts/readings.
Rash! Rash! My symptoms include an ugly rash all over my face and body, tiredness, itchy eyes, nose, ears and throat, elevated heart rate etc…. not to mention the ridiculous lack of power on the bike!!
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Filming advertisements and racing in Europe again!! - RochelleGilmore.com powered by HONDA
Poor Rochelle’s allergies! A round-up of her life back in Europe, riding Flanders and Dottignies
Tour Of Flanders - Women: , Photos | Cyclingnews.com
Love this pic of Giorgia Bronzini before the Ronde van Vlaanderen…. at Monty says, very Reservoir Dogs!
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“No,” she told VeloNation in response to a question about whether she’d had a good day in the maglia irridata. “I’ve come from the track.
“I’ve done some special training for the track and now I’m bad on the roads,” she explained. “I think my season begins at the end of April!”
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With the rewards still pitiful in women’s cycling, compared to the million euro contracts of the men, very few can afford to specialise, so the clashing of major events can cause all kinds of problems.
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Giorgia Bronzini: “I still had my track legs”
Bronzini on her Flanders - nice article, and I especially like that last paragraph…. Yes indeed…
AA drink - Leontien.nl in Vlaanderen by mzijlaard
This is very cool. Starts off with some chat, and some pre-race backstage footage, then goes on to have some film from an actual bike! Yes, they mounted a camera onto one of the riders’ bikes, and it shows what it’s like inside the pack, including a crash, and the mechanics fixing the bike up. Amazing! I love it!
"Very Disapointed :( went from a awesome day to a shocker in the split of a second! and now a possible broken wrist!"
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Doc couldn’t really tell from x-rays if there was a fracture so waiting to hear more, for now arm is in a brace.
2011 Ronde van Vlaanderen (Women) - Brief Highlights from Sporza - pre-race interviews with Grace Verbeke, Emma Johansson and Marianne Vos, highlights of the race, with Sarah Düster and Ludivine Henrion’s long escape attempt, and post-race interviews with winner Annemiek van Vleuten, Vos and Verbeke
(by CyclingDonne)
Ronde van Vlaanderen 2011
I love womenscycling.net - It’s CJ Farquharson, who takes the best photos of the women’s races, and now has started adding to that with video! Superb!
A pre-race interview with Marianne Vos, some bits of the race, and the podium afterwards. I especially like Annemiek van Vleuten’s little jump onto the podium!
"I proved it again! Cobbles can be done without gloves! Now the day after back to reality! It feels weird that RVV is behind. Up to the next!"
Tour Of Flanders - Women: The Ronde Van Vlaanderen Podium, Photos | Cyclingnews.com
1. Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit, 3:36:03
2. Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) Gauss, + 0:01
3. Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit, + 0:10
4. Emma Johansson (Swe) Hitec UCK, s.t.
5. Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC-Highroad. s.t.
6. Joelle Numainville (Can) Tibco, s.t.
7. Grace Verbeke (Bel) TopSport Vlaanderen, s.t.
8. Ludivine Henrion (Bel) Lotto Honda, s.t.
9. Noemi Cantele (Ita) Garmin-Cervélo, s.t.
10. Emma Pooley (Gbr) Garmin-Cervélo, s.t.
