Brabantse Pijl (women's race)

(Redirected from Brabantse Pijl Dames Gooik)

The Brabantse Pijl is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in Belgium and is currently rated by the UCI as a 1.Pro race.[1]

Brabantse Pijl
Race details
DateMarch / April
RegionBelgium
English namePajot Hills Classic (2016–2017)
DisciplineRoad
Competition1.2 (2016–2017)
1.1 (2018–2021)
1.Pro (2022–)
OrganiserFlanders Classics
History
First edition2016 (2016)
Editions9 (as of 2024)
First winner Marianne Vos (NED)
Most recent Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)

During the 2016 and 2017 seasons the race was known as the Pajot Hills Classic, however this was changed for the 2018 season (along with the events UCI rating) - aligning the event with that of the men's.[2][3] It was then known as the Brabantse Pijl Dames Gooik, ending in Gooik. In 2022 however the race shifted to the same parcours as the men's race and ended in Overijse.[4]

Past winners

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Year Country Rider Team
2016   Netherlands Marianne Vos Rabo–Liv
2017   Australia Annette Edmondson Wiggle High5
2018   Italy Marta Bastianelli Alé–Cipollini
2019   Belgium Sofie De Vuyst Parkhotel Valkenburg
2020   Australia Grace Brown Mitchelton–Scott
2021   United States Ruth Winder Trek–Segafredo
2022   Netherlands Demi Vollering SD Worx
2023   Italy Silvia Persico UAE Team Emirates
2024   Italy Elisa Longo Borghini Lidl–Trek

Wins per country

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Wins Country
3   Italy
2   Australia
  Netherlands
1   Belgium
  United States

References

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  1. ^ "Pajot Hills Classic 2016 - CyclingFever - The International Cycling Social Network - Get the Cycling fever!". CyclingFever.
  2. ^ "Pajot Hills Classic gaat door onder de naam 'Brabantse Pijl' en viert eerste editie op woensdag 11 april". 2 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ^ "CQ Ranking".
  4. ^ "Brabantse Pijl". FirstCycling.com. 2023.