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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad women's race halted as rider catches men's race
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A prestigious women's one-day race in Belgium was temporarily halted after breakaway leader Nicole Hanselmann almost caught the men's race.
The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad race marks the start of the 'cobbled classics' season and is a UCI World Tour event.
The men's race started 10 minutes before the women but Bigla Pro rider Hanselmann was catching the back of the men's support vehicles after 35km.
Organisers "neutralised" the women's race to create a gap between the races.
Swiss rider Hanselmann, who attacked after seven kilometres and had opened a lead of around two minutes, was stopped, allowing the peloton to catch her.
When the 123km race from Gent to Ninove, which featured five cobbled sectors, was restarted, Hanselmann was allowed to build an advantage before the peloton was released.
However, the former Swiss national champion was soon caught and eventually finished in 74th place, with Chantal Blaak taking the title that Britain's Lizzie Armitstead won in 2016.
Hannah Barnes was the first British rider across the line, finishing 28th, 69 seconds behind Dutch rider Blaak.
"Maybe the other women and me were too fast or the men too slow," joked Hanselmann on Instagram after the race.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/47433583
The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad race marks the start of the 'cobbled classics' season and is a UCI World Tour event.
The men's race started 10 minutes before the women but Bigla Pro rider Hanselmann was catching the back of the men's support vehicles after 35km.
Organisers "neutralised" the women's race to create a gap between the races.
Swiss rider Hanselmann, who attacked after seven kilometres and had opened a lead of around two minutes, was stopped, allowing the peloton to catch her.
When the 123km race from Gent to Ninove, which featured five cobbled sectors, was restarted, Hanselmann was allowed to build an advantage before the peloton was released.
However, the former Swiss national champion was soon caught and eventually finished in 74th place, with Chantal Blaak taking the title that Britain's Lizzie Armitstead won in 2016.
Hannah Barnes was the first British rider across the line, finishing 28th, 69 seconds behind Dutch rider Blaak.
"Maybe the other women and me were too fast or the men too slow," joked Hanselmann on Instagram after the race.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/47433583