Velodrome victory for Ferrand-Prevot
135 riders at the start
Sofie Van Rooijen (UAE Team ADQ) and Julie Hendrickx (Lotto Ladies) did not take the start, leaving 135 riders in the peloton as they got underway in Denain. The neutralised start of the Hell of the North’ was given at 1pm with the riders commencing the real racing 10 minutes later, with 17 cobbled sections awaiting them over the 148.5 km course,...