2014 Tour of Flanders for Women
The 2014 Tour of Flanders for Women was the 11th running of the women's Tour of Flanders for Women, a women's bicycle race in Belgium. It was the third race of the 2014 UCI Women's Road World Cup season and was held on 6 April 2014 over a distance of 139 kilometres (86.4 miles), starting and finishing in Oudenaarde.
| 2014 UCI Women's Road World Cup, race 3 of 9 | |||||||||||||
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The podium (from left to right): Lizzie Armitstead, Ellen van Dijk and Emma Johansson. | |||||||||||||
| Race details | |||||||||||||
| Dates | 6 April 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 139 km (86.37 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3h 47' 50" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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| 2014 UCI Women's Road World Cup | |
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| Races | |
| Round 1 | Ronde van Drenthe |
| Round 2 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio |
| Round 3 | Tour of Flanders |
| Round 4 | La Flèche Wallonne |
| Round 5 | Tour of Chongming Island |
| Round 6 | Sparkassen Giro |
| Round 7 | Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT |
| Round 8 | Open de Suède Vårgårda |
| Round 9 | GP de Plouay-Bretagne |
| Teams and riders | |
| 2014 UCI Women's Teams and riders | |
With about 27 km to go Ellen van Dijk attacked on the Kruisberg and built an advantage of more than a minute by the time she finished. A number of riders tried to catch her, including Tiffany Cromwell (Specialized–lululemon) and compatriot Lucinda Brand (Rabo–Liv). Behind Van Dijk her Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team mate Lizzie Armitstead won the sprint of the chasing group ahead of Emma Johansson.
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