Women’s Tour: Stage 4

Coryn Rivera retains race lead in Women’s Tour as Amalie Dideriksen wins stage 4 into Worcester, Best Brit Dani Rowe crashes in finale

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Women’s Tour: Stage 4

Former World Road Race Champion Amalie Dideriksen sprinted to victory alongside the banks of the River Severn in Worcester, as Stage Four of the Women’s Tour from Evesham culminated in a nail-biting finish.

A trio of riders, including Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig – who at one point was the virtual race leader – were eventually caught on the outskirts of Worcester with seven kilometres remaining. Ludwig (Cervélo-Bigla) and Audrey Cordon Ragot (Wiggle HIGH5) had joined early attacker Charlotte Becker (Hitec Products-BIRK Sport) just after the opening SKODA Queen of the Mountains climb at Snowshill on the edge of the Cotswolds.

The catch set up a fast finale, with the race heading past the world-famous cathedral and across the Severn, with Dideriksen (Boels Dolmans) sprinting to a clear victory ahead of Lotta Lepsstö (Cervélo-Bigla) and Marianne Vos (WaowDeals Pro Cycling). “We knew everyone was going to be a little tired coming into the sprint but with about 30kms to go we decided that it’d be me we’d ride for,” explained the delighted Dideriksen, who won the World title in Qatar in 2016.

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“The girls did an amazing lead-out and, you have to be patient in the end but still go before everyone else comes from behind. So I’m really happy I could pull it off. You always want to prove that you are there as a rider but, we have a strong team here at this race and we all believe in each other and, although we haven’t won until today I think we’ve raced some good stages. But obviously I’m really happy that I got another chance today, and having shown I have good form with my fifth place in the opening stage, with today’s stage suiting me a little better the team believed in me and gave me a really good lead out.”

Vos’ third place, and the ensuing time bonus, edged the Dutchwoman a second closer to overall leader Coryn Rivera (Team Sunweb), who retains the Leaders Jersey for a third day going into the race’s Welsh finale. “There was a really good stretch of cross tailwind and the girls did a great job and strung the field out with Boels Dolmans,” said Rivera. “It made the race hard and it was all about controlling the break from that point on.”

Rivera sits 14 seconds ahead of Vos, with her WaowDeals team-mate and British Rider Dani Rowe third overall at 22 seconds, despite being among a small group of riders caught up in a crash inside the final three kilometres. Four further riders sit within 30 seconds of the lead going into the final stage, predicted to be the toughest of the 2018 race as the Energy Women’s Tour heads to North Wales for the first time.

“Tomorrow is going to be a hard day,” added Rivera. “Lots of climbs and Boels and Canyon/SRAM], I’m anticipating, will make it difficult. As long as we stay together, there is a long way to the finish line after that last climb. Team work will be the most important thing tomorrow.”

Ludwig, who tried breaking clear from the breakaway group in the closing kilometres, added: “It was a hard day in the office but it was a lot of fun. “We tried something today and maybe we didn’t fully succeed but it was super cool. Even though we get caught, it was cool that Lotta could finish it off with a podium. The whole team rode so well and day by day we are coming together and uniting as a group.”

Thanks to her consistent finishing Vos takes over the Points Jersey with a four-point lead over Rivera, with the latter also continuing to lead the Sprints Jersey. Elisa Longo Borghini (Wiggle HIGH5) holds a 15-point lead in the Queen of the Mountains category, and needs just a solitary point from the final stage to claim the climber’s jersey.

Sunday sees the Women’s Tour conclude in North Wales as Stage Five covers 122 kilometres / 76 miles from Dolgellau to Colwyn Bay via Snowdonia.

Highlights of Stage Four are on ITV4 at 8pm (Saturday 16 June) with a repeat the following daytime on the same channel and available on demand via the ITV Hub.

Stage 4
1 *DIDERIKSEN Amalie DLT DEN B:10″ 00″
2 LEPISTÖ Lotta Pauliina CBT FIN B:06″ ‘ ‘
3 VOS Marianne WAD NED B:04″ ‘ ‘
4 HOSKING Chloe ALE AUS ‘ ‘
5 GUARISCHI Barbara TVC ITA ‘ ‘
6 *CONSONNI Chiara VAL ITA ‘ ‘
7 *JØRGENSEN Emma Cecilie Norsgaard CBT DEN ‘ ‘
8 D’HOORE Jolien MTS BEL ‘ ‘
9 EVANS Neah STR GBR ‘ ‘
10 FOURNIER Roxane FDJ FRA ‘ ‘
11 BUJAK Eugenia BTC SLO B:01″ ‘ ‘
12 BRAND Lucinda SUN NED ‘ ‘
13 PIETERS Amy DLT NED ‘ ‘
14 RIVERA Coryn SUN USA B:02″ ‘ ‘
15 MAJERUS Christine DLT LUX ‘ ‘
16 CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia VAL ITA ‘ ‘
17 WILD Kirsten WHT NED ‘ ‘
18 BUURMAN Eva DRP NED ‘ ‘
19 PAWLOWSKA Katarzyna TVC POL ‘ ‘
20 BRONZINI Giorgia CPC ITA ‘ ‘
21 TENNIGLO Moniek FDJ NED ‘ ‘
22 DUVAL Eugénie FDJ FRA ‘ ‘
23 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa WHT ITA ‘ ‘
24 ROY Sarah MTS AUS ‘ ‘
25 *LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup CBT DEN B:03″ ‘ ‘
26 STULTIENS Sabrina WAD NED ‘ ‘
27 MOBERG Emilie TVC NOR ‘ ‘
28 *KLEIN Lisa CSR GER ‘ ‘
29 SANGUINETI Ilaria VAL ITA ‘ ‘
30 BRENNAUER Lisa WHT GER ‘ ‘
31 *ERIC Jelena CPC SRB ‘ ‘
32 *IAKOVENKO Anastasiia BTC RUS ‘ ‘
33 FERRAND PREVOT Pauline CSR FRA ‘ ‘
34 KIRCHMANN Leah SUN CAN ‘ ‘
35 DURRELL Rebecca STR GBR ‘ ‘
36 *BOOGAARD Maaike BTC NED ‘ ‘
37 SIGGAARD Christina TVC DEN ‘ ‘
38 *HOLDEN Elizabeth DRP GBR ‘ ‘
39 BLAAK Chantal DLT NED ‘ ‘
40 *ANDERSEN Susanne HPU NOR ‘ ‘
41 HARRIS Elizabeth-Jane STR GBR ‘ ‘
42 KITCHEN Lauren FDJ AUS ‘ ‘
43 *KOPPENBURG Clara CBT GER ‘ ‘
44 *MACKAIJ Floortje SUN NED ‘ ‘
45 KESSLER Nina HPU NED ‘ ‘
46 TAGLIAFERRO Marta CPC ITA ‘ ‘
47 HANSELMANN Nicole CBT SUI ‘ ‘
48 EDMONDSON Annette WHT AUS ‘ ‘
49 MUCCIOLI Dalia VAL ITA ‘ ‘
50 ELVIN Gracie MTS AUS ‘ ‘
51 *MANLY Alexandra MTS AUS ‘ ‘
52 BASTIANELLI Marta ALE ITA ‘ ‘
53 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna CSR POL ‘ ‘
54 PENTON Sara TVC SWE ‘ ‘
55 DEMAY Coralie FDJ FRA ‘ ‘
56 AMIALIUSIK Alena CSR BLR ‘ ‘
57 GRINCZER Natalie WNT GBR ‘ ‘
58 BARNES Hannah CSR GBR ‘ ‘
59 PINTAR Urska BTC SLO ‘ ‘
60 MASON Chanel STR GBR ‘ ‘
61 *PARKINSON Abby-Mae DRP GBR ‘ ‘
62 VAN DIJK Ellen SUN NED ‘ ‘
63 *BARNES Alice CSR GBR ‘ ‘
64 CRUMPTON Bethany STR GBR ‘ ‘
65 WILLIAMS Georgia MTS NZL ‘ ‘
66 CORDON RAGOT Audrey WHT FRA B:02″ ‘ ‘
67 FRAPPORTI Simona HPU ITA ‘ ‘
68 *SOET Aafke WNT NED ‘ ‘
69 LORVIK Ingrid HPU NOR ‘ ‘
70 *POLLICINI Silvia VAL ITA ‘ ‘
71 *ZANETTIN Chiara VAL ITA ‘ ‘
72 ALLEN Jessica MTS AUS ‘ ‘
73 SHAPIRA Omer CPC ISR ‘ ‘
74 KOSTER Anouska WAD NED ‘ ‘
75 *LOWTHER Melissa STR GBR ‘ ‘
76 BATAGELJ Polona BTC SLO ‘ ‘
77 NILSSON Hanna BTC SWE ‘ ‘
78 BECKER Charlotte HPU GER B:04″ ‘ ‘
79 GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla CPC ESP ‘ ‘
80 RATTO Rossella CPC ITA ‘ ‘
81 PALADIN Soraya ALE ITA ‘ ‘
82 ENSING Janneke ALE NED ‘ ‘
83 SLIK Rozanne FDJ NED ‘ ‘
84 SOEK Julia SUN NED ‘ ‘
85 ROOIJAKKERS Paulien WAD NED 02’43”
86 PILOTE-FORTIN Gabrielle WNT CAN 00″
87 PLICHTA Anna DLT POL ‘ ‘
88 HEINE Vita HPU NOR ‘ ‘
89 *KOREVAAR Jeanne WAD NED ‘ ‘
90 ROWE Danielle WAD GBR ‘ ‘
91 SPOOR Winanda WNT NED ‘ ‘
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OVERALL
1 RIVERA Coryn SUN USA 14h48’44” 00″
2 VOS Marianne WAD NED 14h48’58” 14″
3 ROWE Danielle WAD GBR 14h49’06” 22″
4 PIETERS Amy DLT NED 14h49’09” 25″
5 MAJERUS Christine DLT LUX ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
6 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa WHT ITA 14h49’13” 29″
7 BUJAK Eugenia BTC SLO 14h49’14” 30″
8 BUURMAN Eva DRP NED 14h49’15” 31″
9 CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia VAL ITA ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
10 FERRAND PREVOT Pauline CSR FRA ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
11 STULTIENS Sabrina WAD NED ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
12 *IAKOVENKO Anastasiia BTC RUS ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
13 VAN DIJK Ellen SUN NED ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
14 AMIALIUSIK Alena CSR BLR ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
15 PALADIN Soraya ALE ITA ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
16 ROY Sarah MTS AUS 14h49’20” 36″
17 BRONZINI Giorgia CPC ITA 14h49’24” 40″
18 *LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup CBT DEN 14h49’29” 45″
19 FOURNIER Roxane FDJ FRA 14h49’30” 46″
20 DUVAL Eugénie FDJ FRA ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
21 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna CSR POL 14h49’31” 47″
22 PAWLOWSKA Katarzyna TVC POL 14h49’32” 48″
23 BLAAK Chantal DLT NED ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
24 NILSSON Hanna BTC SWE ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
25 BATAGELJ Polona BTC SLO ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
26 RATTO Rossella CPC ITA ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
27 ENSING Janneke ALE NED ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
28 *DIDERIKSEN Amalie DLT DEN 14h49’38” 54″
29 BRAND Lucinda SUN NED 14h49’48” 01’04”
30 *KLEIN Lisa CSR GER ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
31 *PARKINSON Abby-Mae DRP GBR ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
32 LORVIK Ingrid HPU NOR ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
33 BRENNAUER Lisa WHT GER 14h49’53” 01’09”
34 *KOPPENBURG Clara CBT GER 14h49’55” 01’11”
35 ELVIN Gracie MTS AUS ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
36 SHAPIRA Omer CPC ISR ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
37 WILLIAMS Georgia MTS NZL 14h49’58” 01’14”
38 *MACKAIJ Floortje SUN NED 14h50’10” 01’26”
39 *ANDERSEN Susanne HPU NOR 14h50’16” 01’32”
40 KIRCHMANN Leah SUN CAN ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
41 *MANLY Alexandra MTS AUS 14h50’31” 01’47”
42 HEINE Vita HPU NOR 14h50’32” 01’48”
43 HOSKING Chloe ALE AUS 14h50’34” 01’50”
44 *KOREVAAR Jeanne WAD NED 14h50’51” 02’07”
45 *BARNES Alice CSR GBR 14h51’06” 02’22”
46 PINTAR Urska BTC SLO 14h53’32” 04’48”
47 SLIK Rozanne FDJ NED ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
48 BECKER Charlotte HPU GER 14h53’44” 05’00”
49 EVANS Neah STR GBR 14h53’48” 05’04”
50 GRINCZER Natalie WNT GBR ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
51 *HOLDEN Elizabeth DRP GBR 14h53’55” 05’11”
52 DEMAY Coralie FDJ FRA 14h54’05” 05’21”
53 PILOTE-FORTIN Gabrielle WNT CAN 14h54’26” 05’42”
54 BARNES Hannah CSR GBR 14h54’35” 05’51”
55 MOBERG Emilie TVC NOR ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
56 PENTON Sara TVC SWE ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
57 *LOWTHER Melissa STR GBR ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
58 *JØRGENSEN Emma Cecilie Norsgaard CBT DEN 14h55’03” 06’19”
59 WILD Kirsten WHT NED 14h55’15” 06’31”
60 MASON Chanel STR GBR 14h55’19” 06’35”
61 CRUMPTON Bethany STR GBR 14h55’28” 06’44”
62 CORDON RAGOT Audrey WHT FRA 14h55’40” 06’56”
63 HARRIS Elizabeth-Jane STR GBR 14h56’12” 07’28”
64 KITCHEN Lauren FDJ AUS 14h58’17” 09’33”
65 BASTIANELLI Marta ALE ITA 14h58’49” 10’05”
66 TENNIGLO Moniek FDJ NED 14h59’04” 10’20”
67 KOSTER Anouska WAD NED ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
68 SOEK Julia SUN NED ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
69 *POLLICINI Silvia VAL ITA 14h59’20” 10’36”
70 MUCCIOLI Dalia VAL ITA 14h59’35” 10’51”
71 *CONSONNI Chiara VAL ITA 14h59’44” 11’00”
72 SANGUINETI Ilaria VAL ITA ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
73 KESSLER Nina HPU NED ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
74 TAGLIAFERRO Marta CPC ITA ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
75 ALLEN Jessica MTS AUS 14h59’46” 11’02”
76 GUARISCHI Barbara TVC ITA 15h00’06” 11’22”
77 PLICHTA Anna DLT POL 15h00’46” 12’02”
78 GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla CPC ESP 15h01’28” 12’44”
79 D’HOORE Jolien MTS BEL 15h02’34” 13’50”
80 LEPISTÖ Lotta Pauliina CBT FIN 15h07’05” 18’21”
81 *ERIC Jelena CPC SRB 15h07’13” 18’29”
82 SIGGAARD Christina TVC DEN ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
83 *BOOGAARD Maaike BTC NED ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
84 HANSELMANN Nicole CBT SUI ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
85 SPOOR Winanda WNT NED ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
86 *SOET Aafke WNT NED 15h07’51” 19’07”
87 *ZANETTIN Chiara VAL ITA ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
88 FRAPPORTI Simona HPU ITA 15h08’34” 19’50”
89 EDMONDSON Annette WHT AUS 15h09’00” 20’16”
90 ROOIJAKKERS Paulien WAD NED 15h10’34” 21’50”
91 DURRELL Rebecca STR GBR 15h10’54” 22’10”

Queen of the Mountains

Snowshill – km 41.3
1 2 BECKER Charlotte GER HPU 10
2 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA WHT 9
3 VAN DIJK Ellen NED SUN 8
4 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CSR 7
5 VOS Marianne NED WAD 6
6 PIETERS Amy NED DLT 5
7 RIVERA Coryn USA SUN 4
8 ROWE Danielle GBR WAD 3
9 STULTIENS Sabrina NED WAD 2
10 BRAND Lucinda NED SUN 1

Atch Lench – km 77.4
1 CORDON RAGOT Audrey FRA WHT 4
2 BECKER Charlotte GER HPU 3
3 LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup DEN CBT 2
4 23 KIRCHMANN Leah CAN SUN 1

Overall
1 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ITA WHT 37
2 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna POL CSR 22
3 BECKER Charlotte GER HPU 13
4 VOS Marianne NED WAD 13
5 ROWE Danielle GBR WAD 12

SPRINTS

Broadway – km 37.5
1 BECKER Charlotte GER HPU 3
2 RIVERA Coryn USA SUN 2
3 BUJAK Eugenia SLO BTC 1

Inkberrow – km 92.1
1 LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup DEN CBT 3
2 CORDON RAGOT Audrey FRA WHT 2
3 BECKER Charlotte GER HPU

SPRINTS
1 RIVERA Coryn USA SUN 15
2 ROWE Danielle GBR WAD 9
3 PIETERS Amy NED DLT 6
4 BECKER Charlotte GER HPU 4
5 LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup DEN CBT 3

BEST OF BRITISH
Stage
1 EVANS Neah STR GBR 00″
2 DURRELL Rebecca STR GBR ‘ ‘
3 HOLDEN Elizabeth DRP GBR ‘ ‘
4 HARRIS Elizabeth-Jane STR GBR ‘ ‘
5 GRINCZER Natalie WNT GBR ‘ ‘
6 BARNES Hannah CSR GBR ‘ ‘
7 MASON Chanel STR GBR ‘ ‘
8 PARKINSON Abby-Mae DRP GBR ‘ ‘
9 BARNES Alice CSR GBR ‘ ‘
10 CRUMPTON Bethany STR GBR ‘ ‘
11 LOWTHER Melissa STR GBR ‘ ‘
12 ROWE Danielle WAD GBR ‘ ‘

Overall
1 ROWE Danielle WAD GBR 14h49’06” 00″
2 PARKINSON Abby-Mae DRP GBR 14h49’48” 42″
3 BARNES Alice CSR GBR 14h51’06” 02’00”
4 EVANS Neah STR GBR 14h53’48” 04’42”
5 GRINCZER Natalie WNT GBR 14h53’48” ‘ ‘
6 HOLDEN Elizabeth DRP GBR 14h53’55” 04’49”
7 BARNES Hannah CSR GBR 14h54’35” 05’29”
8 LOWTHER Melissa STR GBR 14h54’35” ‘ ‘
9 MASON Chanel STR GBR 14h55’19” 06’13”
10 CRUMPTON Bethany STR GBR 14h55’28” 06’22”
11 HARRIS Elizabeth-Jane STR GBR 14h56’12” 07’06”
12 DURRELL Rebecca STR GBR 15h10’54” 21’48”

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