Brabantse Pijl (women's race)

For the men's race, see Brabantse Pijl.

The Brabantse Pijl is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in Belgium and is currently rated by the UCI as a 1.Pro race.^[1]

Brabantse Pijl

Race details
Date	March / April
Region	Belgium
English name	Pajot Hills Classic (2016–2017)
Discipline	Road
Competition	1.2 (2016–2017) 1.1 (2018–2021) 1.Pro (2022–)
Organiser	Flanders Classics
History
First edition	2016 (2016)
Editions	9 (as of 2024)
First winner	Marianne Vos (NED)
Most recent	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)

During the 2016 and 2017 seasons the race was known as the Pajot Hills Classic, however this was changed for the 2018 season (along with the events UCI rating) - aligning the event with that of the men's.^[2][3] It was then known as the Brabantse Pijl Dames Gooik, ending in Gooik. In 2022 however the race shifted to the same parcours as the men's race and ended in Overijse.^[4]

Past winners

Year	Country	Rider	Team
2016	Netherlands	Marianne Vos	Rabo–Liv
2017	Australia	Annette Edmondson	Wiggle High5
2018	Italy	Marta Bastianelli	Alé–Cipollini
2019	Belgium	Sofie De Vuyst	Parkhotel Valkenburg
2020	Australia	Grace Brown	Mitchelton–Scott
2021	United States	Ruth Winder	Trek–Segafredo
2022	Netherlands	Demi Vollering	SD Worx
2023	Italy	Silvia Persico	UAE Team Emirates
2024	Italy	Elisa Longo Borghini	Lidl–Trek

Wins per country

Wins	Country
3	Italy
2	Australia  Netherlands
1	Belgium  United States

References

1. "Pajot Hills Classic 2016 - CyclingFever - The International Cycling Social Network - Get the Cycling fever!". CyclingFever.
2. "Pajot Hills Classic gaat door onder de naam 'Brabantse Pijl' en viert eerste editie op woensdag 11 april". 2 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
3. "CQ Ranking".
4. "Brabantse Pijl". FirstCycling.com. 2023.