Lizzie Armitstead, British track national championships 2011, day four
Nigel Wynn
By Nigel Wynn
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Lizzie Armitstead opened her account for 2012 with a win in Omloop van het Hageland, Tielt-Winge in Belgium on Sunday.

The British AA Drink-leontien.nl rider took the honours in the 123.6km, UCI 1.2-ranked race ahead of French woman Pauline Farrand-Prevot and Italian Elisa Longo Borghini in third.

The trio had escaped from the bunch earlier in the race, with Armitstead out-pacing her companions in the finale to win over Farrand-Prevot by four seconds.

Kirsten Wild, also of AA Drink, brought home the bunch for fourth place at 43 seconds. Briton Lucy Martin finished in ninth spot.

Armitstead's win makes up for the 'disappointment' of coming 10th in the previous weekend's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad behind GreenEdge's Loes Gunnewijk.

Yorkshirewoman Armitstead is aiming for glory in the Olympic Games women's road race on July 29.

Related links

British professional road wins 2012

Lizzie Armitstead: Rider Profile

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Nigel Wynn
Nigel Wynn
Former Associate Editor

Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, n exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed. 

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