Report/Result – La Course Womens Race

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Anna Van Der Breggen of Holland wins the Women’s La Course race in Paris with a solo attack, Armitstead 4th

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Report/Result – La Course Womens Race
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The Women’s La Course race in Paris was won by Dutch rider Anna Van Der Breggen after she attacked with six kilometres to go and in the slippery conditions, powered her way to victory. Lizzie Armitstead was 4th saying afterwards she just wasn’t quick enough on the day whilst there were multiple falls for favourites Hannah Barnes and Lucy Garner as well as the world champion Pauline Ferrand Prevot.

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Anna van der Breggen victorious in rain-soaked finish

Just like in 2014, a Dutch rider won La Course by Le Tour, with Anna van der Breggen succeeding her compatriot and Rabo-Liv teammate Marianne Vos on the Champs-Élysées. A prestigious win for the rider who claimed La Flèche Wallonne Féminine in April.

Winning solo on the most beautiful avenue in the world is a privilege reserved for the gutsiest riders in the Tour de France. On Sunday, July 26, Anna van der Breggen (Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team) showed it can also be done in the second edition of La Course by Le Tour. The Dutch rider launched the decisive attack under driving rain with 6 km to go, shortly after the start of the 13th and final lap of the Parisian circuit (for a total of 89 km).

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Foiling the bunch on the Champs-Élysées takes a special kind of performance, considering how eager sprinters are to pounce on this type of finishes. It rained hard almost all day long, making the road and cobblestones slippery and putting a damper on the peloton’s aggression. The first breakaway did not come until the seventh lap, when Aussie Gracie Elvin went on a solo adventure. The Orica–AIS rider spent just over a lap out front, but she was caught after enjoying a maximum buffer of 20 seconds over the front of the peloton. Her teammate and fellow countrywoman Lizzie Williams seized the chance to attack, but that did not stick either.

Meanwhile, a war of attrition was in full swing in the peloton. With even the slightest sudden touch of the brakes and the shallowest curves turned into danger zones, riders were falling all over the place. The first mass tumble took place during the second lap and eliminated three riders from the race. Further falls punctuated the race, including one that took down favourite Pauline Ferrand-Prévot just before the flamme rouge. Last year’s jinx continued for the world champion, who saw her hopes dashed by a fall in the same place as last year.

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However, the French rider was able to draw some comfort from the fact that it was teammate Anna van der Breggen who was leading the race. The Dutch cyclist, who had shot out of the bunch with 6 km to go, built up a lead of up to 13 seconds, just enough to hold off the charge of a soaked but roaring peloton driven by the sprinters’ teams.

It was on the finish line that Anna van der Breggen realised she had it in the bag. She raised her arms at the end of her effort and savoured a prestigious victory with one second to spare on a peloton spearheaded by Belgium’s Jolien D’Hoore (Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling) in second place and the Netherlands’ Amy Pieters (Team Liv-Plantur) in third. 25-year-old Anna van der Breggen claimed one of the most beautiful victories in her career to go with this year’s La Flèche Wallonne and Giro d’Italia. Her triumph was dedicated to 2014 champion Marianne Vos, who had to sit out this year’s edition due to injury.

The horrible weather did nothing to stop the second edition of La Course by Le Tour from showing one again just how spectacular ladies’ cycling can be.

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Result
1 Van Der Breggen Anna Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team 02h 05′ 01”
2 D’hoore Jolien Wiggle Honda @ 00′ 01”
3 Pieters Amy Team Liv – Plantur @ 00′ 01”
4 Armitstead Elizabeth Boels Dolmans Cycling Team @ 00′ 01”
5 Lepistö Lotta Bigla Pro Cycling Team @ 00′ 01”
6 Brennauer Lisa Velocio – Sram @ 00′ 01”
7 Johansson Emma Orica – Ais @ 00′ 01”
8 Brand Lucinda Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team @ 00′ 01”
9 Wild Kirsten Hitec Products @ 00′ 01”
10 Majerus Christine Boels Dolmans Cycling Team @ 00′ 01”
11 Fournier Roxane Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 @ 00′ 01”
12 Mustonen Sara Team Liv – Plantur @ 00′ 05”
13 Hosking Chloe Wiggle Honda @ 00′ 05”
14 Numainville Joëlle Bigla Pro Cycling Team @ 00′ 05”
15 Small Carmen Bigla Pro Cycling Team @ 00′ 05”
16 Jeuland Pascale Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 @ 00′ 05”
17 Cromwell Tiffany Velocio – Sram @ 00′ 05”
18 Edmondson Annette Wiggle Honda @ 00′ 08”
19 Bronzini Giorgia Wiggle Honda @ 00′ 08”
20 Radotic Mia Btc City Ljubljana @ 00′ 08”
21 Bujak Eugenia Btc City Ljubljana @ 00′ 08”
22 Tenniglo Moniek Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team @ 00′ 08”
23 Siggaard Christina Matrix Fitness @ 00′ 08”
24 Rivera Coryn Unitedhealthcare @ 00′ 08”
25 Druyts Kelly Topsport Vlaanderen-Pro-Duo @ 00′ 08”
26 Confalonieri Maria Giulia Ale Cipollini @ 00′ 16”
27 Mackaij Floortje Team Liv – Plantur @ 00′ 20”
28 Worrack Trixi Velocio – Sram @ 00′ 20”
29 Guarischi Barbara Velocio – Sram @ 00′ 20”
30 Riberot Fanny France @ 00′ 31”
31 Asachet Iris France @ 00′ 31”
32 Cure Amy Lotto Soudal Ladies @ 00′ 31”
33 Kopecky Lotte Topsport Vlaanderen-Pro-Duo @ 00′ 31”
34 Demay Coralie France @ 00′ 31”
35 Elvin Gracie Orica – Ais @ 00′ 42”
36 Spratt Amanda Orica – Ais @ 00′ 42”
37 Koedooder Véra Bigla Pro Cycling Team @ 00′ 46”
38 Koster Anouska Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team @ 00′ 46”
39 Wyman Helen Matrix Fitness @ 00′ 48”
40 Favre Mathilde France @ 00′ 51”
41 Tuslaite Daiva Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi @ 00′ 54”
42 Kessler Nina Lensworld.Eu – Zannata @ 00′ 56”
43 Martin Lucy Matrix Fitness @ 00′ 56”
44 Buchanan Rushlee Unitedhealthcare @ 00′ 56”
45 Rowney Loren Velocio – Sram @ 00′ 56”
46 Hoskins Melissa Orica – Ais @ 00′ 56”
47 Blaak Chantal Boels Dolmans Cycling Team @ 00′ 56”
48 Kasper Romy Boels Dolmans Cycling Team @ 00′ 56”
49 Williams Lizzie Orica – Ais @ 00′ 56”
50 Hall Katharine Unitedhealthcare @ 01′ 14”
51 Becker Charlotte Hitec Products @ 01′ 15”
52 Moberg Emilie Hitec Products @ 01′ 16”
53 Soek Julia Team Liv – Plantur @ 01′ 20”
54 Van Den Steen Kelly Topsport Vlaanderen-Pro-Duo @ 01′ 34”
55 Stricker Anna Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi @ 01′ 58”
56 De Jong Thalita Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team @ 02′ 24”
57 Barnes Hannah Unitedhealthcare @ 02′ 24”
58 Ferrand Prevot Pauline Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team @ 02′ 24”
59 Kirchmann Leah Optum P/B Kelly Benefit @ 02′ 37”
60 Aubry Emilie Bigla Pro Cycling Team @ 03′ 55”
61 Batagelj Polona Btc City Ljubljana @ 03′ 55”
62 Bjørnsrud Miriam Hitec Products

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