The women’s half of a major cycling race in Belgium has been stopped after Swiss cyclist Nicole Hanselmann caught up to the men’s race. There was a ten minute gap between the start of the men and women’s annual Omloop Het Nieuwsblad around the Flemish Ardennes. Hanselmann and then the rest of the peloton were stopped on the side of the road as the event organisers ‘neutralised’ the women’s race in order to restore the gap between the two groups.After being allowed to resume, Hanselmann was given a headstart on the peloton but was quickly reeled in and eventually finished in 74th place.
