Cycling news - Chantal Blaak powers to victory in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

ByJen Offord

Updated 02/03/2019 at 16:15 GMT

Chantal Blaak opened the Spring Classics season in style with a victory at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday.

Chantal blaak

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The two-times Dutch champion and 2017 World Champion broke away on the Muur and powered away in the final 10km to win.

Blaak was one of two Boels Domans team members to podium, with Jip van den Bos taking third place.

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Second place went to Italy’s Marta Bastianelli.

Saturday’s race ran simultaneously with the men’s and was controversially stopped midway through after the women came close to catching up with the earlier race.

The next women’s race in the Spring Classics season is the Strade Bianche in Tuscany, Italy, which takes place on March 9.

Results

1. Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans

2. Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Team Virtu

3. Jip van den Bos (Ned) Boels Dolmans

4. Annimiek van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton-Scott

5. Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-SRAM

6. Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) CCC-Liv

7. Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar

8. Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Parkhotel Valkenburg

9. Christina Siggaaard (Den) Team Virtu Cycling

10. Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Sunweb

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