Le Samyn des Dames: Emma Norsgaard wins after late break caught in finale
This article originally appeared on Velo_News
Emma Norsgaard (Movistar Team) timed her sprint to perfection to win Le Samyn des Dames in Belgium, Tuesday.
The Danish rider had to bide her time in a tense finale after two riders broke clear in the final 6km but the 22-year-old benefited from excellent teamwork before launching her sprint inside the final 200m.
Norsgaard came by breakaway riders Shirin van Anrooij (Trek-Segafredo) and Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) to win ahead of Chiara Consonni (Valcar – Travel & Service). Guazzini hung on for third.
The win represented Norsgaard’s first victory of the season after she was second in Sunday’s Omloop van het Hageland.
"I'm quite happy with results so far. The most important part was not to panic because there were breakaways all the time. I knew that I had a really strong team behind me and that it would finish in a sprint," Norsgaard said at the finish.
I'm never sure of winning but I was feeling that we had a really good chance in the sprint."
The race was decided in the final 25km with Grace Brown (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) putting in a major attack. She was joined and then dropped by Alice Barnes (Alice Barnes) with 10km remaining but Movistar and Uno-X Pro Cycling Team controlled the peloton and didn’t let the British rider build up more than just a handful of seconds.
When Barnes was caught a flurry of attacks took place but it was Shirin van Anrooij who put in the most telling dig. She went clear with Guazzini on her wheel and although the pair only had a slender advantage to start with they expanded their gap on the final cobbled section of the Rue de Belle Vue with 2.6km to go.
The Trek-Segafredo rider did most of the work and as the pair hit the final 1km and the road began to gently rise, it looked as though they would contest the sprint. However, the bunch quickly swamped the duo with Norsgaard proving the strongest.
Le Samyn des Dames Results
Stage
1 | NORSGAARD Emma | Movistar Team | 2:36:17 |
2 | CONSONNI Chiara | Valcar - Travel & Service | 0:00 |
3 | GUAZZINI Vittoria | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:00 |
4 | ANDERSEN Susanne | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 0:00 |
5 | COPPONI Clara | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:00 |
6 | VAN 'T GELOOF Marjolein | Le Col - Wahoo | 0:00 |
7 | VAN ANROOIJ Shirin | Trek - Segafredo | 0:00 |
8 | BARNES Alice | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 0:00 |
9 | BOSSUYT Shari | Canyon//SRAM Racing | 0:00 |
10 | TOMASI Laura | UAE Team ADQ | 0:00 |
11 | JOUNIER Lucie | Arkea Pro Cycling Team | 0:00 |
12 | FIDANZA Arianna | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 0:00 |
13 | BARBIERI Rachele | Liv Racing Xstra | 0:00 |
14 | MARKUS Femke | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:00 |
15 | DUVAL Eugenie | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:00 |
16 | BOILARD Simone | St Michel - Auber93 WE | 0:00 |
17 | NELSON Josie | Team Coop - Hitec Products | 0:00 |
18 | HOSKING Chloe | Trek - Segafredo | 0:00 |
19 | JASTRAB Megan | Team DSM | 0:00 |
20 | ALZINI Martina | Cofidis Women Team | 0:00 |
21 | BROWN Grace | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:00 |
22 | MARTINS Maria | Le Col - Wahoo | 0:05 |
23 | SMULDERS Silke | Liv Racing Xstra | 0:07 |
24 | VAN DER HULST Amber | Liv Racing Xstra | 0:13 |
25 | DEMEY Valerie | Liv Racing Xstra | 0:13 |
26 | CURINIER Lea | Team DSM | 0:23 |
27 | LUTRO Amalie | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 0:25 |
28 | CORDON-RAGOT Audrey | Trek - Segafredo | 0:30 |
29 | HOLDEN Elizabeth | Le Col - Wahoo | 0:35 |
30 | BIANNIC Aude | Movistar Team | 0:41 |
31 | GONZALEZ Alicia | Movistar Team | 0:41 |
32 | PERSICO Silvia | Valcar - Travel & Service | 0:47 |
33 | GASPARRINI Eleonora Camilla | Valcar - Travel & Service | 0:47 |
34 | BREDEWOLD Mischa | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 1:00 |
35 | WATERREUS Kylie | Lotto Soudal Ladies | 1:00 |
36 | MEIJERING Mareille | Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team | 1:00 |
37 | BORGSTROM Julia | NXTG by Experza | 1:00 |
38 | ANDERSSON Caroline | Team Coop - Hitec Products | 1:00 |
39 | OTTESTAD Mie Bjorndal | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 1:00 |
40 | PEPERKAMP Esmee | Team DSM | 1:00 |
41 | KIRCHMANN Leah | Team DSM | 1:00 |
42 | GERRITSE Femke | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 1:00 |
43 | SWINKELS Sylvie | Team Coop - Hitec Products | 1:03 |
44 | GOOSSENS Marthe | Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team | 1:03 |
45 | IVANCHENKO Alena | UAE Team ADQ | 1:03 |
46 | BARALE Francesca | Team DSM | 1:05 |
47 | POMPANON Margot | St Michel - Auber93 WE | 1:05 |
48 | GRANGIER India | Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime | 1:45 |
49 | DELBAERE Fien | Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team | 1:45 |
50 | DE JONG Demi | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 1:47 |
51 | BARNES Hannah | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 1:47 |
52 | AHTOSALO Anniina | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 4:25 |
53 | KNIGHT Josie | Lotto Soudal Ladies | 4:25 |
54 | PRUISSCHER Arianna | Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime | 4:25 |
55 | BERTEAU Victoire | Cofidis Women Team | 4:25 |
56 | KESSLER Nina | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 4:25 |
57 | KUMIEGA Karolina | Valcar - Travel & Service | 4:25 |
58 | GASKJENN Ingvild | Team Coop - Hitec Products | 4:25 |
59 | ADEGEEST Loes | IBCT | 4:25 |
60 | BRAAM Danique | Bingoal Casino - Chevalmeire - Van Eyck Sport | 4:25 |
61 | BURLOVA Kristyna | Lotto Soudal Ladies | 4:25 |
62 | KOLESAVA Anastasiya | Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime | 4:25 |
63 | SHARPE Alice | IBCT | 4:25 |
64 | TACEY April | Le Col - Wahoo | 4:25 |
65 | DEMAY Coralie | St Michel - Auber93 WE | 4:25 |
66 | LUDWIG Hannah | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 4:25 |
67 | AVOINE Alison | St Michel - Auber93 WE | 4:25 |
68 | PARKINSON Abby-Mae | Lotto Soudal Ladies | 4:25 |
69 | MASETTI Gaia | NXTG by Experza | 4:25 |
70 | MOHR Mari Hole | Team Coop - Hitec Products | 4:25 |
71 | MERTENS Fiona | Bingoal-WB Ladies | 4:25 |
72 | WILLIAMS Georgia | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 4:25 |
73 | METTRAUX Lena | Andy Schleck - CP NVST - Immo Losch | 4:25 |
74 | VERVLOET Sterre | Lotto Soudal Ladies | 4:25 |
75 | VAN HOUTUM Celine | Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team | 4:25 |
76 | PATERNOSTER Letizia | Trek - Segafredo | 4:25 |
77 | GUTIERREZ Sheyla | Movistar Team | 4:25 |
78 | LAURANCE Typhaine | Arkea Pro Cycling Team | 4:25 |
79 | KERBAOL Cedrine | Cofidis Women Team | 4:25 |
80 | RICHIOUD Greta | Arkea Pro Cycling Team | 4:25 |
81 | CHRISTIAN Anna | Le Col - Wahoo | 4:25 |
82 | ZIGART Urska | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 4:25 |
83 | ALLIN Pauline | Arkea Pro Cycling Team | 4:25 |
84 | SANGUINETI Ilaria | Valcar - Travel & Service | 4:25 |
85 | CAMPBELL Teniel | Team BikeExchange - Jayco | 4:25 |
86 | BETZ Svenja | IBCT | 4:25 |
87 | BERTIZZOLO Sofia | UAE Team ADQ | 4:25 |
88 | DE GAST Belle | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 4:25 |
89 | STERN Friederike | Andy Schleck - CP NVST - Immo Losch | 4:25 |
90 | PATUELLI Alessia | UAE Team ADQ | 4:25 |
91 | CIPRESSI Carlotta | Valcar - Travel & Service | 4:25 |
92 | BERTON Nina | Andy Schleck - CP NVST - Immo Losch | 4:25 |
93 | ZANETTI Linda | UAE Team ADQ | 4:25 |
94 | DE ROECK Naomi | Bingoal Casino - Chevalmeire - Van Eyck Sport | 4:25 |
95 | CARBONARI Anastasia | Valcar - Travel & Service | 4:25 |
96 | SNIEZYNSKA Barbara | Bingoal Casino - Chevalmeire - Van Eyck Sport | 4:25 |
97 | AERNOUTS Amber | NXTG by Experza | 4:25 |
98 | LE BAIL Elodie | St Michel - Auber93 WE | 4:25 |
99 | NOVOLODSKAIA Maria | UAE Team ADQ | 4:35 |
100 | BACKSTEDT Elynor | Trek - Segafredo | 4:42 |
101 | HANSON Lauretta | Trek - Segafredo | 4:42 |
102 | BUURMAN Eva | Liv Racing Xstra | 4:42 |
103 | WISEMAN Eleanor | Bingoal-WB Ladies | 4:46 |
104 | FONSECA Barbara | St Michel - Auber93 WE | 5:42 |
105 | BECKER Charlotte | Arkea Pro Cycling Team | 5:42 |
106 | RIJNBEEK Maud | NXTG by Experza | 5:49 |
107 | JOHANSSON Hanna | Lviv Cycling Team women | 10:14 |
108 | BOS Leonie | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 10:47 |
109 | VAN HAAFTEN Kirstie | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 10:47 |
110 | HENZELIN Lise-marie | Bingoal-WB Ladies | 18:08 |
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