____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Brainwash Holland Ladies Tour, 2012

WCN quicklink >>   Stage 1      Stage 1 Full       Stage 2     Stage 2 Full     Stage 3    Stage 3 Full   

                               Stage 4    Stage 4 Full   Stage 5   Stage 5 Full    Stage 6   Stage 6 Full    

Previous coverage of the Holland Ladies Tour  >>  2012   2011   2010   2009   2008    2007    2006    2005 

On this page >>  Write-up      Results      General Classification    Photos

Stage 6 Vos won and secured overall for a 4th year

Bunde - Berg enTerblijt, 96 km

Race Writeup

Marianne Vos (Rabo Women) enjoyed the final stage of the Brainwash Holland Ladies tour by securing the win and the overall for a 4th year. 

The attacks started early with Specialized-lululemon and Orica-AIS determined to break up the race. Trixi Worrack (Specialized-lululemon) was the first to attack. Linda Villumsen (Orica-AIS) went with her but the team of Rabo Women soon closed the gap. 

On a flatter section of the undulating course, Kirsten Wild (AA Drink) attacked. she took with her, Giorgia Bronzini (Italy), Emma Johansson (Hitec) and Liesbet De Vocht (Rabo Women). that break caused the peloton to string out as it closed it quickly led by Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (Specialized-lululemon).

After 50km a major break finally stuck. It included, Marianne Vos (Rabo Women),  Evelyn Stevens (Specialized - Lululemon), Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products - Mistral Homes), Linda villumsen and Judith Arndt (Orica AIS), Emma Johansson (Hitec Products - Mistral Homes), Anna van der Breggen (Sengers Ladies CT), Jessie Daams (AA-Drink), Trixi Worrack (Specialized - Lululemon), 2011 World Champion Giorgia Bronzini (Italian National Team), Annemiek van Vleuten (Rabo Women), Annelies van Doorslaer (Belgium), Ellen van Dijk (Specialized - Lululemon),  Elena Cecchini (Italy), Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Rabo Women) and Lucinda Brand (AA-Drink)

Eventually the leading group started to split under the pace driven by the Olympic champion Vos. Vos kept attacking the group and eventually the group was down to a hand full of riders. 

Vos attacked the front of the what was left of the group on the Cauberg, accelerating away quickly. Stevens and Longo Borghini responded.  Vos and  Longo Borghini were left at the heat of the race with Stevens despertely chasing hard to join the leaders who were on the Guelhemmerwag climb. Anna van der Breggen (Sengers Ladies CT) also tried to bridge across but could not make it. Stevens managed to bridge to the two leaders.

In the end however, Vos was too strong. She started her sprint 200m out and Stevens had nothing left to match the Dutch woman. Longo-Borghini finished behind the sprint 9 seconds back.

Eventually 

Back to Top

Results - Top 10 - click here to see full result

Back to Top

General Classification Top 10 - click here to see full GC

Back to Top

Photos   Click on any image to enlarge >>

2012_HLT_Stage6_031	2012_HLT_Stage6_042	2012_HLT_Stage6_050	2012_HLT_Stage6_057
2012_HLT_Stage6_071	2012_HLT_Stage6_077	2012_HLT_Stage6_078	2012_HLT_Stage6_081
2012_HLT_Stage6_085	2012_HLT_Stage6_092	2012_HLT_Stage6_108	2012_HLT_Stage6_109
2012_HLT_Stage6_112	2012_HLT_Stage6_117	2012_HLT_Stage6_131	2012_HLT_Stage6_143
2012_HLT_Stage6_150	2012_HLT_Stage6_156	2012_HLT_Stage6_175	2012_HLT_Stage6_187
2012_HLT_Stage6_191	2012_HLT_Stage6_195	2012_HLT_Stage6_199	2012_HLT_Stage6_208
2012_HLT_Stage6_218	2012_HLT_Stage6_226	2012_HLT_Stage6_227	2012_HLT_Stage6_251
2012_HLT_Stage6_262	2012_HLT_Stage6_266	2012_HLT_Stage6_271	2012_HLT_Stage6_273
2012_HLT_Stage6_285	2012_HLT_Stage6_293	2012_HLT_Stage6_299	2012_HLT_Stage6_304
2012_HLT_Stage6_306	2012_HLT_Stage6_316	2012_HLT_Stage6_321	2012_HLT_Stage6_322
2012_HLT_Stage6_328	2012_HLT_Stage6_341	2012_HLT_Stage6_350	2012_HLT_Stage6_354
2012_HLT_Stage6_368	2012_HLT_Stage6_372	2012_HLT_Stage6_378	2012_HLT_Stage6_380
2012_HLT_Stage6_386	2012_HLT_Stage6_412	2012_HLT_Stage6_464	2012_HLT_Stage6_475
2012_HLT_Stage6_486	2012_HLT_Stage6_487	2012_HLT_Stage6_491	2012_HLT_Stage6_502
2012_HLT_Stage6_507	2012_HLT_Stage6_512	2012_HLT_Stage6_513

Back to Top

Want to contact WomensCycling.net? 

The WomensCycling.net email address is  NewsResults [at] Womenscycling.net

To contact the webmaster, the address is : Webmaster [at] Womenscycling.net

Type this address into the "To" line of a new email message in your email programme.  Replace  [at]  with  @

Back to Top

Copyright WomensCycling.net 2004 - 2012^©