Italy’s Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle Honda) won Sunday’s Women’s Tour of Flanders after a stunning solo breakaway towards the end of the race. The win moved Longo Borghini up to third in the UCI Women’s World Cup standings with 190 points, Wiggle Honda team mate, Jolien D’hoore leads the standings on 220 points.
Tiffany Cromwell (Velocio-Sram) was the highest place Australian in 19th place.
Results 2015 Women’s Tour of Flanders
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Position,Rider,Team,Result
1,Elisa Longo Borghini, Wiggle Honda,3:50:43
2,Jolien D’hoore,Wiggle Honda,0.43
3,Anna Van Der Breggen,Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team,0.43
4,Annemiek Van Vleuten, Bigla Pro Cycling Team,0.43
5,Elena Cecchini, Lotto Soudal Ladies,0.43
6,Alena Amialiusik, Velocio-Sram,0.43
7,Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team,0.43
8,Elizabeth Armitstead, Boels Dolmans Cycling Team,0.45
9,Chantal Blaak, Boels Dolmans Cycling Team,0.47
10,Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, Bigla Pro Cycling Team,0.47
11,Megan Guarnier, Boels Dolmans Cycling Team,3:30
12,Lauren Hall, Twenty 16-Sho-Air,3:30
13,Emma Johansson, Orica-Ais,3:30
14,Joelle Numainville, Bigla Pro Cycling Team,3:30
15,Trixi Worrack, Velocio-Sram,3:30
16,Lucinda Brand, Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team,3:30
17,Eugenia Bujak, Btc City Ljubljana,3:30
18,Sabrina Stultiens, Team Liv-plantur,3:30
19,Tiffany Cromwell, Velocio-Sram,3:30
20,Janneke Ensing, Parkhotel Valkenburg,3:30
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2015 Women’s Road World Cup standings after the Women’s Tour of Flanders
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Position,Rider,Team, Points
1,Jolien D’hoore (Bel),Wiggle Honda,220
2,Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr),Boels Dolmans Cycling Team,195
3,Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita),Wiggle Honda,190
4,Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned),Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team,170
5,Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra),Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team,140
6,Annemiek Van Vleuten,Bigla Pro Cycling,126
7,Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned),Boels Dolmans Cycling Team,120
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Highlights of the 2015 Women’s Tour of Flanders
TBL – The Bike lane – Women’s Cycling
