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2nd Women's Ronde van Vlaanderen - PT
Belgium, April 3, 2005
The parcours
In its second edition in 2005, the women's Ronde van Vlaanderen has been beefed up to at least the level of the other women's World Cups. The distance has been increased from 94 km to 112 km, and the women will have to tackle 12 of the Ronde's climbs. Starting at 11:30 in Oudenaarde, the women's field will head out to Eine and Zottegem, returning via the Molenberg and Wolvenberg, as do the men. The Kwaremont, Paterberg, Koppenberg, Steenbeekdries and Taaienberg have all been avoided in the women's race, which will again follow the men's course from the Eikenberg (climb 3, km 51) onwards.
The climbs never let up, and the peloton will tackle the Boigneberg (km 55), Foreest (km 62), Steenberg (km 65), Haaghoek cobbles (km 66), Leberg (km 70), Berendries (km 75), Valkenberg (km 80), Tenbosse (km 86), Muur (km 96) and Bosberg (km 100) in brutal succession. And as in the men's race, the flat cobbled sections at the Paddestraat (km 19, 2400m), Mater/Kerkgate (km 36, 3000m), Kattenberg (km 42, 1200m, a descent), and Haaghoek (km 66, 2000m) will provide further challenges.
The second women's Ronde van Vlaanderen now has all the ingredients to count itself as one of the toughest one day women's races on the calendar.
Race map
Time schedule
km gone km to go 34 km/h 36 km/h 38 km/h
Oost-Vlaanderen
Oudenaarde 0 112 11:25 11:25 11:25
Bevere 0 112 11:30 11:30 11:30
Eine 2 110 11:34 11:33 11:33
Nederename 6 106 11:41 11:40 11:39
Welden 9 103 11:46 11:45 11:44
Zwalm
Nederzwalm 11 101 11:49 11:48 11:47
Munkzwalm 15 97 11:56 11:55 11:54
Roborst 17 95 12:00 11:58 11:57
Zottegem
Velzeke-Ruddershove 19 93 12:04 12:02 12:00
Strijpen 24 88 12:12 12:10 12:08
Zwalm
Roborst 26 86 12:16 12:13 12:11
Sint-Blasius-Boekel 28 84 12:19 12:17 12:14
Horebeke
Sint-Maria-Horebeke 30 82 12:23 12:20 12:17
Zwalm
Sint-Denijs-Boekel 31 81 12:25 12:22 12:19
Climb 1 Molenberg 31 81 12:25 12:22 12:19
Oudenaarde
Mater 33 79 12:28 12:25 12:22
Volkegem 39 73 12:39 12:35 12:32
Climb 2 Wolvenberg 41 71 12:42 12:38 12:35
Ename 42 70 12:44 12:40 12:36
Edelare 44 68 12:48 12:43 12:39
Oudenaarde 44 68 12:48 12:43 12:39
Bevere 47 65 12:53 12:48 12:44
Leupegem 48 64 12:55 12:50 12:46
Maarkedal
Etikhove 49 63 12:56 12:52 12:47
Maarke-Kerkem 50 62 12:58 12:53 12:49
Climb 3 Eikenberg 51 61 13:00 12:55 12:51
Climb 4 Boigneberg 55 57 13:07 13:02 12:57
Oudenaarde
Mater 55 57 13:07 13:02 12:57
Horebeke
Sint-Maria-Horebeke 58 54 13:12 13:07 13:02
Maarkedal
Schorisse 60 52 13:16 13:10 13:05
Horebeke
Sint-Maria-Horebeke 61 51 13:18 13:12 13:06
Climb 5 Foreest 62 50 13:19 13:13 13:08
Maarkedal
Schorisse 62 50 13:19 13:13 13:08
Horebeke
Sint-Kornelis-Horebeke 64 48 13:23 13:17 13:11
Climb 6 Steenberg 65 47 13:25 13:18 13:13
Sint-Maria-Horebeke 66 46 13:26 13:20 13:14
Sint-Kornelis-Horebeke 66 46 13:26 13:20 13:14
Brakel
Zegelsem 69 43 13:32 13:25 13:19
Climb 7 Leberg 70 42 13:34 13:27 13:21
Elst 71 41 13:35 13:28 13:22
Michelbeke 72 40 13:37 13:30 13:24
Sint-Maria-Oudenhove 74 38 13:41 13:33 13:27
Climb 8 Berendries 75 37 13:42 13:35 13:28
Nederbrakel 76 36 13:44 13:37 13:30
Climb 9 Valkenberg 80 32 13:51 13:43 13:36
Brakel 83 29 13:56 13:48 13:41
Climb 10 Tenbosse 86 26 14:02 13:53 13:46
Parike 87 25 14:04 13:55 13:47
Geraardsbergen
Zarlardinge 90 22 14:09 14:00 13:52
Goeferdinge 92 20 14:12 14:03 13:55
Geraardsbergen 94 18 14:16 14:07 13:58
Climb 11 Muur - Kapelmuur 96 16 14:19 14:10 14:02
Moerbeke 98 14 14:23 14:13 14:05
Climb 12 Bosberg 100 12 14:26 14:17 14:08
Vlaams-Brabant
Galmaarden 100 12 14:26 14:17 14:08
Oost-Vlaanderen
Geraardsbergen
Waarbeke 102 10 14:30 14:20 14:11
Nieuwenhove 103 9 14:32 14:22 14:13
Ninove
Denderwindeke 104 8 14:34 14:23 14:14
Meerbeke 108 4 14:41 14:30 14:21
Ninove 110 2 14:44 14:33 14:24
Meerbeke 111 1 14:46 14:35 14:25
