Simac Ladies Tour 2021 – Stage 2 [FULL STAGE – Individual Time Trial] (ladies)

August 26, 2021

Simac Ladies Tour 2021 – Stage 2 ITT – Gennep – Gennep : 17 km

Rebranded and with renewed vigour, the Simac Ladies Tour is back after a one-year hiatus and ready to embark on its 24th edition. As ever, the 2021 race will hinge on two individual time trials that’ll likely dictate the overall standings, while two flat and two undulating stages will give the sprinters and fast-finishing all-rounders plenty of chances to shine. With superstars Marianne Vos, Anna van de Breggen, Lizzie Deignan and Emma Norsgaard all set to line up, this year’s race promises to be one of the most hotly-contested in years. This six-day Dutch stage race has gone by many different names since its launch as the ‘Holland Ladies Tour’ in 1998, but it was perhaps best known as the ‘Boels Ladies Tour’ – a name it carried from 2013 until this year. For the 2021 edition, tech company Simac have taken over title sponsorship from Boels and – provided this year’s race is a success – will go on to sponsor the event for a further two years. This year’s race may have been rebranded, but its route remains as recognisable as ever with two individual time trials, two flat stages and two undulating stages that, on paper, look like gifts to the powerful rouleurs and explosive sprinters. Don’t discount the threat of crosswinds however, the Netherlands is renowned for its blustery weather and we’ve often seen past editions of this race decided with a lucky throw of the dice in windy conditions.

Marlen Reusser (Ale BTC Ljubljana) won the 17km time trial on stage 2 of the Simac Ladies Tour. The Swiss national time trial champion and Olympic Games ITT silver medallist took the stage by 18 seconds ahead of Dutch time trial specialist Ellen van Dijk and moved into the GC lead by 12 seconds, also ahead of van Dijk.

Chantal van den Broek Blaak placed third on the stage, 41 seconds down on Reusser, and subsequently moved up to third overall at 39 seconds back.

“Very, very very happy. You never know what’s happening. You never know how strong you are or the others are and so it’s really a big honour to be the fastest today. I’m so happy,” Reusser said after the stage.

The crash she suffered on stage 1 did not stop the 29-year-old from taking the win by a huge margin on the flat and windy roads in the Netherlands.

“Yeah, especially the night was a bit difficult because I have my skin away everywhere,” said Reusser. “But one funny thing is that people texted me [saying] it’s no problem, because I destroyed my race suit yesterday, people said, ‘tomorrow you’re gonna wear the TT suit and then hopefully the yellow jersey so you don’t need another race suit.’ I hope it’s like this.”

On beating van Dijk, she added, “I know it’s possible because it happened before but I also know that she’s very strong. It’s kind of her terrain and her country. She’s very, very strong so I was not sure at all.”

Despite claiming silver in Tokyo and now defending the general classification in this race, Reusser revealed that she is saving her peak form for the upcoming World Championships.

“I think I’m in shape but also I shouldn’t be too much in shape right now because the big goal for sure also is the World Championships in one month,” she said. “So, I hope I’ll be in top, top shape for that moment.”

The 17km individual time trial took place on an out-and-back course on which riders had a tailwind on the outward leg and were met with a headwind on their return.

The second stage left the general classification drastically changed from the previous day as stage 1 winner Alison Jackson finished in 30th position, 2:05 down on Reusser and Marianne Vos lost 1:45 to the Swiss rider.

FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope rider Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig is now outside of the top-10 on GC in 11th place and 1:36 back. Meanwhile, Team BikeExchange’s Sarah Roy, Demi Vollering of SD Worx, and Alice Barnes of Canyon-SRAM have moved into the top-10 on GC.

Reusser, who recently signed a two-year deal with SD Worx, goes into the 125.9km stage 3 as the leader of the race. Asked whether she could win the race overall, Reusser said, “It’s the first time in my life and my short career that I’m defending a GC for myself. So let’s see. I’ll give him everything but for sure this race is really, really tactical and we have to work hard on that but for sure, we will try to keep it.”

Results :
1 Marlen Reusser (Swi) Ale’ BTC Ljubljana 0:20:42
2 Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:18
3 Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (Ned) Team SD Worx 0:00:41
4 Lisa Klein (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:00:49
5 Emma Norsgaard (Den) Movistar Team Women 0:01:01
6 Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx 0:01:17
7 Sarah Roy (Aus) Team BikeExchange 0:01:28
8 Julie Leth (Den) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team 0:01:28
9 Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:01:30
10 Anouska Koster (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:01:31
11 Vittoria Guazzini (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service 0:01:37
12 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:01:39
13 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:01:41
14 Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM 0:01:42
15 Franziska Brauße (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team 0:01:43
16 Marianne Vos (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:01:44
17 Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:01:45
18 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team 0:01:46
19 Brodie Chapman (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:01:46
20 Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team 0:01:50
21 Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) Liv Racing 0:01:53
22 Mischa Bredewold (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:01:54
23 Marta Jaskulska (Pol) Liv Racing 0:01:55
24 Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM 0:01:56
25 Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:01:56
26 Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx 0:01:58
27 Ilse Pluimers (Ned) NXTG Racing 0:01:59
28 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team DSM 0:02:01
29 Teniel Campbell (TTo) Team BikeExchange 0:02:04
30 Alison Jackson (Can) Liv Racing 0:02:04
31 Elena Cecchini (Ita) Team SD Worx 0:02:15
32 Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service 0:02:15
33 Britt Knaven (Bel) NXTG Racing 0:02:17
34 Ella Harris (NZl) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:02:19
35 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Trek-Segafredo 0:02:20
36 Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team BikeExchange
37 Christine Majerus (Lux) Team SD Worx 0:02:20
38 Anastasiia Chursina (Rus) Ale’ BTC Ljubljana 0:02:21
39 Hanna Nilsson (Swe) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:02:22
40 Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Ale’ BTC Ljubljana 0:02:24
41 Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:02:25
42 Catalina Anais Soto Campos (Chi) NXTG Racing 0:02:26
43 Teuntje Beekhuis (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:02:26
44 Silke Smulders (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:02:27
45 Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:02:28
46 Amber van der Hulst (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:02:28
47 Megan Jastrab (USA) Team DSM 0:02:30
48 Femke Markus (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:02:32
49 Daniek Hengeveld (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling 0:02:33
50 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek-Segafredo 0:02:34
51 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale’ BTC Ljubljana 0:02:35
52 Jesse Vandenbulcke (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:02:38
53 Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:02:38
54 Romy Kasper (Ger) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:02:40
55 Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:02:42
56 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo 0:02:42
57 Georgia Williams (NZl) Team BikeExchange 0:02:44
58 Maud Rijnbeek (Ned) NXTG Racing 0:02:45
59 Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:02:48
60 Lieke Nooijen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:02:48
61 Lonneke Uneken (Ned) Team SD Worx 0:02:54
62 Femke Gerritse (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:02:55
63 Lea Lin Teutenberg (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team
64 Danique Braam (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:02:55
65 Julia Borgström (Swe) NXTG Racing 0:02:58
66 Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service 0:02:59
67 Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Liv Racing 0:03:04
68 Charlotte Kool (Ned) NXTG Racing 0:03:05
69 Jelena Eric (Srb) Movistar Team Women 0:03:07
70 Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service 0:03:08
71 Silvia Persico (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service 0:03:09
72 Alana Castrique (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:03:09
73 Valerie Demey (Bel) Liv Racing 0:03:12
74 Margaux Vigie (Fra) Valcar-Travel & Service 0:03:13
75 Laura Tomasi (Ita) Ale’ BTC Ljubljana 0:03:14
76 Letizia Paternoster (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:03:14
77 Susanne Andersen (Nor) Team DSM 0:03:18
78 Nina Buijsman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:03:19
79 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Movistar Team Women 0:03:21
80 Jessica Allen (Aus) Team BikeExchange 0:03:21
81 Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Trek-Segafredo
82 Henrietta Colborne (GBr) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling 0:03:23
83 Quinty Ton (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling 0:03:27
84 Sanne Bouwmeester (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling 0:03:28
85 Gloria Rodriguez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar Team Women 0:03:28
86 Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Movistar Team Women 0:03:35
87 Julia Soek (Ned) Team DSM 0:03:40
88 Clara Lundmark (Swe) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling 0:03:43
89 Elise Vander Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:03:54
90 Nienke Wasmus (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling 0:04:24

General Classification after Stage 2 :
1 Marlen Reusser (Swi) Ale’ BTC Ljubljana 3:42:17
2 Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:12
3 Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (Ned) Team SD Worx 0:00:39
4 Lisa Klein (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:00:47
5 Emma Norsgaard (Den) Movistar Team Women 0:01:01
6 Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx 0:01:19
7 Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:01:29
8 Anouska Koster (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team
9 Sarah Roy (Aus) Team BikeExchange 0:01:31
10 Marianne Vos (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:01:34
11 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:01:36
12 Vittoria Guazzini (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service 0:01:37
13 Julie Leth (Den) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team 0:01:38
14 Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM 0:01:40
15 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:01:41
16 Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM 0:01:48
17 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team 0:01:49
18 Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:01:51
19 Franziska Brauße (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team 0:01:53
20 Alison Jackson (Can) Liv Racing 0:01:54
21 Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team
22 Mischa Bredewold (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:01:55
23 Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx 0:01:57
24 Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) Liv Racing 0:01:58
25 Brodie Chapman (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:02:01
26 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team DSM
27 Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:02:03
28 Ilse Pluimers (Ned) NXTG Racing 0:02:04
29 Marta Jaskulska (Pol) Liv Racing 0:02:08
30 Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service 0:02:12
31 Christine Majerus (Lux) Team SD Worx 0:02:16
32 Teniel Campbell (TTo) Team BikeExchange
33 Elena Cecchini (Ita) Team SD Worx 0:02:17
34 Ella Harris (NZl) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:02:23
35 Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:02:25
36 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Trek-Segafredo
37 Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:02:26
38 Amber van der Hulst (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:02:30
39 Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team BikeExchange
40 Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Ale’ BTC Ljubljana
41 Megan Jastrab (USA) Team DSM 0:02:31
42 Hanna Nilsson (Swe) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:02:32
43 Catalina Anais Soto Campos (Chi) NXTG Racing 0:02:33
44 Teuntje Beekhuis (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:02:37
45 Femke Markus (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:02:38
46 Silke Smulders (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies
47 Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:02:39
48 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek-Segafredo 0:02:40
49 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale’ BTC Ljubljana
50 Daniek Hengeveld (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling 0:02:43
51 Maud Rijnbeek (Ned) NXTG Racing 0:02:49
52 Romy Kasper (Ger) Jumbo-Visma Women Team
53 Lonneke Uneken (Ned) Team SD Worx
54 Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:02:51
55 Jesse Vandenbulcke (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
56 Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:02:54
57 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo 0:02:58
58 Lea Lin Teutenberg (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team 0:03:00
59 Danique Braam (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:03:01
60 Charlotte Kool (Ned) NXTG Racing 0:03:02
61 Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service 0:03:03
62 Femke Gerritse (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:03:04
63 Julia Borgström (Swe) NXTG Racing 0:03:06
64 Silvia Persico (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service 0:03:10
65 Jelena Eric (Srb) Movistar Team Women
66 Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service 0:03:13
67 Margaux Vigie (Fra) Valcar-Travel & Service 0:03:14
68 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Movistar Team Women 0:03:18
69 Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Liv Racing 0:03:20
70 Letizia Paternoster (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
71 Laura Tomasi (Ita) Ale’ BTC Ljubljana 0:03:21
72 Alana Castrique (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:03:22
73 Susanne Andersen (Nor) Team DSM
74 Valerie Demey (Bel) Liv Racing 0:03:24
75 Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 0:03:31
76 Quinty Ton (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling 0:03:35
77 Henrietta Colborne (GBr) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling 0:03:39
78 Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Movistar Team Women 0:03:42
79 Julia Soek (Ned) Team DSM 0:03:52
80 Clara Lundmark (Swe) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling 0:03:59
81 Elise Vander Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies 0:04:19
82 Jessica Allen (Aus) Team BikeExchange 0:04:34
83 Nienke Wasmus (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling 0:04:48
84 Gloria Rodriguez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar Team Women 0:04:54
85 Lieke Nooijen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:05:02
86 Georgia Williams (NZl) Team BikeExchange 0:05:10
87 Britt Knaven (Bel) NXTG Racing 0:05:29
88 Nina Buijsman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:05:37
89 Anastasiia Chursina (Rus) Ale’ BTC Ljubljana 0:07:55
90 Sanne Bouwmeester (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling 0:08:47