Another blue victory, Persico very good at following the attacks on the walls and then winning in the sprint
The season on the stones is nearing its conclusion, one of the last races is the Brabant Arrow , 141km with a final circuit to be repeated four times with the walls of Hagaard (300 meters at 10%), Hertstraat (700 meters at 3.6%) , Moskesstraat (500m at 7.6%) and Holstelde (1.1km at 5.2%) preceding the final 1.3km climb at 3.7%.
The race starts at -30km with several athletes trying to take advantage including Persico, Reusser and last year's winner Demi Vollering. During the last round the most active is Marlen Reusser (Team SD Worx) who attempts repeated sprints, on the last passage on the Herstraat manages to carry away a quartet with Perch, Chabbey And Van Anroj . Only three manage to get back from behind : Lippert , Vollering And Van patchenbeke . All seven of them play in the slightly uphill final: Reusser tries to launch the sprint to his partner Vollering, but it is Silvia Persico (UAE Team ADQ) who has the winning starting point preceding Vollering and the German Lippert.
ARRIVAL ORDER:
1 PERSICO Silvia UAE Team ADQ 3:37:07
2 VOLLERING Demi Team SD Worx ,,
3 LIPPERT Liane Movistar Team ,,
4 CHABBEY Elise Canyon//SRAM Racing 0:02
5 VAN ANROOIJ Shirin Trek - Segafredo ,,
6 REUSSER Marlen Team SD Worx 0:03
7 VANPACHTENBEKE Margot Parkhotel Valkenburg ,,
8 BERTEAU Victoire Cofidis Women Team 0:25
9 PALADIN Soraya Canyon//SRAM Racing ,,
10BREDEWOLD Mischa Team SD Worx ,,
Photo: Sprint Cycling Agency