Stage 3 – 2014 FriendsLife Women’s Tour

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Stage win and Friends Life Yellow Jersey for World & Olympic ChampionMarianne Vos on stage 3 (Felixstowe to Clacton-on-Sea)  in  Sweetspot’s 2014 FriendsLife Women’s Tour

Stage 3 – 2014 FriendsLife Women’s Tour
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Stage 3 – 2014 FriendsLife Women’s Tour

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Marianne Vos took her long threatened stage victory in the Friends Life Women’s Tour, sprinting to the win in Clacton to move into the race leader’s yellow jersey after three days of action.

Vos headed home Emma Johansson and Giorgia Bronzini on the gently rising finish straight on Clacton’s seafront at the end of an action packed stage, run off in a little over two-hours in blustery conditions on the Suffolk and Essex coasts.

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Despite a flat tyre Britain’s Lizzie Armitstead took fourth in the sprint to stay in the hunt for overall victory.

As a result of victory, Vos trades the YodelDirect Points jersey for the Friends Life Yellow Jersey of race leader, taking a eight second lead over Stage One winner Johansson, with overnight leader Rossella Ratto a further second back in third.

Video – Post stage press conference with Sharon Laws & Marianne Vos

Vos continues to also lead the YodelDirect Points classification after her consistent run of second-third-first finishes, with Armitstead retaining the Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Best British Rider jersey and staying fifth overall.

Ratto’s consolation for losing the race lead is retaining the Matrix Fitness Best Young Rider jersey, while Sharon Laws retains the Strava Queen of the Mountains jersey, with a three point lead over Switzerland’s Jolanda Neff.

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Numerous attacks throughout the stage, including one by Armitstead and Boels Dolmans straight from 0-kilometre and one that featured Armitstead, Johansson and Vos, were kept on a tight leash, resulting in frantic action.

Combined with strong winds this left several groups distanced from the rear of the race, but plenty of action at the front. Specialized Lululemon’s Trixi Worrack earned the day’s combativity award for her persistent attacking, with teammate Tiffany Cromwell’s last ditch attempt caught at the flame rouge as the peloton prepared for the bunch gallop.

Saturday sees Hertfordshire host the Friends Life Women’s Tour for Stage Four from Cheshunt to Welwyn Garden City.

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Sharon Laws battling all the way to keep the Queen of the Mountains jersey in a manner not seen in the Men’s Tour of Britain.

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The jersey wearers line up at the start of a sunny stage 3 in Felixstowe 

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Marianne Vos has a quiet pray whilst she waits for the start. In the mens Tour, the riders will line up perhaps five or ten minutes before but the women are on that line up to half an hour before the flag drops

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Helen Wyman, Jessie Walker, Penny Rowson and Jo Tindley made sure they were at the front for the start.

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The Yellow jersey Ratto finds some shelter to get ready for the race. Unlike the mens where nearly all the teams will have a motorhome or bus, its much more basic for the men with a few having motorhomes, one a bus and the rest cars and vans.

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A lovely setting by the sea for the start.

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No sooner had the flag been taken into the lead car, Lizzie Armitstead was on her way and on the attack.

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Vos looks across to see Lizzie Armitstead come past her in the first sprint ….

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The pace then never let up with scenes like this a constant reminder that the hammer was down at the front of the race.

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In the first Queen of the Mountains, Sharon Laws got to the line first to increase her lead.

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The race of course had plenty of schools out cheering the riders on

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The next QoM was only a few miles from the first and this time Sharon Laws had a challenger, Jolanda Neff. Sharon leads Jolander by just three points with the rider in third 18 points adrift. 

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Unlike previous days when it was lone breaks getting away, Stage 3 saw a handful of small groups prize open a gap but were never able to make the moves stick.

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And this is why… the hammer down and the peloton in single file…

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Yellow jersey Rossella Ratto was in the mix the whole race but after finishing in 20th place at the finish, she lots the jersey to Vos because of the bonuses in the mid race sprints and final sprint.

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Young Lucy Garner was in the select front group and finished 8th on a stage that saw the riders on their knees by the end.

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As Vos explains in the press conference (coming soon), the stage was very Dutch except for the hedges… strong winds and narrow twisty lanes like this.

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Trixie Worrack leads a break clear of the peloton but it went back …

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Vos, Armitstead and Johansson then went head to head in the second sprint battling for the bonus seconds.

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Johansson then went solo but was soon caught.

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Worrack then tried again as a trio of riders tried to get away in the final quarter of the race.

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Lizzie Armitstead’s team were all over the front in a rare show of strength seen in the race.

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10k to go and its time for me to leave the race but with the breaks having been caught, the riders ease, take a drink and get ready for the finale battle.

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Lizzie finished the race disappointed after a slow puncture ruined her final challenge for the bonus seconds.

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Trixie Worrack with the Combativity award and flowers leading a lot of water!

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The world champion Marianne Vos delighted with two jerseys, points and Yellow and always happy to show off her rainbow stripes!

Result
STAGE 3
1 VOS Marianne Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team 02:11:05
2 JOHANSSON Emma Orica – AIS
3 BRONZINI Giorgia Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling
4 ARMITSTEAD Elizabeth Boels – Dolmans Cycling Team
5 CECCHINI Elena Estado de México-Faren Kuota
6 KIRCHMAN Leah Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
7 PIETERS Amy Netherlands
8 GARNER Lucy Great Britain
9 VAN DIJK Ellen Boels – Dolmans Cycling Team
10 HOSKING Chloe Hitec Products
11 VERHOEVEN Aurore Lointek
12 BIANNIC Aude Lointek
13 MULLENS Peta Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling
14 DE VOCHT Liesbet Lotto Belisol Ladies
15 DELZENNE Elise Specialized-lululemon
16 GUNNEWIJK Loes Orica – AIS
17 WINDER Ruth UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women’s Team
18 ELVIN Gracie Orica – AIS
19 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team
20 RATTO Rossella Estado de México-Faren Kuota
21 BRAND Lucinda Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team
22 PIJNENBORG Mascha Netherlands
23 ARCHIBALD Katie Great Britain
24 KING Danielle Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling
25 WORRACK Trixi Specialized-lululemon
26 PAWLOWSKA Katarzyna Boels – Dolmans Cycling Team
27 ZORZI Susanna Astana BePink Womens Team
28 NEFF Jolanda Switzerland
29 CROMWELL Tiffany Specialized-lululemon
30 BLAAK Chantal Specialized-lululemon
31 BECKER Charlotte Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling
32 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa Hitec Products
33 RAMSDEN Denise Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
34 KASPER Romy Boels – Dolmans Cycling Team
35 VILLUMSEN Linda Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling
36 BRENNAUER Lisa Specialized-lululemon
37 MOOLMAN PASIO Ashleigh Hitec Products
38 WALKER Jessie Matrix Racing Academy
39 GONZáLEZ BLANCO Lucía Lointek
40 LAWS Sharon UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women’s Team
41 BARNES Hannah UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women’s Team
42 GILLOW Shara Orica – AIS
43 WYMAN Helen Matrix Racing Academy
44 MUCCIOLI Dalia Astana BePink Womens Team
45 HOLCOMB Janel Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
46 SCANDOLARA Valentina Orica – AIS
47 DAAMS Jessie Boels – Dolmans Cycling Team
48 STIENEN Jutta Switzerland
49 ARZUFFI Alice Maria Astana BePink Womens Team 00:11
50 VALSECCHI Silvia Astana BePink Womens Team
51 SLAPPENDEL Iris Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team
52 KNETEMANN Roxane Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team 00:13
53 HOFFMANN Chantal Lotto Belisol Ladies
54 WOERING Henriette Netherlands 00:15
55 LEUMANN Katrin Switzerland 00:52
56 HALL Lauren Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies 00:00
57 RIBEROT Fanny Lointek 08:19
58 MARTIN Lucy Estado de México-Faren Kuota 12:03
59 VAN DER MEER Janine Netherlands
60 KOSTER Anouska Netherlands
61 FERNANDES SOUZA Uenia Estado de México-Faren Kuota
62 LóPEZ MORALES Belén Lointek
63 HIGGINS Cari UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women’s Team
64 KNAUER Anna Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team
65 HORNE Ciara Great Britain
66 WILCOXSON Jade Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
67 POOLEY Emma Lotto Belisol Ladies
68 LUPERINI Fabiana Estado de México-Faren Kuota
69 TROTT Laura Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling
70 EDMONDSON Annette Orica – AIS
71 TROTT Emma Boels – Dolmans Cycling Team
72 HILL Amy Great Britain
73 INDERGRAND Linda Switzerland
74 FORCHINI Ramona Switzerland 22:39
75 HALL Katie UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women’s Team 24:51:00
76 BECKERS Isabelle Lotto Belisol Ladies
77 KAY Emily Great Britain
78 YÉPEZ Erika Estado de México-Faren Kuota
79 BAUR Caroline Switzerland
80 LOWTHER Melissa Matrix Racing Academy
81 TINDLEY Jo Matrix Racing Academy
82 JONES Hayley Great Britain
83 ROWSON Penny Matrix Racing Academy
84 SCHWEIZER Doris Astana BePink Womens Team
85 OWEN Harriet Matrix Racing Academy

Combativity – Trixi Worrack
Best Young Rider – Elena Cecchini
Best Team – Orica GreenEdge

OVERALL
1 VOS Marianne Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team 07:41:14
2 JOHANSSON Emma Orica – AIS 00:08
3 RATTO Rossella Estado de México-Faren Kuota 00:09
4 ZORZI Susanna Astana BePink Womens Team 00:14
5 ARMITSTEAD Elizabeth Boels – Dolmans Cycling Team 00:18
6 BRONZINI Giorgia Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling 00:24
7 BARNES Hannah UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women’s Team
8 VAN DIJK Ellen Boels – Dolmans Cycling Team 00:25
9 DELZENNE Elise Specialized-lululemon
10 GARNER Lucy Great Britain 00:28
11 PIETERS Amy Netherlands
12 CECCHINI Elena Estado de México-Faren Kuota
13 VERHOEVEN Aurore Lointek
14 HOSKING Chloe Hitec Products
15 BIANNIC Aude Lointek
16 WORRACK Trixi Specialized-lululemon
17 KIRCHMAN Leah Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
18 NEFF Jolanda Switzerland
19 DE VOCHT Liesbet Lotto Belisol Ladies
20 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa Hitec Products
21 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team
22 PIJNENBORG Mascha Netherlands
23 MULLENS Peta Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling
24 BRENNAUER Lisa Specialized-lululemon
25 CROMWELL Tiffany Specialized-lululemon
26 ELVIN Gracie Orica – AIS
27 VILLUMSEN Linda Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling
28 KING Danielle Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling
29 RAMSDEN Denise Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
30 MOOLMAN PASIO Ashleigh Hitec Products
31 HALL Lauren Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
32 ARCHIBALD Katie Great Britain
33 GUNNEWIJK Loes Orica – AIS
34 PAWLOWSKA Katarzyna Boels – Dolmans Cycling Team
35 LAWS Sharon UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women’s Team
36 MUCCIOLI Dalia Astana BePink Womens Team
37 KASPER Romy Boels – Dolmans Cycling Team
38 HOLCOMB Janel Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
39 GONZáLEZ BLANCO Lucía Lointek
40 GILLOW Shara Orica – AIS
41 DAAMS Jessie Boels – Dolmans Cycling Team
42 VALSECCHI Silvia Astana BePink Womens Team 00:36
43 ARZUFFI Alice Maria Astana BePink Womens Team 00:39
44 SLAPPENDEL Iris Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team
45 KNETEMANN Roxane Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team 00:41
46 BRAND Lucinda Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team 00:52
47 BECKER Charlotte Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling 00:53
48 WYMAN Helen Matrix Racing Academy 00:58
49 BLAAK Chantal Specialized-lululemon 01:01
50 WINDER Ruth UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women’s Team
51 SCANDOLARA Valentina Orica – AIS 01:03
52 WALKER Jessie Matrix Racing Academy 01:23
53 HOFFMANN Chantal Lotto Belisol Ladies
54 WOERING Henriette Netherlands 01:48
55 LEUMANN Katrin Switzerland 01:56
56 STIENEN Jutta Switzerland 03:14
57 RIBEROT Fanny Lointek 10:14
58 KOSTER Anouska Netherlands 12:31
59 TROTT Laura Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling
60 INDERGRAND Linda Switzerland
61 LóPEZ MORALES Belén Lointek
62 HORNE Ciara Great Britain
63 VAN DER MEER Janine Netherlands
64 WILCOXSON Jade Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies
65 MARTIN Lucy Estado de México-Faren Kuota 13:04
66 POOLEY Emma Lotto Belisol Ladies 13:38
67 KNAUER Anna Rabobank-Liv Woman Cycling Team 13:58
68 EDMONDSON Annette Orica – AIS 14:01
69 TROTT Emma Boels – Dolmans Cycling Team
70 HIGGINS Cari UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women’s Team 15:17
71 FERNANDES SOUZA Uenia Estado de México-Faren Kuota 15:49
72 LUPERINI Fabiana Estado de México-Faren Kuota 15:58
73 HILL Amy Great Britain 22:20
74 FORCHINI Ramona Switzerland 23:07
75 HALL Katie UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Women’s Team 25:34
76 JONES Hayley Great Britain 25:52
77 SCHWEIZER Doris Astana BePink Womens Team 26:26
78 YÉPEZ Erika Estado de México-Faren Kuota 28:05
79 TINDLEY Jo Matrix Racing Academy 29:08
80 LOWTHER Melissa Matrix Racing Academy 34:03
81 BAUR Caroline Switzerland 35:30
82 ROWSON Penny Matrix Racing Academy
83 KAY Emily Great Britain 35:50
84 BECKERS Isabelle Lotto Belisol Ladies 48:40
85 OWEN Harriet Matrix Racing Academy 56:29

JERSEYS
Points – Marianne Vos
Queen of the Mountains – Sharon Laws
Best Young Rider – Rossela Ratto
Best British – Lizzie Armitstead
Best Team – Orica GreenEdge

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