2022 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes
The 2022 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes was a Belgian road cycling one-day race that took place on 24 April 2022. It was the 6th edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes and the 10th event of the 2022 UCI Women's World Tour. The race was won for the second time by Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten.[1]
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| Dates | 24 April 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 142.5 km (88.55 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3h 52' 32" | ||||||||||||
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Route edit
With a route similar to the previous editions of the race, the race started in Bastogne and finished in Liège.[2] At 142.5 km (88.5 mi), the race was approximately half the distance of the men's event. It started in Bastogne, from where it headed north to finish in Liège on the same location as the men's race.
The route featured seven categorised climbs: the Côte de Mont-Le-Soie, Côte de Wanne, Côte de la Haute-Levée, Col de Rosier, Côte de Desnié, Côte de La Redoute and Côte de la Roche aux Faucons.[2] The key difference to the route was the omission of Côte des Forges from the route following severe flooding in July 2021.[3]
Summary edit
With around 30 km to go, Annemiek van Vleuten of Movistar Team attacked on Côte de La Redoute, bridging the gap to a breakaway. A group of sixteen riders chased down van Vleuten, coming back together with around 20 km to go. Approaching the final climb of Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons, Grace Brown of FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope counter attacked and opened a small gap to the leading group - however van Vleuten attacked again, this time going solo and extending her lead over the final 10 kilometres. She crossed the finish line in Liège 43 seconds ahead of Grace Brown, who won the sprint for second place ahead of Demi Vollering of SD Worx.[1][4]
Results edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Movistar Team | 3h 52' 32" |
| 2 | Grace Brown (AUS) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 43" |
| 3 | Demi Vollering (NED) | SD Worx | + 43" |
| 4 | Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) | SD Worx | + 43" |
| 5 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 43" |
| 6 | Marta Cavalli (ITA) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 47' |
| 7 | Arlenis Sierra Canadilla (CUB) | Movistar Team | + 1' 58" |
| 8 | Liane Lippert (GER) | Team DSM | + 1' 58" |
| 9 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) | Canyon–SRAM | + 1' 58" |
| 10 | Amanda Spratt (AUS) | Team BikeExchange–Jayco | + 1' 58" |
References edit
- ^ a b Knöfler, Lukas (24 April 2022). "Annemiek van Vleuten wins Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ a b "The race - Bastogne > Liège - Liège Bastogne Liège Femmes 2022". www.liege-bastogne-liege-femmes.be. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ Helguers, Jérôme (21 April 2022). "La préface de Liège-Bastogne-Liège : Les détails d'un parcours où Wout van Aert se donne "une petite chance de gagner"". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
Ce déménagement exceptionnel constitue la plus grande modification sur le parcours. Pour le reste, seule la Côte des Forges manquera à l'appel. Elle a été empruntée, mercredi dernier, dans la première partie de la Flèche Wallonne mais ne figure plus sur la carte de Liège-Bastogne-Liège (à cause des conséquences des dramatiques inondations de juillet dernier).
- ^ "Official classifications of Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes - The race". www.liege-bastogne-liege-femmes.be. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ "Ranking". Liege Bastogne Liege Femmes. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.