The women 's race began in a driving rainstorm .
While the weather loosened up a third of the way in , the event turned into a battle between the attacking riding of Vanderkitten - Focus and the will of the pack seeking a bunch sprint .
The women 's race began in a driving rainstorm and while the weather loosened up a third of the way in , the event turned into a battle between the attacking riding of Vanderkitten - Focus and the will of the pack seeking a bunch sprint .