| 2012 EPZ Omloop van Borsele | |
| Date: | 21 April 2012 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 121.5 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 3h 03' 18" |
| Speed: | 39.201 |
| First: | Ellen van Dijk |
| First Nat: | the Netherlands |
| Second: | Gracie Elvin |
| Second Nat: | Australia |
| Second Team: | Australia national team |
| Third: | Sarah Düster |
| Third Nat: | Germany |
| Third Team: | Rabobank Women Cycling Team |
| Previous: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2013 |
The 2012 EPZ Omloop van Borsele was the 11th running of the Omloop van Borsele, a women's cycling event in 's-Heerenhoek, the Netherlands. New this year was the introduction of an individual time trial, held on 20 April over a distance of 18km (11miles). The road race was held on 21 April 2012 over a distance of 121.5km (75.5miles). It was rated by the UCI as 1.2 category race.[1] [2]
After winning the time trial of Borsele, rider Ellen van Dijk won also the road race of the EPZ Omloop van Borsele. She won the sprint of a group of seven riders ahead of Gracie Elvin from Australia (Australian national team) and Sarah Düster from Germany (Rabobank Women Cycling Team).
The individual time trial was held on 20 April over a distance of 18km (11miles).
| Cyclist | Team | Time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | align=right | 26' 21" | |||
| align=center | 2 | Orica–AIS | align=right | + 1" | ||
| align=center | 3 | align=right | + 27" | |||
| align=center | 4 | align=right | + 42" | |||
| align=center | 5 | Orica–AIS | align=right | + 46" |
The race took place on a wet course on 21 April. After 25 kilometer a group of 6 riders emerged (Ellen van Dijk, Gracie Elvin, Chantal Blaak, Amy Pieters, Iris Slappendel, Megan Guarner and Melissa Hoskins). Slapendel (Rabobank Women Cycling Team) had to leave the group due to material damage. Sarah Düster was able to ride to the front group and so the Rabobank Women Cycling Team had another rider at the front. Due to good teamwork the seven riders were not pulled back by the bunch with among others the world champion Giorgia Bronzini. In the final kilometers Elvin and Düster tried both to escape but it was Van Dijk who reached first the finish line.[4] [5]
| Cyclist | Team | Time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | align=right | 3h 03' 18" | |||
| align=center | 2 | Australian national team | align=right | s.t. | ||
| align=center | 3 | Rabobank Women Cycling Team | align=right | s.t. | ||
| align=center | 4 | align=right | s.t. | |||
| align=center | 5 | Skil–Argos | align=right | s.t. | ||
| align=center | 6 | Australian national team | align=right | s.t. | ||
| align=center | 7 | American national team | align=right | s.t. | ||
| align=center | 8 | align=right | + 46" | |||
| align=center | 9 | Dolmans-Boels Cycling Team | align=right | + 46" | ||
| align=center | 10 | Russian national team | align=right | + 46" |