The 17th running of the

Tour of Flanders for Women The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), formerly the Tour of Flanders for Women ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen voor Vrouwen), is an annual road bicycle racing event in Flanders, Belgium, held in early April. It is held on the same day as t ...

, a women's

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in Belgium, was held on 18 October 2020, serving as the 11th event of the

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of the Netherlands won the race, finishing just over a minute ahead of

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. The race was originally scheduled on 5 April 2020, but was postponed due to the

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. Because of the unprecedented intensity of the October campaign, the event is reduced by 20 km, cutting the

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from the route, bringing the distance to 135 km.

Teams

Originally, eight UCI Women's WorldTeams and sixteen UCI Women's Continental Teams were set to compete in the race. Due to positive

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tests, , and decided to pull out of the race. was forced to pull out of the race after sponsor Paule Ka failed to fulfill their financial responsibilities forcing the team to fold on 16 October. UCI Women's WorldTeams * * * * * * * UCI Women's Continental Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Results

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Teams

Results

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