June 15/16 13:51 pm - The Friends Life Women's Tour: Stage 1, Majerus wins, Kirchmann 6th
Posted by Editoress on 06/15/16
Christine Majerus sprinted to victory in Norwich to clinch the opening stage of the Aviva Women's Tour and with it the Aviva Yellow Jersey of race leader.
The Boels Dolmans rider, and Luxembourg national champion, took her first UCI Women's WorldTour victory, pipping Marianne Vos and Giorgia Bronzini as Cylance Pro Cycling's Alison Tetrick was caught in the final 100-metres of the stage into Norwich city centre.
The 31-year-old American spent the final 21-kilometres in a solo break on the Norfolk roads, building a lead at one-point of almost two-minutes. But come the technical run through the centre of Norwich, and the uphill drag to the finish line in the Market Place the Cylance rider was pipped, holding on to finish eighth, just ahead of a six second time gap.
Tetrick did claim the day's combativity prize for her fighting ride that so nearly paid fruit, especialy after she had been brought down in a crash earlier in the stage, until the final corner when first Majerus, and then Vos brushed her aside.
Majerus also claimed the Chain Reaction Cycles Points Jersey, with her stage win giving her the advantage over Vos, with the two level on 15-points apiece.
Top Brit on the day was Lizzie Armitstead in 18th, pulling on the Adnams Best British Rider jersey with Dutch rider Ilona Hoeksma of the Parkhotel Valkenburg team holds a three point advantage in the Strava Queen of the Mountains competition over Orica AIS rider Taylor Wiles.
Women's Tour press release
Leah Kirchmann (Team Liv-Plantur) was in the mix on the final sprint and came in sixth in the same time as the winner.
| Stage 1: Southwold to Norwich, 138.5 km | |
| 1 Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 3:24:48 |
| 2 Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabo Liv WomenCyclingTeam | |
| 3 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle High5 | |
| 4 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale' Cipollini | |
| 5 Lotta Lepistö (Fin) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | |
| 6 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Liv-Plantur | |
| 7 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabo Liv WomenCyclingTeam | |
| 8 Alison Tetrick (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling | all s.t. |
| 9 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle High5 | 0:06 |
| 10 Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Liv-Plantur | |
| 11 Anna Trevisi (Ita) Ale' Cipollini | both s.t. |
| 12 Ilona Hoeksma (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | 0:09 |
| 13 Mia Radotic (Cro) BTC City Ljubljana | |
| 14 Amy Pieters (Ned) Wiggle High5 | |
| 15 Emma Johansson (Swe) Wiggle High5 | |
| 16 Jolien D'Hoore (Bel) Wiggle High5 | |
| 17 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon SRAM Racing | |
| 18 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | |
| 19 Rossella Ratto (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | |
| 20 Eugenia Bujak (Pol) BTC City Ljubljana | all s.t. |
| 21 Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Rabo Liv WomenCyclingTeam | 0:13 |
| 22 Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | |
| 23 Eva Buurman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | |
| 24 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Hitec Products | |
| 25 Rebecca Durrell (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | |
| 26 Danielle King (GBr) Wiggle High5 | all s.t. |
| 27 Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) Ale' Cipollini | 0:17 |
| 28 Janneke Ensing (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | |
| 29 Sarah Roy (Aus) Orica-AIS | |
| 30 Malgorzta Jasinska (Pol) Ale' Cipollini | |
| 31 Sara Mustonen (Swe) Team Liv-Plantur | |
| 32 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | |
| 33 Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Esp) Cylance Pro Cycling | |
| 34 Grace Garner (GBr) British National Team | |
| 35 Annasley Park (GBr) British National Team | |
| 36 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Orica-AIS | |
| 37 Jermaine Post (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | |
| 38 Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | |
| 39 Elena Cecchini (Ita) Canyon SRAM Racing | |
| 40 Emilie Moberg (Nor) Hitec Products | all s.t. |
| 41 Laura Massey (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | 0:25 |
| 42 Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Canyon SRAM Racing | |
| 43 Anna Plichta (Pol) BTC City Ljubljana | |
| 44 Jessie Walker (GBr) British National Team | |
| 45 Iris Slappendel (Ned) UnitedHealthcare Pro Women Team | |
| 46 Amélie Rivat (Fra) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | |
| 47 Spela Kern (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana | |
| 48 Eugénie Duval (Fra) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | |
| 49 Anouska Koster (Ned) Rabo Liv WomenCyclingTeam | |
| 50 Katie Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Women Team | |
| 51 Linda Villumsen (NZl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Women Team | |
| 52 Ursa Pintar (Slo) BTC City Ljubljana | |
| 53 Nikki Harris (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | |
| 54 Shara Gillow (Aus) Rabo Liv WomenCyclingTeam | |
| 55 Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Rabo Liv WomenCyclingTeam | |
| 56 Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | |
| 57 Vita Heine (Nor) Hitec Products | |
| 58 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Canyon SRAM Racing | |
| 59 Esra Tromp (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | |
| 60 Alice Barnes (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | |
| 61 Tayler Wiles (USA) Orica-AIS | |
| 62 Jennifer George (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| 63 Carlee Taylor (Aus) Team Liv-Plantur | 0:32 |
| 64 Abigail Mickey (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Women Team | 0:34 |
| 65 Pascale Jeuland (Fra) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | |
| 66 Hannah Payton (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | |
| 67 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Ale' Cipollini | |
| 68 Rozanne Slik (Ned) Team Liv-Plantur | |
| 69 Molly Weaver (GBr) Team Liv-Plantur | |
| 70 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Hitec Products | |
| 71 Coralie Demay (Fra) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | |
| 72 Doris Schweizer (Sui) Cylance Pro Cycling | |
| 73 Jip Van Den Bos (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | |
| 74 Sophie Coleman (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | |
| 75 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Hitec Products | |
| 76 Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon SRAM Racing | |
| 77 Alexandra Manly (Aus) Orica-AIS | |
| 78 Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| 79 Annalisa Cucinotta (Ita) Ale' Cipollini | 0:44 |
| 80 Emma Pooley (GBr) British National Team | 0:45 |
| 81 Laurel Rathbun (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Women Team | 0:57 |
| 82 Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:59 |
| 83 Manon Lloyd (GBr) British National Team | 1:28 |
| 84 Loren Rowney (Aus) Orica-AIS | 1:50 |
| 85 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | 0:25 |
| 86 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica-AIS | s.t. |
| 87 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Hitec Products | 1:55 |
| 88 Roxane Fournier (Fra) Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 | 0:25 |
| 89 Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 90 Lisa Klein (Ger) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 3:09 |
| DNF Emily Kay (GBr) British National Team |
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