2015 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine

2015 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup, race 4 of 10
Race details
Date 22 April 2015
Distance 121 km (75.19 mi)
Winning time 3hr 18' 46" (36.5 km/h or 22.7 mph)
Palmares
Winner  Anna van der Breggen (NED) (Rabo–Liv)
Second  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Bigla Pro Cycling Team)
Third  Megan Guarnier (USA) (Boels–Dolmans)
2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup
Races
Round 1   Ronde van Drenthe
Round 2   Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
Round 3   Tour of Flanders
Round 4   La Flèche Wallonne
Round 5   Tour of Chongming Island
Round 6   The Philadelphia Cycling Classic
Round 7   Sparkassen Giro
Round 8   Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda TTT
Round 9   Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda
Round 10   GP de Plouay-Bretagne
Teams and riders
2015 UCI Women's Teams and riders

The 2015 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine was the 18th edition of the La Flèche Wallonne Féminine one-day women's road bicycle race held in Belgium, starting and ending in the town of Huy. The race included two climbs of the Mur de Huy; the finish line was at the top of the second of these ascents.[1]

The race was won by Anna van der Breggen (Rabo–Liv). Van der Breggen attacked at the bottom of the Mur and took a solo victory, 12 seconds ahead of Annemiek van Vleuten (Bigla Pro Cycling Team), with Megan Guarnier (Boels–Dolmans) a further 8 seconds back in third.[2] Van der Breggen moved into the lead of the 2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup following the race.[3]

Results

Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Anna Van Der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv 3hr 18' 46"
2  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Bigla Pro Cycling Team +12"
3  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans +20"
4  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Bigla Pro Cycling Team +32"
5  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabo–Liv +40"
6  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans +44"
7  Roxane Knetemann (NED) Rabo–Liv +46"
8  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) Rabo–Liv +57"
9  Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Velocio–SRAM +1' 07"
10  Emma Johansson (SWE) Orica–AIS +1' 07"
Source: ProCyclingStats

World Cup Standings

Individual ranking after 4/10 World Cup races
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv 290
2  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 226
3  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Wiggle–Honda 220
4  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle–Honda 196
5  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans 195
6  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) Rabo–Liv 175
7  Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Velocio–SRAM 140
8  Elena Cecchini (ITA) Lotto–Soudal Ladies 122
9  Ellen van Dijk (NED) Boels–Dolmans 120
10  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 120

[4]

References

  1. "La Flèche Wallonne Féminine 2015 – Classic". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. Rogers, Owen (22 April 2015). "Anna van der Breggen wins women's Fleche Wallonne". Cycling Weekly.
  3. "Ranking – Cycling – Road 2015: Women Elite World Cup Individual". UCI. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  4. Women Elite World Cup Individual 4: 22 Apr 2015 UCI.ch

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