Dates 27 February 2013 Distance 119.2 km (74.07 mi) | Stages 1 Winning time 3h 10' 22" | |
Winner Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands) Second Shelley Olds (United States) | ||
The 2013 Le Samyn des Dames was the second running of the women's Le Samyn, a women's bicycle race in Fayt-le-Franc, Belgium. It was held on 27 February 2013 over a distance of 119 kilometres (73.9 miles) starting in Frameries and finishing in Dour. It was rated by the UCI as a 1.2 category race. The race was part of the 2013 Lotto Cycling Cup.
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Race
By a miscommunication the race started while some teams were on the stage signing the startlist. The race was controlled for the most part by the teams of Tibco, Specialized–lululemon, Orica-AIS and Hitec. It stayed together until the last third of the race. With about 35 kilometres (21.7 miles) to go Ellen van Dijk attacked over a cobbled section. In the scramble to close the gap, a number of riders went down at the front of the peloton. Emma Johansson and Elisa Longo Borghini managed to avoid the carnage and chased, but van Dijk was too strong and had created a gap of over a minute. Despite hitting the pavement, Shelley Olds bridged up to the pair but the trio could scarcely close down a minute of the large gap to the leader. With a lead of more than three minutes, van Dijk rode solo over the finish line. Behind her, Olds out-sprinted Johansson for the second place, while Longo Borghini claimed fourth place. Tiffany Cromwell led home the main bunch for the fifth place.
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