2009 Tour of Flanders for Women explained

2009 Tour of Flanders for Women
Series:2009 UCI Women's Road World Cup
Date:5 April 2009
Stages:1
Distance:131.6[1]
Unit:km
Time:3h 30' 12"
First:Ina-Yoko Teutenberg
First Nat:GER
Second:Kirsten Wild
Second Nat:NED
Third:Emma Johansson
Third Nat:SWE
Previous:2008
Next:2010

The sixth edition of the Tour of Flanders for Women cycling race was held on 5 April 2009. The race started in Oudenaarde and finished in Meerbeke, containing 11 climbs and two flat cobbled sections, covering a total distance of 130 km. It was the second leg of the 2009 UCI Women's Road World Cup. The race was won by German rider Ina-Yoko Teutenberg.

Race Summary

The race was animated by a break from Alona Andruk who gained up to three minutes but was caught before the Muur van Geraardsbergen. On the Muur, Marianne Vos, Emma Johansson, Noemi Cantele and Nicole Cooke broke clear. On the Bosberg, the quartet was joined by six other riders, when Marianne Vos attacked again. Cervélo TestTeam led the chase and caught Vos at 4 km from the finish. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg won the sprint ahead of Kirsten Wild and Emma Johansson.[2]

Results

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2s.t.
3Red Sun Cycling Teams.t.
4Vision1 Racings.t.
5Selle Italia–Ghezzis.t.
6s.t.
7Gauss RDZ Ormu–Colnagos.t.
8s.t.
9Team Flexpoints.t.
10s.t.

Notes and References

  1. News: 6th Women's Ronde van Vlaanderen - CDM. Cycling News. Laura. Weislo. 5 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Women's World Cup Ronde van Vlaanderen. dailypeloton.com. 6 April 2018. 10 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310014507/http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=14498. dead.
  3. News: Teutenberg takes her Monument. Daniel. Benson. Cycling News. 5 March 2019.