Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) ensured that Flanders had a home champion to cheer at last when she won the 2022 Women's Tour of Flanders from Annemiek van Vleuten, with her teammate Chantal van den Broek-Blaak finishing third.
Hundreds of thousands of fans lined the course for the first time in two years, and combined with a late hail shower it made for a spectacular finish to the 19th edition of the women's Ronde van Vlaanderen.
Take a look at the best images from the race in our gallery below. 
Marlen Reusser of Team SD Worx leads the race
Lotte Kopecky and Chantal van den Broek-Blaak on the Oude Kwaremont
The leading trio on the run-in to the line
Christine Majerus is cheered on by fans on the Paterberg
The final false flat sprint to the line
Related: Gallery - 2022 Men's Tour of Flanders
Annemiek van Vleuten and Demi Vollering lead the bunch
The peloton in the early stages of the race
A fan watching the women's race pass by
Welcome to Flanders; the peloton rolls out of Oudenaarde
Lotte Kopecky celebrates with teammate Chantal van den Broek-Blaak in the background
The victory celebration
Credit: Tornanti.cc
