Report/Result: Women’s Tour Stage 3

Womens Tour – Stage 3 and Chloe Hoskins wins ahead of Alice Barnes – three Brits in top 10 on the stage

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Report/Result: Women’s Tour Stage 3

Chloe Hosking wins Warwickshire stage of Women’s Tour

Alé Cipollini’s Australian Chloe Hosking sprinted to victory in Royal Leamington Spa at the end of the third stage of the Women’s Tour, as Katarzyna Niewiadoma retained her hold on the race leader’s Green Jersey.

Hosking came off Giorgia Bronzini’s wheel with around 100-metres to go on the Parade in Leamington Spa with only Britain’s Alice Barnes providing a challenge on the long, straight gently rising drag to the finish line.

“It feels really great” said the 26-year-old Australian. “This is a highlight race for most riders on the calendar so I feel really privileged to come away with my first win and first podium here. It’s a phenomenal event, I feel like I’ve entered an elite group!”

“It seemed like a number of the teams wanted the finish to be from the group. There was a group of five that got away and for me that was a bit worrying. There were girls like Shara Gillow and Gracie Elvin – both Australians, both really, really strong – and the course wasn’t dead flat. It took a bit of effort to drag them in. Once we caught them everybody switched their mindset to a bunch sprint. It was a bit chaotic, which is strange because it was probably the least technical finish we have all week. But it was nice that the sprinters got a chance.”

Behind Hosking came Alice Barnes, retaking the Best British riders jersey from her sister Hannah, who was sixth, with the pair now sitting third and fourth overall, both 1-minute and 46-seconds back from Niewiadoma.

“There’s not really any sibling rivalry between us,” said Alice speaking at the post-stage press conference. “Everybody thinks there should be but we just race the events and try and get the best results we can. We’re actually closer now I’m racing on the road than when I was a mountain biker.”

“This year has been a breakthrough season, I’ve trained really hard and I’m happy it’s paying off. The Women’s Tour is a home race for me, it’s a Women’s WorldTour event, it’s one of the biggest on the calendar – it’s so well organised, everybody comes here wanting to win it. So you have to go into it with good focus and train hard for it.”

Thanks to time bonuses Ellen Van Dijk, third on the stage, moves up to second overall, 1-minute and 43-seconds behind Niewiadoma with two stages remaining. “It was another hard stage, but not as hard as yesterday,” said the Green leader’s jersey wearer Niewiadoma afterwards. “All teams were expecting a bunch sprint and they wanted to take their chance.”

“At one point a breakaway of five riders was clear but I was pretty calm as I knew that they were not competitors for me on GC. My team controlled the whole race. After the two Queen of the Mountains climbs other teams were eager to help at the front to chase them down and take a big bunch to the finish line. It was a long day for sure – 150 kilometres – but I really enjoyed it. It’s so nice in the UK, I have to admit. The scenery is really beautiful.”

Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, the leading young rider in the UCI Women’s World Tour briefly threatened Niewiadoma’s leading as the best placed of five riders who hit the front and built an almost two-minute lead, but were finally reigned back in at five kilometres to go, setting up the thrilling sprint finish. While Niewiadoma kept her leader’s green jersey and Points Jersey, some shine was taken off the day as her teammate Marianne Vos fell to fifth overall and was unable to contest the finish after crashing within the final 500-metres.

Saturday 10 June sees Stage Four of the OVO Energy Women’s Tour starting and finishing in the centre of Chesterfield, where Lizzie Deignan won a stage in 2016. The 123-kilometre route takes place entirely within Derbyshire, taking in Wirksworth, Belper and Bolsover before the finish in the heart of Chesterfield town centre.

Stage 4 – Saturday 10 June – Chesterfield to Chesterfield
Stage 5 – Sunday 11 June – The London Stage

Stage

1 HOSKING Chloe ALE 03:57:10
2 *BARNES Alice DRP ST
3 VAN DIJK Ellen SUN ST
4 BRONZINI Giorgia WHT ST
5 MAJERUS Christine DLT ST
6 BARNES Hannah LPR ST
7 ARCHIBALD Katie WNT ST
8 PENTON Sara TVW ST
9 MOBERG Emilie HPU ST
10 JACKSON Alison BPK ST
11 D’HOORE Jolien WHT ST
12 ROY Sarah ORS ST
13 KING Danielle CPC ST
14 MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh CBT ST
15 DE VUYST Sofie LWD ST
16 *LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup CBT ST
17 BASTIANELLI Marta ALE ST
18 KOSTER Anouska WM3 ST
19 PIETERS Amy DLT ST
20 CROMWELL Tiffany LPR ST
21 DUVAL Eugénie FDJ ST
22 GRINCZER Natalie WNT ST
23 *KLEIN Lisa CBT ST
24 FRAPPORTI Simona HPU ST
25 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna WM3 ST
26 VAN DER BREGGEN Anna DLT ST
27 RATTO Rossella CPC ST
28 GILLOW Shara FDJ ST
29 JASINSKA Malgorzata CPC ST
30 *MACKAIJ Floortje SUN ST
31 HEINE Vita HPU ST
32 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa WHT ST
33 BLAAK Chantal DLT ST
34 REIS Daniela LWD ST
35 KIRCHMANN Leah SUN ST
36 AALERUD Katrine HPU ST
37 ENSING Janneke ALE ST
38 KASPER Romy ALE ST
39 BRENNAUER Lisa LPR ST
40 *MANLY Alexandra ORS ST
41 RITTER Martina DRP ST
42 CORDON RAGOT Audrey WHT ST
43 LICHTENBERG Claudia WHT ST
44 FAHLIN Emilia WHT ST
45 WORRACK Trixi LPR ST
46 CROOKS Jenelle ORS 37
47 BRAND Lucinda SUN 43
48 CECCHINI Elena LPR 53
49 STULTIENS Sabrina SUN 01:04
50 ELVIN Gracie ORS ST
51 KNETEMANN Roxanne FDJ 01:39
52 DEIGNAN Elizabeth DLT 03:10
53 BRAMMEIER Nikki DLT ST
54 VOS Marianne WM3     @ 0.00
55 BIANNIC Aude FDJ ST
56 *PARKINSON Abby-Mae DRP 04:28
57 PAYTON Hannah DRP ST
58 *SPEROTTO Maria Vittoria BPK ST
59 YONAMINE Eri FDJ ST
60 BLOCH Shani TVW ST
61 DURRELL Rebecca DRP ST
62 NEYLAN Rachel ORS ST
63 TREVISI Anna ALE ST
64 SIMPSON Annabel DRP ST
65 FOURNIER Roxane FDJ ST
66 CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia LWK ST
67 THORSEN Thea HPU ST
68 VALSECCHI Silvia BPK ST
69 SANGUINETI Ilaria BPK ST
70 *KOPPENBURG Clara CBT ST
71 *PATTARO Francesca BPK ST
72 RIJKES Sarah LWD ST
73 GUDERZO Tatiana LWK ST
74 INGELBRECHT Sarah LWD ST
75 PERCHTOLD Christina CBT ST
76 ARZUFFI Alice LWK ST
77 SLIK Rozanne SUN ST
78 MAES Elise WNT ST
79 TUSLAITE Daiva ALE ST
80 CUCINOTTA Annalisa LWK ST
81 BJØRNSRUD Miriam HPU ST
82 POHL Stephanie CBT ST
83 *KOREVAAR Jeanne WM3 ST
84 KITCHEN Lauren WM3 ST
85 SIGGAARD Christina TVW ST
86 BOYLAN Lydia WNT ST
87 *JONES Hayley WNT ST
88 ROE Eileen WNT ST
89 PLICHTA Anna WM3 ST
90 GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla CPC ST
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Overall
1 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna WM3 11:38:21
2 VAN DIJK Ellen SUN 01:43
3 *BARNES Alice DRP 01:46
4 BARNES Hannah LPR ST
5 VOS Marianne WM3 ST
6 MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh CBT 01:52
7 MAJERUS Christine DLT 01:55
8 ARCHIBALD Katie WNT 01:56
9 *LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup CBT 01:58
10 KING Danielle CPC 01:59
11 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa WHT 02:00
12 BIANNIC Aude FDJ ST
13 *KLEIN Lisa CBT 02:01
14 CROMWELL Tiffany LPR 02:02
15 KIRCHMANN Leah SUN ST
16 PIETERS Amy DLT 02:05
17 *MACKAIJ Floortje SUN 02:06
18 VAN DER BREGGEN Anna DLT ST
19 DE VUYST Sofie LWD 02:10
20 GILLOW Shara FDJ ST
21 ENSING Janneke ALE ST
22 HEINE Vita HPU ST
23 AALERUD Katrine HPU ST
24 JASINSKA Malgorzata CPC ST
25 BRENNAUER Lisa LPR ST
26 CORDON RAGOT Audrey WHT 02:15
27 BLAAK Chantal DLT 02:17
28 RATTO Rossella CPC 02:19
29 GRINCZER Natalie WNT 02:22
30 *MANLY Alexandra ORS 03:13
31 WORRACK Trixi LPR 03:15
32 LICHTENBERG Claudia WHT 03:29
33 ELVIN Gracie ORS 03:35
34 CECCHINI Elena LPR 04:00
35 BRAND Lucinda SUN 04:08
36 ARZUFFI Alice LWK 06:43
37 YONAMINE Eri FDJ 07:09
38 MOBERG Emilie HPU 08:35
39 BRONZINI Giorgia WHT 08:39
40 PENTON Sara TVW 08:43
41 KOSTER Anouska WM3 ST
42 DUVAL Eugénie FDJ 08:47
43 FRAPPORTI Simona HPU ST
44 KASPER Romy ALE 08:54
45 RITTER Martina DRP 08:56
46 BASTIANELLI Marta ALE ST
47 CROOKS Jenelle ORS 09:57
48 STULTIENS Sabrina SUN 10:24
49 KNETEMANN Roxanne FDJ 10:50
50 HOSKING Chloe ALE 10:55
51 D’HOORE Jolien WHT 11:02
52 REIS Daniela LWD 11:43
53 DEIGNAN Elizabeth DLT 11:57
54 BRAMMEIER Nikki DLT 12:13
55 CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia LWK 13:07
56 DURRELL Rebecca DRP ST
57 PAYTON Hannah DRP 13:20
58 *PARKINSON Abby-Mae DRP 13:24
59 PERCHTOLD Christina CBT ST
60 *KOPPENBURG Clara CBT ST
61 PLICHTA Anna WM3 ST
62 POHL Stephanie CBT 13:36
63 BLOCH Shani TVW 13:48
64 BJØRNSRUD Miriam HPU ST
65 JACKSON Alison BPK 14:10
66 ROY Sarah ORS 14:12
67 FOURNIER Roxane FDJ 15:33
68 SIGGAARD Christina TVW ST
69 SANGUINETI Ilaria BPK 15:41
70 ROE Eileen WNT ST
71 KITCHEN Lauren WM3 ST
72 *KOREVAAR Jeanne WM3 ST
73 GUDERZO Tatiana LWK 15:50
74 *SPEROTTO Maria Vittoria BPK 15:57
75 RIJKES Sarah LWD 16:02
76 THORSEN Thea HPU 16:14
77 NEYLAN Rachel ORS ST
78 SLIK Rozanne SUN ST
79 SIMPSON Annabel DRP 16:22
80 MAES Elise WNT 16:24
81 GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla CPC 21:25
82 CUCINOTTA Annalisa LWK 21:54
83 TREVISI Anna ALE 26:16:00
84 INGELBRECHT Sarah LWD 26:49:00
85 FAHLIN Emilia WHT 30:33:00
86 BOYLAN Lydia WNT 31:46:00
87 VALSECCHI Silvia BPK 33:06:00
88 *PATTARO Francesca BPK 39:37:00
89 TUSLAITE Daiva ALE 44:20:00
90 *JONES Hayley WNT 44:57:00

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