Women's Wielertrofee Vlaanderen #9 - Ruien-Kluisbergen

Red Sun's Emma Johansson has won the final race of the Wielertrofee Vlaanderen in Ruien-Kluisbergen. The Swedish number two of the World Cup was over 102,5 km the fastest of a break of ten riders over Elizabeth Armitstead and team mate Belgian Champion Ludivine Henrion. Annelies van Doorslaer and Jessie Daams completed the top five. Lensy Debboudt who finished in the peloton is the overall winner of the Wielertrofee Vlaanderen. Sofie de Vuyst finished as second.

Katie Colclough
Photo © 2009 Bart Hazen

The final race in Ruien-Kluisbergen was 102,5 km long in distance and consisted of one 6 km lap, 5 laps of 12,1 km and 6 final laps of 6 km. During the 5 laps of 12,1 km the women had to climb the Kluisberg, well known from the Ronde van Vlaanderen, each lap.

The break of 10 led by Sharon Laws, Grace Verbeke and Elizabeth Armitstead
Photo © 2009 Bart Hazen

The first real attack in the race came after a km of 20 into the race from Katie Colclough (Team 100% Me). Colclough gathered a lead of over one minute but was reeled in by nine chasers before the final time up the Kluisberg.

A 10 rider break including from Great Britain Elizabeth Armitstead (Lotto-Belisol), Katie Colclough (100% Me), Joanna Rowsell (100% Me) and Sharon Laws (Great Britain), from Sweden Emma Johansson (Red Sun), from The Netherlands Irene van den Broek (Leontien.nl) and from Belgium Ludivine Henrion (Red Sun), Annelies van Doorslaer (Lotto-Belisol), Jessie Daams (Topsport Vlaanderen) and Grace Verbeke (Lotto-Belisol) entered the final with a lead of over four minutes on the bunch.

Emma Johansson takes the win
Photo © 2009 Bart Hazen

In the sprint for the victory it was Emma Johansson who won with more than a bikelength on Armitstead and Henrion.

Result
1. JOHANSSON EMMA REDSUN CYCLING TEAM 02:49:15
2. ARMITSTEAD ELIZABETH LOTTO BELISOL LADIESTEAM
3. HENRION LUDIVINE REDSUN CYCLING TEAM

The race podium
Photo © 2009 Bart Hazen

4. VAN DOORSLAER ANNELIES LOTTO-BELISOL LADIESTEAM
5. DAAMS JESSIE TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-THOMPSON LADIES TEAM
6. VERBEKE GRACE LOTTO-BELISOL LADIESTEAM
7. VAN DEN BROEK IRENE TEAM - LEONTIEN
8. COLCLOUGH KATIE NATIONAL TEAM GREAT BRITAIN

Grace Verbeke
Photo © 2009 Bart Hazen

9. ROWSELL JOANNA 100% ME
10. LAWS SHARON NATIONAL TEAM GREAT BRITAIN
11. VERHAEGHE HANNAH WV SCHIJNDEL
12. KLEP INGE REDSUN CYCLING TEAM

Corine Hierckens leads the chase of the bunch
Photo © 2009 Bart Hazen

13. MARTIN LUCY NATIONAL TEAM GREAT BRITAIN
14. VAN DEN STEEN GOEDELE WIELERCLUB DE SPRINTERS MALDEREN
15 DE VUYST SOFIE LOTTO-BELISOL LADIESTEAM
16. DEBBOUDT LENSY KEUKENS REDANT CYCLING TEAM

Emma Johansson
Photo © 2009 Bart Hazen

17. BUYL KIMBERLY VAN EYCK SPORT
18. SCHOONBAERT KIM LOTTO-BELISOL LADIESTEAM
19. VERCAMER ELIEN MD CT TEAM
20. VERSTRAETE KATIA V.Z.W. ROYAL ANTWERP BICYCLE CLUB

Overall winner of the Wielertrofee Lensy Debboudt (Yellow) and the second (and best young rider) Sofie de Vuyst (White)
Photo © 2009 Bart Hazen

21. MERMANS PETRA VZW TREK USA RACING TEAM
22. LEENKNEGT LILIANE V.Z.W. ROYAL ANTWERP BICYCLE CLUB
23. STAES VERONIQUE V.Z.W. ROYAL ANTWERP BICYCLE CLUB
24. THYS PATRICIA WIELERCLUB DE SPRINTERS MALDEREN

Ludivine Henrion, Emma Johansson and most aggressive rider of today's race Katie Colclough
Photo © 2009 Bart Hazen

25. KUIZENGA SIGRID MVV GRONINGEN
26. PIJNENBORG MASCHA REDSUN CYCLING TEAM
27. VERHOEVEN AURORE VISION 1 CYCLING TEAM
28. VAN AS SUSANNE W.V. SCHIJNDEL

The jersey winners of the Wielertrofee Vlaanderen 2009; Carine Potums (KOM), Lensy Debboudt (Overall, Sprints and Combination) and Sofie de Vuyst (Best Young Rider)
Photo © 2009 Bart Hazen

29. VERBEECK LIESBETH WSC HAND IN HAND BAAL
30. DE RIDDER AMY WIELERCLUB DE SPRINTERS MALDEREN

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