Norway’s Alexander Kristoff won the 2015 Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen) which started in Brugge and finished in Oudenaarde yesterday.
Alexander Kristoff crossinf the finish line at the 2015 Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen). Photo: Bettini Photo
The race was down to the breakaway of Kristoff and Netherland’s Niki Terpstra, with the 2014 Milan-San Remo winner taking a convincing sprint to secure the first Tour of Flanders victory for his country.
He crossed the finish line of the professional race in a winning time of 6:26:32.
Terpstra placed second followed by Belgium’s Greg Van Avermaet in third in time of 6:26:39.
Italy’s Elisa Longo Borghini claimed victory in the elite women’s race in a time of 3:50:43 ahead of Belgium’s Jolien D’Hoore and Netherland’s Anna Van Der Breggen.
Men – Overall results:
1. Alexander Kristoff – 6:26:32
2. Niki Terpstra – 6:26:32
3. Greg van Avermaet – 6:26:39
4. Peter Sagan – 6:26:48
5. Tiesj Benoot – 6:27:08
6. Lars Boom – 6:27:08
7. John Degenklob – 6:27:21
8. Jurgen Roelandts – 6:27:21
9. Zdenek Stybar – 6:27:21
10. Martin Elmiger – 6:27:21
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