The first edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes, a road cycling one-day race in Belgium, was held on 23 April 2017. It was the eighth event of the 2017 UCI Women's World Tour. The race started in Bastogne and finished in Ans, containing four categorized climbs and covering a total distance of 135.5 km.[1] 139 riders started the race, 98 finished.[2]
Dutch rider and reigning Olympic road race champion Anna van der Breggen won the event, thus completing a set of wins in all three races of the Ardennes classics.[2] Van der Breggen had already won Amstel Gold Race and La Flèche Wallonne in the week leading up to Liège–Bastogne–Liège. All three races had the same runner-up and third-place finisher on the podium.[3]
The first climb of the day, the Côte de la Vecquée, caused a first selection in the peloton. Tiffany Cromwell broke clear, but was caught on the slopes of the Côte de La Redoute by the peloton, under the impulse of Orica–Scott. By the top of La Redoute, 40 riders remained in the lead group. Roxane Knetemann broke away, but was caught on the Côte de la Roche aux Faucons as Boels–Dolmans were leading the chase.[2]
At 20 km from the finish, Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma attacked on the upper slopes of the Roche aux Faucons and was rejoined by Lizzie Deignan, Anna van der Breggen, Ashleigh Moolman and Elisa Longo Borghini. On the last climb, the Côte de Saint-Nicolas, Niewiadoma accelerated from the quintet, but her move was marked by van der Breggen who broke clear just after the top of Saint-Nicolas and powered on solo to the finish. Lizzie Deignan took second place before Niewiadoma.[3]
^"A.S.O. a dévoilé aujourd'hui les parcours de La Flèche Wallonne et de Liège-Bastogne-Liège version féminine, Van Der Breggen se rapproche de Marianne Vos". velo101.com (in French). Retrieved 14 April 2018.
2017, liège, bastogne, liège, femmes, race, 2017, liège, bastogne, liège, first, edition, liège, bastogne, liège, femmes, road, cycling, race, belgium, held, april, 2017, eighth, event, 2017, women, world, tour, race, started, bastogne, finished, containing, f. For the men s race see 2017 Liege Bastogne Liege The first edition of Liege Bastogne Liege Femmes a road cycling one day race in Belgium was held on 23 April 2017 It was the eighth event of the 2017 UCI Women s World Tour The race started in Bastogne and finished in Ans containing four categorized climbs and covering a total distance of 135 5 km 1 139 riders started the race 98 finished 2 2017 Liege Bastogne Liege Femmes2017 UCI Women s World Tour race 8 of 20Anna van der Breggen won the inaugural Liege Bastogne Liege FemmesRace detailsDates23 April 2017Stages1Distance135 5 km 84 20 mi Winning time3h 42 17 Results Winner Anna van der Breggen NED Boels Dolmans Second Lizzie Deignan GBR Boels Dolmans Third Katarzyna Niewiadoma POL WM3 Pro Cycling 2018 Dutch rider and reigning Olympic road race champion Anna van der Breggen won the event thus completing a set of wins in all three races of the Ardennes classics 2 Van der Breggen had already won Amstel Gold Race and La Fleche Wallonne in the week leading up to Liege Bastogne Liege All three races had the same runner up and third place finisher on the podium 3 Contents 1 Race summary 2 Result 3 References 4 External linksRace summary editThe first climb of the day the Cote de la Vecquee caused a first selection in the peloton Tiffany Cromwell broke clear but was caught on the slopes of the Cote de La Redoute by the peloton under the impulse of Orica Scott By the top of La Redoute 40 riders remained in the lead group Roxane Knetemann broke away but was caught on the Cote de la Roche aux Faucons as Boels Dolmans were leading the chase 2 At 20 km from the finish Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma attacked on the upper slopes of the Roche aux Faucons and was rejoined by Lizzie Deignan Anna van der Breggen Ashleigh Moolman and Elisa Longo Borghini On the last climb the Cote de Saint Nicolas Niewiadoma accelerated from the quintet but her move was marked by van der Breggen who broke clear just after the top of Saint Nicolas and powered on solo to the finish Lizzie Deignan took second place before Niewiadoma 3 Result edit nbsp Profile of the 2017 women s eventFinal general classification 2 Rank Rider Team Time1 nbsp Anna van der Breggen NED Boels Dolmans 3h 42 17 2 nbsp Elizabeth Deignan GBR Boels Dolmans 17 3 nbsp Katarzyna Niewiadoma POL WM3 Pro Cycling 19 4 nbsp Ellen van Dijk NED Team Sunweb 31 5 nbsp Annemiek van Vleuten NED Orica Scott s t 6 nbsp Ashleigh Moolman RSA Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling s t 7 nbsp Shara Gillow AUS FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope s t 8 nbsp Olga Zabelinskaya RUS Bepink Cogeas s t 9 nbsp Elisa Longo Borghini ITA Wiggle High5 34 10 nbsp Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig DEN Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling 41 References edit A S O a devoile aujourd hui les parcours de La Fleche Wallonne et de Liege Bastogne Liege version feminine Van Der Breggen se rapproche de Marianne Vos velo101 com in French Retrieved 14 April 2018 a b c d Braverman Jessi Van der Breggen wins the first ever Liege Bastogne Liege Femmes Cyclingnews com Immediate Media Company Retrieved 14 April 2018 a b Liege Bastogne Liege Anna Van Der Breggen signe le triple Amstel Fleche Liege en remportant cette 1ere edition femmes devant Deignan et Niewiadoma velo101 com in French Archived from the original on 26 April 2017 Retrieved 14 April 2018 External links editOfficial website 2017 Liege Bastogne Liege Femmes palmares at Cycling Archives Highlights of the race on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017 Liege Bastogne Liege Femmes amp oldid 1164039366, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
