March 09, 2019 (Siena, ITA) – Karol-Ann Canuel (Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam) was the top Canadian in 34th at Strade Bianche in Siena, Italy, 136km, the season opener of the 2019 UCI Women’s WorldTour. Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton Scott won handily over renowned mountain biker, Annika Langvad (Den) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam, in second with Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon-Sram Racing in third.

Fellow Canuck Alison Jackson (Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank) was 47th followed by Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb in 53rd. A total of 60 riders finished out of 126 starters.

“It was a really intense race from start to finish! I’m really tired, but I’m happy with my feelings at the beginning of the season,” said Canuel, 30, who worked hard for her team that saw Langvad land on the podium and Anna Van Der Breggen and Chantal Blaak finish in the top 10.

Results

1. Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton Scott 3:48:49
2. Annika Langvad (Den) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 0:37
3. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon-Sram Racing 0:40
4. Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Virtu Cycling 0:44
5. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) Bigla
6. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) Ccc-Liv 0:51
7. Marianne Vos (Ned) Ccc-Liv 0:52
8. Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:54
9. Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 1:28
10. Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 1:50
11. Ruth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo 2:50
12. Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Bepink 3:33
13. Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Ale Cipollini
14. Soraya Paladin (Ita) Ale Cipollini 3:35
15. Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women 3:36
16. Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
17. Leah Thomas (USA) Bigla 3:38
18. Shara Gillow (Aus) Fdj Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 3:39
19. Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) Ccc-Liv 3:41
20. Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo
21. Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Canyon-Sram Racing 3:44
22. Julie Van De Velde (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
23. Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Wnt Rotor Pro Cycling Team
24. Anastasiia Chursina (Rus) Btc City Ljubljana 3:47
25. Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Mitchelton Scott 3:50
26. Michela Balducci (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano
27. Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano 3:53
28. Claudia Koster (Ned) Wnt Rotor Pro Cycling Team 4:08
29. Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb 4:17
30. Rachel Neylan (Aus) Team Virtu Cycling 4:19
31. Anouska Koster (Ned) Team Virtu Cycling 4:34
32. Romy Kasper (Ger) Ale Cipollini 4:45
33. Malgorzata Jasinska (Pol) Movistar Team Women
34. Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 4:49
35. Jip Van Den Bos (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 4:58
36. Evita Muzic (Fra) Fdj Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 5:19
37. Tayler Wiles (USA) Trek-Segafredo 5:22
38. Liane Lippert (Ger) Team Sunweb
39. Hannah Barnes (Gbr) Canyon-Sram Racing
40. Marta Cavalli (Ita) Valcar Cylance Cycling 6:22
41. Riejanne Markus (Ned) Ccc-Liv 7:30
42. Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-Sram Racing
43. Elena Cecchini (Ita) Canyon-Sram Racing 9:33
44. Paulien Rooijakkers (Ned) Ccc-Liv 9:36
45. Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Esp) Movistar Team Women 9:41
46. Erica Magnaldi (Ita) Wnt Rotor Pro Cycling Team 0:1 8
47. Alison Jackson (Can) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
48. Elise Chabbey (Sui) Bigla 0:11:59
49. Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Team Virtu Cycling 0:12:55
50. Juliette Labous (Fra) Team Sunweb
51. Katia Ragusa (Ita) Bepink 0:13:00
52. Grace Brown (Aus) Mitchelton Scott
53. Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb
54. Eugenia Bujak (Slo) Btc City Ljubljana 0:13:04
55. Lara Vieceli (Ita) Wnt Rotor Pro Cycling Team 0:13:05
56. Sofia Beggin (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano 0:13:20
57. Jessica Allen (Aus) Mitchelton Scott
58. Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Team Virtu Cycling 0:13:46
59. Greta Richioud (Fra) Fdj Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:15:00
60. Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb
OTL Diana Carolina PeÒuela Martinez (Col) Ale Cipollini
OTL Danielle Christmas (Gbr) Lotto Soudal Ladies
OTL Victorie Guilman (Fra) Fdj Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
OTL Paula Andrea PatiÒo Bedoya (Col) Movistar Team Women
OTL Sara Penton (Swe) Team Virtu Cycling
OTL Agnieszka Skalniak (Pol) Ccc-Liv
OTL Mikayla Harvey (Nzl) Bigla
OTL Debora Silvestri (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria
OTL Anna Potokina (Rus) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami Tsa
OTL Jelena Eric (Srb) Ale Cipollini
OTL Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon-Sram Racing
OTL Maria Vittoria Sperotto (Ita) Bigla
OTL Annelies Dom (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
OTL Gloria Rodriguez Sanchez (Esp) Movistar Team Women
OTL Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Esp) Movistar Team Women
OTL Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
OTL Rozanne Slik (Ned) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
OTL Greta Marturano (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
OTL Laura Tomasi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
OTL Anna Plichta (Pol) Trek-Segafredo
OTL Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek-Segafredo
OTL Nicole Hanselmann (Sui) Bigla
OTL Letizia Borghesi (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano
DNF Georgia Williams (Nzl) Mitchelton Scott
DNF Nadia Quagliotto (Ita) Ale Cipollini
DNF Carmela Cipriani (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano
DNF Giulia Marchesini (Ita) Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano
DNF Tereza Medvedova (Svk) Bepink
DNF Chiara Perini (Ita) Bepink
DNF Silvia Zanardi (Ita) Bepink
DNF Vania Canvelli (Ita) Bepink
DNF Hanna Nilsson (Swe) Btc City Ljubljana
DNF Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Btc City Ljubljana
DNF Ur aka }igart (Slo) Btc City Ljubljana
DNF Anja Longyka (Slo) Btc City Ljubljana
DNF Elena Franchi (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria
DNF Alice Gasparini (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria
DNF Lisa Morzenti (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria
DNF Beatrice Rossato (Ita) Eurotarget-Bianchi-Vittoria
DNF Charlotte Bravard (Fra) Fdj Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
DNF MaÎlle Grossetete (Fra) Fdj Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
DNF Demi De Jong (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies
DNF Marie Dessart (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies
DNF Puck Moonen (Ned) Lotto Soudal Ladies
DNF Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton Scott
DNF Sara Casasola (Ita) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami Tsa
DNF MarkÈta H·jkov· (Cze) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami Tsa
DNF Kseniia Dobrynina (Rus) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami Tsa
DNF MÛnika Kir·ly (Hun) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami Tsa
DNF Yevgeniya Vysotska (Ukr) Servetto-Piumate-Beltrami Tsa
DNF Ingrid Drexel Clouthier (Mex) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
DNF Nina Kessler (Ned) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
DNF Kendall Ryan (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
DNF Elisa Dalla Valle (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
DNF Elena Leonardi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
DNF Maja Perinovic (Cro) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
DNF Martina Stefani (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
DNF Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Valcar Cylance Cycling
DNF Vittoria Guazzini (Ita) Valcar Cylance Cycling
DNF Asja Paladin (Ita) Valcar Cylance Cycling
DNF Silvia Persico (Ita) Valcar Cylance Cycling
DNF Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar Cylance Cycling
DNF Gabrielle Pilote-Fortin (Can) Wnt Rotor Pro Cycling Team
DNF Sarah Rijkes (Aut) Wnt Rotor Pro Cycling Team