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Ruegg Wins Overall at Tour Down Under

January 19, 2025 at 8:51 am by Tracy Harkness Daily News

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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