2014 Holland Ladies Tour
Rider Team Time
1 Ellen van Dijk ( NED ) Boels-Dolmans 13 ' 15
2 Lisa Brennauer ( GER ) Specialized-lululemon + 12
3 Trixi Worrack ( GER ) Specialized-lululemon + 24
4 Marianne Vos ( NED ) Rabo-Liv + 29
5 Ann-Sophie Duyck ( BEL ) Belgium ( National team ) + 30
6 Evelyn Stevens ( USA ) Specialized-lululemon + 31
7 Lizzie Armitstead ( GBR ) Boels-Dolmans + 35
8 Emma Johansson ( SWE ) Orica-AIS + 35
9 Karol-Ann Canuel ( CAN ) Specialized-lululemon + 38
10 Alison Tetrick ( USA ) Astana BePink + 38
Stages -- Stage 1 ( ITT )
2 September – Varik to Tiel , 10.1 km ( 6.3 mi ) Finish of Ellen van Dijk Ellen van Dijk on the podium Ellen van Dijk in the orange leading jersey The first stage of the Boels Rental Ladies Tour was a time trial of 10.1 km ( 6.3 mi ) over the dike between Varik and Tiel . The course was flat but there was head wind during the race . World Time Trial Champion Ellen van Dijk ( Boels–Dolmans ) won the time trial 12 seconds ahead of Lisa Brennauer and 24 seconds ahead of Trixi Worrack ( both Specialized–lululemon ) . [ 3 ] Van Dijk said after the race that the time trial was very hard and she started a bit too fast . Furthermore , she said that she was very happy with the victory . She invested a lot of time in the time trial the last period and was pleased that after several second places in time trials this year she now took home the victory . [ 4 ] Stage 1 result & General classification
The 2014 Boels Ladies Tour also known as the 2014 Holland Ladies Tour is the 17th edition of the Holland Ladies Tour, a women's cycle stage race in the Netherlands. The tour is part of the 2014 women's road cycling calendar and will be held from 2 September to 7 September. The tour has six stages, it starts with an individual trial over 10.1 km (6.3 mi) in Tiel and concludes with a hilly stage in Limburg. The tour has an UCI rating of 2.1. Ellen van Dijk won the tour in 2013 and will defend her title.