While it was a d𓃲isappointing day in the men's race for her compatriot Mark Cavendish, Great Britain's Lizzie Armitstead (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) impressed everyone by winning the inaugural staging of the women's Gent-Wevlegem cobbled classic in Belgium on Sunday. Armitstead, who is the British national road race champion and one of her country's big hopes for gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games, broke clear of the pack with 25km to go in the 113km race and was only briefly challenged by Liesbeth De Vocht (Rabobank) on her drive to the line. Iris Slappendel (Rabobank) and Jessie Daams, a teammate of Armitstead's, finished in the other podium positions.
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) AA Drink - Leontien.nl |
| 2 | Iris Slappendel (Ned) Rabobank Women Team |
| 3 | Jessie Daams (Bel) AA Drink - Leontien.nl |
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