Posted by Editoress on 06/9/17
Chloe Hosking wins Warwickshire stage of OVO Energy 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 OVO Energy Women's Tour, as WM3 Pro Cycling's Katarzyna Niewiadoma retained her hold on the race leader's OVO Energy Green Jersey.
Hosking came off Giorgia Bronzini's wheel with around 100-metres to go on the Parade in Leamington Spa with only Drops rider Alice Barnes providing a challenge on the long, straight gently rising drag to the finish line.
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"It feels really great” said the 26-year-old Victorian. "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 Adams 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 OVO Energy 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 OVO Energy Green 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 SKODA 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 OVO Energy Green Jersey and Wiggle Points Jersey for WM3 Pro Cycling, some shine was taken off the day as teammate Marianne Vos fell to fifth overall and was unable to contest the finish after crashing within the final 500-metres. (Update: Vos was diagnosed with a broken collarbone and forced to withdraw from the race.)
Wiggle HIGH5 kept the SKODA Queen of the Mountains jersey with Audrey Cordon-Ragot, now seven points clear of Lucinda Brand, while the team also took the Eisberg Sprints Jersey thanks to Jolien D'hoore who picked up points at both intermediate sprints in Kenilworth and Wellesbourne.
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Alison Jackson (BePink Cogeas) finished 10th at the same time as the winner. Leah Kirchmann (Team Sunweb) was 35th in the same time. Kirchmann is top Canadadian in the GC, sitting 15th at 2:02 back. Jackson sits 65th at 14:10 back.
Results from the third stage in the UK
Stage 3: Atherstone to Royal Leamington Spa, 158.8 km | |
1 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Alé Cipollini | 3:57:10 |
2 Alice Barnes (GBr) Drops | |
3 Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Team Sunweb | |
4 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle High5 | |
5 Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | |
6 Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon SRAM Racing | |
7 Katie Archibald (GBr) Team WNT Pro Cycling | |
8 Sara Penton (Swe) Team Veloconcept Women | |
9 Emilie Moberg (Nor) Hitec Products | |
10 Alison Jackson (Can) BePink Cogeas | |
11 Jolien D'Hoore (Bel) Wiggle High5 | |
12 Sarah Roy (Aus) Orica Scott | |
13 Danielle King (GBr) Cylance Pro Cycling | |
14 Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling Team | |
15 Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Lares-Waowdeals Women Cycling Team | |
16 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling Team | |
17 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Alé Cipollini | |
18 Anouska Koster (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling Team | |
19 Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | |
20 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon SRAM Racing | |
21 Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
22 Natalie Grinczer (GBr) Team WNT Pro Cycling | |
23 Lisa Klein (Ger) Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling Team | |
24 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Hitec Products | |
25 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) WM3 Pro Cycling Team | |
26 Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | |
27 Rossella Ratto (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | |
28 Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
29 Malgorzta Jasinska (Pol) Cylance Pro Cycling | |
30 Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Sunweb | |
31 Vita Heine (Nor) Hitec Products | |
32 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle High5 | |
33 Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | |
34 Daniela Reis (Por) Lares-Waowdeals Women Cycling Team | |
35 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb | |
36 Katrine Aalerud (Nor) Hitec Products | |
37 Janneke Ensing (Ned) Alé Cipollini | |
38 Romy Kasper (Ger) Alé Cipollini | |
39 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | |
40 Alexandra Manly (Aus) Orica Scott | |
41 Martina Ritter (Aut) Drops | |
42 Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Wiggle High5 | |
43 Claudia Lichtenberg (Ger) Wiggle High5 | |
44 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Wiggle High5 | |
45 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | all s.t. |
46 Jessica Allen (Aus) Orica Scott | 0:37 |
47 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb | 0:43 |
48 Elena Cecchini (Ita) Canyon SRAM Racing | 0:53 |
49 Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Team Sunweb | 1:04 |
50 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica Scott | s.t. |
51 Roxane Knetemann (Ned) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 1:39 |
52 Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 3:10 |
53 Nikki Brammeier (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | s.t. |
54 Marianne Vos (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling Team | 0:00 |
55 Aude Biannic (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | s.t. |
56 Abby-Mae Parkinson (GBr) Drops | 4:28 |
57 Hannah Payton (GBr) Drops | |
58 Maria Vittoria Sperotto (Ita) BePink Cogeas | |
59 Eri Yonamine (Jpn) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
60 Shani Bloch-Davidov (Isr) Team Veloconcept Women | |
61 Rebecca Durrell (GBr) Drops | |
62 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Orica Scott | |
63 Anna Trevisi (Ita) Alé Cipollini | |
64 Annabel Simpson (GBr) Drops | |
65 Roxane Fournier (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
66 Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota | |
67 Thea Thorson (Nor) Hitec Products | |
68 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink Cogeas | |
69 Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) BePink Cogeas | |
70 Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling Team | |
71 Francesca Pattaro (Ita) BePink Cogeas | |
72 Sarah Rijkes (Aut) Lares-Waowdeals Women Cycling Team | |
73 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota | |
74 Sarah Inghelbrecht (Bel) Lares-Waowdeals Women Cycling Team | |
75 Christina Perchtold (Aut) Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling Team | |
76 Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota | |
77 Rozanne Slik (Ned) Team Sunweb | |
78 Elise Maes (Lux) Team WNT Pro Cycling | |
79 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) Alé Cipollini | |
80 Annalisa Cucinotta (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota | |
81 Miriam Bjørnsrud (Nor) Hitec Products | |
82 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling Team | |
83 Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling Team | |
84 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) WM3 Pro Cycling Team | |
85 Christina Siggaard (Den) Team Veloconcept Women | |
86 Lydia Boylan (Irl) Team WNT Pro Cycling | |
87 Hayley Jones (GBr) Team WNT Pro Cycling | |
88 Eileen Roe (GBr) Team WNT Pro Cycling | |
89 Anna Plichta (Pol) WM3 Pro Cycling Team | |
90 Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Esp) Cylance Pro Cycling | all s.t. |
DNF Alena Amialiusik (Blr) Canyon SRAM Racing | |
DNF Willeke Knol (Ned) Cylance Pro Cycling | |
DNF Annalisa Cucinotta (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota | |
GC | |
1 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) WM3 Pro Cycling Team | 11:38:21 |
2 Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Team Sunweb | at 1:43 |
3 Alice Barnes (GBr) Drops | 1:46 |
4 Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon SRAM Racing | |
5 Marianne Vos (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling Team | both s.t. |
6 Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (RSA) Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 1:52 |
7 Christine Majerus (Lux) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 1:55 |
8 Katie Archibald (GBr) Team WNT Pro Cycling | 1:56 |
9 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 1:58 |
10 Danielle King (GBr) Cylance Pro Cycling | 1:59 |
11 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle High5 | 2:00 |
12 Aude Biannic (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | s.t. |
13 Lisa Klein (Ger) Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 2:01 |
14 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon SRAM Racing | 2:02 |
15 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb | s.t. |
16 Amy Pieters (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 2:05 |
17 Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Team Sunweb | 2:06 |
18 Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | s.t. |
19 Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Lares-Waowdeals Women Cycling Team | 2:10 |
20 Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
21 Janneke Ensing (Ned) Alé Cipollini | |
22 Vita Heine (Nor) Hitec Products | |
23 Katrine Aalerud (Nor) Hitec Products | |
24 Malgorzta Jasinska (Pol) Cylance Pro Cycling | |
25 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | all s.t. |
26 Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Wiggle High5 | 2:15 |
27 Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 2:17 |
28 Rossella Ratto (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | 2:19 |
29 Natalie Grinczer (GBr) Team WNT Pro Cycling | 2:22 |
30 Alexandra Manly (Aus) Orica Scott | 3:13 |
31 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Canyon SRAM Racing | 3:15 |
32 Claudia Lichtenberg (Ger) Wiggle High5 | 3:29 |
33 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica Scott | 3:35 |
34 Elena Cecchini (Ita) Canyon SRAM Racing | 4:00 |
35 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb | 4:08 |
36 Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota | 6:43 |
37 Eri Yonamine (Jpn) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 7:09 |
38 Emilie Moberg (Nor) Hitec Products | 8:35 |
39 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle High5 | 8:39 |
40 Sara Penton (Swe) Team Veloconcept Women | 8:43 |
41 Anouska Koster (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
42 Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 8:47 |
43 Simona Frapporti (Ita) Hitec Products | s.t. |
44 Romy Kasper (Ger) Alé Cipollini | 8:54 |
45 Martina Ritter (Aut) Drops | 8:56 |
46 Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Alé Cipollini | s.t. |
47 Jessica Allen (Aus) Orica Scott | 9:57 |
48 Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Team Sunweb | 10:24 |
49 Roxane Knetemann (Ned) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 10:50 |
50 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Alé Cipollini | 10:55 |
51 Jolien D'Hoore (Bel) Wiggle High5 | 11:02 |
52 Daniela Reis (Por) Lares-Waowdeals Women Cycling Team | 11:43 |
53 Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 11:57 |
54 Nikki Brammeier (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 12:13 |
55 Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota | 13:07 |
56 Rebecca Durrell (GBr) Drops | s.t. |
57 Hannah Payton (GBr) Drops | 13:20 |
58 Abby-Mae Parkinson (GBr) Drops | 13:24 |
59 Christina Perchtold (Aut) Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling Team | |
60 Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling Team | |
61 Anna Plichta (Pol) WM3 Pro Cycling Team | all s.t. |
62 Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Cervelo-Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 13:36 |
63 Shani Bloch-Davidov (Isr) Team Veloconcept Women | 13:48 |
64 Miriam Bjørnsrud (Nor) Hitec Products | s.t. |
65 Alison Jackson (Can) BePink Cogeas | 14:10 |
66 Sarah Roy (Aus) Orica Scott | 14:12 |
67 Roxane Fournier (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 15:33 |
68 Christina Siggaard (Den) Team Veloconcept Women | s.t. |
69 Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) BePink Cogeas | 15:41 |
70 Eileen Roe (GBr) Team WNT Pro Cycling | |
71 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) WM3 Pro Cycling Team | |
72 Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) WM3 Pro Cycling Team | all s.t. |
73 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota | 15:50 |
74 Maria Vittoria Sperotto (Ita) BePink Cogeas | 15:57 |
75 Sarah Rijkes (Aut) Lares-Waowdeals Women Cycling Team | 16:02 |
76 Thea Thorson (Nor) Hitec Products | 16:14 |
77 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Orica Scott | |
78 Rozanne Slik (Ned) Team Sunweb | both s.t. |
79 Annabel Simpson (GBr) Drops | 16:22 |
80 Elise Maes (Lux) Team WNT Pro Cycling | 16:24 |
81 Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Esp) Cylance Pro Cycling | 21:25 |
82 Annalisa Cucinotta (Ita) Lensworld-Kuota | 21:54 |
83 Anna Trevisi (Ita) Alé Cipollini | 26:16 |
84 Sarah Inghelbrecht (Bel) Lares-Waowdeals Women Cycling Team | 26:49 |
85 Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Wiggle High5 | 30:33 |
86 Lydia Boylan (Irl) Team WNT Pro Cycling | 31:46 |
87 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink Cogeas | 33:06 |
88 Francesca Pattaro (Ita) BePink Cogeas | 39:37 |
89 Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) Alé Cipollini | 44:20 |
90 Hayley Jones (GBr) Team WNT Pro Cycling | 44:57 |
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