The sixth edition of the Tour of Flanders for Women cycling race was held on 5 April 2009. The race started in Oudenaarde and finished in Meerbeke, containing 11 climbs and two flat cobbled sections, covering a total distance of 130 km. It was the second leg of the 2009 UCI Women's Road World Cup. The race was won by German rider Ina-Yoko Teutenberg.

Race Summary

The race was animated by a break from Alona Andruk who gained up to three minutes but was caught before the Muur van Geraardsbergen. On the Muur, Marianne Vos, Emma Johansson, Noemi Cantele and Nicole Cooke broke clear. On the Bosberg, the quartet was joined by six other riders, when Marianne Vos attacked again. Cervélo TestTeam led the chase and caught Vos at 4 km from the finish. Ina-Yoko Teutenberg won the sprint ahead of Kirsten Wild and Emma Johansson.[2]

Results

Final general classification[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) Team Columbia–High Road Women 3h 30' 12"
2  Kirsten Wild (NED) Cervélo TestTeam s.t.
3  Emma Johansson (SWE) Red Sun Cycling Team s.t.
4  Nicole Cooke (GBR) Vision1 Racing s.t.
5  Martine Bras (NED) Selle Italia–Ghezzi s.t.
6  Marianne Vos (NED) DSB Bank–Nederland bloeit s.t.
7  Yuliya Martisova (RUS) Gauss RDZ Ormu–Colnago s.t.
8  Noemi Cantele (ITA) Bigla Cycling Team s.t.
9  Loes Gunnewijk (NED) Team Flexpoint s.t.
10  Grace Verbeke (BEL) Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam s.t.

References

  1. ^ Weislo, Laura. "6th Women's Ronde van Vlaanderen - CDM". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Women's World Cup Ronde van Vlaanderen". dailypeloton.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ Benson, Daniel. "Teutenberg takes her Monument". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 March 2019.