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Boels-Dolmans look ahead to European season after Qatar victory
Boels-Dolmans stole the show at the Ladies Tour of Qatar, winning three of the four stages and the overall title. Lizzie Armitstead wrapped up the early-season race with the overall win on February 6. She took the race lead after her stage 3 win and secured the overall title upon winning the stage 4 finale, along with the overall points jersey. Her teammate Ellen Van Dijk won the second stage and placed second in the overall, showing the duo will be tough to beat this season.
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Armitstead noted that she still has room for improvement as the season gets going but that she is pleased with her team’s early success. “Yes, I had a good winter, but there are still possibilities for improvement before the European road season starts. Right now I'm very proud of Boels-Dolmans, we rode as a team from start to finish. It was really a team effort.”
Boels-Dolmans will start their European season at the UCI 1.2 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on February 28 in Belgium. Armitstead was third in the elite women’s race last year, behind Dutch rider Amy Pieters and Sweden’s Emma Johansson.
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