The 2013 Le Samyn des Dames was the second running of the women's
Le Samyn
Le Samyn is an annual single-day road bicycle race in Belgium, held usually in late February or early March. The event was created in 1968 as ''Grand Prix de Fayt-le-Franc'', named after the former municipality where it started and finished. In 1 ...
, a women's
bicycle race
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in
Fayt-le-Franc
Fayt-le-Franc ( wa, Fayi-l'-Franc) is a village of Wallonia and district of the municipality of Honnelles, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium
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, Belgium. It was held on 27 February 2013 over a distance of starting in
Frameries
Frameries (; pcd, Framrie; wa, Framriye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Eugies, Frameries, La Bouverie, Noirchain, and Sars-la-Bruyère.
Sp ...
and finishing in
Dour
Dour (; pcd, Doû) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 16,810 inhabitants. The total area is 33.32 km2, giving a population density of 505 inhabitants per km2. ...
. It was rated by the
UCI as a 1.2 category race. The race was part of the 2013 Lotto Cycling Cup.
Race
A miscommunication caused the race started while some teams were on the stage signing the startlist. The race was controlled for the most part by the teams of Tibco, , Orica–AIS and Hitec. It stayed together until the last third of the race. With about to go
Ellen van Dijk
Eleonora Maria "Ellen" van Dijk (; born 11 February 1987) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Besides road cycling she was also a track cyclist until 2012. Van Dijk is known as a time ...
attacked over a cobbled section. In the scramble to close the gap, a number of riders went down at the front of the peloton.
Emma Johansson
Emma Karolina Johansson (born 23 September 1983) is a Swedish retired professional racing cyclist. Nicknamed ''Silver Emma'', Johansson accumulated many second and third places at major championships and one-day classics. In 2013 she finished t ...
and
Elisa Longo Borghini
Elisa Longo Borghini (born 10 December 1991) is an Italian professional road cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam .
During her career, Longo Borghini has won two bronze medals in the road race at the Summer Olympic Games, taking third-p ...
managed to avoid the carnage and chased, but van Dijk was too strong and had created a gap of over a minute. Despite hitting the pavement,
Shelley Olds
Shelley Olds (born September 30, 1980) is an American former professional bicycle racing, racing cyclist.
Career
Olds was born and raised in Groton, Massachusetts. She studied health and human performance at Roanoke College in Virginia, and was ...
bridged up to the pair but the trio could scarcely close down a minute of the large gap to the leader. With a lead of more than three minutes, van Dijk rode solo over the finish line. Behind her, Olds out-sprinted Johansson for the second place, while Longo Borghini claimed fourth place.
Tiffany Cromwell
Tiffany Jane Cromwell (born 6 July 1988) is an Australian road and gravel cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam .
Career
Road
Junior career
Starting in 2002, after being identified by the South Australian sports insti ...
led home the main bunch for the fifth place.
Results
Source
See also
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2013 in women's road cycling
UCI Road World Rankings
Source
World Championships
The World Road Championships is set to be held in Florence
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References
External links
Official website
{{Le Samyn des Dames
Le Samyn des Dames
Le Samyn is an annual single-day road bicycle race in Belgium, held usually in late February or early March. The event was created in 1968 as ''Grand Prix de Fayt-le-Franc'', named after the former municipality where it started and finished. In 1 ...
Le Samyn des Dames
Le Samyn is an annual single-day road bicycle race in Belgium, held usually in late February or early March. The event was created in 1968 as ''Grand Prix de Fayt-le-Franc'', named after the former municipality where it started and finished. In 1 ...
Le Samyn des Dames