2020 Tour of Flanders for Women
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| 2020 UCI Women's World Tour, race 9 of 11 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 18 October 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 135 km (84 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3h 29' 57" | ||||||||||||
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The 17th running of the Tour of Flanders for Women, a women's cycling race in Belgium, was held on 18 October 2020, serving as the 9th event of the 2020 UCI Women's World Tour.[1] Chantal van den Broek-Blaak of the Netherlands won the race, finishing just over a minute ahead of Amy Pieters.[2]
The race was originally scheduled on 5 April 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] Because of the unprecedented intensity of the October campaign, the event is reduced by 20 km, cutting the Muur van Geraardsbergen from the route, bringing the distance to 135 km.[5]
Originally, eight UCI Women's WorldTeams and sixteen UCI Women's Continental Teams were set to compete in the race.[6] Due to positive COVID-19 tests, Alé BTC Ljubljana, Astana and Chevalmeire Cycling Team decided to pull out of the race.[7][8] Équipe Paule Ka 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.[9]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
