2010 Sparkassen Giro

The women's race of the 2010 Sparkassen Giro Bochum took place on 8 August 2010. It was the 10th women's edition of the Sparkassen Giro Bochum. The race started and ended in Bochum, Germany and spanned 74 km (46.0 mi). 57 of the 97 participants finished. The race is a UCI 1.1 category race.[1][2]

2010 Sparkassen Giro Bochum
Race details
Dates8 August
Stages1
Distance74 km (45.98 mi)
Winning time1h 58' 19"
Results
  Winner  Ellen van Dijk (NED) (Team HTC–Columbia Women)
  Second  Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) (Lotto Ladies Team)
  Third  Maaike Polspoel (BEL) (Topsport Vlaanderen-Thompson)

Race

The 2010 Sparkassen Giro Bochum was won by the Dutch rider Ellen van Dijk (Team HTC–Columbia Women), who won the sprint from a breakaway group of nine riders in wet and miserable conditions.[3] Tiffany Cromwell and Maaike Polspoel finished second and third with over three times the length of a bicycle behind Van Dijk.[4][5]

Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Ellen van Dijk (NED) Team HTC–Columbia Women 1h 58' 19"
2  Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) Lotto Ladies Team s.t.
3  Maaike Polspoel (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen-Thompson s.t.
4  Vicki Whitelaw (AUS) Lotto Ladies Team s.t.
5  Valentina Carretta (ITA) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo-Ghezzi s.t.
6  Evelyn Stevens (USA) Team HTC–Columbia Women + 12"
7  Katazyna Sosna (LTU) Vaiano Solaristech + 28"
8  Chloe Hosking (AUS) Team HTC–Columbia Women + 58"
9  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen-Thompson + 58"
10  Kelly Druyts (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen-Thompson + 58"

References
  1. "Sparkassen Giro (74 km) 8/08/2010". CQranking.com. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  2. "Sparkassen Giro Bochum (F) 2010". cyclingarchives.com. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  3. "Sparkassen Giro". highroadsports.com. 8 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  4. "Van Dijk wint Sparkassen Giro Bochum". wielerland.nl. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  5. "Wielerzege voor Van Dijk in Duitsland". NUsport.nl. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
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