Lizzie Armitstead wins the 2015 Womens World Road Championships
British world champion Lizzie Armitstead (Boels-Dolmans) clinched the victory in the women's Tour of Flanders in Belgium on Sunday.
Armitstead took the two-up sprint in a photo finish with Swedish rider Emma Johansson (Wiggle-High5). Armitstead's team-mate Chantal Blaak placed third.
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