The eighth Tour of Flanders for Women was held on 3 April 2011 and was won by Dutch rider

Annemiek van Vleuten Annemiek van Vleuten (born 8 October 1982) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Van Vleuten is a two-time winner of both the road race (2019 and 2022) and the time trial (2017 and 2018) at the UCI ...

. It was the second leg of the

2011 UCI Women's Road World Cup The 2011 UCI Women's Road World Cup was the 14th edition of the UCI Women's Road World Cup. The calendar remained the same as the 2010 UCI Women's Road World Cup, 2010 edition. Marianne Vos was the defending champion. Netherlands, Dutch rider Ann ...

. The race started in Oudenaarde and finished in

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for the last time, over a distance of .

Race Summary

On the

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, only 25 riders remained in the main peloton. After 85 km Sarah Düster broke away and was later joined by

Ludivine Henrion Ludivine Henrion (born 23 January 1984, in Namur) is a Belgian road bicycle racer. She won the bronze medal at the 2006 World University Cycling Championship in the road race behind Ellen van Dijk and Eva Lutz. She competed at the 2012 S ...

. Düster and Henrion gained up to three minutes on the peloton, in which Emma Pooley led the pursuit. Düster broke clear on the

Muur van Geraardsbergen The Muur van Geraardsbergen (English: ''Wall of Geraardsbergen/Grammont'', French: ''Mur de Grammont'') is a steep, narrow road with cobblestones in Geraardsbergen, Belgium. It is also known as Kapelmuur, Muur-Kapelmuur or simply Muur. The hil ...

but was caught at two kilometers from the finish.

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attacked in the final kilometers, but was countered by

who easily beat Antoshina in a two-up sprint.

Marianne Vos Marianne Vos (; born 13 May 1987) is a Dutch multi-discipline cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . After winning a junior European and World Championship in road racing, she continued her success in senior cycling by becomin ...

won the sprint for third place.

Results

References

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