Marlen Reusser stamped her status as a Tour of Flanders contender with victory at Dwars door Vlaanderen, the final dress rehearsal before Sunday’s Monument.
The Movistar rider, returning after two months out injured, attacked with 24km to go in the Belgian cobbled Classic, and rode to the line with her former team-mate Demi Vollering (FDJ United-SUEZ).
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Results
Dwaars door Vlaanderen 2026 (128.8km)
1. Marlen Reusser (Sui) Movistar, in 3:09:12
2. Demi Vollering (Ned) FDJ United-SUEZ
3. Lieke Nooijen (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike, both at same time
4. Zoe Bäckstedt (GBr) Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto, +7s
5. Eline Jansen (Ned) VolkerWessels Cycling Team
6. Cat Ferguson (GBr) Movistar
7. Charlotte Kool (Ned) Fenix-Premier Tech
8. Franziska Koch (Ger) FDJ Unived-SUEZ
9. Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) UAE Team ADQ
10. Thalita De Jong (Ned) Human Powered Health, all at same time
