Nokere Koerse 2021 [Highlights] (ladies)

March 17, 2021

Nokere Koerse 2021 ladies – Deinze – Kruisem : 120 km

After a brief excursion into the Netherlands for the first stage race of the 2021 season, the peloton will head back to Belgium on Wednesday for the next instalment in a long series of tough one-day races – Danilith Nokere Koerse. With an all-star cast of specialists due to take to the startline and no less than 17 sectors of bone-rattling cobblestones for them all to wage war over, the stage is set for one epic showdown on the streets of Nokere. But who’s going to come out on top? Nokere Koerse is one of the newest races on the women’s one-day calendar, with its first and so far only edition taking place in 2019. The race was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s back this year with a new 1.Pro status and a star-studded cast of sprinters and Classics specialists. The route for the 2021 race is almost identical to the one the organisers used in 2019, with the same number of cobblestone sections and the same iconic uphill finish into the centre of Nokere. Before the riders reach this drag to the line however, they’ll first have to complete a series of circuits around Nokere.

Amy Pieters (Team SD Worx) beat Grace Brown (Team BikeExchange) and Lisa Klein (Canyon-SRAM) to the line to win Danilith Nokere Koerse on Wednesday.

The trio broke away to build up a healthy lead over the peloton and, despite a frantic chase in the closing 20km, managed to maintain a slim advantage before the sprint.

Pieters, who hasn’t finished lower than sixth in any of the races she has started this year, had too much for Brown and Klein on the line, with Lotte Kopecky (Liv Racing) leading home the bunch with fourth place.

The leading trio broke away with around 50km to go and their lead never peaked above a minute. It was Brown who initially forced the move to go clear, with Pieters and Klein able to latch on. Trek-Segafredo and several other teams with sprint interests controlled what was left of the peloton and began to chip away at the trios lead over the closing laps, and held the leaders at 30 seconds for most of the chase.

With 12km to go, as they started the final lap, it looked as though the peloton would make the juncture with the gap down to just 18 seconds, but the break found another gear and with 3km to go their advantage had moved out to 26 seconds again.

On the cobbled sprint to the line, Pieters simply had too much for the two riders in the break, with Team SD Worx continuing their incredible start to the season.

Results :
1 Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx 3:13:53
2 Grace Brown (Aus) Team BikeExchange
3 Lisa Klein (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:00:04
4 Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Liv Racing 0:00:20
5 Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM
6 Jolien D’Hoore (Bel) Team SD Worx
7 Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team
8 Emma Norsgaard (Den) Movistar Team Women
9 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale’ BTC Ljubljana
10 Christine Majerus (Lux) Team SD Worx 0:00:23
11 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
12 Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service
13 Lonneke Uneken (Ned) Team SD Worx
14 Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Team BikeExchange
15 Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
16 Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Trek-Segafredo
17 Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team
18 Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing
19 Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
20 Nancy van der Berg (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team
21 Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-SRAM Racing
22 Jesse Vandenbulcke (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
23 Eugenia Bujak (Slo) Ale’ BTC Ljubljana
24 Julie Leth (Den) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team
25 Eva Buurman (Ned) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
26 Kylie Waterreus (Ned) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team 0:00:29
27 Roxane Fournier (Fra) Team SD Worx
28 Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank 0:00:31
29 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-SRAM Racing
30 Romy Kasper (Ger) Jumbo-Visma Women Team
31 Kristen Faulkner (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
32 Alison Jackson (Can) Liv Racing 0:00:43
33 Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team DSM
34 Sarah Roy (Aus) Team BikeExchange
35 Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Ale’ BTC Ljubljana
36 Kathrin Schweinberger (Aut) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team 0:00:48
37 Amber van der Hulst (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:00:53
38 Vittoria Guazzini (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service 0:00:55
39 Nicole Steigenga (Ned) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team
40 Fien Delbaere (Bel) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team
41 Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service 0:00:57
42 Hanna Nilsson (Swe) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:00:59
43 Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Liv Racing 0:01:03
44 Catalina Anais Soto Campos (Chi) NXTG Racing 0:01:08
45 Jelena Eric (Srb) Movistar Team Women
46 Marta Jaskulska (Pol) Liv Racing 0:01:10
47 Valerie Demey (Bel) Liv Racing 0:01:12
48 Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service
49 Franziska Koch (Ger) Team DSM 0:02:15
50 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Trek-Segafredo
51 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek-Segafredo 0:02:37
52 Bryony van Velzen (Ned) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team
DNF Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM
DNF Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team DSM
DNF Susanne Andersen (Nor) Team DSM
DNF Jessica Allen (Aus) Team BikeExchange
DNF Jessica Roberts (GBr) Team BikeExchange
DNF Amanda Spratt (Aus) Team BikeExchange
DNF Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Team SD Worx
DNF Elise Chabbey (Swi) Canyon-SRAM Racing
DNF Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing
DNF Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women
DNF Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Movistar Team Women
DNF Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Movistar Team Women
DNF Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women
DNF Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo
DNF Shirin van Anrooij (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
DNF Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo
DNF Alessia Patuelli (Ita) Ale’ BTC Ljubljana
DNF Urska Pintar (Slo) Ale’ BTC Ljubljana
DNF Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
DNF Lauren Kitchen (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
DNF Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
DNF Tanja Erath (Ger) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
DNF Nina Kessler (Ned) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
DNF Leah Dixon (GBr) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
DNF Laura Asencio (Fra) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team
DNF Franziska Brauße (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team
DNF Sarah Rijkes (Aut) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team
DNF Lea Lin Teutenberg (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team
DNF Anna Henderson (GBr) Jumbo-Visma Women Team
DNF Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Jumbo-Visma Women Team
DNF Silvia Persico (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service
DNF Margaux Vigie (Fra) Valcar-Travel & Service
DNF Danique Braam (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies
DNF Alana Castrique (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
DNF Lone Meertens (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
DNF Elise Vander Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
DNF Elizabeth Bennett (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
DNF Emilie Moberg (Nor) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
DNF Elise Marie Olsen (Nor) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
DNF Finja Smekal (Ger) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
DNF April Tacey (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
DNF Alice Towers (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
DNF Mischa Bredewold (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
DNF Femke Markus (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
DNF Marit Raaijmakers (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
DNF Rozemarijn Ammerlaan (Ned) NXTG Racing
DNF Cathalijne Hoolwerf (Ned) NXTG Racing
DNF Julia Borgström (Swe) NXTG Racing
DNF Amelia Sharpe (GBr) NXTG Racing
DNF Emily Wadsworth (GBr) NXTG Racing
DNF Mieke Docx (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team
DNF Christina Schweinberger (Aut) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team
DNF Marieke van Witzenburg (Ned) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team
DNF Nathalie Bex (Bel) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire
DNF Demi De Jong (Ned) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire
DNF Thalita De Jong (Ned) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire
DNF Claudia Jongerius (Ned) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire
DNF Justine Ghekiere (Bel) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire
DNF Natalie van Gogh (Ned) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire
DNF Marijke De Smedt (Bel) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team
DNF Lara Defour (Bel) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team
DNF Ann-Sophie Duyck (Bel) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team
DNF Céline van Houtum (Ned) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team