Women’s Tour: Stage 3

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Lizzie Armitstead wins stage 3 of the Women’s Tour into Chesterfield and leads overall

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Women’s Tour: Stage 3

Lizzie Armitstead powered to an emotional victory in Chesterfield at the end of the third stage of the Women’s Tour, outsprinting a trio of breakaway companions to move into the Yellow Jersey of race leader with two stages remaining.

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The reigning World Road Race Champion crossed the line pointing to the sky, dedicating her win in Derbyshire to the memory of Jo Cox, the Birstall MP who was murdered yesterday.

Armitstead crossed the line clear of second placed Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio to now enjoy a five second lead over the Cervelo Bigla rider on the Aviva General Classification, with overnight leader Marianne Vos leading the bunch in for fifth, 36-seconds down.

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Katherine Hall leads the charge up Banks Road which was a real brute of a climb, taking the QoM points which she has made her own.

The Boels Dolmans rider had led Moolman-Pasio and Wiggle HIGH5’s Elisa Longo Borghini across to the day’s breakaway group, catching the group of 11-riders shortly after the Strava Queen of the Mountains climb of Bank Road in Matlock.

Those eleven, who went clear after the feed zone and around 47-kilometres of racing, included the likes of Hannah Barnes, Chantal Blaak and Australian national champion Amanda Spratt, who went on to finish fourth.

While the break were working well together, they were powerless to stop the pursuit of Armitstead, Moolman-Pasio and Longo Borghini, with the trio making the junction after the summit of Bank Road having gone clear on the flatter valley roads following the Sprint at Darley Dale.

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Lizzie Armitstead makes her move to cross to the leaders before going on to win

Having missed the move, Vos and her Rabo Liv team chased hard, but with around 15-kilometres to go Armitstead attacked again, at first joined by just Moolman-Pasio before Longo Borghini and Spratt also made the junction.

The quartet worked well to hold off the chasing Rabo Liv, whose pursuit saw the remnants of the breakaway caught, allowing them to contest the finish in Chesterfield’s Market Place, with Armitstead leading out the sprint to take victory, her second ever stage win in the Aviva Women’ Tour.

Behind Vos outsprinted Armitstead’s Boels Dolmans teammate Amalie Dideriksen for fifth, ahead of Leah Kirchmann and Giorgia Bronzini.

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In addition to the Aviva Yellow Jersey and a five second lead overall, Armitstead also retained the Adams Best British Rider Jersey, with Dani King her nearest challenger in that competition, 47-seconds back in 15th overall.

Reactions from Lizzie: “It went exactly as we discussed,” said Armitstead. “The idea was to put someone into the early breakaway and that I would jump across on the climb. We did exactly that.”

“I didn’t feel great today, but I didn’t expect to feel great,” Armitstead added. “You’re never going to feel great on this terrain. I’m fit but I’m not in my top form. I don’t want to feel great and sparky and aggressive in this race. I just want to feel strong. That’s where my phase of training is at the moment. We’re about eight-and-a-half weeks out from Rio, and I think I’m in the place that I need to be.”

The third stage of the Aviva Women’s Tour is the shortest of the third edition of the British race, but the 109km route was punishing enough to earn the “queen stage” moniker. Armitstead knew the rolling roads, especially the kilometre-long Bank Road QOM, played to her strengths.

“If I could have designed a stage, this would have been it,” said Armitstead. “I love this kind of terrain. It’s similar to where I grew up in Yorkshire, and it suits me. I’m grateful they’re bringing the race further up north, closer to home, and that it’s not just sprints every day. I think it showcases what women’s cycling is about and what kind of racing we can do.”

Despite losing yellow Marianne Vos retains the Points Jersey, 11-points clear of Stage One winner Christine Majerus, with Vos’ compatriot Floortje Maackaij holding a 34-second lead in the Best Young Rider classification.

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Marianne Vos fighting to contain the lead of the break with Armitstead having gone too chasing them solo

Having been in the day’s 11-rider move, Katie Hall led the race across both Strava Queen of the Mountains climbs at Winster and Matlock to take a 14-point lead over Ilona Hoeksma.

Stage Four sees the penultimate stage of the Aviva Women’s Tour head from Nottingham to Stoke-on-Trent, which is celebrating its status as European City of Sport for 2016. The stage departs from Nottingham’s Old Market Square passing via Swadlincote, Burton-upon-Trent and Uttoxeter before a run through the hills of the Staffordshire Moorlands to finish in Stoke-on-Trent city centre.

Stage 3
1 ARMITSTEAD Elizabeth Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 02:54:27
2 MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team ST
3 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa Wiggle High5 ST
4 SPRATT Amanda Orica – Ais 3
5 VOS Marianne Raboliv Womencyclingteam 36
6 *DIDERIKSEN Amalie Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam ST
7 KIRCHMANN Leah Team Liv – Plantur ST
8 BRONZINI Giorgia Wiggle High5 ST
9 BRENNAUER Lisa Canyon Sram Racing ST
10 PIETERS Amy Wiggle High5 ST
11 MAJERUS Christine Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam ST
12 KITCHEN Lauren Hitec Products ST
13 *DUVAL Eugénie Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 ST
14 JOHANSSON Emma Wiggle High5 ST
15 JASINSKA Malgorzata Ale Cipollini ST
16 KING Danielle Wiggle High5 ST
17 POST Jermaine Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
18 *MACKAIJ Floortje Team Liv – Plantur ST
19 *BARNES Hannah Canyon Sram Racing ST
20 HEINE Vita Hitec Products ST
21 CECCHINI Elena Canyon Sram Racing ST
22 *BARNES Alice Drops Cycling Team ST
23 *GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla Cylance Pro Cycling ST
24 CROMWELL Tiffany Canyon Sram Racing ST
25 BUJAK Eugenia Btc City Ljubljana ST
26 *MANLY Alexandra Orica – Ais ST
27 HARRIS Nikki Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam ST
28 AMIALIUSIK Alena Canyon Sram Racing ST
29 ELVIN Gracie Orica – Ais ST
30 VAN DIJK Ellen Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam ST
31 *BUURMAN Eva Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
32 PLICHTA Anna Btc City Ljubljana ST
33 D’HOORE Jolien Wiggle High5 45
34 VILLUMSEN Linda Unitedhealthcare Pro Women Team ST
35 MASSEY Laura Drops Cycling Team ST
36 BLAAK Chantal Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam ST
37 *RATTO Rossella Cylance Pro Cycling ST
38 *KOPPENBURG Clara Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team ST
39 KNETEMANN Roxanne Raboliv Womencyclingteam ST
40 *KOSTER Anouska Raboliv Womencyclingteam ST
41 VAN DER BREGGEN Anna Raboliv Womencyclingteam ST
42 ENSING Janneke Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 49
43 HALL Katharine Unitedhealthcare Pro Women Team ST
44 SLIK Rozanne Team Liv – Plantur ST
45 WILES Tayler Orica – Ais ST
46 GUDERZO Tatiana Hitec Products ST
47 GILLOW Shara Raboliv Womencyclingteam ST
48 BRAND Lucinda Raboliv Womencyclingteam 01:08
49 *WEAVER Molly Team Liv – Plantur 01:10
50 SCHWEIZER Doris Cylance Pro Cycling 06:46
51 POOLEY Emma British National Team 06:47
52 MOBERG Emilie Hitec Products 09:58
53 *WALKER Jessie British National Team ST
54 *PARK Annasley British National Team ST
55 *PAYTON Hannah Drops Cycling Team ST
56 TREVISI Anna Ale Cipollini ST
57 GEORGE Jennifer Drops Cycling Team ST
58 DURRELL Rebeca Drops Cycling Team ST
59 SCANDOLARA Valentina Cylance Pro Cycling ST
60 MUSTONEN Sara Team Liv – Plantur ST
61 GUARISCHI Barbara Canyon Sram Racing ST
62 FOURNIER Roxane Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 ST
63 JEULAND Pascale Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 ST
64 HOEKSMA Ilona Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
65 ROWNEY Loren Orica – Ais ST
66 FAHLIN Emilia Ale Cipollini ST
67 RIVAT Amélie Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 ST
68 TAGLIAFERRO Marta Ale Cipollini ST
69 TROMP Esra Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
70 TAYLOR Carlee Team Liv – Plantur ST
71 BASTIANELLI Marta Ale Cipollini ST
72 *VAN DEN BOS Jip Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
73 LEPISTÖ Lotta Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team ST
74 *KLEIN Lisa Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team ST
75 SLAPPENDEL Iris Unitedhealthcare Pro Women Team ST
76 RADOTIC Mia Btc City Ljubljana ST
77 WILD Kirsten Hitec Products ST
78 FRAPPORTI Simona Hitec Products 10:07
79 TETRICK Alison Cylance Pro Cycling 17:05
80 COLEMAN Sophie Drops Cycling Team 17:59
81 *GARNER Grace British National Team ST
82 *LLOYD Manon British National Team ST
83 DEMAY Coralie Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 ST
84 KERN Spela Btc City Ljubljana ST
85 *RATHBUN Laurel Unitedhealthcare Pro Women Team 29:47

 

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Overall
1 ARMITSTEAD Elizabeth Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 09:55:59
2 MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 5
3 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa Wiggle High5 7
4 SPRATT Amanda Orica – Ais 14
5 VOS Marianne Raboliv Womencyclingteam 27
6 MAJERUS Christine Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 32
7 PIETERS Amy Wiggle High5 37
8 KIRCHMANN Leah Team Liv – Plantur 41
9 BRENNAUER Lisa Canyon Sram Racing ST
10 BRONZINI Giorgia Wiggle High5 43
11 ELVIN Gracie Orica – Ais 44
12 JOHANSSON Emma Wiggle High5 47
13 *MACKAIJ Floortje Team Liv – Plantur ST
14 CROMWELL Tiffany Canyon Sram Racing ST
15 KING Danielle Wiggle High5 ST
16 JASINSKA Malgorzata Ale Cipollini ST
17 VAN DIJK Ellen Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam ST
18 CECCHINI Elena Canyon Sram Racing ST
19 HARRIS Nikki Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam ST
20 AMIALIUSIK Alena Canyon Sram Racing ST
21 VAN DER BREGGEN Anna Raboliv Womencyclingteam 56
22 VILLUMSEN Linda Unitedhealthcare Pro Women Team ST
23 HALL Katharine Unitedhealthcare Pro Women Team 01:00
24 GILLOW Shara Raboliv Womencyclingteam ST
25 POST Jermaine Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 01:07
26 *WEAVER Molly Team Liv – Plantur 01:21
27 *DIDERIKSEN Amalie Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 01:46
28 BUJAK Eugenia Btc City Ljubljana 01:50
29 *BUURMAN Eva Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
30 KITCHEN Lauren Hitec Products 02:29
31 HEINE Vita Hitec Products ST
32 *BARNES Alice Drops Cycling Team ST
33 PLICHTA Anna Btc City Ljubljana ST
34 *BARNES Hannah Canyon Sram Racing ST
35 KNETEMANN Roxanne Raboliv Womencyclingteam 02:35
36 BLAAK Chantal Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 02:36
37 *RATTO Rossella Cylance Pro Cycling 02:38
38 MASSEY Laura Drops Cycling Team ST
39 *KOSTER Anouska Raboliv Womencyclingteam ST
40 ENSING Janneke Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 02:42
41 GUDERZO Tatiana Hitec Products 02:50
42 *DUVAL Eugénie Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 05:44
43 *GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla Cylance Pro Cycling ST
44 *MANLY Alexandra Orica – Ais ST
45 D’HOORE Jolien Wiggle High5 05:51
46 *KOPPENBURG Clara Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 05:53
47 SLIK Rozanne Team Liv – Plantur 05:56
48 WILES Tayler Orica – Ais 05:57
49 BRAND Lucinda Raboliv Womencyclingteam 06:16
50 LEPISTÖ Lotta Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 11:48
51 SCHWEIZER Doris Cylance Pro Cycling 11:54
52 POOLEY Emma British National Team 12:40
53 HOEKSMA Ilona Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 15:06
54 DURRELL Rebeca Drops Cycling Team ST
55 BASTIANELLI Marta Ale Cipollini ST
56 *PARK Annasley British National Team ST
57 *WALKER Jessie British National Team ST
58 TAGLIAFERRO Marta Ale Cipollini ST
59 MOBERG Emilie Hitec Products ST
60 MUSTONEN Sara Team Liv – Plantur ST
61 RADOTIC Mia Btc City Ljubljana ST
62 GEORGE Jennifer Drops Cycling Team ST
63 *PAYTON Hannah Drops Cycling Team ST
64 GUARISCHI Barbara Canyon Sram Racing ST
65 TAYLOR Carlee Team Liv – Plantur ST
66 SLAPPENDEL Iris Unitedhealthcare Pro Women Team ST
67 RIVAT Amélie Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 ST
68 FAHLIN Emilia Ale Cipollini ST
69 JEULAND Pascale Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 ST
70 TROMP Esra Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
71 *VAN DEN BOS Jip Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
72 WILD Kirsten Hitec Products ST
73 FOURNIER Roxane Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 15:26
74 ROWNEY Loren Orica – Ais 16:56
75 TREVISI Anna Ale Cipollini 17:41
76 SCANDOLARA Valentina Cylance Pro Cycling ST
77 FRAPPORTI Simona Hitec Products 17:50
78 *KLEIN Lisa Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 18:15
79 TETRICK Alison Cylance Pro Cycling 22:13
80 *GARNER Grace British National Team 23:07
81 KERN Spela Btc City Ljubljana ST
82 COLEMAN Sophie Drops Cycling Team ST
83 DEMAY Coralie Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 ST
84 *LLOYD Manon British National Team 27:10:00
85 *RATHBUN Laurel Unitedhealthcare Pro Women Team 44:54:00

POINTS
1 VOS Marianne Raboliv Womencyclingteam 37
2 MAJERUS Christine Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 26
3 KIRCHMANN Leah Team Liv – Plantur 17
4 ARMITSTEAD Elizabeth Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 16
5 PIETERS Amy Wiggle High5 16
6 BRONZINI Giorgia Wiggle High5 16
7 BRENNAUER Lisa Canyon Sram Racing 14
8 MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 12
9 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa Wiggle High5 11
10 ELVIN Gracie Orica – Ais 10
11 LEPISTÖ Lotta Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 9
12 SPRATT Amanda Orica – Ais 7
13 BASTIANELLI Marta Ale Cipollini 7
14 JOHANSSON Emma Wiggle High5 5
15 *DIDERIKSEN Amalie Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 5
16 *MACKAIJ Floortje Team Liv – Plantur 4
17 BRAND Lucinda Raboliv Womencyclingteam 4
18 KNETEMANN Roxanne Raboliv Womencyclingteam 3
19 TETRICK Alison Cylance Pro Cycling 3
20 BLAAK Chantal Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 2
21 D’HOORE Jolien Wiggle High5 2
22 VAN DER BREGGEN Anna Raboliv Womencyclingteam 1
23 SLIK Rozanne Team Liv – Plantur 1

Mountains
1 HALL Katharine Unitedhealthcare Pro Women Team 26
2 HOEKSMA Ilona Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 12
3 SPRATT Amanda Orica – Ais 9
4 *KOPPENBURG Clara Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 9
5 WILES Tayler Orica – Ais 9
6 *RATTO Rossella Cylance Pro Cycling 8
7 JASINSKA Malgorzata Ale Cipollini 6
8 SCANDOLARA Valentina Cylance Pro Cycling 6
9 ARMITSTEAD Elizabeth Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 5
10 AMIALIUSIK Alena Canyon Sram Racing 5
11 *DIDERIKSEN Amalie Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 5
12 BASTIANELLI Marta Ale Cipollini 5
13 SLIK Rozanne Team Liv – Plantur 4
14 *KLEIN Lisa Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 4
15 MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 3
16 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa Wiggle High5 2
17 GILLOW Shara Raboliv Womencyclingteam 2
18 *BARNES Hannah Canyon Sram Racing 2
19 MAJERUS Christine Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 1
20 BLAAK Chantal Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 1
21 ENSING Janneke Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 1
22 TREVISI Anna Ale Cipollini 1

Young Rider
1 DIDERIKSEN Amalie Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 02:55:03
2 DUVAL Eugénie Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 ST
3 MACKAIJ Floortje Team Liv – Plantur ST
4 BARNES Hannah Canyon Sram Racing ST
5 BARNES Alice Drops Cycling Team ST
6 GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla Cylance Pro Cycling ST
7 MANLY Alexandra Orica – Ais ST
8 BUURMAN Eva Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
9 RATTO Rossella Cylance Pro Cycling 9
10 KOPPENBURG Clara Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team ST
11 KOSTER Anouska Raboliv Womencyclingteam ST
12 WEAVER Molly Team Liv – Plantur 34
13 WALKER Jessie British National Team 09:22
14 PARK Annasley British National Team ST
15 PAYTON Hannah Drops Cycling Team ST
16 VAN DEN BOS Jip Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
17 KLEIN Lisa Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team ST
18 GARNER Grace British National Team 17:23
19 LLOYD Manon British National Team ST
20 RATHBUN Laurel Unitedhealthcare Pro Women Team 29:11:00

British
1 ARMITSTEAD Elizabeth 21 Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 09:55:59
2 KING Danielle 14 Wiggle High5 47
3 HARRIS Nikki 25 Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam ST
4 *WEAVER Molly 41 Team Liv – Plantur 01:21
5 *BARNES Alice 131 Drops Cycling Team 02:29
6 *BARNES Hannah 3 Canyon Sram Racing ST
7 MASSEY Laura 135 Drops Cycling Team 02:38
8 POOLEY Emma 141 British National Team 12:40
9 DURRELL Rebeca 133 Drops Cycling Team 15:06
10 *PARK Annasley 145 British National Team ST
11 *WALKER Jessie 146 British National Team ST
12 GEORGE Jennifer 134 Drops Cycling Team ST
13 *PAYTON Hannah 136 Drops Cycling Team ST
14 *GARNER Grace 143 British National Team 23:07
15 COLEMAN Sophie 132 Drops Cycling Team ST
16 *LLOYD Manon 144 British National Team 27:10

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