Ruegg Wins Overall at Tour Down Under
Switzerland’s Noemi Rüegg held on to the leader’s jersey to take the overall general classification after the Stirling stage.
Rüegg claimed the leaders jersey after her Stage 2 win on Saturday and with the help of her team held onto it.
The reigning road champion battled hard to stay out of danger during a hot stage and became the first Swiss woman to claim the Santos Tour Down Under’s top prize.
Rüegg finished Stage 3 Stirling to Stirling race in third place behind the stage winner American Chloe Dygert (Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto).
Canada’s Sarah van Dam (Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team) finished 5th on the stage at 1 second back and 11th overall at 1:03 back.
Results from the third and Final stage of the Women's Tour Down Under in Australia
| Stage 3: Stirling to Stirling, 104.6 km | |
| 1 Chloé Dygert (USA) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | 2:53:29 |
| 2 Silke Smulders (Ned) Liv-AlUla-Jayco | at 0:01 |
| 3 Noemi Rüegg (Sui) EF Education-Oatly | |
| 4 Ruth Edwards (USA) Human Powered Health | |
| 5 Sarah van Dam (Can) Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team | |
| 6 Elise Chabbey (Sui) FDJ-Suez | |
| 7 Alexandra Manly (Aus) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | |
| 8 Dominika Wlodarczyk (Pol) UAE Team ADQ | |
| 9 Justine Ghekiere (Bel) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | |
| 10 Josie Nelson (GBr) Team Picnic PostNL | |
| 11 Mie Bjorndal Ottestad (Nor) Uno-X Mobility | |
| 12 Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Aus) Liv-AlUla-Jayco | all s.t. |
| 13 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Lidl-Trek | 0:06 |
| 14 India Grangier (Fra) Coop-Repsol | s.t. |
| 15 Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset (Nor) Coop-Repsol | 0:08 |
| 16 Alice Towers (GBr) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | |
| 17 Erica Magnaldi (Ita) UAE Team ADQ | |
| 18 Barbara Malcotti (Ita) Human Powered Health | all s.t. |
| 19 Julie van de Velde (Bel) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | 0:13 |
| 20 Ella Wyllie (NZl) Liv-AlUla-Jayco | 0:16 |
| 21 Neve Bradbury (Aus) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | |
| 22 Niamh Fisher-Black (NZl) Lidl-Trek | both s.t. |
| 23 Amber Pate (Aus) Liv-AlUla-Jayco | 0:27 |
| 24 Emily Watts (Aus) St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93 | 0:29 |
| 25 Dilyxine Miermont (Fra) Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team | |
| 26 Gaia Masetti (Ita) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | |
| 27 Eleonora Ciabocco (Ita) Team Picnic PostNL | |
| 28 Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) UAE Team ADQ | |
| 29 Greta Marturano (Ita) UAE Team ADQ | all s.t. |
| 30 Stine Dale (Nor) Coop-Repsol | 0:42 |
| 31 Amber Kraak (Ned) FDJ-Suez | 0:49 |
| 32 Marie Le Net (Fra) FDJ-Suez | 0:57 |
| 33 Emily Dixon (Aus) ARA Australian Cycling Team | 1:12 |
| 34 Elizabeth Holden (GBr) UAE Team ADQ | 1:17 |
| 35 Magdalene Lind (Nor) Coop-Repsol | 2:14 |
| 36 Alyssa Polites (Aus) ARA Australian Cycling Team | |
| 37 Simone Boilard (Can) Uno-X Mobility | both s.t. |
| 38 Anya Louw (Aus) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | 3:16 |
| 39 Josie Talbot (Aus) Liv-AlUla-Jayco | |
| 40 Adèle Normand (Can) St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93 | |
| 41 Becky Storrie (GBr) Team Picnic PostNL | all s.t. |
| 42 Nicole Frain (Aus) ARA Australian Cycling Team | 3:52 |
| 43 Maike van der Duin (Ned) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | 4:35 |
| 44 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | |
| 45 Sarah Roy (Aus) EF Education-Oatly | |
| 46 Sandra Alonso (Esp) Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team | all s.t. |
| 47 Rachele Barbieri (Ita) Picnic PostNL | 6:34 |
| 48 Silvia Zanardi (Ita) Human Powered Health | s.t. |
| 49 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Lidl-Trek | 7:57 |
| 50 Kim Cadzow (NZl) EF Education-Oatly | s.t. |
| 51 Ally Wollaston (NZl) FDJ-Suez | 8:09 |
| 52 Katia Ragusa (Ita) Human Powered Health | 8:52 |
| 53 Kathrin Schweinberger (Aut) Human Powered Health | |
| 54 Alberte Greve (Den) Uno-X Mobility | |
| 55 Megan Armitage (Irl) EF Education-Oatly | |
| 56 Clara Copponi (Ita) Lidl-Trek | |
| 57 Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ-Suez | |
| 58 Daniek Hengeveld (Ned) Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team | |
| 59 Kristyna Burlová (Cze) Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team | |
| 60 Mari Hole Mohr (Nor) Coop-Repsol | |
| 61 Georgia Baker (Aus) Liv-AlUla-Jayco | |
| 62 Sara Fiorin (Ita) Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team | |
| 63 Ella Simpson (Aus) St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93 | all s.t. |
| 64 Alison Avoine (Fra) St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93 | 13:17 |
| 65 Felicity Wilson-Haffenden (Aus) Lidl-Trek | s.t. |
| 66 Alli Anderson (Aus) ARA Australian Cycling Team | 15:02 |
| 67 Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) UAE Team ADQ | 15:04 |
| 68 Lauren Bates (Aus) ARA Australian Cycling Team | 20:47 |
| 69 Maeve Plouffe (Aus) ARA Australian Cycling Team | OTL |
| 70 Lucie Fityus (Aus) St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93 | OTL |
| 71 Nicole Steigenga (Ned) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | OTL |
| DNF Silje Bader (Ned) Team Picnic PostNL | |
| DNF Maria Martins (Por) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | |
| DNF Izzy Sharp (GBr) Lidl-Trek | |
| DNF Henrietta Christie (NZl) EF Education-Oatly | |
| DNF Babette van der Wolf (Ned) EF Education-Oatly | |
| DNF Coline Raby (Fra) St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93 | |
| Final GC | |
| 1 Noemi Rüegg (Sui) EF Education-Oatly | 8:49:00 |
| 2 Silke Smulders (Ned) Liv-AlUla-Jayco | at 0:13 |
| 3 Mie Bjorndal Ottestad (Nor) Uno-X Mobility | 0:37 |
| 4 Dominika Wlodarczyk (Pol) UAE Team ADQ | 0:40 |
| 5 Elise Chabbey (Sui) FDJ-Suez | s.t. |
| 6 Justine Ghekiere (Bel) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | 0:41 |
| 7 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Lidl-Trek | 0:49 |
| 8 Neve Bradbury (Aus) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | 0:56 |
| 9 Ruth Edwards (USA) Human Powered Health | 0:59 |
| 10 Alice Towers (GBr) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | 1:02 |
| 11 Sarah van Dam (Can) Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team | 1:03 |
| 12 Niamh Fisher-Black (NZl) Lidl-Trek | 1:05 |
| 13 Julie van de Velde (Bel) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | 1:06 |
| 14 Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset (Nor) Coop-Repsol | 1:10 |
| 15 India Grangier (Fra) Coop-Repsol | 1:31 |
| 16 Eleonora Ciabocco (Ita) Team Picnic PostNL | 1:36 |
| 17 Erica Magnaldi (Ita) UAE Team ADQ | 1:48 |
| 18 Greta Marturano (Ita) UAE Team ADQ | 1:54 |
| 19 Barbara Malcotti (Ita) Human Powered Health | 1:55 |
| 20 Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) UAE Team ADQ | 2:05 |
| 21 Ella Wyllie (NZl) Liv-AlUla-Jayco | 2:22 |
| 22 Amber Pate (Aus) Liv-AlUla-Jayco | 2:43 |
| 23 Emily Dixon (Aus) ARA Australian Cycling Team | 2:44 |
| 24 Dilyxine Miermont (Fra) Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team | 2:47 |
| 25 Amber Kraak (Ned) FDJ-Suez | 3:00 |
| 26 Chloé Dygert (USA) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | 3:27 |
| 27 Josie Nelson (GBr) Team Picnic PostNL | 5:53 |
| 28 Stine Dale (Nor) Coop-Repsol | 6:08 |
| 29 Alexandra Manly (Aus) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | 6:23 |
| 30 Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Aus) Liv-AlUla-Jayco | s.t. |
| 31 Becky Storrie (GBr) Team Picnic PostNL | 6:35 |
| 32 Gaia Masetti (Ita) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | 6:51 |
| 33 Emily Watts (Aus) St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93 | s.t. |
| 34 Marie Le Net (Fra) FDJ-Suez | 7:19 |
| 35 Elizabeth Holden (GBr) UAE Team ADQ | 7:39 |
| 36 Magdalene Lind (Nor) Coop-Repsol | 7:40 |
| 37 Simone Boilard (Can) Uno-X Mobility | 7:47 |
| 38 Alyssa Polites (Aus) ARA Australian Cycling Team | 8:33 |
| 39 Anya Louw (Aus) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | 9:38 |
| 40 Nicole Frain (Aus) ARA Australian Cycling Team | 10:14 |
| 41 Ella Simpson (Aus) St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93 | 10:40 |
| 42 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | 10:57 |
| 43 Sarah Roy (Aus) EF Education-Oatly | 11:22 |
| 44 Kim Cadzow (NZl) EF Education-Oatly | 11:34 |
| 45 Maike van der Duin (Ned) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | 11:48 |
| 46 Adèle Normand (Can) St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93 | 13:21 |
| 47 Josie Talbot (Aus) Liv-AlUla-Jayco | 14:10 |
| 48 Megan Armitage (Irl) EF Education-Oatly | 14:18 |
| 49 Daniek Hengeveld (Ned) Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team | 14:25 |
| 50 Ally Wollaston (NZl) FDJ-Suez | 15:13 |
| 51 Katia Ragusa (Ita) Human Powered Health | 15:14 |
| 52 Rachele Barbieri (Ita) Picnic PostNL | 16:39 |
| 53 Alberte Greve (Den) Uno-X Mobility | 17:17 |
| 54 Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ-Suez | 17:19 |
| 55 Silvia Zanardi (Ita) Human Powered Health | 18:27 |
| 56 Kathrin Schweinberger (Aut) Human Powered Health | 18:53 |
| 57 Kristyna Burlová (Cze) Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team | 18:57 |
| 58 Georgia Baker (Aus) Liv-AlUla-Jayco | 19:46 |
| 59 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Lidl-Trek | 19:50 |
| 60 Clara Copponi (Ita) Lidl-Trek | 20:45 |
| 61 Alli Anderson (Aus) ARA Australian Cycling Team | 21:19 |
| 62 Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) UAE Team ADQ | 22:43 |
| 63 Sandra Alonso (Esp) Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team | 24:04 |
| 64 Mari Hole Mohr (Nor) Coop-Repsol | 24:21 |
| 65 Alison Avoine (Fra) St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93 | 24:29 |
| 66 Sara Fiorin (Ita) Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team | 28:21 |
| 67 Felicity Wilson-Haffenden (Aus) Lidl-Trek | 31:48 |
| 68 Lauren Bates (Aus) ARA Australian Cycling Team | 37:48 |
| Points GC (top 5) | |
| 1 Noemi Rüegg (Sui) EF Education-Oatly | 58 pts |
| 2 Silke Smulders (Ned) Liv-AlUla-Jayco | 42 |
| 3 Sarah van Dam (Can) Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team | 38 |
| 4 Daniek Hengeveld (Ned) Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team | 33 |
| 5 Mie Bjorndal Ottestad (Nor) Uno-X Mobility | 32 |
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