Womens Tour: Stage 4

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Lizzie Armitstead retains Yellow on stage 4 of the Women’s Tour as Vos wins into Stoke-on-Trent

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Womens Tour: Stage 4

Lizzie Armitstead retained her Aviva Yellow Jersey heading into the final stage of the Aviva Women’s Tour as reigning Olympic Road Race Champion Marianne Vos took the Stage Four victory from Nottingham to Stoke-on-Trent, the European City of Sport for 2016.

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Vos headed home Team Liv Plantur’s Leah Kirchmann and Wiggle HIGH5’s Emma Johansson, as a front group of 21-riders contested the finish on an uphill drag into Stoke-on-Trent city centre.

In the process the Rabo Liv rider narrowed her gap to Armitstead on the overall classification to 15-seconds, although Armitstead’s nearest challenger, Ashleigh Moolman Pasio, slipped back to eight-seconds down in second overall, with Elisa Longo Borghini a further two seconds in arrears.

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“We race as a team and we race aggressively, that’s always our tactic. From a team perspective we had a good race I had good legs again on the climb,” said Lizzie Armitstead after the stage.

“The race stayed together until the climb and then me, Ashley and Elisa went on the second Queen of the Mountains, Emma was in no-man’s land so she came back up to us and there was a bit of cooperation for maybe 5k and then Emma and Elisa started attacking

“In the final kilometres I could tell they [peloton] were coming back…coming into the final kilometre there were a couple of turns with up-hill flickers and again Emma and Elisa were attacking so it was just about covering them and as the group from behind pulled I tried to put myself in a good position but got caught out a little bit on the last corner.”

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On the tough run through the Staffordshire Moorlands in the final third of the stage, Armitstead had again proved herself to be one of the toughest riders in the race, escaping in a four rider group that went clear on two back-to-back Strava Queen of the Mountains climbs at Ramshorn and Oakamoor.

In addition to the World Champion, her breakaway companions from Stage Three who lie second and third overall, Moolman Pasio and Longo Borghini, joined her along with Swedish national champion Emma Johansson.

The four struck out until just after the final kilometre marker, with Vos leading the chase to catch them on the final climb of Botteslow Street into Stoke-on-Trent city centre. The winner of the 2014 Women’s Tour made the catch and then straight away led out the sprint through the final corner and into the short, uphill finish straight.

“We were riding full gas and we could see them but they were attacking each other so sometimes they were making really high speeds and sometimes it came closer and then the final kilometre was more up than I expected,” said Vos afterwards.

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“On Google Maps it looked a wide road and nicely through some roundabouts but it went ‘boom’ uphill but they were still within 10-seconds, so I decided to just go because otherwise you don’t have a chance.

“I knew I had a chance in the sprint but if there are still four in the lead then you are sprinting for fifth and that wasn’t really in my plan today.”

The stage win for Vos helped her to an unassailable 27-point lead in the Chain Reaction Cycles Points jersey, meaning she just has to finish the race to claim the jersey.

In the Best Young Rider jersey, presented by the city of Stoke-on-Trent in its year as European City of Sport, Floortje Mackaij extended her lead to 51-seconds over teammate Molly Weaver.

UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling’s Katie Hall retained the Strava Queen of the Mountains jersey, but Moolman Pasio ate into her lead, meaning the destination of the jersey will be decided between the two riders on the first Strava Queen of the Mountains climb at Newnham Hill outside Daventry.

Stage Five of the Aviva Women’s Tour takes place in Northamptonshire, the third year that the race has visited the county, with the final day’s racing taking place over 113.2-kilometres between Northampton and Kettering. … continued after advert

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STAGE
1 VOS Marianne Raboliv Womencyclingteam 03:07:00
2 KIRCHMANN Leah Team Liv – Plantur ST
3 JOHANSSON Emma Wiggle High5 ST
4 *DIDERIKSEN Amalie Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam ST
5 BRENNAUER Lisa Canyon Sram Racing ST
6 ARMITSTEAD Elizabeth Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam ST
7 PIETERS Amy Wiggle High5 ST
8 MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team ST
9 HARRIS Nikki Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam ST
10 VAN DIJK Ellen Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam ST
11 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa Wiggle High5 ST
12 JASINSKA Malgorzata Ale Cipollini ST
13 SPRATT Amanda Orica – Ais ST
14 *MACKAIJ Floortje Team Liv – Plantur ST
15 KING Danielle Wiggle High5 ST
16 ELVIN Gracie Orica – Ais ST
17 BLAAK Chantal Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam ST
18 BRONZINI Giorgia Wiggle High5 11
19 *WEAVER Molly Team Liv – Plantur 17
20 CROMWELL Tiffany Canyon Sram Racing 20
21 AMIALIUSIK Alena Canyon Sram Racing 01:07
22 *KOSTER Anouska Raboliv Womencyclingteam 02:39
23 POST Jermaine Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
24 *BUURMAN Eva Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
25 MASSEY Laura Drops Cycling Team ST
26 DURRELL Rebeca Drops Cycling Team ST
27 *BARNES Alice Drops Cycling Team ST
28 SLIK Rozanne Team Liv – Plantur ST
29 BUJAK Eugenia Btc City Ljubljana ST
30 ENSING Janneke Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
31 VILLUMSEN Linda Unitedhealthcare Pro Women Team ST
32 BASTIANELLI Marta Ale Cipollini ST
33 SCANDOLARA Valentina Cylance Pro Cycling ST
34 *KOPPENBURG Clara Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team ST
35 HALL Katharine Unitedhealthcare Pro Women Team ST
36 *PAYTON Hannah Drops Cycling Team ST
37 GILLOW Shara Raboliv Womencyclingteam ST
38 *DUVAL Eugénie Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 ST
39 *MANLY Alexandra Orica – Ais ST
40 FAHLIN Emilia Ale Cipollini ST
41 GUDERZO Tatiana Hitec Products ST
42 KNETEMANN Roxanne Raboliv Womencyclingteam ST
43 LEPISTÖ Lotta Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team ST
44 *GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla Cylance Pro Cycling ST
45 *RATTO Rossella Cylance Pro Cycling ST
46 MAJERUS Christine Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 02:45
47 *BARNES Hannah Canyon Sram Racing ST
48 POOLEY Emma British National Team 02:48
49 GEORGE Jennifer Drops Cycling Team 04:59
50 CECCHINI Elena Canyon Sram Racing 05:03
51 BRAND Lucinda Raboliv Womencyclingteam ST
52 PLICHTA Anna Btc City Ljubljana 05:56
53 HOEKSMA Ilona Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 08:58
54 *WALKER Jessie British National Team ST
55 RADOTIC Mia Btc City Ljubljana ST
56 COLEMAN Sophie Drops Cycling Team ST
57 TREVISI Anna Ale Cipollini ST
58 *PARK Annasley British National Team ST
59 TAGLIAFERRO Marta Ale Cipollini ST
60 *KLEIN Lisa Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team ST
61 *VAN DEN BOS Jip Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
62 SLAPPENDEL Iris Unitedhealthcare Pro Women Team ST
63 TROMP Esra Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
64 TAYLOR Carlee Team Liv – Plantur ST
65 ROWNEY Loren Orica – Ais ST
66 MUSTONEN Sara Team Liv – Plantur ST
67 D’HOORE Jolien Wiggle High5 ST
68 WILES Tayler Orica – Ais ST
69 GUARISCHI Barbara Canyon Sram Racing ST
70 DEMAY Coralie Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 ST
71 *LLOYD Manon British National Team ST
72 WILD Kirsten Hitec Products ST
73 KITCHEN Lauren Hitec Products ST
74 FOURNIER Roxane Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 ST
75 JEULAND Pascale Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 ST
76 SCHWEIZER Doris Cylance Pro Cycling ST
77 HEINE Vita Hitec Products 10:25
78 MOBERG Emilie Hitec Products ST
79 TETRICK Alison Cylance Pro Cycling ST
80 FRAPPORTI Simona Hitec Products ST

OVERALL
1 ARMITSTEAD Elizabeth Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 13:02:56
2 MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 8
3 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa Wiggle High5 10
4 VOS Marianne Raboliv Womencyclingteam 15
5 SPRATT Amanda Orica – Ais 17
6 KIRCHMANN Leah Team Liv – Plantur 37
7 PIETERS Amy Wiggle High5 40
8 BRENNAUER Lisa Canyon Sram Racing 44
9 JOHANSSON Emma Wiggle High5 46
10 ELVIN Gracie Orica – Ais 47
11 *MACKAIJ Floortje Team Liv – Plantur 50
12 KING Danielle Wiggle High5 ST
13 JASINSKA Malgorzata Ale Cipollini ST
14 VAN DIJK Ellen Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam ST
15 HARRIS Nikki Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam ST
16 BRONZINI Giorgia Wiggle High5 57
17 CROMWELL Tiffany Canyon Sram Racing 01:10
18 *WEAVER Molly Team Liv – Plantur 01:41
19 *DIDERIKSEN Amalie Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 01:49
20 AMIALIUSIK Alena Canyon Sram Racing 01:57
21 BLAAK Chantal Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 02:39
22 MAJERUS Christine Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 03:20
23 VILLUMSEN Linda Unitedhealthcare Pro Women Team 03:38
24 HALL Katharine Unitedhealthcare Pro Women Team 03:42
25 GILLOW Shara Raboliv Womencyclingteam ST
26 POST Jermaine Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 03:49
27 BUJAK Eugenia Btc City Ljubljana 04:32
28 *BUURMAN Eva Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
29 *BARNES Alice Drops Cycling Team 05:11
30 *BARNES Hannah Canyon Sram Racing 05:17
31 KNETEMANN Roxanne Raboliv Womencyclingteam ST
32 MASSEY Laura Drops Cycling Team 05:20
33 *RATTO Rossella Cylance Pro Cycling ST
34 *KOSTER Anouska Raboliv Womencyclingteam ST
35 ENSING Janneke Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 05:24
36 GUDERZO Tatiana Hitec Products 05:32
37 CECCHINI Elena Canyon Sram Racing 05:53
38 *DUVAL Eugénie Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 08:26
39 *GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla Cylance Pro Cycling ST
40 *MANLY Alexandra Orica – Ais ST
41 PLICHTA Anna Btc City Ljubljana 08:28
42 *KOPPENBURG Clara Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 08:35
43 SLIK Rozanne Team Liv – Plantur 08:38
44 BRAND Lucinda Raboliv Womencyclingteam 11:22
45 KITCHEN Lauren Hitec Products 11:30
46 HEINE Vita Hitec Products 12:57
47 LEPISTÖ Lotta Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 14:30
48 D’HOORE Jolien Wiggle High5 14:52
49 WILES Tayler Orica – Ais 14:58
50 POOLEY Emma British National Team 15:31
51 FAHLIN Emilia Ale Cipollini 17:45
52 DURRELL Rebeca Drops Cycling Team 17:48
53 BASTIANELLI Marta Ale Cipollini ST
54 *PAYTON Hannah Drops Cycling Team ST
55 GEORGE Jennifer Drops Cycling Team 20:08
56 SCANDOLARA Valentina Cylance Pro Cycling 20:23
57 SCHWEIZER Doris Cylance Pro Cycling 20:55
58 HOEKSMA Ilona Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 24:07:00
59 *PARK Annasley British National Team ST
60 *WALKER Jessie British National Team ST
61 RADOTIC Mia Btc City Ljubljana ST
62 TAGLIAFERRO Marta Ale Cipollini ST
63 MUSTONEN Sara Team Liv – Plantur ST
64 SLAPPENDEL Iris Unitedhealthcare Pro Women Team ST
65 TAYLOR Carlee Team Liv – Plantur ST
66 GUARISCHI Barbara Canyon Sram Racing ST
67 TROMP Esra Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
68 *VAN DEN BOS Jip Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
69 JEULAND Pascale Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 ST
70 WILD Kirsten Hitec Products ST
71 FOURNIER Roxane Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 24:27:00
72 MOBERG Emilie Hitec Products 25:34:00
73 ROWNEY Loren Orica – Ais 25:57:00
74 TREVISI Anna Ale Cipollini 26:42:00
75 *KLEIN Lisa Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 27:16:00
76 FRAPPORTI Simona Hitec Products 28:18:00
77 COLEMAN Sophie Drops Cycling Team 32:08:00
78 DEMAY Coralie Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 ST
79 TETRICK Alison Cylance Pro Cycling 32:41:00
80 *LLOYD Manon British National Team 36:11:00

POINTS
1 VOS Marianne Raboliv Womencyclingteam 57
2 KIRCHMANN Leah Team Liv – Plantur 30
3 MAJERUS Christine Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 26
4 ARMITSTEAD Elizabeth Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 24
5 PIETERS Amy Wiggle High5 20
6 BRENNAUER Lisa Canyon Sram Racing 20
7 BRONZINI Giorgia Wiggle High5 16
8 MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 15
9 JOHANSSON Emma Wiggle High5 14
10 *DIDERIKSEN Amalie Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 12
11 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa Wiggle High5 11
12 ELVIN Gracie Orica – Ais 10
13 LEPISTÖ Lotta Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 9
14 SPRATT Amanda Orica – Ais 7
15 BASTIANELLI Marta Ale Cipollini 7
16 *MACKAIJ Floortje Team Liv – Plantur 4
17 BRAND Lucinda Raboliv Womencyclingteam 4
18 KNETEMANN Roxanne Raboliv Womencyclingteam 3
19 FAHLIN Emilia Ale Cipollini 3
20 TETRICK Alison Cylance Pro Cycling 3
21 HARRIS Nikki Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 2
22 BLAAK Chantal Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 2
23 D’HOORE Jolien Wiggle High5 2
24 VAN DIJK Ellen Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 1
25 SLIK Rozanne Team Liv – Plantur

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

YOUNG RIDER
1 MACKAIJ Floortje Team Liv – Plantur 13:03:46
2 WEAVER Molly Team Liv – Plantur 51
3 DIDERIKSEN Amalie Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 59
4 BUURMAN Eva Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team 03:42
5 BARNES Alice Drops Cycling Team 04:21
6 BARNES Hannah Canyon Sram Racing 04:27
7 RATTO Rossella Cylance Pro Cycling 04:30
8 KOSTER Anouska Raboliv Womencyclingteam ST
9 DUVAL Eugénie Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86 07:36
10 GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla Cylance Pro Cycling ST
11 MANLY Alexandra Orica – Ais ST
12 KOPPENBURG Clara Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 07:45
13 PAYTON Hannah Drops Cycling Team 16:58
14 PARK Annasley British National Team 23:17
15 WALKER Jessie British National Team ST
16 VAN DEN BOS Jip Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team ST
17 KLEIN Lisa Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team 26:26:00
18 LLOYD Manon British National Team 35:21:00

BRITISH
1 ARMITSTEAD Elizabeth Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 13:02:56
2 KING Danielle Wiggle High5 50
3 HARRIS Nikki Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam ST
4 *WEAVER Molly Team Liv – Plantur 01:41
5 *BARNES Alice Drops Cycling Team 05:11
6 *BARNES Hannah Canyon Sram Racing 05:17
7 MASSEY Laura Drops Cycling Team 05:20
8 POOLEY Emma British National Team 15:31
9 DURRELL Rebeca Drops Cycling Team 17:48
10 *PAYTON Hannah Drops Cycling Team ST
11 GEORGE Jennifer Drops Cycling Team 20:08
12 *PARK Annasley British National Team 24:07:00
13 *WALKER Jessie British National Team ST
14 COLEMAN Sophie Drops Cycling Team 32:08:00
15 *LLOYD Manon British National Team 36:11:00

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