2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)

For the men's race, see 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

The 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – Women's race took place on 28 February 2015. It was the 10th women's edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The race started and finished in Ghent, Belgium, totaling 120.5 kilometres (74.9 miles) in the province of East Flanders. Dutch rider Anna van der Breggen won in a two-up sprint with Ellen van Dijk.^[1]

2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – Women's race

Podium (left to right: Ellen van Dijk, Anna van der Breggen, Lizzie Armitstead)
Race details
Dates	28 February 2015
Stages	1
Distance	120.5 km (74.88 mi)
Results
Winner  Anna van der Breggen (NED) (Rabo–Liv)   Second  Ellen van Dijk (NED) (Boels–Dolmans)   Third  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) (Boels–Dolmans)
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Teams

25 teams were confirmed for the race giving 200 riders in total.^[2]

UCI Women's Teams

• Alé–Cipollini
• BePink–La Classica
• Bigla Pro Cycling Team
• Boels–Dolmans
• Team Hitec Products
• Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi
• Lensworld.eu–Zannata
• Team Liv–Plantur
• Lointek
• Lotto–Soudal Ladies
• Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling
• Orica–AIS
• Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team
• Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86
• Rabo–Liv
• Team Rytger
• Topsport Vlaanderen–Pro-Duo
• Velocio–SRAM
• Wiggle–Honda

National teams

• United States

Domestic teams

• Autoglas Wetteren
• Isorex
• Keukens Redant
• Napoleon Ladies
• Sprinters Malderen

Race

After the first hour where the bunch remained together, there were several attacks with Boels–Dolmans dominating the race. With 30 kilometres (19 miles) to go Ellen van Dijk escaped from a front group of 15 riders on the Molenberg with Anna van der Breggen the only one who could follow her. The duo extended their advantage over the cobbled sections that followed, holding off the chase group to the line, where van Dijk lost the two-up sprint. Behind them Lizzie Armitstead sprinted to third place.^[1]

Results

Race winner van der Breggen being honoured on the podium after the race

Result^[3][4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Rabo–Liv	3h 32' 16"
2	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 0"
3	Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 14"
4	Chantal Blaak (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 14"
5	Tiffany Cromwell (AUS)	Velocio–SRAM	+ 14"
6	Elena Cecchini (ITA)	Lotto–Soudal Ladies	+ 14"
7	Amy Pieters (NED)	Team Liv–Plantur	+ 14"
8	Christine Majerus (LUX)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 14"
9	Trixi Worrack (GER)	Velocio–SRAM	+ 14"
10	Roxane Knetemann (NED)	Rabo–Liv	+ 14"

References

1. "Anna van der Breggen bests Ellen van Dijk in European opener". cyclingtips.com.au. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
2. "Women's news shorts: 25 teams confirmed for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad".
3. "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad WE 2015 One day race results".
4. "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite Women 2015: Results".