2014 Ronde van Drenthe World Cup

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2014 Ronde van Drenthe World Cup
2014 UCI Women's Road World Cup, race 1 of 9
Race details
Dates15 March 2014
Stages1
Distance132.8 km (82.52 mi)
Winning time3h 51' 03"
Results
  Winner  
Lizzie Armitstead
 (Great Britain)
(
Boels–Dolmans
)
  Second  Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands) (Rabo–Liv)
  Third  Shelley Olds (United States) (
Alé–Cipollini)
← 2013
 →
UCI Report

The 2014 Ronde van Drenthe World Cup was the 8th running of the women's Ronde van Drenthe World Cup, a women's bicycle race in the Netherlands. It was the first World Cup race of the 2014 UCI Women's Road World Cup and was held on 15 March 2014 over a distance of 132.8 kilometres (82.5 miles), starting and finishing in Hoogeveen.

In the final of the race

Lizzie Armitstead, who rode to Van der Breggen. Armitstead outsprinted Van der Breggen in the final and won the race. Armitstead said after the race that it was her best achievement after winning silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics and thanked Van Dijk for chasing down Van der Breggen.[1]

Results

Cyclist Team Time
1  
Lizzie Armitstead
 (GBR)
Boels–Dolmans
3h 51' 03"
2  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Rabo–Liv + 2"
3  Shelley Olds (USA)
Alé–Cipollini
+ 29"
4  
Chantal Blaak
 (NED)
Specialized–lululemon + 29"
5  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Rabo–Liv + 29"
6  Kirsten Wild (NED) Giant–Shimano + 29"
7  Ellen van Dijk (NED)
Boels–Dolmans
+ 31"
8  Emma Johansson (SWE) Orica–AIS + 31"
9  Amy Pieters (NED) Giant–Shimano + 33"
10  Iris Slappendel (NED) Rabo–Liv + 1' 36"

References

  1. ^ "Help from van Dijk elevates Armitstead". Yorkshire Post. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.

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