2010 Sparkassen Giro Explained

2010 Sparkassen Giro Bochum
Date:8 August
Stages:1
Distance:74
Unit:km
Time:1h 58' 19"
Speed:37.526
First:Ellen van Dijk
First Nat:NED
Second:Tiffany Cromwell
Second Nat:AUS
Second Team:Lotto Ladies Team
Third:Maaike Polspoel
Third Nat:BEL
Third Team:Topsport Vlaanderen-Thompson
Previous:2009
Next:2011

The women's race of the 2010 Sparkassen Giro Bochum took place on 8 August 2010. It was the 10th women's edition of the Sparkassen Giro Bochum. The race started and ended in Bochum, Germany and spanned 74km (46miles). 57 of the 97 participants finished. The race is a UCI 1.1 category race.[1] [2]

Race

The 2010 Sparkassen Giro Bochum was won by the Dutch rider Ellen van Dijk, who won the sprint from a breakaway group of nine riders in wet and miserable conditions.[3] Tiffany Cromwell and Maaike Polspoel finished second and third with over three times the length of a bicycle behind Van Dijk.[4] [5]

Results

CyclistTeamTime
11h 58' 19"
2Lotto Ladies Teams.t.
3Topsport Vlaanderen-Thompsons.t.
4Lotto Ladies Teams.t.
5Top Girls Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzis.t.
6+ 12"
7Vaiano Solaristech+ 28"
8+ 58"
9Topsport Vlaanderen-Thompson+ 58"
10Topsport Vlaanderen-Thompson+ 58"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sparkassen Giro (74 km) 8/08/2010. CQranking.com. 8 August 2010. 13 December 2012.
  2. Web site: Sparkassen Giro Bochum (F) 2010. cyclingarchives.com. 8 August 2010. 13 December 2012.
  3. News: Sparkassen Giro. highroadsports.com. 8 August 2010. 13 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20101217055614/http://www.highroadsports.com/races/567-Sparkassen-Giro. 17 December 2010. dead. dmy-all.
  4. News: Van Dijk wint Sparkassen Giro Bochum. wielerland.nl. 8 August 2010. 13 December 2012.
  5. News: Wielerzege voor Van Dijk in Duitsland . NUsport.nl. 8 August 2010. 13 December 2012.