Dwars door Vlaanderen 2022 [FULL RACE] (ladies)

March 30, 2022

Dwars door Vlaanderen 2022 WE – Waregem – Waregem : 120 km

Dwars door Vlaanderen is a Flandrian semi-Classic and one of a handful of races that follows a very similar route to the biggest Belgian Classic of them all – the Tour of Flanders. As it usually falls just a handful of days before De Ronde, the race offers Classics specialists one final chance to hone their shape and gauge the form of their biggest rivals before they line up for the main event of the Belgian Spring season. Starting in Roeselare and finishing in Waregem, the race dips in, out and around the Flemish Ardennes, tackling some of the region’s most demanding climbs, like the Taaienberg, Kruisberg and Nokereberg, along the way. In total, the race features 10 climbs and six cobblestone sectors, all packed into the space of just 120km.

Chiara Consonni (Valcar-Travel & Service) took one of the biggest wins of her career at Dwars door Vlaanderen. The Italian sprinted to the win ahead of Julie de Wilde (Plantur Pura) and Elise Chabbey (Canyon-SRAM).

It was a chaotic final through the narrow twist and turns en route to Waregem. Time trial World Champion Ellen van Dijk (Trek-Segafredo) launched multiple attacks to try and split the reduced field that was primarily held together by the efforts of Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) in the closing kilometres.

A bunch sprint ensued out of the last corner with Consonni, who launched off the of Marie Le Net’s (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) wheel, was the fastest up the right-hand side of the road, crossing the line first from a reduced group of riders.

“At Gent-Wevelgem I didn’t feel great but I’m happy now. My big goal of the season is Paris-Roubaix and I’m working towards that. I didn’t think I’d won today because it was a super hard race,” Consonni said in a post-race interview, dedicating the victory to her grandmother.

“I’d like to dedicate this win to my grandmother who is in hospital and is not too well. She’s always supported me and I love here.

“Detailing the sprint, Consonni said she knew the straightaway following the last corner was long and decided to start her sprint with 200 metres to go.

“As soon as I saw the 200 metre mark, I started my sprint. I got passed the rider from FDJ and won it,” she said. “I have to thank my teammates who worked for me and protected me. They’re mostly climbers but worked hard for me, as did the staff. Thanks to everyone at the team.”

How it unfolded
Dwars door Vlaanderen, largely viewed as the warm-up to Sunday’s Tour of Flanders, offered the women’s field a 120km race that started and finished in Waregem, and included 10 climbs: Nieuwe Kwaremont, Hotond, Kortekeer, Berg Ten Houte, Kanarieberg, Knokteberg – Trieu, Hotond, Ladeuze and the final two over the Nokereberg and Holstraat.

Following the ascent of the Berg Ten Houte with 67km to go, there was a split off the front of the field and the lead group included Jelena Erić (Movistar), Lucinda Brand (Trek-Segafredo), Shari Bossuyt (Canyon-SRAM), Leah Kirchmann (Team DSM), Georgia Baker (Team BikeExchange-Jayco Women), BikeExchange-Jayco), Liane Lippert (Team DSM), Maaike Boogaard (UAE Team ADQ), Mie Bjørndal Ottestad (Uno-X), Julie de Wilde (Plantur-Pura) and Anastasia Carbonari (Valcar-Travel & Service).

They held a slim 30 seconds on the main field but the groups merged back together during the next few kilometres.

Brodie Chapman (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) was the next to launch an attacked with 62km to go after the Kanarieberg and went solo. Several attempts to bridge across with counter attacks by Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar), Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segaredo), Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) and Liane Lippert (Team DSM), but those attacks were neutralised by the reduced main field, and Chapman held onto her lead.

Baker and Juliette Labous (Team DSM) bridged across to Chapman after the Ladeuze ascent, but the field soon reeled in the three riders.

Foortje Mackaij (Team DSM) was the next to counter attack and cleared the field. Despite her earlier efforts off the front, Chapman had enough power left to bridge over to Mackaij, and the pair built their lead out to 30 seconds ahead of the Nokereberg.

A six-rider chase group briefly emerge behind the escapees that included Brand, Longo Borghini, Anouska Koster (Jumbo-Visma), Elise Chabbey (Canyon-SRAM), Lippert and Hannah Barnes (Uno-X), but the chasing field was back together inside 15km to go, at 25 seconds behind the two breakaway riders.

Van Dijk attacked and split the field over the Herlegemstraat cobbles that reduced the gap to Chapman and Mackaij to just 15 seconds. Her teammate Longo Borghini was the next to go and she created a small lead on the field inside the last 10km, racing wide through a corner and briefly riding off road in her effort to stay away.

The peloton, led by van Vleuten ahead of the Holstraat, caught Longo Borghini along with the breakaway riders Chapman and Mackaij, with 8km to the finish line. Although Lippert attacked over the Holstraat, the final climb of the day, it wasn’t enough to create a gap.

Van Dijk tried to split the field again with 6km to go without success as van Vleuten set the pace on the run-in to Waregem.

Van Dijk made one last attack with 2km to go with Bastianelli and van Vleuten stuck to her wheel. The time trial world champion continued to lead the small group into the final kilometre as the field set up for a bunch sprint with Consonni claiming the victory.

“On the climb, on the last section of cobbles, Trek were so strong, that I stayed back but made sure I was in the front group. Then in the finish I did my best and knew I was good in the sprint,” Consonni said of the final.

“There was a lot of attacks in the last kilometres by Van Dijk and the Canyon team because they didn’t want a sprint finish. I stayed in the front group and tried follow the attacks, then I just did a good sprint.”

Results :
1 Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service 3:06:40
2 Julie De Wilde (Bel) Plantur-Pura
3 Elise Chabbey (Swi) Canyon-Sram Racing
4 Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM Women
5 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) UAE Team ADQ
6 Rachele Barbieri (Ita) Liv Racing Xstra
7 Marie Le Net (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
8 Shari Bossuyt (Bel) Canyon-Sram Racing
9 Arlenis Sierra Canadilla (Cub) Movistar Team Women
10 Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women
11 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Trek-Segafredo Women
12 Letizia Borghesi (Ita) EF Education-TIBCO-SVB
13 Susanne Andersen (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Women
14 Tamara Dronova (Rus) Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad
15 Maaike Boogaard (Ned) UAE Team ADQ
16 Anouska Koster (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women
17 Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco Women
18 Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team DSM Women
19 Marta Jaskulska (Pol) Liv Racing Xstra 0:00:03
20 Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Trek-Segafredo Women
21 Annemiek van Vleuten (Ned) Movistar Team Women
22 Liane Lippert (Ger) Team DSM Women
23 Alexandra Manly (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco Women
24 Cecilie Ludwig (Den) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
25 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Trek-Segafredo Women
26 Georgia Baker (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco Women
27 Sarah Roy (Aus) Canyon-Sram Racing 0:00:10
28 Brodie Chapman (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:00:12
29 Laura Süßemilch (Ger) Plantur-Pura
30 Teuntje Beekhuis (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women
31 Valerie Demey (Bel) Liv Racing Xstra
32 Juliette Labous (Fra) Team DSM Women
33 Sanne Cant (Bel) Plantur-Pura
34 Hannah Barnes (GBr) Uno-X Pro Cycling Women 0:00:21
35 Eugenia Bujak (Slo) UAE Team ADQ 0:01:41
36 Nina Kessler (Ned) BikeExchange-Jayco Women
37 Megan Jastrab (USA) Team DSM Women 0:02:53
38 Alana Castrique (Bel) Cofidis Women Team
39 Mie Bjørndal Ottestad (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Women
40 Quinty Schoens (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
41 Alice Towers (GBr) Le Col Wahoo
42 Margaux Vigie (Fra) Valcar-Travel & Service
43 Linda Riedmann (Ger) Jumbo-Visma Women
44 Noemi Rüegg (Swi) Jumbo-Visma Women
45 Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service
46 Lone Meertens (Bel) AG Insurance-NXTG Team
47 Amber Kraak (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women
48 Marthe Goossens (Bel) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team
49 Justine Ghekiere (Bel) Plantur-Pura
50 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team DSM Women
51 Kirstie van Haaften (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
52 April Tacey (GBr) Le Col Wahoo
53 Alena Ivanchenko (Rus) UAE Team ADQ
54 Veronica Ewers (USA) EF Education-TIBCO-SVB
55 Barbara Malcotti (Ita) Human Powered Health Women
56 Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
57 Amandine Fouquenet (Fra) Arkea Team
58 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Cofidis Women Team
59 Mikayla Harvey (NZl) Canyon-Sram Racing
60 Leah Thomas (USA) Trek-Segafredo Women
61 Olivia Baril (Can) Valcar-Travel & Service
62 Greta Richioud (Fra) Arkea Team
63 Amanda Spratt (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco Women
64 Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Spa) Movistar Team Women
65 Victoire Berteau (Fra) Cofidis Women Team 0:06:24
66 Martina Alzini (Ita) Cofidis Women Team 0:06:47
67 Inge van der Heijden (Ned) Plantur-Pura
68 Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) UAE Team ADQ
69 Anaïs Morichon (Fra) Arkea Team
70 Anastasia Carbonari (Ltu) Valcar-Travel & Service
71 Pauline Allin (Fra) Arkea Team
72 Julie Van De Velde (Bel) Plantur-Pura
73 Elisa Serné (Ned) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team 0:09:02
74 Danique Braam (Ned) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire-Van Eyck Sport
75 Karolina Kumiega (Pol) Valcar-Travel & Service
76 Fien Delbaere (Bel) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team
77 Maud Oudeman (Ned) Canyon-Sram Racing
78 Gulnaz Khatuntseva (Rus) Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad
79 Eline Van Rooijen (Ned) AG Insurance-NXTG Team
80 Yuliia Biriukova (Ukr) Arkea Team
81 Maureen Arens (Ned) AG Insurance-NXTG Team
82 Pien Limpens (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
83 Tanja Erath (Ger) EF Education-TIBCO-SVB
84 Rosalie van der Wolf (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
85 Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Uno-X Pro Cycling Women
86 Georgia Danford (NZl) Andy Schleck-CP Nvst-Immo Losch
87 Svenja Betz (Ger) IBCT
88 Loes Adegeest (Ned) IBCT
89 Naomi De Roeck (Bel) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire-Van Eyck Sport
90 Lena Charlotte Reißner (Ger) IBCT
91 Anna Trevisi (Ita) UAE Team ADQ
92 Megan Armitage (Irl) IBCT
93 Morgane Coston (Fra) Arkea Team
94 Cassia Boglio (Aus) AG Insurance-NXTG Team
95 Olha Kulynych (Ukr) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire-Van Eyck Sport
96 Haylee Fuller (Aus) IBCT
97 Lotte Claes (Bel) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire-Van Eyck Sport
98 Anna Christian (GBr) Le Col Wahoo
99 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
100 Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
101 Jessica Allen (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco Women
102 Eider Merino Cortazar (Spa) Le Col Wahoo
103 Gladys Verhulst (Fra) Le Col Wahoo
104 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek-Segafredo Women
105 Antonia Gröndahl (Fin) IBCT
106 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Trek-Segafredo Women
107 Sara Poidevin (Can) EF Education-TIBCO-SVB
108 Emma Langley (USA) EF Education-TIBCO-SVB
109 Jelena Eric (Srb) Movistar Team Women
110 Sarah Gigante (Aus) Movistar Team Women
111 Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Human Powered Health Women
112 Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Cofidis Women Team
113 Elizabeth Banks (GBr) EF Education-TIBCO-SVB
DNF Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women
DNF Lieke Nooijen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
DNF Julia van Bokhoven (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
DNF Amelia Sharpe (GBr) AG Insurance-NXTG Team
DNF Hannah Buch (Ger) Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad
DNF Zsófia Szabó (Hun) Andy Schleck-CP Nvst-Immo Losch
DNF Friederike Stern (Ger) Andy Schleck-CP Nvst-Immo Losch
DNF Sarah Rijkes (Aut) Andy Schleck-CP Nvst-Immo Losch
DNF Amalie Lutro (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Women
DNF Wilma Olausson (Swe) Uno-X Pro Cycling Women
DNF Claudia Jongerius (Ned) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire-Van Eyck Sport
DNF Valentine Fortin (Fra) Cofidis Women Team
DNF Maria Martins (Por) Le Col Wahoo
DNF Katia Ragusa (Ita) Liv Racing Xstra
DNF Diana Klimova (Rus) Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad
DNF Yuli Van Der Molen (Ned) AG Insurance-NXTG Team
DNF Minke Bakker (Ned) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire-Van Eyck Sport
DNF Eva Buurman (Ned) Liv Racing Xstra
DNF Sara Maes (Bel) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team
DNF Makayla Macpherson (USA) Human Powered Health Women
DNF Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Human Powered Health Women
DNF Julie Stockman (Bel) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team
DNF Céline van Houtum (Ned) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team
DNF Soraya Paladin (Ita) Canyon-Sram Racing
DNF Léa Stern (Swi) Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad