2015 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine

The 2015 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine was the 18th edition of the La Flèche Wallonne Féminine one-day women's road bicycle race held in Belgium, starting and ending in the town of Huy. The race included two climbs of the Mur de Huy; the finish line was at the top of the second of these ascents.[1]

2015 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup, race 4 of 10
Race details
Dates22 April 2015
Stages1
Distance121 km (75.19 mi)
Winning time3hr 18' 46"
Results
  Winner  Anna van der Breggen (NED) (Rabo–Liv)
  Second  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Bigla Pro Cycling Team)
  Third  Megan Guarnier (USA) (Boels–Dolmans)
2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup
Races
Round 1   Ronde van Drenthe
Round 2   Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
Round 3   Tour of Flanders
Round 4   La Flèche Wallonne
Round 5   Tour of Chongming Island
Round 6   The Philadelphia Cycling Classic
Round 7   Sparkassen Giro
Round 8   Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda TTT
Round 9   Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda
Round 10   GP de Plouay-Bretagne
Teams and riders
2015 UCI Women's Teams and riders

The race was won by Anna van der Breggen (Rabo–Liv). Van der Breggen attacked at the bottom of the Mur and took a solo victory, 12 seconds ahead of Annemiek van Vleuten (Bigla Pro Cycling Team), with Megan Guarnier (Boels–Dolmans) a further 8 seconds back in third.[2] Van der Breggen moved into the lead of the 2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup following the race.[3]

Results

Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Anna Van Der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv 3hr 18' 46"
2  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Bigla Pro Cycling Team +12"
3  Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans +20"
4  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Bigla Pro Cycling Team +32"
5  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Rabo–Liv +40"
6  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels–Dolmans +44"
7  Roxane Knetemann (NED) Rabo–Liv +46"
8  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) Rabo–Liv +57"
9  Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Velocio–SRAM +1' 07"
10  Emma Johansson (SWE) Orica–AIS +1' 07"
Source: ProCyclingStats

World Cup Standings

Individual ranking after 4/10 World Cup races
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv 290
2  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 226
3  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Wiggle–Honda 220
4  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle–Honda 196
5  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans 195
6  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) Rabo–Liv 175
7  Alena Amialiusik (BLR) Velocio–SRAM 140
8  Elena Cecchini (ITA) Lotto–Soudal Ladies 122
9  Ellen van Dijk (NED) Boels–Dolmans 120
10  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Bigla Pro Cycling Team 120

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References

  1. "La Flèche Wallonne Féminine 2015 – Classic". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. Rogers, Owen (22 April 2015). "Anna van der Breggen wins women's Fleche Wallonne". Cycling Weekly.
  3. "Ranking – Cycling – Road 2015: Women Elite World Cup Individual". UCI. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  4. Women Elite World Cup Individual 4: 22 Apr 2015 Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine UCI.ch
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