Result: Women’s Tour Stage 1

Katarzyna Niewiadoma solos to the stage win and leader’s jersey on stage 1 of the Women’s Tour, Alice Barnes is best Brit in 7th

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Result: Women’s Tour Stage 1

Katarzyna Niewadoma wins the opening stage of the Women’s Tour

The 23-year-old Polish Champion, on her first visit to the UK, put in an impeccable display of riding, breaking away with 47-kilometres remaining, to claim her first ever UCI Women’s WorldTour win of 2017.

“When I attacked I wasn’t really thinking. I just chose the moment” said Niewadoma speaking afterwards. “It can be a good opportunity to go away. I expected somebody to join me, unfortunately I was alone and I was thinking ‘Oh no, there’s 50km to go, there’s a lot of wind, there are hills!’ I wasn’t sure if I could gain a lot of seconds but I was really motivated to keep pushing.”

Niewadoma built a three-minute lead at one point, but Boels Dolmans worked hard to reduce the deficit, but such was the WM3 rider’s spirit that she stayed away to celebrate a memorable solo win, gesturing to the pink ribbon in her hair as she crossed the Kettering finish line.

“A lot of the time I was thinking about the girl who wrote my Breast Cancer Care pink ribbon; somehow I felt a lot of energy from her. I felt that we could do it. It’s so crazy; normally races like this end up in a bunch sprint, and I knew that there are a lot of teams here like Ale Cipollini and Sunweb who want a bunch sprint, so I thought they would chase me hard. When I saw the 15-kilometre to go sign I knew I had to go full and see what happened. I’m so happy that I could win here.”

Niewadoma now wears the Green (leaders) Jersey heading to Stoke-on-Trent for Stage Two and leads by 1-minute and 46-seconds over Vos, with Christine Majerus a further two seconds in arrears before 15-riders sit at 1-minute 52-seconds.

The WM3 Pro Cycling rider also takes the Points Jersey following the opening stage, while Wiggle HIGH5 rider Audrey Cordon Ragot claimed maximum points at both Queen of the Mountains climb to take that jersey after day one. Lisa Klein of Cervelo Bigla took the Sprints jersey on countback, being tied at the top of the standings with Jolien D’hoore.

Alice Barnes, in seventh, was the top Brit, donning the Best British Rider Jersey in her home county.

“I’ve not raced a WorldTour event for about a month now,” said Barnes speaking afterwards. “I’ve done a lot of training for this race and a top 10 would have been a really nice target, so I’m happy with how it went.

“The wind wasn’t as much of a factor as I thought it would be. It started off with a tailwind but we were always pretty bunched up. Up the climbs we raced really hard. Niewiadoma went away and we didn’t chase as much as I thought we would. All the big teams were looking at each other. With it being a five-day race over long stages, I don’t think anybody wanted to show their hand too early. She’s a strong rider so she got her gap pretty quickly.”

Stage Two starts and finishes in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, taking in Stone, Stafford, Uttoxeter, Cheadle and Leek, plus two Category One Queen of the Mountains climbs at Ipstones and Gun Hill.

Stage 1 – Wednesday 7 June – Daventry to Kettering
Stage 2 – Thursday 8 June – The Stoke-on-Trent Stage
Stage 3 – Friday 9 June – Atherstone to Royal Leamington Spa
Stage 4 – Saturday 10 June – Chesterfield to Chesterfield
Stage 5 – Sunday 11 June – The London Stage

Distance: 147.500 km | 3h51’39” | Average: 38.204 km/h

DAVENTRY TO KETTERING | WEDNESDAY
1 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna WM3 POL B:10″ 00″
2 VOS Marianne WM3 NED B:06″ 01’42”
3 MAJERUS Christine DLT LUX B:04″ ‘ ‘
4 BRONZINI Giorgia WHT ITA ‘ ‘
5 CROMWELL Tiffany LPR AUS ‘ ‘
6 1 SIGGAARD Christina TVW DEN ‘ ‘
7 *BARNES Alice DRP GBR ‘ ‘
8 MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh CBT RSA ‘ ‘
9 CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia LWK ITA ‘ ‘
10 FOURNIER Roxane FDJ FRA ‘ ‘
11 MOBERG Emilie HPU NOR ‘ ‘
12 ARCHIBALD Katie WNT GBR ‘ ‘
13 KIRCHMANN Leah SUN CAN ‘ ‘
14 BARNES Hannah LPR GBR ‘ ‘
15 *LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup CBT DEN ‘ ‘
16 HOSKING Chloe ALE AUS ‘ ‘
17 VAN DIJK Ellen SUN NED ‘ ‘
18 DURRELL Rebecca DRP GBR ‘ ‘
19 ROY Sarah ORS AUS 01’49”
20 KING Danielle CPC GBR ‘ ‘
21 BIANNIC Aude FDJ FRA 01’50”
22 ENSING Janneke ALE NED ‘ ‘
23 ROE Eileen WNT GBR ‘ ‘
24 *MACKAIJ Floortje SUN NED ‘ ‘
25 PIETERS Amy DLT NED B:02″ ‘ ‘
26 BRAND Lucinda SUN NED ‘ ‘
27 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa WHT ITA ‘ ‘
28 FRAPPORTI Simona HPU ITA ‘ ‘
29 HEINE Vita HPU NOR ‘ ‘
30 GILLOW Shara FDJ AUS ‘ ‘
31 PENTON Sara TVW SWE ‘ ‘
32 *KLEIN Lisa CBT GER B:05″ ‘ ‘
33 DUVAL Eugénie FDJ FRA ‘ ‘
34 ARZUFFI Alice LWK ITA ‘ ‘
35 DE VUYST Sofie LWD BEL ‘ ‘
36 VAN DER BREGGEN Anna DLT NED ‘ ‘
37 KOSTER Anouska WM3 NED ‘ ‘
38 KITCHEN Lauren WM3 AUS ‘ ‘
39 DEIGNAN Elizabeth DLT GBR ‘ ‘
40 CORDON RAGOT Audrey WHT FRA ‘ ‘
41 D’HOORE Jolien WHT BEL B:05″ ‘ ‘
42 AALERUD Katrine HPU NOR ‘ ‘
43 AMIALIUSIK Alena LPR BLR ‘ ‘
44 SANGUINETI Ilaria BPK ITA ‘ ‘
45 *KOREVAAR Jeanne WM3 NED ‘ ‘
46 GRINCZER Natalie WNT GBR ‘ ‘
47 JASINSKA Malgorzata CPC POL ‘ ‘
48 BRENNAUER Lisa LPR GER ‘ ‘
49 BLAAK Chantal DLT NED ‘ ‘
50 CECCHINI Elena LPR ITA ‘ ‘
51 JACKSON Alison BPK CAN ‘ ‘
52 KASPER Romy ALE GER 01’59”
53 TREVISI Anna ALE ITA ‘ ‘
54 RATTO Rossella CPC ITA ‘ ‘
55 PAYTON Hannah DRP GBR ‘ ‘
56 *KOPPENBURG Clara CBT GER ‘ ‘
57 WORRACK Trixi LPR GER ‘ ‘
58 PLICHTA Anna WM3 POL ‘ ‘
59 PERCHTOLD Christina CBT AUT ‘ ‘
60 RITTER Martina DRP AUT ‘ ‘
61 *PARKINSON Abby-Mae DRP GBR ‘ ‘
62 GUDERZO Tatiana LWK ITA ‘ ‘
63 YONAMINE Eri FDJ JPN ‘ ‘
64 *MANLY Alexandra ORS AUS 02’05”
65 *SPEROTTO Maria Vittoria BPK ITA 02’06”
66 ELVIN Gracie ORS AUS ‘ ‘
67 BRAMMEIER Nikki DLT GBR ‘ ‘
68 POHL Stephanie CBT GER 02’11”
69 RIJKES Sarah LWD AUT 02’14”
70 KNETEMANN Roxanne FDJ NED ‘ ‘
71 LICHTENBERG Claudia WHT GER 02’21”
72 THORSEN Thea HPU NOR 02’23”
73 BLOCH Shani TVW ISR ‘ ‘
74 REIS Daniela LWD POR ‘ ‘
75 BJØRNSRUD Miriam HPU NOR ‘ ‘
76 SLIK Rozanne SUN NED ‘ ‘
77 STULTIENS Sabrina SUN NED ‘ ‘
78 NEYLAN Rachel ORS AUS ‘ ‘
79 CROOKS Jenelle ORS AUS ‘ ‘
80 BASTIANELLI Marta ALE ITA 02’33”
81 MAES Elise WNT LUX ‘ ‘
82 GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla CPC ESP 02’36”
83 CUCINOTTA Annalisa LWK ITA 03’05”
84 SIMPSON Annabel DRP GBR 04’57”
85 INGELBRECHT Sarah LWD BEL 08’00”
86 BOYLAN Lydia WNT IRL 08’07”
87 *PATTARO Francesca BPK ITA 15’50”
88 VALSECCHI Silvia BPK ITA 19’15”
89 *JONES Hayley WNT GBR 21’10”
90 FAHLIN Emilia WHT SWE ‘ ‘
91 TUSLAITE Daiva ALE LTU ‘ ‘
92 KNOL Willeke CPC NED ‘ ‘
93 SPOOR Winanda LWK NED 23’18”

Did not finish
BAKER Georgia ORS AUS
DOEBEL-HICKOK Kristabel CPC USA
*RAGUSA Katia BPK ITA
*COBB Alice LWD GBR
SCHWEIZER Doris TVW SUI
PEDERSEN Camilla TVW DEN
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QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAINS 

1 CORDON RAGOT Audrey FRA WHT 10
2 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL WM3 5
3 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA WHT 4
4 VAN DIJK Ellen NED SUN 3
5 GILLOW Shara AUS FDJ 2
6 PIETERS Amy NED DLT 1
7 VAN DER BREGGEN Anna NED DLT 1

Haselbech – km 24.8
1 CORDON RAGOT Audrey FRA WHT 4
2 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL WM3 3
3 GILLOW Shara AUS FDJ 2
4 VAN DER BREGGEN Anna NED DLT 1

Rockingham Hill – km 73.9
1 CORDON RAGOT Audrey FRA WHT 6
2 DOEBEL-HICKOK Kristabel USA CPC 5
3 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA WHT 4
4 VAN DIJK Ellen NED SUN 3
5 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL WM3 2
6 PIETERS Amy NED DLT 1

SPRINTS CLASSIFICATION 

1 KLEIN Lisa GER CBT 5
2 D’HOORE Jolien BEL WHT 5
3 PIETERS Amy NED DLT 2

Desborough – km 55.2
1 KLEIN Lisa GER CBT 3
2 D’HOORE Jolien BEL WHT 2
3 PIETERS Amy NED DLT 1

Oundle – km 97
1 D’HOORE Jolien BEL WHT 3
2 KLEIN Lisa GER CBT 2
3 PIETERS Amy NED DLT 1

TEAMS CLASSIFICATION 
1 Wm3 Pro Cycling Team 11h38’29” 00″
2 Team Sunweb 11h40’11” 01’42”
3 Cervelo – Bigla Pro Cycling Team 11h40’11” ‘ ‘
4 Canyon Sram Racing 11h40’11” ‘ ‘
5 Fdj Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope 11h40’19” 01’50”
6 Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam 11h40’19” ‘ ‘
7 Hitec Products 11h40’19” ‘ ‘
8 Wiggle High5 11h40’19” ‘ ‘
9 Team Wnt Pro Cycling 11h40’19” ‘ ‘
10 Drops 11h40’20” 01’51”
11 Ale Cipollini 11h40’28” 01’59”
12 Lensworld – Kuota 11h40’28” ‘ ‘
13 Cylance Pro Cycling 11h40’35” 02’06”
14 Bepink Cogeas 11h40’43” 02’14”
15 Team Veloconcept Women 11h40’52” 02’23”
16 Orica Scott 11h40’57” 02’28”
17 Lares – Waowdeals Women Cycling Team 11h41’24” 02’55”

BEST BRITISH CLASSIFICATION 
1 BARNES Alice DRP GBR 00″
2 ARCHIBALD Katie WNT GBR ‘ ‘
3 BARNES Hannah LPR GBR ‘ ‘
4 DURRELL Rebecca DRP GBR ‘ ‘
5 KING Danielle CPC GBR 07″
6 ROE Eileen WNT GBR 08″
7 DEIGNAN Elizabeth DLT GBR ‘ ‘
8 GRINCZER Natalie WNT GBR ‘ ‘
9 PAYTON Hannah DRP GBR 17″
10 PARKINSON Abby-Mae DRP GBR ‘ ‘
11 BRAMMEIER Nikki DLT GBR 24″
12 SIMPSON Annabel DRP GBR 03’15”
13 JONES Hayley WNT GBR 19’28”

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