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Just off the back of a stage win at the Tour de Suisse and double titles at the British Road Championships, Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-SRAM) continued her summer success winning the prologue at the Baloise Ladies Tour.

Bäckstedt covered the 3.9km course with a winning time of 4:40 minutes, beating Millie Couzens (Fenix-Premier Tech) by five seconds and Fleur Moors (Lidl-Trek) by six seconds.

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Position	Rider (Country) Team	Time Gap
1	Zoe Bäckstedt (GBr) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	4:40:06
2	Millie Couzens (GBr) Fenix-Premier Tech	0:00:05
3	Fleur Moors (Bel) Lidl-Trek	0:00:06
4	Felicity Wilson-Haffenden (Aus) Lidl-Trek	0:00:06
5	Charlotte Kool (Ned) Fenix-Premier Tech	0:00:07
6	Femke Markus (Ned) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:08
7	Sandrine Tas (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:10
8	Anna Henderson (GBr) Lidl-Trek	0:00:10
9	Lotte Kopecky (Bel) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:10
10	Georgia Baker (Aus) Liv AlUla Jayco	0:00:10
11	Lonneke Uneken (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:11
12	Erin Boothman (GBr) Liv AlUla Jayco	0:00:11
13	Hélène Hesters (Bel) Liv AlUla Jayco	0:00:12
14	Marthe Goossens (Bel) AG Insurance-Soudal	0:00:13
15	Katharina Sadnik (Aut) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:13
16	Femke Gerritse (Ned) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:14
17	Nienke Veenhoven (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:14
18	Clara Copponi (Fra) Lidl-Trek	0:00:14
19	Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Lidl-Trek	0:00:14
20	Margaux Vigie (Fra) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:14
21	Maike van der Duin (Ned) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	0:00:14
22	Rose Kloese (Ger) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:15
23	Scarlett Souren (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:15
24	Marie Schreiber (Lux) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:15
25	Jasmin Liechti (Swi) Nexetis	0:00:16
26	Ava Holmgren (Can) Lidl-Trek	0:00:16
27	Franziska Brauße (Ger) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	0:00:17
28	Marthe Truyen (Bel) Fenix-Premier Tech	0:00:18
29	Martina Fidanza (Ita) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:18
30	Nika Bobnar (Slo) Nexetis	0:00:19
31	Anniina Ahtosalo (Fin) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:19
32	Silje Bader (Ned) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:20
33	Wilma Aintila (Fin) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	0:00:20
34	Emilie Alberte Greve (Den) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:21
35	Messane Bräutigam (Ger) AG Insurance Soudal Devo Team	0:00:21
36	Anne Knijnenburg (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:21
37	Mia Gjertsen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:21
38	Hanna Theys (Bel) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:00:22
39	Alli Anderson (Aus) Liv AlUla Jayco	0:00:22
40	Laura Lizette Sander (Est) Hitec Products-Fluid Control	0:00:23
41	Lisa van Belle (Ned) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:23
42	Laura Tomasi (Ita) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:23
43	Lauren Bates (Aus) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:23
44	Alexandra Manly (Aus) AG Insurance-Soudal	0:00:23
45	Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:24
46	Xenna De Bruyckere (Bel) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:00:24
47	Julia Borgström (Swe) Hitec Products – Fluid Control	0:00:24
48	Matilde Vitillo (Ita) Liv AlUla Jayco	0:00:24
49	Katrijn De Clercq (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:24
50	Joëlle Amélie Messemer (Ger) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	0:00:24
51	Linda Zanetti (Swi) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:25
52	Amandine Fouquenet (Fra) AG Insurance-Soudal	0:00:25
53	Sterre Vervloet (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:25
54	Barbara Guarischi (Ita) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:26
55	Noémie Thomson (GBr) Das-Hutchinson	0:00:26
56	Maria Martins (Por) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	0:00:26
57	Cleo Kiekens (Bel) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:27
58	Puck Langenbarg (Ned) Fenix-Premier Tech Development Team	0:00:27
59	Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Fenix-Premier Tech	0:00:27
60	Marion Norbert Riberolle (Bel) Fenix-Premier Tech Development Team	0:00:27
61	Anna Bruneel (Bel) AG Insurance Soudal Devo Team	0:00:27
62	Oda Aune Gissinger (Nor) Hitec Products-Fluid Control	0:00:27
63	Clemence Cousineau (Fra) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:27
64	Viktória Chladoňová (Svk) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:28
65	Aileen Schweikart (Ger) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	0:00:28
66	Antje Valkeneers (Bel) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:28
67	Helena Bieber (Ger) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:29
68	Eline van Rooijen (Ned) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:30
69	Gladys Verhulst Wild (Fra) AG Insurance-Soudal	0:00:30
70	Tsuyaka Uchino (Jpn) Nexetis	0:00:30
71	Hannah Kunz (Ger) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	0:00:30
72	Tiffany Keep (RSA) Das-Hutchinson	0:00:31
73	Meis Poland (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:31
74	Imogen Wolff (GBr) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:31
75	Masja Keesman (Ned) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:31
76	Nina Kessler (Ned) Nexetis	0:00:32
77	Bodine Vollering (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:32
78	Gwen Nothum (Lux) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:32
79	Clara Lundmark (Swe) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:32
80	Britt De Grave (Ned) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:33
81	Lea Lin Teutenberg (Ger) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:33
82	April Tacey (GBr) Hitec Products-Fluid Control	0:00:33
83	Francesca Pellegrini (Ita) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:34
84	Mizuki Ikeda (Jpn) Nexetis	0:00:34
85	Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	0:00:34
86	Annika Liehner (Swi) Nexetis	0:00:35
87	Lien Schampaert (Bel) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:00:35
88	Britt Huybrechts (Bel) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:35
89	Emmy Pordon (USA) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:36
90	Yonna van Dam (Ned) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:36
91	Aliyah Rafferty (Irl) Das-Hutchinson	0:00:36
92	Julie Hendrickx (Bel) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:37
93	Lani Wittevrongel (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:38
94	Lente Boskamp (Ned) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:39
95	Kamma Bergholt (Den) Hitec Products-Fluid Control	0:00:40
96	Loes Sels (Bel) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:40
97	Femke van Goethem (Bel) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:40
98	Julie Brouwers (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:40
99	Carmen van der Veen (Ned) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:40
100	Emma Duchateau (Bel) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:41
101	Camilla Rånes Bye (Nor) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:41
102	Ellie Parry (GBr) Das-Hutchinson	0:00:41
103	Kaja Rysz (Pol) Hitec Products-Fluid Control	0:00:43
104	Nette Coppens (Bel) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:00:43
105	Elisa Serné (Ned) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:43
106	Jinse Peeters (Bel) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:00:43
107	Zoe Schiess (Swi) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:00:44
108	Lea Waldhoff (Ger) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:45
109	Dina Scavone (Ita) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:46
110	Heidi Antikainen (Fin) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:47
111	Margarita Lopez Llull (Spa) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:47
112	Mieke Docx (Bel) Das-Hutchinson	0:00:49
113	Falke Kerkhof (Ned) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:50
114	Julie Stockman (Bel) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:50
115	Frauke Bruylandts (Bel) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:53
116	Anna Dubier (Bel) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:00:53
117	Lisa van Oost (Bel) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:00:53
118	Agata Kowalska (Pol) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:00:55
119	Iana Alesia Baltes (Rom) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	0:00:56
120	Miriam Gerwig (Ger) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	0:00:57
121	Reine Slegers (Bel) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:01:00
122	Leani van der Berg (Ned) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:01:01
123	Rebecca Gariboldi (Ita) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:01:03

Kirsten Frattini has been the Editor of Cyclingnews since December 2025, overseeing editorial operations and output across the brand and delivering quality, engaging content.

She manages global budgets, racing & events, production scheduling, and contributor commissions, collaborating across content sections and teams in the UK, Europe, North America, and Australia to ensure audience and subscription growth across the brand.

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Position	Rider (Country) Team	Time Gap
1	Zoe Bäckstedt (GBr) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	4:40:06
2	Millie Couzens (GBr) Fenix-Premier Tech	0:00:05
3	Fleur Moors (Bel) Lidl-Trek	0:00:06
4	Felicity Wilson-Haffenden (Aus) Lidl-Trek	0:00:06
5	Charlotte Kool (Ned) Fenix-Premier Tech	0:00:07
6	Femke Markus (Ned) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:08
7	Sandrine Tas (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:10
8	Anna Henderson (GBr) Lidl-Trek	0:00:10
9	Lotte Kopecky (Bel) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:10
10	Georgia Baker (Aus) Liv AlUla Jayco	0:00:10
11	Lonneke Uneken (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:11
12	Erin Boothman (GBr) Liv AlUla Jayco	0:00:11
13	Hélène Hesters (Bel) Liv AlUla Jayco	0:00:12
14	Marthe Goossens (Bel) AG Insurance-Soudal	0:00:13
15	Katharina Sadnik (Aut) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:13
16	Femke Gerritse (Ned) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:14
17	Nienke Veenhoven (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:14
18	Clara Copponi (Fra) Lidl-Trek	0:00:14
19	Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Lidl-Trek	0:00:14
20	Margaux Vigie (Fra) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:14
21	Maike van der Duin (Ned) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	0:00:14
22	Rose Kloese (Ger) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:15
23	Scarlett Souren (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:15
24	Marie Schreiber (Lux) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:15
25	Jasmin Liechti (Swi) Nexetis	0:00:16
26	Ava Holmgren (Can) Lidl-Trek	0:00:16
27	Franziska Brauße (Ger) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	0:00:17
28	Marthe Truyen (Bel) Fenix-Premier Tech	0:00:18
29	Martina Fidanza (Ita) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:18
30	Nika Bobnar (Slo) Nexetis	0:00:19
31	Anniina Ahtosalo (Fin) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:19
32	Silje Bader (Ned) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:20
33	Wilma Aintila (Fin) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	0:00:20
34	Emilie Alberte Greve (Den) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:21
35	Messane Bräutigam (Ger) AG Insurance Soudal Devo Team	0:00:21
36	Anne Knijnenburg (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:21
37	Mia Gjertsen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:21
38	Hanna Theys (Bel) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:00:22
39	Alli Anderson (Aus) Liv AlUla Jayco	0:00:22
40	Laura Lizette Sander (Est) Hitec Products-Fluid Control	0:00:23
41	Lisa van Belle (Ned) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:23
42	Laura Tomasi (Ita) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:23
43	Lauren Bates (Aus) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:23
44	Alexandra Manly (Aus) AG Insurance-Soudal	0:00:23
45	Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:24
46	Xenna De Bruyckere (Bel) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:00:24
47	Julia Borgström (Swe) Hitec Products – Fluid Control	0:00:24
48	Matilde Vitillo (Ita) Liv AlUla Jayco	0:00:24
49	Katrijn De Clercq (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:24
50	Joëlle Amélie Messemer (Ger) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	0:00:24
51	Linda Zanetti (Swi) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:25
52	Amandine Fouquenet (Fra) AG Insurance-Soudal	0:00:25
53	Sterre Vervloet (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:25
54	Barbara Guarischi (Ita) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:26
55	Noémie Thomson (GBr) Das-Hutchinson	0:00:26
56	Maria Martins (Por) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	0:00:26
57	Cleo Kiekens (Bel) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:27
58	Puck Langenbarg (Ned) Fenix-Premier Tech Development Team	0:00:27
59	Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Fenix-Premier Tech	0:00:27
60	Marion Norbert Riberolle (Bel) Fenix-Premier Tech Development Team	0:00:27
61	Anna Bruneel (Bel) AG Insurance Soudal Devo Team	0:00:27
62	Oda Aune Gissinger (Nor) Hitec Products-Fluid Control	0:00:27
63	Clemence Cousineau (Fra) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:27
64	Viktória Chladoňová (Svk) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:28
65	Aileen Schweikart (Ger) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	0:00:28
66	Antje Valkeneers (Bel) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:28
67	Helena Bieber (Ger) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:29
68	Eline van Rooijen (Ned) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:30
69	Gladys Verhulst Wild (Fra) AG Insurance-Soudal	0:00:30
70	Tsuyaka Uchino (Jpn) Nexetis	0:00:30
71	Hannah Kunz (Ger) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	0:00:30
72	Tiffany Keep (RSA) Das-Hutchinson	0:00:31
73	Meis Poland (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:31
74	Imogen Wolff (GBr) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:31
75	Masja Keesman (Ned) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:31
76	Nina Kessler (Ned) Nexetis	0:00:32
77	Bodine Vollering (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:32
78	Gwen Nothum (Lux) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:32
79	Clara Lundmark (Swe) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:32
80	Britt De Grave (Ned) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:33
81	Lea Lin Teutenberg (Ger) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:33
82	April Tacey (GBr) Hitec Products-Fluid Control	0:00:33
83	Francesca Pellegrini (Ita) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:34
84	Mizuki Ikeda (Jpn) Nexetis	0:00:34
85	Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	0:00:34
86	Annika Liehner (Swi) Nexetis	0:00:35
87	Lien Schampaert (Bel) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:00:35
88	Britt Huybrechts (Bel) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:35
89	Emmy Pordon (USA) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:36
90	Yonna van Dam (Ned) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:36
91	Aliyah Rafferty (Irl) Das-Hutchinson	0:00:36
92	Julie Hendrickx (Bel) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:37
93	Lani Wittevrongel (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:38
94	Lente Boskamp (Ned) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:39
95	Kamma Bergholt (Den) Hitec Products-Fluid Control	0:00:40
96	Loes Sels (Bel) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:40
97	Femke van Goethem (Bel) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:40
98	Julie Brouwers (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:40
99	Carmen van der Veen (Ned) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:40
100	Emma Duchateau (Bel) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:41
101	Camilla Rånes Bye (Nor) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:41
102	Ellie Parry (GBr) Das-Hutchinson	0:00:41
103	Kaja Rysz (Pol) Hitec Products-Fluid Control	0:00:43
104	Nette Coppens (Bel) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:00:43
105	Elisa Serné (Ned) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:43
106	Jinse Peeters (Bel) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:00:43
107	Zoe Schiess (Swi) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:00:44
108	Lea Waldhoff (Ger) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:45
109	Dina Scavone (Ita) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:46
110	Heidi Antikainen (Fin) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:47
111	Margarita Lopez Llull (Spa) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:47
112	Mieke Docx (Bel) Das-Hutchinson	0:00:49
113	Falke Kerkhof (Ned) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:50
114	Julie Stockman (Bel) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:50
115	Frauke Bruylandts (Bel) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:53
116	Anna Dubier (Bel) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:00:53
117	Lisa van Oost (Bel) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:00:53
118	Agata Kowalska (Pol) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:00:55
119	Iana Alesia Baltes (Rom) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	0:00:56
120	Miriam Gerwig (Ger) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	0:00:57
121	Reine Slegers (Bel) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:01:00
122	Leani van der Berg (Ned) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:01:01
123	Rebecca Gariboldi (Ita) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:01:03

Kirsten Frattini has been the Editor of Cyclingnews since December 2025, overseeing editorial operations and output across the brand and delivering quality, engaging content.

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Baloise Ladies Tour: Zoe Bäckstedt powers to win on flat prologue

Bäckstedt covered the 3.9km course with a winning time of 4:40 minutes, beating Millie Couzens (Fenix-Premier Tech) by five seconds and Fleur Moors (Lidl-Trek) by six seconds.

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Position	Rider (Country) Team	Time Gap
1	Zoe Bäckstedt (GBr) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	4:40:06
2	Millie Couzens (GBr) Fenix-Premier Tech	0:00:05
3	Fleur Moors (Bel) Lidl-Trek	0:00:06
4	Felicity Wilson-Haffenden (Aus) Lidl-Trek	0:00:06
5	Charlotte Kool (Ned) Fenix-Premier Tech	0:00:07
6	Femke Markus (Ned) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:08
7	Sandrine Tas (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:10
8	Anna Henderson (GBr) Lidl-Trek	0:00:10
9	Lotte Kopecky (Bel) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:10
10	Georgia Baker (Aus) Liv AlUla Jayco	0:00:10
11	Lonneke Uneken (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:11
12	Erin Boothman (GBr) Liv AlUla Jayco	0:00:11
13	Hélène Hesters (Bel) Liv AlUla Jayco	0:00:12
14	Marthe Goossens (Bel) AG Insurance-Soudal	0:00:13
15	Katharina Sadnik (Aut) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:13
16	Femke Gerritse (Ned) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:14
17	Nienke Veenhoven (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:14
18	Clara Copponi (Fra) Lidl-Trek	0:00:14
19	Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Lidl-Trek	0:00:14
20	Margaux Vigie (Fra) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:14
21	Maike van der Duin (Ned) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	0:00:14
22	Rose Kloese (Ger) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:15
23	Scarlett Souren (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:15
24	Marie Schreiber (Lux) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:15
25	Jasmin Liechti (Swi) Nexetis	0:00:16
26	Ava Holmgren (Can) Lidl-Trek	0:00:16
27	Franziska Brauße (Ger) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	0:00:17
28	Marthe Truyen (Bel) Fenix-Premier Tech	0:00:18
29	Martina Fidanza (Ita) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:18
30	Nika Bobnar (Slo) Nexetis	0:00:19
31	Anniina Ahtosalo (Fin) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:19
32	Silje Bader (Ned) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:20
33	Wilma Aintila (Fin) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	0:00:20
34	Emilie Alberte Greve (Den) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:21
35	Messane Bräutigam (Ger) AG Insurance Soudal Devo Team	0:00:21
36	Anne Knijnenburg (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:21
37	Mia Gjertsen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:21
38	Hanna Theys (Bel) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:00:22
39	Alli Anderson (Aus) Liv AlUla Jayco	0:00:22
40	Laura Lizette Sander (Est) Hitec Products-Fluid Control	0:00:23
41	Lisa van Belle (Ned) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:23
42	Laura Tomasi (Ita) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:23
43	Lauren Bates (Aus) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:23
44	Alexandra Manly (Aus) AG Insurance-Soudal	0:00:23
45	Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:24
46	Xenna De Bruyckere (Bel) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:00:24
47	Julia Borgström (Swe) Hitec Products – Fluid Control	0:00:24
48	Matilde Vitillo (Ita) Liv AlUla Jayco	0:00:24
49	Katrijn De Clercq (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:24
50	Joëlle Amélie Messemer (Ger) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	0:00:24
51	Linda Zanetti (Swi) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:25
52	Amandine Fouquenet (Fra) AG Insurance-Soudal	0:00:25
53	Sterre Vervloet (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:25
54	Barbara Guarischi (Ita) SD Worx-Protime	0:00:26
55	Noémie Thomson (GBr) Das-Hutchinson	0:00:26
56	Maria Martins (Por) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	0:00:26
57	Cleo Kiekens (Bel) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:27
58	Puck Langenbarg (Ned) Fenix-Premier Tech Development Team	0:00:27
59	Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Fenix-Premier Tech	0:00:27
60	Marion Norbert Riberolle (Bel) Fenix-Premier Tech Development Team	0:00:27
61	Anna Bruneel (Bel) AG Insurance Soudal Devo Team	0:00:27
62	Oda Aune Gissinger (Nor) Hitec Products-Fluid Control	0:00:27
63	Clemence Cousineau (Fra) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:27
64	Viktória Chladoňová (Svk) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:28
65	Aileen Schweikart (Ger) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	0:00:28
66	Antje Valkeneers (Bel) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:28
67	Helena Bieber (Ger) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:29
68	Eline van Rooijen (Ned) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:30
69	Gladys Verhulst Wild (Fra) AG Insurance-Soudal	0:00:30
70	Tsuyaka Uchino (Jpn) Nexetis	0:00:30
71	Hannah Kunz (Ger) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	0:00:30
72	Tiffany Keep (RSA) Das-Hutchinson	0:00:31
73	Meis Poland (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:31
74	Imogen Wolff (GBr) Visma-Lease a Bike	0:00:31
75	Masja Keesman (Ned) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:31
76	Nina Kessler (Ned) Nexetis	0:00:32
77	Bodine Vollering (Ned) Volkerwessels	0:00:32
78	Gwen Nothum (Lux) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:32
79	Clara Lundmark (Swe) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:32
80	Britt De Grave (Ned) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:33
81	Lea Lin Teutenberg (Ger) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:33
82	April Tacey (GBr) Hitec Products-Fluid Control	0:00:33
83	Francesca Pellegrini (Ita) Uno-X Mobility	0:00:34
84	Mizuki Ikeda (Jpn) Nexetis	0:00:34
85	Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto	0:00:34
86	Annika Liehner (Swi) Nexetis	0:00:35
87	Lien Schampaert (Bel) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:00:35
88	Britt Huybrechts (Bel) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:35
89	Emmy Pordon (USA) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:36
90	Yonna van Dam (Ned) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:36
91	Aliyah Rafferty (Irl) Das-Hutchinson	0:00:36
92	Julie Hendrickx (Bel) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:37
93	Lani Wittevrongel (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:38
94	Lente Boskamp (Ned) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:39
95	Kamma Bergholt (Den) Hitec Products-Fluid Control	0:00:40
96	Loes Sels (Bel) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:40
97	Femke van Goethem (Bel) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:40
98	Julie Brouwers (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché	0:00:40
99	Carmen van der Veen (Ned) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:40
100	Emma Duchateau (Bel) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:41
101	Camilla Rånes Bye (Nor) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:41
102	Ellie Parry (GBr) Das-Hutchinson	0:00:41
103	Kaja Rysz (Pol) Hitec Products-Fluid Control	0:00:43
104	Nette Coppens (Bel) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:00:43
105	Elisa Serné (Ned) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:43
106	Jinse Peeters (Bel) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:00:43
107	Zoe Schiess (Swi) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:00:44
108	Lea Waldhoff (Ger) KDM – Pack Cycling Team vzw	0:00:45
109	Dina Scavone (Ita) Carbonbike Giordana Sofré by Gen Z	0:00:46
110	Heidi Antikainen (Fin) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:47
111	Margarita Lopez Llull (Spa) Minimax Cycling Team	0:00:47
112	Mieke Docx (Bel) Das-Hutchinson	0:00:49
113	Falke Kerkhof (Ned) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:50
114	Julie Stockman (Bel) Citymesh – Customm Pro Cycling Team	0:00:50
115	Frauke Bruylandts (Bel) Cyclingteam Belco / Van Eyck	0:00:53
116	Anna Dubier (Bel) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:00:53
117	Lisa van Oost (Bel) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:00:53
118	Agata Kowalska (Pol) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:00:55
119	Iana Alesia Baltes (Rom) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	0:00:56
120	Miriam Gerwig (Ger) Rembe \| Rad-Net Women	0:00:57
121	Reine Slegers (Bel) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:01:00
122	Leani van der Berg (Ned) Keukens Redant Cycling Team	0:01:01
123	Rebecca Gariboldi (Ita) De Ceuster – ACROG	0:01:03

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