September 6/20 14:03 pm - International Women's Cycling Tour of Ardèche: Stage 4
Posted by Editoress on 09/6/20
Kristen Faulkner notched a number of firsts and announced loudly her arrival at the top of the the women's peloton in her first-ever professional road race, winning stage 4 of the Tour de l'Ardeche after a solo move with 15km to go. Her teammate, Lauren Stephens, sprinted to second, 45 seconds back. Stephens remains in third place overall with three stages left.
"Other than the virtual Tour de France, this is my first real pro race, my first European race, and my first race with Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank," Faulkner said. "To win is incredibly special and motivating. I have incredibly supportive teammates who have helped me learn the ropes quickly. They've constantly given me tips and guidance after each stage. I've learned so much in a short amount of time, and it's because I have a team that's willing to invest in me."
The 133km stage from Meyrueis to Mont-Lozère began with an 11km climb, followed by a long technical descent and long, sustained climbs. The last 30km was mostly uphill with steep pitches in gradient in the final four kilometres.
"It was another hard stage today," team director Rachel Hedderman said. "We thought a break would have a decent chance of survival given the GC has such big gaps. So we worked hard to made sure we were up there."
Faulkner was part of a seven rider break that formed after the descent. The breakaway gained a maximum of 6:50 on the peloton.
On the penultimate climb, the gap quickly fell to under a minute. Faulkner responded to an attack by Rally's Sara Poidevin, then, sensing the chase group was still close, countered with 15km to go.
"I knew I had to go by myself," Faulkner said. "The final 3km was the hardest 3km of my life."
Faulkner gained an advantage of 45 seconds and held it to the finish in Mont-Lozère.
Tour de L'Ardeche continues through Sept. 9 with three stages remaining. Tomorrow stage is 134.5km from Pont du Gard to Ruoms with three QOMs on the menu.
Report courtesy TIBCO-SVB
Margarita Garcia (Alé BTC Ljubljana) retained the overall lead of the event.
Canadian Sara Poidevin (Rally) finished 11th on the stage at 1:04 back and remains 9th in the GC at 8:27.
Results from France
| Stage 4: Meyrueis to Mont Lozère, 133.6 km | |
| 1 Kristen Faulkner (USA) Team TIBCO - SVB | 4:00:45 |
| 2 Lauren Stephens (USA) Team TIBCO - SVB | at 0:20 |
| 3 Margarita Victoria Garcia Cañellas (Esp) Alé BTC Ljubljana | 0:22 |
| 4 Anna Kiesenhofer (Aut) Austria | 0:25 |
| 5 Yara Kastelijn (Ned) Ciclismo Mondial | 0:29 |
| 6 Sandra Levenez (Fra) Team Arkéa | 0:41 |
| 7 Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Rally | 0:48 |
| 8 Camilla Alessio (Ita) BePink | 0:51 |
| 9 Urska ZIgart (Slo) Alé BTC Ljubljana | s.t. |
| 10 Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon//SRAM Racing | 0:56 |
| 11 Sara Poidevin (Can) Rally | 1:04 |
| 12 Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | s.t. |
| 13 Paula Andrea Patiño Bedoya (Col) Movistar Team | 1:10 |
| 14 Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 1:19 |
| 15 Léa Curinier (Fra) Team Arkéa | 1:31 |
| 16 Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Germany | 1:32 |
| 17 Lena Gerault (Fra) Credit Mutuel | 1:34 |
| 18 Magdeleine Vallieres Mill (Can) WCC Team | s.t. |
| 19 Shirin Van Anrooij (Ned) Trek-Segafredo Women | 1:38 |
| 20 Urska Pintar (Slo) Alé BTC Ljubljana | s.t. |
| 21 Maaike Coljé (Ned) Restore Cycling Team | 1:40 |
| 22 Dominika Wlodarczyk (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper | 1:53 |
| 23 Heidi Franz (USA) Rally | s.t. |
| 24 Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo Women | 1:57 |
| 25 Amandine Fouquenet (Fra) Team Arkéa | s.t. |
| 26 Gudrun Stock (Ger) Germany | 2:06 |
| 27 Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru (Eth) WCC Team | 2:15 |
| 28 Lija Laizane (Lat) Eneicat - RBH Global | 2:18 |
| 29 Pauline Allin (Fra) Team Arkéa | 2:27 |
| 30 Emeline Eustache (Fra) Credit Mutuel | 2:31 |
| 31 Mae Lang (Est) Andy Schleck Cycles -Immo Losch | 2:32 |
| 32 Lieke Nooijen (Ned) Restore Cycling Team | 2:34 |
| 33 Angelika Tazreiter (Aut) Austria | 2:38 |
| 34 Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado (Ned) Ciclismo Mondial | 2:44 |
| 35 Maeva Squiban (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women Cycling | 2:51 |
| 36 Mireia Trias Jordan (Esp) Massi - Tactic Women Team | s.t. |
| 37 Anastasiya Kolesava (Blr) WCC Team | 2:54 |
| 38 Inge Van Der Heijden (Ned) Ciclismo Mondial | 2:55 |
| 39 Karolina Perekitko (Pol) Massi - Tactic Women Team | 2:57 |
| 40 Aniek Van Alphen (Ned) Ciclismo Mondial | 3:03 |
| 41 Sarah Rijkes (Aut) Austria | 3:05 |
| 42 Monika Brzezna (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper | 3:08 |
| 43 Tereza Medvedova (Svk) WCC Team | 3:10 |
| 44 Alessia Bulleri (Ita) Eneicat - RBH Global | 3:15 |
| 45 Nicole Steigenga (Ned) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport | 3:19 |
| 46 Anaïs Morichon (Fra) Team Arkéa | 3:33 |
| 47 Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 3:36 |
| 48 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon//SRAM Racing | 3:48 |
| 49 Valentina Landuzzi (Ita) BePink | 3:51 |
| 50 Catalina Anais Soto Campos (Chi) WCC Team | 4:27 |
| 51 Mireia Benito Pellicer (Esp) Massi - Tactic Women Team | 4:55 |
| 52 Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Esp) Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 53 Pien Limpens (Ned) Restore Cycling Team | 5:06 |
| 54 Noemie Abgrall (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women Cycling | 5:09 |
| 55 Leigh Ann Ganzar (USA) Rally | 5:31 |
| 56 Laura Asencio (Fra) Credit Mutuel | 5:33 |
| 57 Noemi Rüegg (Sui) Cogeas - Mettler Pro Cycling Team | 5:39 |
| 58 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo Women | 6:02 |
| 59 Typhaine Laurance (Fra) Team Arkéa | s.t. |
| 60 Marie Le Net (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 6:36 |
| 61 Manon Minaud (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women Cycling | 6:37 |
| 62 Melissa Van Neck (Cze) BePink | 6:56 |
| 63 Mieke Docx (Bel) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport | 7:39 |
| 64 Sanne Cant (Bel) Ciclismo Mondial | s.t. |
| 65 Gabrielle Pilote-Fortin (Can) Massi - Tactic Women Team | 8:40 |
| 66 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek-Segafredo Women | 9:07 |
| 67 Paula Soler Llacer (Esp) Eneicat - RBH Global | 9:17 |
| 68 Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Alé BTC Ljubljana | |
| 69 Lena Mettraux (Sui) Andy Schleck Cycles -Immo Losch | |
| 70 Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
| 71 Finja Smekal (Ger) Germany | |
| 72 Martina Moreno Monteys (Esp) Massi - Tactic Women Team | |
| 73 Christina Schweinberger (Aut) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport | |
| 74 Urska Bravec (Slo) Alé BTC Ljubljana | |
| 75 Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Alé BTC Ljubljana | |
| 76 Manon Bakker (Ned) Ciclismo Mondial | |
| 77 Nina Kessler (Ned) Team TIBCO - SVB | all s.t. |
| 78 Mieke Kröger (Ger) Germany | 9:20 |
| 79 Simona Frapporti (Ita) BePink | 9:28 |
| 80 Jessica Pratt (Aus) Canyon//SRAM Racing | 9:31 |
| 81 Emma White (USA) Rally | |
| 82 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink | both s.t. |
| 83 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Rally | 10:10 |
| 84 Anastasia Carbonari (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano | s.t. |
| 85 Alice Coutinho (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women Cycling | 10:23 |
| 86 Fiona Turnbull (GBr) Lviv Cycling Team women | 10:28 |
| 87 Katarzyna Wilkos (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper | 12:07 |
| 88 Karolina Stepien (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper | 12:11 |
| 89 Marie Soleil Blais (Can) Cogeas - Mettler Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 90 Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 14:06 |
| 91 Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon//SRAM Racing | |
| 92 Naomi De Roeck (Bel) Lviv Cycling Team women | |
| 93 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Movistar Team | |
| 94 Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Esp) Movistar Team | |
| 95 Alba Teruel Ribes (Esp) Movistar Team | all s.t. |
| 96 Dorothea Heitzmann (Ger) Germany | 14:34 |
| 97 Christa Riffel (Ger) Canyon//SRAM Racing | s.t. |
| 98 Nicole D'agostin (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano | 18:59 |
| 99 Kaja Rysz (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper | 20:48 |
| 100 Elisa Serné (Ned) Restore Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 101 Fabienne Buri (Sui) Andy Schleck Cycles -Immo Losch | 22:20 |
| 102 Shannon Malseed (Aus) Team TIBCO - SVB | 29:09 |
| 103 Gabriela Erharter (Aut) Austria | 36:17 |
| 104 Angelica Brogi (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano | 36:42 |
| 105 Leah Dixon (GBr) Team TIBCO - SVB | 36:46 |
| 106 Elsa Hugot (Fra) Credit Mutuel | 50:19 |
| 107 Gemma Sernissi (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano | 54:40 |
| 108 Veronika Jandová (Cze) WCC Team | 55:54 |
| 109 Annabel Fisher (GBr) Cogeas - Mettler Pro Cycling Team | 57:52 |
| DNF Nicole Hanselmann (Sui) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport | |
| DNF Marieke Van Witzenburg (Ned) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport | |
| DNF Lauren Creamer (Irl) Massi - Tactic Women Team | |
| GC | |
| 1 Margarita Victoria Garcia Cañellas (Esp) Alé BTC Ljubljana | 13:46:17 |
| 2 Anna Kiesenhofer (Aut) Austria | at 0:08 |
| 3 Lauren Stephens (USA) Team TIBCO - SVB | 0:40 |
| 4 Yara Kastelijn (Ned) Ciclismo Mondial | 4:35 |
| 5 Sandra Levenez (Fra) Team Arkéa | 4:47 |
| 6 Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 4:52 |
| 7 Paula Andrea Patiño Bedoya (Col) Movistar Team | 4:58 |
| 8 Urska ZIgart (Slo) Alé BTC Ljubljana | 7:27 |
| 9 Sara Poidevin (Can) Rally | 8:27 |
| 10 Urska Pintar (Slo) Alé BTC Ljubljana | 11:00 |
| 11 Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo Women | 11:11 |
| 12 Camilla Alessio (Ita) BePink | 11:53 |
| 13 Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Germany | 12:17 |
| 14 Lena Gerault (Fra) Credit Mutuel | 17:01 |
| 15 Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado (Ned) Ciclismo Mondial | 17:49 |
| 16 Kristen Faulkner (USA) Team TIBCO - SVB | 19:25 |
| 17 Angelika Tazreiter (Aut) Austria | 19:30 |
| 18 Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Alé BTC Ljubljana | 19:33 |
| 19 Krista Doebel-Hickok (USA) Rally | 22:46 |
| 20 Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 22:59 |
| 21 Maaike Coljé (Ned) Restore Cycling Team | 23:49 |
| 22 Léa Curinier (Fra) Team Arkéa | 25:00 |
| 23 Monika Brzezna (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper | 25:04 |
| 24 Pauline Allin (Fra) Team Arkéa | 25:44 |
| 25 Aniek Van Alphen (Ned) Ciclismo Mondial | 25:48 |
| 26 Shirin Van Anrooij (Ned) Trek-Segafredo Women | 25:51 |
| 27 Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon//SRAM Racing | 26:20 |
| 28 Anastasiya Kolesava (Blr) WCC Team | 26:33 |
| 29 Lieke Nooijen (Ned) Restore Cycling Team | 26:36 |
| 30 Inge Van Der Heijden (Ned) Ciclismo Mondial | 26:37 |
| 31 Heidi Franz (USA) Rally | 26:47 |
| 32 Nicole Steigenga (Ned) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport | 26:58 |
| 33 Sarah Rijkes (Aut) Austria | 27:05 |
| 34 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon//SRAM Racing | 27:09 |
| 35 Lija Laizane (Lat) Eneicat - RBH Global | 27:12 |
| 36 Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Esp) Movistar Team | 27:28 |
| 37 Eyeru Tesfoam Gebru (Eth) WCC Team | 27:50 |
| 38 Valentina Landuzzi (Ita) BePink | 28:04 |
| 39 Dominika Wlodarczyk (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper | 28:48 |
| 40 Mireia Benito Pellicer (Esp) Massi - Tactic Women Team | 28:51 |
| 41 Amandine Fouquenet (Fra) Team Arkéa | 28:52 |
| 42 Noemi Rüegg (Sui) Cogeas - Mettler Pro Cycling Team | 28:59 |
| 43 Pien Limpens (Ned) Restore Cycling Team | 29:09 |
| 44 Tereza Medvedova (Svk) WCC Team | 29:20 |
| 45 Mae Lang (Est) Andy Schleck Cycles -Immo Losch | 29:46 |
| 46 Gudrun Stock (Ger) Germany | 30:46 |
| 47 Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 30:54 |
| 48 Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo Women | 30:56 |
| 49 Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink | 35:25 |
| 50 Martina Moreno Monteys (Esp) Massi - Tactic Women Team | 36:49 |
| 51 Magdeleine Vallieres Mill (Can) WCC Team | 39:12 |
| 52 Emeline Eustache (Fra) Credit Mutuel | 40:07 |
| 53 Karolina Perekitko (Pol) Massi - Tactic Women Team | 40:08 |
| 54 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek-Segafredo Women | 40:14 |
| 55 Noemie Abgrall (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women Cycling | 42:51 |
| 56 Laura Asencio (Fra) Credit Mutuel | 42:56 |
| 57 Mireia Trias Jordan (Esp) Massi - Tactic Women Team | 43:28 |
| 58 Sanne Cant (Bel) Ciclismo Mondial | 45:02 |
| 59 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Rally | 46:41 |
| 60 Marie Le Net (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 46:44 |
| 61 Catalina Anais Soto Campos (Chi) WCC Team | 46:56 |
| 62 Simona Frapporti (Ita) BePink | 47:10 |
| 63 Mieke Kröger (Ger) Germany | 47:20 |
| 64 Nicole D'agostin (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano | 47:35 |
| 65 Melissa Van Neck (Cze) BePink | 48:08 |
| 66 Maeva Squiban (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women Cycling | 48:16 |
| 67 Manon Bakker (Ned) Ciclismo Mondial | 48:22 |
| 68 Leigh Ann Ganzar (USA) Rally | 48:32 |
| 69 Anaïs Morichon (Fra) Team Arkéa | 48:38 |
| 70 Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Alé BTC Ljubljana | 48:48 |
| 71 Emma White (USA) Rally | 49:13 |
| 72 Anastasia Carbonari (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano | 49:41 |
| 73 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Movistar Team | 50:37 |
| 74 Gabrielle Pilote-Fortin (Can) Massi - Tactic Women Team | 51:10 |
| 75 Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon//SRAM Racing | 51:13 |
| 76 Alba Teruel Ribes (Esp) Movistar Team | 51:29 |
| 77 Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 53:37 |
| 78 Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Esp) Movistar Team | 54:31 |
| 79 Christa Riffel (Ger) Canyon//SRAM Racing | 54:39 |
| 80 Naomi De Roeck (Bel) Lviv Cycling Team women | 54:48 |
| 81 Finja Smekal (Ger) Germany | 57:36 |
| 82 Alice Coutinho (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women Cycling | 58:09 |
| 83 Alessia Bulleri (Ita) Eneicat - RBH Global | 1:00:55 |
| 84 Jessica Pratt (Aus) Canyon//SRAM Racing | 1:00:58 |
| 85 Urska Bravec (Slo) Alé BTC Ljubljana | 1:02:48 |
| 86 Typhaine Laurance (Fra) Team Arkéa | 1:03:05 |
| 87 Mieke Docx (Bel) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport | 1:05:01 |
| 88 Marie Soleil Blais (Can) Cogeas - Mettler Pro Cycling Team | 1:05:02 |
| 89 Katarzyna Wilkos (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper | 1:05:36 |
| 90 Paula Soler Llacer (Esp) Eneicat - RBH Global | 1:05:55 |
| 91 Fiona Turnbull (GBr) Lviv Cycling Team women | 1:08:08 |
| 92 Karolina Stepien (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper | 1:09:55 |
| 93 Shannon Malseed (Aus) Team TIBCO - SVB | 1:11:40 |
| 94 Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 1:15:55 |
| 95 Kaja Rysz (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper | 1:17:13 |
| 96 Nina Kessler (Ned) Team TIBCO - SVB | 1:18:44 |
| 97 Manon Minaud (Fra) Charente-Maritime Women Cycling | 1:21:04 |
| 98 Lena Mettraux (Sui) Andy Schleck Cycles -Immo Losch | 1:22:34 |
| 99 Christina Schweinberger (Aut) Doltcini - Van Eyck Sport | 1:26:30 |
| 100 Elisa Serné (Ned) Restore Cycling Team | 1:27:35 |
| 101 Dorothea Heitzmann (Ger) Germany | 1:28:41 |
| 102 Gabriela Erharter (Aut) Austria | 1:33:04 |
| 103 Leah Dixon (GBr) Team TIBCO - SVB | 1:33:16 |
| 104 Angelica Brogi (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano | 1:39:07 |
| 105 Fabienne Buri (Sui) Andy Schleck Cycles -Immo Losch | 1:41:49 |
| 106 Veronika Jandová (Cze) WCC Team | 1:53:34 |
| 107 Annabel Fisher (GBr) Cogeas - Mettler Pro Cycling Team | 1:57:08 |
| 108 Gemma Sernissi (Ita) Aromitalia Vaiano | 1:57:10 |
| 109 Elsa Hugot (Fra) Credit Mutuel | 2:14:51 |
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International Women's Cycling Tour of Ardèche: Stage 3
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