Open de Suède Vårgårda

Open de Suède Vårgårda

Race details
Date	Late July
Region	Vårgårda Municipality of Sweden
English name	Swedish Open Vårgårda
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Women's Road World Cup (since 2006)
Type	One-day race
History
First edition	2006 (2006)
Editions	6 (as of 2011)
First winner	Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)
Most recent	Marianne Vos (NED)

Open de Suède Vårgårda is an elite women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Vårgårda Municipality of Sweden. Created in 2006, the Open de Suède Vårgårda is part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup and sanctioned by the Swedish Cycling Federation.

Past winners

		Rider	Team
2006	SWE !	Ljungskog, SusanneSusanne Ljungskog (SWE)	Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team
2007	NED !	Beltman, ChantalChantal Beltman (NED)	T-Mobile Women
2008	USA !	Seehafer, KoriKori Seehafer (USA)	Menikini - Selle Italia - Master Colors
2009	NED !	Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)	Team DSB Bank
2010	NED !	Wild , KirstenKirsten Wild  (NED)	Cervélo TestTeam
2011	NED !	Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)	Cervélo TestTeam

Team time trial

Since 2008, a team time trial has been held in conjunction with the main race as a part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup.

Year	Winner	Second	Third
2008	Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team Priska Doppmann Karin Thürig Christiane Soeder Carla Ryan	Team Columbia Women Linda Villumsen Ina-Yoko Teutenberg Alexis Rhodes Kimberly Anderson	Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung Charlotte Becker Suzanne de Goede Christina Becker Marie Lindberg
2009	Cervélo TestTeam Kristin Armstrong Regina Bruins Carla Ryan Christiane Soeder Kirsten Wild Sarah Düster	Team Columbia-HTC Women Kimberly Anderson Chantal Beltman Emilia Fahlin Ina-Yoko Teutenberg Ellen Van Dijk Linda Villumsen	Team Flexpoint Susanne Ljungskog Mirjam Melchers Loes Gunnewijk Loes Markerink Trine Schmidt Iris Slappendel
2010	Cervélo TestTeam Charlotte Becker Regina Bruins Iris Slappendel Kirsten Wild	Team HTC-Columbia Women Judith Arndt Ellen van Dijk Adrie Visser Linda Villumsen	Nederland Bloeit Liesbet de Vocht Loes Gunnewijk Annemiek van Vleuten Marianne Vos
2011	HTC-Highroad Women Judith Arndt Charlotte Becker Amber Neben Ellen van Dijk	AA-Drink Cycling Team Lucinda Brand Linda Melanie Villumsen Kirsten Wild Trixi Worrack	Garmin-Cervélo Elizabeth Armitstead Noemi Cantele Sharon Laws Emma Pooley Iris Slapendel

External links

• World Cup Vargarda
• Palmares at Cycling Archives (road race)
• Palmares at Cycling Archives (team time trial)