April 11, 2018 (Gooik, Belgium) – Canada’s Leah Kirchmann (Team Sunweb) took home her best result of the 2018 season landing second on the podium at the first edition of the Brabantse Pijl Dames Gooik, 136km, as Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale Cipollini took the win with Marianne Vos (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team in third.

It was an aggressive race that opened with an 8-rider breakaway going clear of the bunch. The group managed to open up a one-minute advantage over the peloton but a 16-rider group led the charge to reel them in.

Immediately after the catch was made, Liane Lippert (Ger) Team Sunweb went on a counter attack as another break formed. The group stayed away until the final lap, where a reduced peloton made the catch setting up the final sprint.

“It was a really strong race from the team today. We wanted to race aggressively, and succeeded in having representation in several breakaways during the race as we battled on the cobbles and climbs. In the end, it came back together for a reduced bunch sprint, and the team did a fantastic job leading me out for the uphill finish. I gave it everything and can be happy with a podium finish,” said Kirchmann post race.

 

Results

1. Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale Cipollini 3:37:56
2. Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb Women
3. Marianne Vos (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team
4. Jolien D’Hoore (Bel) Mitchelton Scott Women
5. Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Valcar PBM
6. Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Aromitalia Vaiano
7. Kelly Druyts (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
8. Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar PBM
9. Monique van de Ree (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team
10. Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
11. Kelly Van Den Steen (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
12. Jessy Druyts (Bel) Experza-Footlogix
13. Saartje Vandenbroucke (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport
14. Eugenia Bujak (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana
15. Demi de Jong (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies
16. Nathalie Bex (Bel) Experza-Footlogix
17. Argiro Milaki (Gre) Servetto – Stradalli Cycle – Alurecycling
18. Lara Defour (Bel)
19. Sara Mustonen Lichan (Swe) Experza – Footlogix
20. Kathrin Schweinberger (Aut) Health Mate – Cyclelive Team
21. Liane Lippert (Ger) Team Sunweb
22. Angelica Brogi (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano
23. Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Btc City Ljubljana
24. Febe Schokkaert (Bel)
25. Juliette Labous (Fra) Team Sunweb
26. Anabelle Dreville (Fra) Lotto Soudal Ladies
27. Anna Henderson (Gbr)
28. Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team
29. Silvia Pollicini (Ita) Valcar Pbm 00:10
30. Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar Pbm
31. Janneke Ensing (Ned) Ale Cipollini 00:20
32. Jessica Allen (Aus) Mitchelton Scott 00:25
33. Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb
34. Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton Scott 00:44
35. Sarah Rijkes (Aut) Experza – Footlogix 03:45
36. Ruth Winder (USA) Team Sunweb 05:37
37. Lotte Rotman (Bel) Experza – Footlogix 05:38
38. Agnieszka Skalniak (Pol) Experza – Footlogix
39. Marlies Van Der Lugt (Ned)
40. Nancy Van Der Burg (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
41. Caroline Thorvik Olsen (Nor)
42. CÈline Van Houtum (Ned)
43. Evelien Debboudt (Bel)
44. Amanda Jamieson (Nzl)
45. Kylie Waterreus (Ned)
46. Pauline Allin (Fra)
47. Fien Delbaere (Bel)
48. Nicole Steigenga (Ned)
49. Paulien Rooijakkers (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team
50. Kirsten Peetoom (Ned)
51. Katie Van Geyte (Bel)
52. Kseniia Dobrynina (Rus) Servetto – Stradalli Cycle – Alurecycling
53. India Grangier (Fra)
54. Julie Van De Velde (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
55. Rotem Gafinovitz (Isr) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team
56. Flavia De Oliveira (Bra) Health Mate – Cyclelive Team
57. Alessia Bulleri (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano
58. Michela Balducci (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano
59. Tanja Elsner (Slo) Btc City Ljubljana
60. Ur aka }igart (Slo) Btc City Ljubljana
61. Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Esp) Ale Cipollini
62. Sarah Inghelbrecht (Bel) Doltcini – Van Eyck Sport Uci Women Cycling
63. Marta Cavalli (Ita) Valcar Pbm 05:50
64. Silvia Persico (Ita) Valcar Pbm
65. Soraya Paladin (Ita) Ale Cipollini
66. Laura Vainionp‰‰ (Fin) Health Mate – Cyclelive Team
67. Jet Wildeman (Ned) 05:56
DNF Julie Stockman (Bel)
DNF Chayenne Vranken (Bel)
DNF Bente Van Teeseling (Ned)
DNF Mia Radoti? (Cro) Btc City Ljubljana
DNF Senna Feron (Ned)
DNF Evy Kuijpers (Ned)
DNF Demmy Druyts (Bel) Doltcini – Van Eyck Sport Uci Women Cycling
DNF Winanda Spoor (Ned)
DNF Nathalie Verschelden (Bel)
DNF Christina Schweinberger (Aut) Health Mate – Cyclelive Team
DNF Marissa Baks (Ned)
DNF Anna Trevisi (Ita) Ale Cipollini
DNF Holly Flannery (Gbr)
DNF Demi Vollering (Ned)
DNF Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Ale Cipollini
DNF Kelly Kalm (Est)
DNF `pela Kern (Slo) Health Mate – Cyclelive Team
DNF Quinty Van De Guchte (Ned)
DNF Tara Gins (Bel) Health Mate – Cyclelive Team
DNF Nienke Wasmus (Ned)
DNF Nike Beckeringh (Ned)
DNF Keira Mcvitty (Gbr)
DNF Kerry Jonker (Aus)
DNF Kate Wightman (Nzl)
DNF Guusje Waalboer (Ned)
DNF Rosalia Ortiz Hano (Esp) Servetto – Stradalli Cycle – Alurecycling
DNF Charmaine Porter (Gbr)
DNF Tsubasa Makise (Jpn)
DNF Marianne Van Leeuwen (Ned)
DNF Rosa Tˆrm‰nen (Fin)
DNF Bianca Lust (Ned)
DNF Pernilla Van Rozelaar (Ned)
DNF Margot Dutour (Fra)
DNF Sarah Borremans (Bel)
DNF Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Mitchelton Scott
DNF Bronwyn Macgregor (Nzl)
DNF Paula Sanmartin Rodriguez (Esp) Servetto – Stradalli Cycle – Alurecycling
DNF Roos Hoogeboom (Ned)
DNF Belle De Gast (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
DNF Marit Raaijmakers (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
DNF Esther Van Veen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
DNF Nina Buijsman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
DNF Anne De Ruiter (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
DNF Giulia Marchesini (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano
DNF Nicole Nesti (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano
DNF Lone Meertens (Bel)
DNF Elise Vander Sande (Bel)
DNF Anna Potokina (Rus) Servetto – Stradalli Cycle – Alurecycling
DNF Laura Camps (Fra)
DNF Sarah Michielsen-Stevens (Bel)
DNF Emmy Andersson (Swe)
DNF Kelly Lambrechts (Bel)
DNF Laurence Thill (Lux)
DNF Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Team Sunweb
DNF Robin Driehuijs (Ned)
DNF Dominique Van Der Stelt (Ned)
DNF Tessa Van Der Velden (Ned)
DNF Lauren Murphy (Gbr)
DNF Juliette Vandekerckhove (Fra)
DNF Lynn Marien (Bel)
DNF Virginie Loyer (Fra)
DNF Sophie De Muynck (Fra)
DNF Jessica Finney (Gbr)
DNF Lensy Debboudt (Bel)
DNF Ione Johnson (Nzl)
DNF Veronika Kormos (Hun)
DNF Holly Waymark (Gbr)
DNF Iris Sachet (Fra)
DNF Yara Kastelijn (Ned) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team
DNF Puck Moonen (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies
DNF DËvon Kuijstermans (Ned)
DNS Kelly Markus (Ned) Doltcini – Van Eyck Sport Uci Women Cycling
DNS Hetty Niblett (Gbr)
DNS Valerie Demey (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies

Men
1. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 4:42:48
2. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 00:09
3. Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal
4. Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors
5. Jan Tratnik (Slo) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
6. Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
7. Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team
8. Huub Duijn (Ned) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 00:12
9. Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 00:14
10. Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott
11. Paul Martens (Ger) LottoNL-Jumbo
12. Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
13. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Dimension Data
14. Carlos Verona (Esp) Mitchelton-Scott
15. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data
16. Jesus Herrada (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
17. Oscar Riesebeek (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
18. Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida
19. Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept Club 00:19
20. Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
21. Warren Barguil (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
22. Justin Jules (Fra) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
23. Fabien Grellier (Fra) Direct Energie 00:23
24. Lawrence Warbasse (USA) Aqua Blue Sport
25. Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 00:29
26. Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Israel Cycling Academy
27. Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini
28. Scott Davies (Gbr) Dimension Data
29. Rob Power (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 00:36
30. Jose Herrada (Esp) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
31. Enrico Battaglin (Ita) LottoNL-Jumbo
32. Grega Bole (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
33. Lukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 00:47
34. Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Cycling Academy 00:51
35. Mathias De Witte (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
36. Kevin Reza (Fra) Vital Concept Club
37. Frantisek Sisr (Cze) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
38. Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
39. Pieter Weening (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
40. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Soudal 00:55
41. Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise 01:15
42. Pim Ligthart (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij 01:17
43. Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Bahrain-Merida 01:18
44. Patrick M¸ller (Sui) Vital Concept Club
45. Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
46. Julien Mortier (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
47. Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
48. Kevin Deltombe (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
49. Floris Gerts (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
50. Aaron Gate (Nzl) Aqua Blue Sport
51. RÈmi Cavagna (Fra) Quick-Step Floors
52. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Lotto Soudal
53. Simone Ponzi (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini
54. Julien Vermote (Bel) Dimension Data
55. Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
56. Edward Dunbar (Irl) Aqua Blue Sport 01:25
57. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Mitchelton-Scott
58. JÈrÙme Baugnies (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
59. Elie Gesbert (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic 01:37
60. Dion Smith (Nzl) Wanty-Groupe Gobert 01:49
61. Dorian Godon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 02:00
62. Quentin Pacher (Fra) Vital Concept Club 02:01
63. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal
64. Dimitri Peyskens (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic 02:05
65. Kasper Asgreen (Den) Quick-Step Floors 02:26
66. Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 02:35
67. Jonas Koch (Ger) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 02:40
68. Jhonatan Narvaez (Ecu) Quick-Step Floors
69. Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel Cycling Academy
70. Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team
71. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
72. Bob Jungels (Lux) Quick-Step Floors
73. Maxime Vantomme (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic 03:17
74. Romain Sicard (Fra) Direct Energie 03:28
75. Zico Waeytens (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 03:44
76. Davide Martinelli (Ita) Quick-Step Floors 04:22
77. Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 04:35
78. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal
79. Pawel Bernas (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
80. Marco Tizza (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini 06:26
81. Brice Feillu (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
82. Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport 07:57
83. Elmar Reinders (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
84. Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) BMC Racing Team
85. Arjen Livyns (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
86. Tyler Williams (USA) Israel Cycling Academy
87. August Jensen (Nor) Israel Cycling Academy
88. Michal Paluta (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
89. Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk 09:18
90. Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Eri) Dimension Data
91. Casper Phillip Pedersen (Den) Aqua Blue Sport
92. Amael Moinard (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
93. Thomas Boudat (Fra) Direct Energie 16:12
94. Dries De Bondt (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan 17:15
95. Daan Olivier (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 17:44
96. Marino Kobayashi (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini
97. Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk
98. Christophe Masson (Fra) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
99. Tom Bohli (Sui) BMC Racing Team
100. David Lozano (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
DNF Reid McClure (Can) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Remy Mertz (Bel) Lotto Soudal
DNF Hendrikus van Ijzendoorn (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Sean De Bie (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
DNF Elias Van Breussegem (Bel) Veranda’s Willems Crelan
DNF Brian Kamstra (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Rein Taaram‰e (Est) Direct Energie
DNF Yoann Bagot (Fra) Vital Concept Club
DNF Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data
DNF Tanguy Turgis (Fra) Vital Concept Club
DNF Kilian Frankiny (Sui) BMC Racing Team
DNF Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert
DNF Ludovic Robeet (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
DNF Borut Bozic (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
DNF Antoine Warnier (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
DNF Michael Hepburn (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
DNF Svein Tuft (Can) Mitchelton-Scott
DNF Justin Mottier (Fra) Vital Concept Club
DNF Jeroen Meijers (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
DNF Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie
DNF Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Direct Energie
DNF Kamil Gradek (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice
DNF Imerio Cima (Ita) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini
DNF Calvin Watson (Aus) Aqua Blue Sport
DNF Eduard Michael Grosu (Rom) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini
DNF Jerome Cousin (Fra) Direct Energie
DNF Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Nippo-Vini Fantini-Europa Ovini
DNF Robbert de Greef (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
DNF Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk
DNF Robert Wagner (Ger) LottoNL-Jumbo
DNF Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) Quick-Step Floors
DNF Aime De Gendt (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
DNF Pascal Eenkhoorn (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo
DNF Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo
DNF Edward Planckaert (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
DNF Franck Bonnamour (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
DNF Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
DNF StÈphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
DNF Dennis van Winden (Ned) Israel Cycling Academy
DNF Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic
DNF Roy Goldstein (Isr) Israel Cycling Academy
DNF Mark Christian (Gbr) Aqua Blue Sport
DNS Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Bahrain-Merida