The seventh edition of the
Tour of Flanders for Women cycling race was held on 4 April 2010. The race started in
Oudenaarde and finished in
Meerbeke. It was the second leg of the 2010
UCI Women's Road World Cup.
The event was won by Belgian rider
Grace Verbeke
Grace Verbeke (born 12 November 1984) is a former road cyclist from Belgium. She participated at the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 UCI Road World Championships.
Major results
;2009
:1st Overall Tour Féminin en Limousin
::1st Stage 1
:2nd ...
.
Race summary
Dutchwoman
Adrie Visser
Adriana ("Adrie") Visser (born 19 October 1983 in Hoorn) is a former Dutch track and road racer who lives in Wieringerwerf.
Visser started her professional career in 2001, when she finished second at the Dutch road race championship. She came ...
and Belgian
Grace Verbeke
Grace Verbeke (born 12 November 1984) is a former road cyclist from Belgium. She participated at the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 UCI Road World Championships.
Major results
;2009
:1st Overall Tour Féminin en Limousin
::1st Stage 1
:2nd ...
broke away on the
Molenberg, the third climb of the day after 75 km, and continued to work together until the
Bosberg. On the Bosberg, the last climb of the day, Verbeke left Visser behind and soloed to Meerbeke to narrowly stay ahead of the sprinting group.
Marianne Vos won the sprint for second place before
Kirsten Wild. Visser, caught by the returning group, finished fifth.
Results
References
Tour of Flanders for Women
Tour
2010 UCI Women's Road World Cup
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