2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race) explained

2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – Women's race
Date:28 February 2015
Stages:1
Distance:120.5
Unit:km
First:Anna van der Breggen
First Nat:NED
Second:Ellen van Dijk
Second Nat:NED
Third:Lizzie Armitstead
Third Nat:GBR
Previous:2014
Next:2016

The 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – Women's race took place on 28 February 2015. It was the 10th women's edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The race started and finished in Ghent, Belgium, totaling 120.5km (74.9miles) in the province of East Flanders. Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen won in a two-up sprint with Ellen van Dijk.

Teams

25 teams were confirmed for the race giving 200 riders in total.[1]

National teams

Domestic teams

Race

After the first hour where the bunch remained together, there were several attacks with dominating the race. With 30km (20miles) to go Ellen van Dijk escaped from a front group of 15 riders on the Molenberg with Anna van der Breggen the only one who could follow her. The duo extended their advantage over the cobbled sections that followed, holding off the chase group to the line, where van Dijk lost the two-up sprint. Behind them Lizzie Armitstead sprinted to third place.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's news shorts: 25 teams confirmed for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
  2. News: Anna van der Breggen bests Ellen van Dijk in European opener. cyclingtips.com.au. 28 February 2015. 28 February 2015. 5 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150805105511/http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/03/anna-van-der-breggen-bests-ellen-van-dijk-in-european-opener/. dead.