January 19/20 8:45 am - Points Jersey for Kirchmann after final Stage of Tour Down Under
Posted by Editoress on 01/19/20
American road champ Ruth Winder (Trek Segafredo) held on to the leaders jersey she took on Stage Three to claim the overall victory in Adelaide.
Italy's Simona Frapporti lead the ten rider break to the finish to claim her first win of the season . Stage Four consisted in 25 laps in the streets of Adelaide, while Ruth Winder bravely defended her overall lead in the first two Sprints to take home a worthy title.
"It feels pretty crazy to win the Santos Tour Down Under," Winder said. "Team Sunweb and Mitchelton-SCOTT really put us under pressure. I'm really happy to pull it off. I'm still really excited after the stage I won yesterday. It's such an incredible feeling. It's not a single person's sport. For every win, you need a strong team. I wish my team-mates could accompany me on the podium."
The first Sprint after lap 6 saw the dominance of Team Sunweb with Liane Lippert and Leah Kirchmann taking the first two places with Winder in third, which meant Lippert got closer to the overall lead, only five seconds down.
The second sprint after lap 12 was won by Lotta Henttala (Trek-Segafredo) who stole the time bonus to favour Winder, third on the line again behind Spratt who benefitted from a good lead out by Mitchelton-SCOTT.
Ten riders managed to form the first breakaway on lap 15 with Brodie Chapman (FDJNouvelle Aquitaine-Futuroscope) being the most active of them all. It gave the opportunity to Jaime Gunning (Specialized Women's Racing) to win the third Ziptrak Sprint ahead of Lauren Stephens (Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank).
A member of the breakaway, Rushlee Buchanan (Vantage New Zealand National Team) opened a gap with four laps to go. With a deficit of thirty seconds, it was game over for the peloton in the last five kilometres of racing but Trek-Segafredo paced to retain the Leader's Jersey. Buchanan got reeled in by the chasers at bell lap. Frapporti, who was also one of the ten breakaway riders, emerged in the last straight line to take her first victory of 2020.
"It's always nice to win on the first stage race of the year," Frapporti said. "Coming from Italy, we were behind the locals in terms of condition but I was feeling very well today. So I took my chance. I'm sure my two brothers (Marco and Mattia Frapporti) who are professional cyclists too will be happy to hear that I'm a winner today. It's important to start an Olympic year with a victory. It's perfect for the confidence."
Courtesy TDU
Canada's Leah Kirchmann (Team Sunweb) took home the Points jersey after four stages of the Tour Down Under. Kirchmann's teammate Liane Lippert took home the Best Young rider and QoM jerseys as well with Team Sunweb the Best Team.
Results from the fourth and final stage in Adelaide, Australia
| Stage 4: Adelaide circuit, 42.5 km | |
| 1 Simona Frapporti (Ita) BePink | 0:58:32 |
| 2 Lauren Stephens (USA) Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
| 3 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) Vantage New Zealand National Team | |
| 4 Leigh-Ann Ganzar (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| 5 Jaime Gunning (Aus) Specialized Women's Racing | |
| 6 Katia Ragusa (Ita) Astana Women's Team | |
| 7 Brodie Chapman (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
| 8 Jessica Pratt (Aus) Canyon-Sram | |
| 9 Georgia Williams (NZl) Mitchelton-Scott | |
| 10 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Ale BTC Ljubljana | |
| 11 Andrea Ramirez Fregoso (Mex) Agolico BMC | |
| 12 Georgia Whitehouse (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia | all s.t. |
| 13 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Rally Cycling | 0:10 |
| 14 Ruby Roseman Gannon (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia | |
| 15 Arlenis Sierra Canadilla (Cub) Astana Women's Team | |
| 16 Peta Mullens (Aus) Roxsolt Attaquer | |
| 17 Liane Lippert (Ger) Team Sunweb | |
| 18 Ruth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 19 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb | |
| 20 Anna Trevisi (Ita) Ale BTC Ljubljana | |
| 21 Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-Sram | |
| 22 Nina Kessler (Ned) Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
| 23 Silvia Zanardi (Ita) BePink | |
| 24 Racquel Sheath (NZl) Vantage New Zealand National Team | |
| 25 Jessie Hodges (NZl) Vantage New Zealand National Team | |
| 26 Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
| 27 Ally Wollaston (NZl) Vantage New Zealand National Team | |
| 28 Matilda Raynolds (Aus) Specialized Women's Racing | |
| 29 Anna Louise Henderson (GBr) Team Sunweb | |
| 30 Denisse Ahumada Riquelme (Chi) Agolico BMC | |
| 31 Ella Harris (NZl) Canyon-Sram | |
| 32 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia | |
| 33 Jenna Natasha Merrick (NZl) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport | |
| 34 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | |
| 35 Taryn Heather (Aus) Specialized Women's Racing | |
| 36 Sophie Edwards (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia | |
| 37 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
| 38 Lotta Henttala (Fin) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 39 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 40 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | |
| 41 Juliette Labous (Fra) Team Sunweb | |
| 42 Marcela Elizabeth Prieto Castaneda (Mex) Agolico BMC | |
| 43 Jessica Allen (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | |
| 44 Lizbeth Yarely Salazar Vazquez (Mex) Astana Women's Team | |
| 45 Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| 46 Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb | |
| 47 Josie Talbot (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia | |
| 48 Ella Bloor (Aus) Specialized Women's Racing | |
| 49 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-Sram | all s.t. |
| 50 Elizabeth Stannard (Aus) Specialized Women's Racing | 0:16 |
| 51 Anastasiia Chursina (Slo) Ale BTC Ljubljana | |
| 52 Tanja Erath (Ger) Canyon-Sram | |
| 53 Nicole Shields (NZl) Vantage New Zealand National Team | |
| 54 Urska Pintar (Slo) Ale BTC Ljubljana | |
| 55 Mieke Docx (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport | |
| 56 Sarah Gigante (Aus) Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
| 57 Pfeiffer Zara Georgi (GBr) Team Sunweb | |
| 58 Grace Brown (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | |
| 59 Sharlotte Lucas (NZl) Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
| 60 Maelle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
| 61 Emily Herfoss (Aus) Roxsolt Attaquer | |
| 62 Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
| 63 Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Ale BTC Ljubljana | |
| 64 Heidi Franz (USA) Rally Cycling | |
| 65 Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
| 66 Jenelle Crooks (NZl) Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | all s.t. |
| 67 Erica Clevenger (USA) Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | 0:19 |
| 68 Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon-Sram | |
| 69 Madeline Wright (Aus) Roxsolt Attaquer | |
| 70 Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | all s.t. |
| 71 Nicole Hanselmann (Swi) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport | 0:21 |
| 72 Nicole Frain (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia | |
| 73 Anna Plichta (Pol) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 74 Francesca Pattaro (Ita) Astana Women's Team | |
| 75 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink | |
| 76 Maryna Ivaniuk (Ukr) Astana Women's Team | |
| 77 Ariadna Gutierrez Arzaluz (Mex) Agolico BMC | |
| 78 Marieke van Witzenburg (Ned) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport | |
| 79 Marketa Hajkova (Cze) BePink | |
| 80 Sara Poidevin (Can) Rally Cycling | |
| 81 Jennifer Morales Milanes (CRc) Agolico BMC | |
| 82 Bree Wilson (Aus) Roxsolt Attaquer | |
| 83 Tayler Wiles (USA) Trek-Segafredo | all s.t. |
| DNF Justine Barrow (Aus) Roxsolt Attaquer | |
| Final GC | |
| 1 Ruth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo | 10:11:07 |
| 2 Liane Lippert (Ger) Team Sunweb | at 0:05 |
| 3 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 0:06 |
| 4 Lauren Stephens (USA) Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | 0:17 |
| 5 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Rally Cycling | 0:30 |
| 6 Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Sunweb | 0:32 |
| 7 Andrea Ramirez Fregoso (Mex) Agolico BMC | 0:33 |
| 8 Katia Ragusa (Ita) Astana Women's Team | 0:34 |
| 9 Jessica Pratt (Aus) Canyon-Sram | s.t. |
| 10 Peta Mullens (Aus) Roxsolt Attaquer | 0:35 |
| 11 Juliette Labous (Fra) Team Sunweb | 0:37 |
| 12 Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:38 |
| 13 Ella Harris (NZl) Canyon-Sram | |
| 14 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia | both s.t. |
| 15 Jaime Gunning (Aus) Specialized Women's Racing | 0:40 |
| 16 Arlenis Sierra Canadilla (Cub) Astana Women's Team | 0:44 |
| 17 Ruby Roseman Gannon (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia | |
| 18 Jenna Natasha Merrick (NZl) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport | |
| 19 Marcela Elizabeth Prieto Castaneda (Mex) Agolico BMC | |
| 20 Taryn Heather (Aus) Specialized Women's Racing | |
| 21 Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Rally Cycling | all s.t. |
| 22 Anastasiia Chursina (Slo) Ale BTC Ljubljana | 0:45 |
| 23 Rushlee Buchanan (NZl) Vantage New Zealand National Team | 0:48 |
| 24 Urska Pintar (Slo) Ale BTC Ljubljana | 0:50 |
| 25 Sarah Gigante (Aus) Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
| 26 Elizabeth Stannard (Aus) Specialized Women's Racing | both s.t. |
| 27 Lauren Kitchen (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:57 |
| 28 Emily Herfoss (Aus) Roxsolt Attaquer | 1:03 |
| 29 Tayler Wiles (USA) Trek-Segafredo | 1:06 |
| 30 Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 1:30 |
| 31 Jenelle Crooks (NZl) Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | 2:48 |
| 32 Grace Brown (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 4:17 |
| 33 Brodie Chapman (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 4:20 |
| 34 Tatiana Guderzo (Ita) Ale BTC Ljubljana | 4:33 |
| 35 Marketa Hajkova (Cze) BePink | 5:41 |
| 36 Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 5:45 |
| 37 Leigh-Ann Ganzar (USA) Rally Cycling | 5:53 |
| 38 Anna Louise Henderson (GBr) Team Sunweb | 6:00 |
| 39 Bree Wilson (Aus) Roxsolt Attaquer | 7:18 |
| 40 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon-Sram | 8:38 |
| 41 Matilda Raynolds (Aus) Specialized Women's Racing | 10:50 |
| 42 Sharlotte Lucas (NZl) Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | 11:00 |
| 43 Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon-Sram | 11:03 |
| 44 Gracie Elvin (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | 11:28 |
| 45 Madeline Wright (Aus) Roxsolt Attaquer | 11:40 |
| 46 Ariadna Gutierrez Arzaluz (Mex) Agolico BMC | 12:36 |
| 47 Silvia Zanardi (Ita) BePink | 15:18 |
| 48 Ella Bloor (Aus) Specialized Women's Racing | s.t. |
| 49 Tanja Erath (Ger) Canyon-Sram | 15:22 |
| 50 Lotta Henttala (Fin) Trek-Segafredo | 15:23 |
| 51 Maelle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | s.t. |
| 52 Heidi Franz (USA) Rally Cycling | 15:24 |
| 53 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo | 15:34 |
| 54 Nicole Frain (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia | 17:36 |
| 55 Jessie Hodges (NZl) Vantage New Zealand National Team | 18:49 |
| 56 Nicole Shields (NZl) Vantage New Zealand National Team | 18:57 |
| 57 Anna Trevisi (Ita) Ale BTC Ljubljana | 19:02 |
| 58 Simona Frapporti (Ita) BePink | 19:13 |
| 59 Anna Plichta (Pol) Trek-Segafredo | 19:14 |
| 60 Georgia Williams (NZl) Mitchelton-Scott | 19:23 |
| 61 Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-Sram | 19:31 |
| 62 Nina Kessler (Ned) Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | s.t. |
| 63 Racquel Sheath (NZl) Vantage New Zealand National Team | 19:33 |
| 64 Denisse Ahumada Riquelme (Chi) Agolico BMC | |
| 65 Jessica Allen (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott | |
| 66 Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb | all s.t. |
| 67 Mieke Docx (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport | 19:39 |
| 68 Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Ale BTC Ljubljana | |
| 69 Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
| 70 Pfeiffer Zara Georgi (GBr) Team Sunweb | all s.t. |
| 71 Georgia Whitehouse (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia | 23:11 |
| 72 Ally Wollaston (NZl) Vantage New Zealand National Team | 23:55 |
| 73 Sophie Edwards (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia | 24:06 |
| 74 Josie Talbot (Aus) Team UniSA-Australia | 24:37 |
| 75 Lizbeth Yarely Salazar Vazquez (Mex) Astana Women's Team | s.t. |
| 76 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink | 24:48 |
| 77 Maryna Ivaniuk (Ukr) Astana Women's Team | 26:24 |
| 78 Marieke van Witzenburg (Ned) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport | 27:16 |
| 79 Francesca Pattaro (Ita) Astana Women's Team | 28:31 |
| 80 Erica Clevenger (USA) Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | 28:41 |
| 81 Sara Poidevin (Can) Rally Cycling | 28:43 |
| 82 Jennifer Morales Milanes (CRc) Agolico BMC | 29:33 |
| 83 Nicole Hanselmann (Swi) Doltcini-Van Eyck Sport | 31:04 |
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