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The Finale of the 2021 AJ Bell Women’s Tour – Report and Gallery

by Anna Magrath | Oct 9, 2021

DEMI VOLLERING WINS THE AJ BELL WOMEN’S TOUR IN FELIXSTOWE

Demi Vollering (SD Worx) clinched overall victory in the AJ Bell Women’s Tour, Britain’s biggest professional women’s race, as World Road Race Champion Elisa Balsamo (Valcar – Travel & Service) clinched the final stage – her first in the rainbow jersey.

Balsamo headed home Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) and Chloe Hosking (Trek-Segafredo) in front of packed crowds along Felixstowe’s seafront basking in the October sunshine, for the win in her final race of 2021.

Vollering finished safely within the main field to celebrate the overall victory by one minute two seconds over Juliette Labous (Team DSM), with Clara Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope) a further three seconds in arrears.

The win is Vollering’s first UCI Women’s WorldTour stage race victory and comes in a season where she has also won the prestigious single day races Liege-Bastogne-Liege and La Course.

“To win in this jersey is amazing – it was the perfect day,” [referring to her World Championship jersey] “My team did a really great lead-out for me.”

“We knew we were strong in the sprints but today was perfect. It’s wonderful. This was my first time at this race but I will definitely come here again!”

Elisa Balsamo

Stage 6 Winner, Valcar – Travel & Service

“It feels great. It’s really nice to win a stage race for the first time,” said Vollering. “I made a big gap in the time trial and then the last three days were flat so we tried to sprint for Amy [Pieters]and then we only needed to control it. It was a good week and really nice with a lot of people next to the road. It is always nice to see so many people into women’s cycling.”

Demi Vollering

Winner of the 2021 AJ Bell Women's Tour, Team SD Worx

The day was marked by a five-rider escape started by Eugenia Bujak (Alé BTC Ljubljana), containing Ana Santesteban (Team BikeExchange), Dani Christmas (Drops Le Col s/b TEMPUR), Sofia Bertizzolo (Liv Racing), and Veronica Ewers (Team TIBCO Silicon Valley Bank). The quintet built a lead of just over three minutes, making Santesteban the virtual leader on the road, but a combination of Vollering’s SD Worx’s squad and the other teams working towards the sprint pulled things back to set up the fast finish in Felixstowe.

Once again the Valcar – Travel & Service team performed an excellent lead-out after having gone close in previous days, but this time the World Champion was able to cap the team performance and round out the AJ Bell Women’s Tour with a win.

Behind Wiebes took second to secure the Sigma Sports Points jersey thanks to her brace of stage wins, with Hosking taking another top three position.

Elise Chabbey (Canyon SRAM Racing) won the ŠKODA Queen of the Mountains jersey for the best climber in the race while having taken the Eisberg Sprints jersey on day one in Oxfordshire, Nina Kessler (Team TIBCO Silicon Valley Bank) held on to the red jersey.

Alice Barnes (Canyon SRAM Racing) was the top British rider in seventh overall and one of three Brits in the top 10 with Pfieffer Georgi (Team DSM) in eighth, and Joss Lowden (Drops Le Col s/b Tempur) in tenth. There was further success for British riders with Hayley Simmonds (CAMS Basso) taking the Combativity Award after her tenacious stage five ride, while SD Worx clinched the team classification.

Highlights of Stage Six are on ITV4 at 20:00 on Saturday 9 October and available on demand via the ITV Hub.

Results

STAGE 6 RESULTS

1 Elisa BALSAMO [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 03:53:51

2 Lorena WIEBES [NED] Team DSM 03:53:51

3 Chloe HOSKING [AUS] Trek – Segafredo 03:53:51

4 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 03:53:51

5 Amber VAN DER HULST [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 03:53:51

6 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 03:53:51

7 Maria Apolonia VAN ‘T GELOOF [NED] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 03:53:51

8 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 03:53:51

9 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 03:53:51

10 Alice BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 03:53:51

11 Josie NELSON [GBR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 03:53:51

12 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 03:53:51

13 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 03:53:54

14 Juliette LABOUS [FRA] Team DSM 03:53:54

15 Pfeiffer GEORGI [GBR] Team DSM 03:53:54

16 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 03:53:54

17 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 03:53:54

18 Aude BIANNIC [FRA] Movistar Team 03:53:54

19 Maaike BOOGAARD [NED] Ale BTC Ljubljana 03:53:54

20 Christine MAJERUS [LUX] Team SD Worx 03:53:54

21 Lourdes OYARBIDE JIMENEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 03:53:54

22 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 03:54:01

23 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 03:54:01

24 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 03:54:01

25 Margaux VIGIE [FRA] Valcar – Travel & Service 03:54:02

26 Anna SHACKLEY [GBR] Team SD Worx 03:54:02

27 Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 03:54:02

28 Abi SMITH [GBR] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 03:54:02

29 Pien LIMPENS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 03:54:02

30 Natalie GRINCZER [GBR] CAMS – Basso 03:54:02

31 April TACEY [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 03:54:02

32 Elena CECCHINI [ITA] Team SD Worx 03:54:02

33 Soraya PALADIN [ITA] Liv Racing 03:54:02

34 Chantal BLAAK [NED] Team SD Worx 03:54:02

35 Mischa BREDEWOLD [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 03:54:02

36 Eugenia BUJAK [SLO] Ale BTC Ljubljana 03:54:02

37 Sophie WRIGHT [GBR] Ale BTC Ljubljana 03:54:02

38 Hayley SIMMONDS [GBR] CAMS – Basso 03:54:02

39 Jelena ERIC [SRB] Movistar Team 03:54:02

40 Lauren STEPHENS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 03:54:02

41 Ilaria SANGUINETI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 03:54:02

42 Nicole FRAIN [AUS] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 03:54:02

43 Alice TOWERS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 03:54:15

44 Emma EDWARDS [USA] CAMS – Basso 03:54:15

45 Victorie GUILMAN [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 03:54:15

46 Jade WIEL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 03:54:15

47 Alice LETHBRIDGE [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 03:54:21

48 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 03:54:21

49 Femke GERRITSE [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 03:54:21

50 Ane SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ [ESP] Team BikeExchange 03:54:21

51 Anna CHRISTIAN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 03:54:21

52 Danielle CHRISTMAS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 03:54:21

53 Veronica EWERS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 03:54:27

54 Liane LIPPERT [GER] Team DSM 03:54:32

55 Mari Hole MOHR [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 03:55:00

56 Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek – Segafredo 03:55:01

57 Audrey CORDON RAGOT [FRA] Trek – Segafredo 03:56:33

58 Connie HAYES [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 03:56:39

59 Becky STORRIE [GBR] CAMS – Basso 03:56:39

60 Hannah BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 03:56:46

61 Ella HARRIS [NZL] Canyon SRAM Racing 03:56:35

62 Trixi WORRACK [GER] Trek – Segafredo 03:56:58

63 Jessica ALLEN [AUS] Team BikeExchange 03:57:02

64 Elena PIRRONE [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 03:57:02

65 Pernille Larsen FELDMANN [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 03:58:07

66 Maelle GROSSETETE [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 03:58:07

67 Alicia GONZALEZ BLANCO [ESP] Movistar Team 03:58:11

68 Teniel CAMPBELL [TTO] Team BikeExchange 03:58:32

69 Katie SCOTT [GBR] CAMS – Basso 03:59:29

70 Jessica FINNEY [GBR] CAMS – Basso 03:59:29

71 Kirstie VAN HAAFTEN [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 03:59:49

72 Gloria RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 03:59:49

73 Phoebe MARTIN [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 04:01:04

905 Francesca MORGANS-SLADER [GBR] AWOL O’Shea

905 Eugénie DUVAL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope

905 Evita MUZIC [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope

AJ BELL LEADER'S JERSEY - FINAL STANDINGS

Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 15:54:38

1 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 15:54:38

2 Juliette LABOUS [FRA] Team DSM 15:55:40

3 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 15:55:43

4 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 15:55:45

5 Aude BIANNIC [FRA] Movistar Team 15:56:04

6 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 15:56:17

7 Alice BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 15:56:19

8 Pfeiffer GEORGI [GBR] Team DSM 15:56:24

9 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 15:56:25

10 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 15:56:25

11 Chantal BLAAK [NED] Team SD Worx 15:56:31

12 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 15:56:33

13 Anna SHACKLEY [GBR] Team SD Worx 15:56:47

14 Christine MAJERUS [LUX] Team SD Worx 15:56:48

15 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 15:56:54

16 Abi SMITH [GBR] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 15:57:10

17 Elisa BALSAMO [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 15:57:16

18 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 15:57:21

19 Maaike BOOGAARD [NED] Ale BTC Ljubljana 15:57:24

20 Lauren STEPHENS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 15:57:27

21 Hayley SIMMONDS [GBR] CAMS – Basso 15:57:28

22 Lourdes OYARBIDE JIMENEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 15:57:32

23 Elena CECCHINI [ITA] Team SD Worx 15:57:37

24 Mischa BREDEWOLD [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 15:57:39

25 Eugenia BUJAK [SLO] Ale BTC Ljubljana 15:57:45

26 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 15:57:58

27 Chloe HOSKING [AUS] Trek – Segafredo 15:58:00

28 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 15:58:04

29 Ane SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ [ESP] Team BikeExchange 15:58:06

30 Soraya PALADIN [ITA] Liv Racing 15:58:09

31 Natalie GRINCZER [GBR] CAMS – Basso 15:58:12

32 Pien LIMPENS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 15:58:24

33 Josie NELSON [GBR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 15:58:26

34 Veronica EWERS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 15:58:40

35 Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 15:58:40

36 Jade WIEL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 15:58:42

37 Jelena ERIC [SRB] Movistar Team 15:58:59

38 Amber VAN DER HULST [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 15:59:20

39 Ella HARRIS [NZL] Canyon SRAM Racing 15:59:41

40 Liane LIPPERT [GER] Team DSM 15:59:48

41 Victorie GUILMAN [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 15:59:49

42 Ilaria SANGUINETI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 15:59:50

43 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 16:00:03

44 Hannah BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 16:00:18

45 Sophie WRIGHT [GBR] Ale BTC Ljubljana 16:00:35

46 Nicole FRAIN [AUS] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 16:00:40

47 April TACEY [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 16:01:40

48 Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek – Segafredo 16:02:09

49 Lorena WIEBES [NED] Team DSM 16:02:23

50 Anna CHRISTIAN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 16:02:35

51 Femke GERRITSE [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 16:03:11

52 Alice LETHBRIDGE [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 16:03:21

53 Margaux VIGIE [FRA] Valcar – Travel & Service 16:03:30

54 Becky STORRIE [GBR] CAMS – Basso 16:04:39

55 Maria Apolonia VAN ‘T GELOOF [NED] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 16:05:03

56 Elena PIRRONE [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 16:05:27

57 Connie HAYES [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 16:05:58

58 Audrey CORDON RAGOT [FRA] Trek – Segafredo 16:06:14

59 Alicia GONZALEZ BLANCO [ESP] Movistar Team 16:06:16

60 Mari Hole MOHR [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 16:06:33

61 Danielle CHRISTMAS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 16:08:02

62 Teniel CAMPBELL [TTO] Team BikeExchange 16:08:35

63 Gloria RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 16:10:06

64 Trixi WORRACK [GER] Trek – Segafredo 16:10:11

65 Alice TOWERS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 16:14:19

66 Emma EDWARDS [USA] CAMS – Basso 16:14:45

67 Maelle GROSSETETE [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 16:15:23

68 Pernille Larsen FELDMANN [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 16:16:36

69 Kirstie VAN HAAFTEN [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 16:21:19

70 Katie SCOTT [GBR] CAMS – Basso 16:26:45

71 Jessica FINNEY [GBR] CAMS – Basso 16:32:04

72 Jessica ALLEN [AUS] Team BikeExchange 16:36:18

73 Phoebe MARTIN [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 16:38:17

SIGMA SPORTS POINTS JERSEY - FINAL STANDINGS

Lorena WIEBES [NED] Team DSM 42pts

1 Lorena WIEBES [NED] Team DSM 42pts

2 Chloe HOSKING [AUS] Trek – Segafredo 37pts

3 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 33pts

4 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 32pts

5 Elisa BALSAMO [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 27pts

6 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 23pts

7 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 20pts

8 Maria Apolonia VAN ‘T GELOOF [NED] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 19pts

9 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 16pts

10 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 14pts

11 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 12pts

12 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 12pts

13 Alice BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 11pts

14 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 10pts

15 Juliette LABOUS [FRA] Team DSM 8pts

16 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 7pts

17 Amber VAN DER HULST [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 7pts

18 Audrey CORDON RAGOT [FRA] Trek – Segafredo 7pts

19 Pfeiffer GEORGI [GBR] Team DSM 6pts

20 Elena CECCHINI [ITA] Team SD Worx 6pts

21 Hannah BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 6pts

22 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 5pts

23 Chantal BLAAK [NED] Team SD Worx 5pts

24 Abi SMITH [GBR] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 4pts

25 Maaike BOOGAARD [NED] Ale BTC Ljubljana 4pts

26 Aude BIANNIC [FRA] Movistar Team 3pts

27 Josie NELSON [GBR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 3pts

28 Veronica EWERS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 3pts

29 Anna SHACKLEY [GBR] Team SD Worx 2pts

SKODA QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAINS JERSEY - FINAL STANDINGS

Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 20pts

1 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 20pts

2 Ane SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ [ESP] Team BikeExchange 14pts

3 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 11pts

4 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 6pts

5 Hayley SIMMONDS [GBR] CAMS – Basso 6pts

6 Liane LIPPERT [GER] Team DSM 6pts

7 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 3pts

8 Ella HARRIS [NZL] Canyon SRAM Racing 3pts

9 Alice TOWERS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 3pts

10 Elisa BALSAMO [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 3pts

11 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 2pts

12 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 2pts

13 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 2pts

14 Eugenia BUJAK [SLO] Ale BTC Ljubljana 2pts

15 Elena PIRRONE [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 2pts

16 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 1pt

17 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 1pt

18 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 1pt

19 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 1pt

20 Soraya PALADIN [ITA] Liv Racing 1pt

21 Sophie WRIGHT [GBR] Ale BTC Ljubljana 1pt

22 Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek – Segafredo 1pt

23 Danielle CHRISTMAS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 1pt

ISBERG SPRINTS JERSEY - FINAL STANDINGS

Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 15pts

1 Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 15pts

2 Lorena WIEBES [NED] Team DSM 7pts

3 Hayley SIMMONDS [GBR] CAMS – Basso 6pts

4 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 6pts

5 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 6pts

6 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 5pts

7 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 4pts

8 Eugenia BUJAK [SLO] Ale BTC Ljubljana 3pts

9 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 3pts

10 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 2pts

11 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 2pts

12 Connie HAYES [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 2pts

13 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 1pt

14 Danielle CHRISTMAS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 1pt

15 Teniel CAMPBELL [TTO] Team BikeExchange 1pt

TEAM CLASSIFICATION

1 Team SD Worx [NED] 47:46:56

2 Team DSM [GER] 47:48:20

3 Movistar Team [ESP] 47:50:13

4 Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank [USA] 47:50:52

5 Canyon SRAM Racing [GER] 47:51:59

6 Ale BTC Ljubljana [ITA] 47:52:10

7 FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope [FRA] 47:53:11

8 Team BikeExchange [AUS] 47:53:58

9 Valcar – Travel & Service [ITA] 47:54:03

10 Parkhotel Valkenburg [NED] 47:55:23

11 Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR [GBR] 47:56:23

12 CAMS – Basso [GBR] 47:57:50

13 Trek – Segafredo [USA] 48:05:39

14 Team Coop – Hitec Products [NOR] 48:09:24

15 AWOL O’Shea [GBR] 48:42:50

2022 Women's Tour Preview

The next edition of the AJ Bell Women’s Tour takes place between Monday 6 and Saturday 11 June 2022. Final race details will be confirmed by the UCI, cycling’s governing body, in Autumn 2021.

GRAND DÉPART: COLCHESTER
In addition to hosting the start of stage five in the 2021 Women’s Tour, Colchester will also welcome the world’s best riders on day one of next year’s race.
Race organisers SweetSpot are working alongside Colchester Borough Council in partnership with Colchester Amphora Trading Ltd, its wholly-owned commercial company, to deliver the event.

STAGE TBA: OXFORDSHIRE
Oxfordshire will feature in the Women’s Tour for a third-consecutive year in 2022 as part of a three-year partnership with SweetSpot.
Details of the 2022 stage will be announced next year.

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Stage 5 – AJ Bell Women’s Tour 2021 – Race Report and Gallery

by Anna Magrath | Oct 8, 2021

LORENA WIEBES DOUBLES UP IN CLACTON AFTER AJ BELL WOMEN’S TOUR THRILLER

Lorena Wiebes became only the second rider in AJ Bell Women’s Tour history to claim back-to-back stage victories when she produced another dominant sprint to win in Clacton-on-Sea on Friday.

Wiebes (Team DSM) beat newly-crowned world champion Elisa Balsamo (Valcar – Travel & Service) to the victory, while Drops – Le Col s/b TEMPUR rider Maria Van’t Geloof won a close-fought battle for third.

Only Dutchwoman Wiebes’ compatriot Marianne Vos had previously won consecutive stages of the UK’s most prestigious women’s race, a run that coincidentally started when Vos also won in Clacton-on-Sea during the 2014 edition.

Race leader Demi Vollering (SD Worx) finished safely within the peloton to move closer to being crowned the race’s overall winner, although for a large part of the day British rider Hayley Simmonds (CAMS – Basso Bikes) was the virtual blue jersey following an audacious solo attack on the roads of Essex.

Vollering retains a 1:09 lead over Juliette Labous (Team DSM) going into Saturday’s final stage, while Clara Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle – Aquitaine) reduced her deficit to 1:16 after picking up bonus seconds in the day’s two Eisberg sprints.

“We put Liane [Lippert] in the front for the chase and everything was under control actually so that was good” said Wiebes afterwards. “With the lead-out we were a bit too early in the front. It was a bit chaotic but in the last bend I found my way to the front and almost directly started my sprint. So I came with some speed from behind and it worked out pretty good we controlled the day.”

Lorena Wiebes

Stage 5 Winner

“My team were totally in control today,” said Vollering. “They went on the front and did a few turns and keep the speed a bit high and then bring back the break so that was good.

“Tomorrow we need to keep it together and make it a good race again. We don’t have a plan yet; we need to see first, look a bit better at the route and then we will see.”

Demi Vollering

Race Leader, Team SD Worx

The story of the day looked like being Simmonds’ performance, after the time trial specialist attacked seven kilometres out from the start in Colchester. Having started the day 2:55 behind Vollering on GC, she amassed a lead of four-and-a-half minutes with 50 kilometres remaining.

However, a mix of action in the peloton on the ŠKODA Queen of the Mountains climb at Manningtree combined with Simmonds’ fatigue saw her caught just 15 kilometres outside of Clacton.

Wiebes again looked unstoppable once she had started her sprint along Marine Parade West and duly claimed her 12th victory of the season. Race leader Vollering finished out of trouble in 30th.

Thanks to her victory, Wiebes moves into the lead of the Sigma Sports points jersey, two points ahead of Chloe Hosking (Trek-Segafredo), who added a fourth-place finish to her second (Banbury) and third (Southend-on-Sea) already this week.

Elise Chabbey (Canyon SRAM Racing) and Nina Kessler (Team TIBCO Silicon – Valley Bank) retained their ŠKODA Queen of the Mountains and Eisberg sprints jerseys respectively. The pair only need to finish Saturday’s final stage to secure victory in those competitions.

Highlights of Stage Five are on ITV4 at 20:00 on Friday 8 October and available on demand via the ITV Hub.

“Seeing local residents and schools come out and cheer on the riders along the route has been an absolute pleasure. We feel very proud to have welcomed such an amazing line-up of talented sports women from around the world and hope the event inspires many more of us to get active and make the most of the wonderful sporting facilities available to us in the borough.

“We now look forward to hosting the Women’s Tour once again in June 2022.”

Cllr Paul Dundas

Council Leader, Colchester Borough Council

Results

STAGE 5 RESULTS

RANK	NAT	RIDER	BIB	TEAM	BONUS	GAP
1.		WIEBES Lorena	151	DSM	10″	2h19’53”
2.		BALSAMO Elisa	131	VAL	06″	00″
3.		VAN ‘T GELOOF Maria Apolonia	116	DRP	04″	00″
4.		HOSKING Chloe	3	TFS		00″
5.		COPPONI Clara	62	FDJ	03″	00″
6.		BERTIZZOLO Sofia	92	LIV		00″
7.		BASTIANELLI Marta	31	ALE		00″
8.		GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla	121	MOV		00″
9.		PIETERS Amy	21	SDW	01″	00″
10.		VAN DER HULST Amber	75	PHV		00″

AJ BELL LEADER'S JERSEY

Demi Vollering

RANK	NAT	RIDER	BIB	TEAM	BONUS	GAP
1.		VOLLERING Demi	26	SDW	01″	12h00’37”
2.		LABOUS Juliette	155	DSM		01’09”
3.		COPPONI Clara	62	FDJ	13″	01’16”
4.		PIETERS Amy	21	SDW	13″	01’19”
5.		BIANNIC Aude	122	MOV		01’33”
6.		KIRCHMANN Leah	154	DSM	02″	01’46”
7.		LOWDEN Joscelin	111	DRP		01’47”
8.		BARNES Alice	12	CSR		01’51”
9.		BLAAK Chantal	22	SDW		01’52”
10.		GEORGI Pfeiffer	152	DSM		01’53”

SIGMA SPORTS POINTS JERSEY

Lorena Wiebes

RANK	NAT	RIDER	BIB	TEAM	PTS
1.		WIEBES Lorena	151	DSM	30
2.		HOSKING Chloe	3	TFS	28
3.		COPPONI Clara	62	FDJ	27
4.		GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla	121	MOV	26
5.		BASTIANELLI Marta	31	ALE	21

SKODA QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAINS JERSEY

Elise Chabbey

RANK	NAT	RIDER	BIB	TEAM	PTS
1.		CHABBEY Elise	14	CSR	20
2.		VOLLERING Demi	26	SDW	9
3.		SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ Ane	145	BEX	8
4.		ENSING Janneke	144	BEX	6
5.		SIMMONDS Hayley	81	CAT	6

ISBERG SPRINTS JERSEY

Nina KESSLER [NED]

1.	KESSLER Nina	105	TIB	15
2.	SIMMONDS Hayley	81	CAT	6
3.	ROY Sarah	141	BEX	6
4.	BERTIZZOLO Sofia	92	LIV	4
5.	WIEBES Lorena	151	DSM	4

TEAM CLASSIFICATION

RANK	NAT	TEAM	GAP
1.		Team SD Worx	36h05’10”
2.		Team DSM	01’31”
3.		Canyon SRAM Racing	02’29”
4.		Movistar Team	03’24”
5.		Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank	03’36”

Stage 6 Preview

The world’s top cyclists will return to Suffolk in 2021 as the county hosts the final stage of the Women’s Tour between Haverhill and Felixstowe on Saturday 9 October. It will be the first time that Suffolk, which aims to be England’s most active county, has hosted the final stage of race since 2014.

The stage, which was set to be a part of last year’s Women’s Tour prior to its postponement owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, was initially unveiled at the Port of Felixstowe in January 2020. Haverhill is new to the Women’s Tour while Felixstowe – which appeared in inaugural edition of the race seven years ago – will host its first stage finish.

Stage 6 Map

Stage 6 Race Profile

Stage 6 Timetable

ROUTE DETAILS							ESTIMATED TIMETABLE
kms	kms to go	Miles	Miles to go	Feature	Instruction	Description	Base Speed	35	38	42
							Base Speed	110%	100%	90%
							Duration	04:29	04:05	03:40
0.00	4.60	0.00	2.90	Start Neutralised		High Street, Haverhill	38	11:00	11:00	11:00
0.00	155.3	0.00	96.6	Start Proper		B1061 Water Lane	38	11:15	11:15	11:15
1.1	154.2	0.7	95.9	Sign		Kedington	38	11:16	11:16	11:16
2.5	152.8	1.6	95.0	X.Roads	Straight	Sturmer Road	38	11:19	11:18	11:18
3.0	152.3	1.9	94.7	Sign		Great Wratting	38	11:20	11:19	11:19
3.8	151.5	2.4	94.2	Junction	Left	Withersfield Road	38	11:21	11:21	11:20
5.8	149.5	3.6	93.0	Sign		Withersfield	38	11:25	11:24	11:23
6.8	148.5	4.2	92.3	T.Junction	Left	Thurlow Road	38	11:26	11:25	11:24
7.8	147.5	4.9	91.7		Keep Left	Queen Street	38	11:28	11:27	11:26
9.1	146.2	5.7	90.9	R/about	2nd Exit	A1307 Withersfield Road	38	11:30	11:29	11:27
9.7	145.6	6.0	90.5	T.Lights	Straight	A1037 Withersfield Road	38	11:31	11:30	11:28
10.6	144.7	6.6	90.0	M R/about	1st Exit	A1037	38	11:33	11:31	11:30
10.7	144.6	6.7	89.9	R/about	2nd Exit	A143 Cangle Road	38	11:33	11:31	11:30
10.7	144.6	6.7	89.9		Keep Right	Central Island	38	11:33	11:31	11:30
10.8	144.5	6.7	89.9	R/about	2nd Exit	A143 Lords Croft Lane	38	11:33	11:32	11:30
11.0	144.3	6.8	89.7	R/about	2nd Exit	A143 Ehringshausen Way	38	11:34	11:32	11:30
11.1	144.2	6.9	89.7	T.Lights	Straight	A143 Ehringshausen Way	38	11:34	11:32	11:30
11.4	143.9	7.1	89.5	M R/about	2nd Exit	A143 Ehringshausen Way	38	11:34	11:33	11:31
12.0	143.3	7.5	89.1	M R/about	1st Exit	A143 Sturmer Road	38	11:35	11:33	11:32
12.3	143.0	7.6	88.9	M R/about	2nd Exit	A143 Sturmer Road	38	11:36	11:34	11:32
13.0	142.3	8.1	88.5	R/about	1st Exit	A1017 Rowley Hill	38	11:37	11:35	11:33
13.1	142.2	8.1	88.4	Sign		Braintree	38	11:37	11:35	11:33
13.3	142.0	8.3	88.3	Sign		Sturmer	38	11:38	11:36	11:33
15.6	139.7	9.7	86.9	Sign		New England	38	11:42	11:39	11:37
16.6	138.7	10.3	86.3		Keep Left	A1017	38	11:43	11:41	11:38
17.5	137.8	10.9	85.7	Junction	Left	A1092 Mill Road	38	11:45	11:42	11:39
17.6	137.7	10.9	85.6	Sign		Suffolk	38	11:45	11:42	11:40
17.7	137.6	11.0	85.6		Caution!	Narrow Bridge	38	11:45	11:42	11:40
17.8	137.5	11.1	85.5		Keep Right	A1092 Chapel Street	38	11:45	11:43	11:40
18.3	137.0	11.4	85.2	Sign		Stoke-by-Clare	38	11:46	11:43	11:41
20.3	135.0	12.6	83.9		Keep Left		38	11:50	11:47	11:43
21.0	134.3	13.1	83.5		Keep Right	A1092	38	11:51	11:48	11:44
22.1	133.2	13.7	82.8	Sign		Clare	38	11:53	11:49	11:46
23.6	131.7	14.7	81.9		Keep Left	A1092 Market Hill	38	11:55	11:52	11:48
23.6	131.7	14.7	81.9		Keep Right	A1092 Market Hill	38	11:55	11:52	11:48
26.4	128.9	16.4	80.2	Sign		Cavendish	38	12:00	11:56	11:52
27.6	127.7	17.2	79.4		Keep Right	A1092 High Street	38	12:02	11:58	11:54
29.2	126.1	18.2	78.4	Sign		Glemsford	38	12:05	12:01	11:56
29.2	126.1	18.2	78.4	Drinks Start			38	12:05	12:01	11:56
30.2	125.1	18.8	77.8	Junction	Right	B1065 Skate’s Hill	38	12:07	12:02	11:57
30.2	125.1	18.8	77.8	QoM 1	Start		38	12:07	12:02	11:57
31.7	123.6	19.7	76.9	QoM 1 Cat 3	Finish	Skate’s Hill	38	12:10	12:05	12:00
31.7	123.6	19.7	76.9			Green Zone	38	12:10	12:05	12:00
32.7	122.6	20.3	76.2	Junction	Right	Park Lane	38	12:11	12:06	12:01
33.7	121.6	21.0	75.6		Keep Left	Hobbs Lane	38	12:13	12:08	12:02
34.5	120.8	21.5	75.1	T.Junction	Left	A1092	38	12:14	12:09	12:04
36.5	118.8	22.7	73.9	Sign		Long Melford	38	12:18	12:12	12:06
37.2	118.1	23.1	73.4		Keep Right	B1064	38	12:19	12:13	12:07
37.3	118.0	23.2	73.4	T.Junction	Right	B1064 Hall Street	38	12:19	12:13	12:08
38.0	117.3	23.6	72.9	Sprint 1		Long Melford	38	12:21	12:15	12:09
39.9	115.4	24.8	71.8	X.Roads	Straight	Sudbury Road	38	12:24	12:18	12:11
40.8	114.5	25.4	71.2	R/about	3rd Exit	A131 Melford Road	38	12:25	12:19	12:12
40.9	114.4	25.4	71.1	Sign		Sudbury	38	12:26	12:19	12:13
42.6	112.7	26.5	70.1		Keep Left	A131 Girling Street	38	12:28	12:22	12:15
42.6	112.7	26.5	70.1	T.Junction	Left	A131 Girling Street	38	12:28	12:22	12:15
43.0	112.3	26.7	69.8	T.Lights	Left	B1115 East Street	38	12:29	12:22	12:16
43.1	112.2	26.8	69.8	X.Roads	Straight		38	12:29	12:23	12:16
44.2	111.1	27.5	69.1	R/about	2nd Exit	B1115 Waldingfield Road	38	12:31	12:24	12:17
44.4	110.9	27.6	69.0	R/about	2nd Exit	B1115 Waldingfield Road	38	12:32	12:25	12:18
46.3	109.0	28.8	67.8	Sign		Great Waldingfield	38	12:35	12:28	12:20
46.5	108.8	28.9	67.7	R/about	1st Exit	B1115	38	12:35	12:28	12:21
47.0	108.3	29.2	67.3	X.Roads	Straight	B1115 The Heath	38	12:36	12:29	12:21
48.5	106.8	30.2	66.4	Junction	Right	B1115	38	12:39	12:31	12:23
49.3	106.0	30.7	65.9	Sign		Little Waldingfield	38	12:40	12:32	12:25
51.0	104.3	31.7	64.9		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	38	12:43	12:35	12:27
51.4	103.9	32.0	64.6		Keep Right	B1115	38	12:44	12:36	12:28
53.2	102.1	33.1	63.5		Keep Left	B1115	38	12:47	12:39	12:30
54.5	100.8	33.9	62.7		Caution!	Narrow Bridge	38	12:49	12:41	12:32
54.6	100.7	34.0	62.6	T.Junction	Right	A1141 Brent Eleigh Road	38	12:49	12:41	12:32
55.0	100.3	34.2	62.4	Sign		Monks Eleigh	38	12:50	12:41	12:33
55.9	99.4	34.8	61.8	Junction	Right	B1115	38	12:52	12:43	12:34
56.5	98.8	35.1	61.4	Sign		Chelsworth	38	12:53	12:44	12:35
58.5	96.8	36.4	60.2	Sign		Bildeston	38	12:56	12:47	12:38
58.8	96.5	36.6	60.0	T.Junction	Left	B1115 High Street	38	12:57	12:47	12:38
58.9	96.4	36.6	59.9	Junction	Right	B1078 Ipswich Road	38	12:57	12:48	12:38
61.6	93.7	38.3	58.3	Sign		Nedging with Norton	38	13:01	12:52	12:42
62.0	93.3	38.6	58.0	Junction	Left	Crowcroft Road dir Crash Gate 2	38	13:02	12:52	12:43
62.4	92.9	38.8	57.8	Junction	Right	dir Crash Gate 2	38	13:03	12:53	12:43
62.5	92.8	38.9	57.7			Wattisham Airfield – Crash Gate 2	38	13:03	12:53	12:43
62.5	92.8	38.9	57.7	Junction	Left		38	13:03	12:53	12:43
62.8	92.5	39.1	57.5		Keep Right		38	13:04	12:54	12:44
63.3	92.0	39.4	57.2		Keep Right	Runway!	38	13:04	12:54	12:44
65.6	89.7	40.8	55.8	Junction	Right	Exit Runway	38	13:08	12:58	12:48
67.2	88.1	41.8	54.8	Junction	Left		38	13:11	13:01	12:50
67.3	88.0	41.9	54.7	T.Junction	Left		38	13:11	13:01	12:50
67.4	87.9	41.9	54.7	X.Roads	Straight		38	13:12	13:01	12:50
67.5	87.8	42.0	54.6	X.Roads	Straight		38	13:12	13:01	12:50
67.6	87.7	42.0	54.5	X.Roads	Straight		38	13:12	13:01	12:51
67.7	87.6	42.1	54.5	X.Roads	Straight		38	13:12	13:01	12:51
67.7	87.6	42.1	54.5	X.Roads	Straight		38	13:12	13:01	12:51
67.8	87.5	42.2	54.4		Keep Right	The Street	38	13:12	13:02	12:51
68.0	87.3	42.3	54.3	M R/about	1st Exit		38	13:13	13:02	12:51
68.0	87.3	42.3	54.3			Exit Airfield	38	13:13	13:02	12:51
69.1	86.2	43.0	53.6	Sign		Ringshall	38	13:15	13:04	12:53
69.9	85.4	43.5	53.1	Junction	Left	Stowmarket Road	38	13:16	13:05	12:54
70.4	84.9	43.8	52.8		Keep Right	Stowmarket Road	38	13:17	13:06	12:55
71.2	84.1	44.3	52.3		Keep Right	Stowmarket Road	38	13:18	13:07	12:56
73.0	82.3	45.4	51.2		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	38	13:21	13:10	12:58
73.6	81.7	45.8	50.8	Junction	Left		38	13:22	13:11	12:59
73.6	81.7	45.8	50.8	T.Junction	Right	Straight Road	38	13:22	13:11	12:59
74.6	80.7	46.4	50.2	Junction	Left	Mill Road	38	13:24	13:12	13:01
75.5	79.8	46.9	49.6	T.Junction	Right		38	13:26	13:14	13:02
75.7	79.6	47.1	49.5		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	38	13:26	13:14	13:02
77.5	77.8	48.2	48.4	T.Junction	Right	B1115 Finborough Road	38	13:29	13:17	13:05
80.1	75.2	49.8	46.8	Sign		Great Finborough	38	13:34	13:21	13:08
82.0	73.3	51.0	45.6		Keep Right	B1115	38	13:37	13:24	13:11
83.3	72.0	51.8	44.8		Caution!	Narrow Bridge	38	13:39	13:26	13:13
84.0	71.3	52.2	44.3		Caution!	Narrow Bridge	38	13:40	13:27	13:14
84.1	71.2	52.3	44.3		Keep Right		38	13:41	13:27	13:14
85.0	70.3	52.9	43.7	Sign		Stowmarket	38	13:42	13:29	13:15
85.6	69.7	53.2	43.3		Keep Left	B1115	38	13:43	13:30	13:16
85.7	69.6	53.3	43.3		Keep Right	B1115 Finborough Road	38	13:43	13:30	13:16
86.2	69.1	53.6	43.0		Keep Right	B1115 Finborough Road	38	13:44	13:31	13:17
86.4	68.9	53.7	42.8	T.Lights	Straight	B1115 Station Road West	38	13:45	13:31	13:17
86.5	68.8	53.8	42.8	T.Lights	Right	A1038 Gipping Way	38	13:45	13:31	13:17
86.7	68.6	53.9	42.7	T.Lights	Straight	A1038 Gipping Way	38	13:45	13:31	13:18
86.8	68.5	54.0	42.6	T.Lights	Straight	A1038 Gipping Way	38	13:45	13:32	13:18
87.7	67.6	54.5	42.0	R/about	2nd Exit	A1038	38	13:47	13:33	13:19
88.3	67.0	54.9	41.7	R/about	2nd Exit	B1113 Needham Road	38	13:48	13:34	13:20
88.4	66.9	55.0	41.6	T.Lights	Straight	B1113 Needham Road	38	13:48	13:34	13:20
88.8	66.5	55.2	41.4	Sign		Badley	38	13:49	13:35	13:21
91.1	64.2	56.7	39.9	Sign		Needham Market	38	13:53	13:38	13:24
91.2	64.1	56.7	39.9	Sprint 2		Needham Market	38	13:53	13:39	13:24
91.2	64.1	56.7	39.9			Green Zone	38	13:53	13:39	13:24
93.3	62.0	58.0	38.6	T.Lights	Straight	B1113 Lower Street	38	13:57	13:42	13:27
96.5	58.8	60.0	36.6	Sign		Great Blakenham	38	14:02	13:47	13:32
97.6	57.7	60.7	35.9		Keep Left		38	14:04	13:49	13:33
98.2	57.1	61.1	35.5		Caution!	Level Crossing	38	14:05	13:50	13:34
98.5	56.8	61.3	35.3	Sign		Claydon	38	14:06	13:50	13:34
99.1	56.2	61.6	34.9		Keep Left		38	14:07	13:51	13:35
99.1	56.2	61.6	34.9	T.Junction	Left	Norwich Road	38	14:07	13:51	13:35
100.6	54.7	62.6	34.0	Junction	Right	Sandy Lane	38	14:09	13:53	13:37
102.2	53.1	63.6	33.0	Sign		Hemmingstone	38	14:12	13:56	13:40
103.6	51.7	64.4	32.1		Keep Right	Sandy Lane	38	14:14	13:58	13:42
103.6	51.7	64.4	32.1	T.Junction	Right	B1078 Church Road	38	14:14	13:58	13:42
103.7	51.6	64.5	32.1		Caution!	Narrow Bridge	38	14:15	13:58	13:42
104.1	51.2	64.7	31.8		Keep Right	B1078 High Street	38	14:15	13:59	13:42
105.2	50.1	65.4	31.2	Sign		Hemmingstone	38	14:17	14:01	13:44
108.5	46.8	67.5	29.1		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	38	14:23	14:06	13:49
109.3	46.0	68.0	28.6	X.Roads	Straight	B1078	38	14:24	14:07	13:50
110.2	45.1	68.5	28.0	X.Roads	Straight	B1078 Swilland Road	38	14:26	14:09	13:51
111.8	43.5	69.5	27.1	T.Junction	Right	B1078	38	14:29	14:11	13:53
113.0	42.3	70.3	26.3	Junction	Left	B1078	38	14:31	14:13	13:55
113.0	42.3	70.3	26.3	QoM 2	Start		38	14:31	14:13	13:55
114.2	41.1	71.0	25.6	Sign		Clopton	38	14:33	14:15	13:57
114.9	40.4	71.5	25.1	QoM 2 Cat 3	Finish	Clopton Hill	38	14:34	14:16	13:58
114.9	40.4	71.5	25.1			Green Zone	38	14:34	14:16	13:58
115.8	39.5	72.0	24.6	Sign		Debach	38	14:36	14:17	13:59
116.7	38.6	72.6	24.0	Sign		Charsfield	38	14:37	14:19	14:00
117.6	37.7	73.1	23.4	Junction	Left		38	14:39	14:20	14:02
117.9	37.4	73.3	23.3		Keep Right		38	14:39	14:21	14:02
118.2	37.1	73.5	23.1	Junction	Right	The Street	38	14:40	14:21	14:02
119.1	36.2	74.1	22.5	T.Junction	Left	B1078 Park Lane	38	14:41	14:23	14:04
119.2	36.1	74.1	22.4		Keep Left		38	14:42	14:23	14:04
123.2	32.1	76.6	20.0	Sign		Wickham Market	38	14:48	14:29	14:10
123.4	31.9	76.7	19.8	T.Junction	Right	B1438 Snowden Hill	38	14:49	14:29	14:10
126.2	29.1	78.5	18.1		Keep Left	B1438	38	14:54	14:34	14:14
126.4	28.9	78.6	18.0	Sign		Ufford	38	14:54	14:34	14:14
127.6	27.7	79.3	17.2	Junction	Left	B1438	38	14:56	14:36	14:16
127.6	27.7	79.3	17.2	X.Roads	Straight	A1038 Gipping Way	38	14:56	14:36	14:16
128.5	26.8	79.9	16.7	Sign		Melton	38	14:58	14:37	14:17
129.6	25.7	80.6	16.0		Keep Right		38	15:00	14:39	14:19
129.9	25.4	80.8	15.8	T.Lights	Straight	B1438 Melton Road	38	15:00	14:40	14:19
131.0	24.3	81.5	15.1	Sign		Woodbridge	38	15:02	14:41	14:21
131.2	24.1	81.6	15.0	T.Lights	Left	B1438 Lime Kiln Quay Road	38	15:02	14:42	14:21
131.7	23.6	81.9	14.7	T.Lights	Straight	B1438 Quayside	38	15:03	14:42	14:22
132.0	23.3	82.1	14.5	Junction	Right	Quay Street	38	15:04	14:43	14:22
132.2	23.1	82.2	14.4	X.Roads	Straight	Church Street	38	15:04	14:43	14:22
132.4	22.9	82.3	14.2		Keep Left	Seckford Street	38	15:04	14:44	14:23
133.0	22.3	82.7	13.9		Keep Left	Drybridge Hill	38	15:06	14:45	14:24
133.6	21.7	83.1	13.5	X.Roads	Straight	Old Barrack Road	38	15:07	14:45	14:24
134.1	21.2	83.4	13.2	X.Roads	Left	B1438 Ipswich Road	38	15:07	14:46	14:25
134.5	20.8	83.6	12.9	Junction	Right	Sandy Lane	38	15:08	14:47	14:26
134.8	20.5	83.8	12.7	X.Roads	Straight	A1038 Gipping Way	38	15:09	14:47	14:26
135.3	20.0	84.1	12.4			20km to Finish – Green Zone	38	15:10	14:48	14:27
136.0	19.3	84.6	12.0	T.Junction	Left	The Street	38	15:11	14:49	14:28
136.3	19.0	84.8	11.8	Junction	Left	School Lane	38	15:11	14:50	14:28
136.8	18.5	85.1	11.5		Keep Right	Waldringfield Road	38	15:12	14:51	14:29
138.9	16.4	86.4	10.2	Sign		Waldringfield Heath	38	15:16	14:54	14:32
139.6	15.7	86.8	9.8	X.Roads	Straight		38	15:17	14:55	14:33
140.3	15.0	87.2	9.3			15km to Finish	38	15:18	14:56	14:34
140.6	14.7	87.4	9.1	Sign		Newbourne	38	15:19	14:57	14:34
141.3	14.0	87.9	8.7	T.Junction	Right	The Street	38	15:20	14:58	14:35
141.5	13.8	88.0	8.6		Keep Left		38	15:20	14:58	14:36
142.4	12.9	88.6	8.0		Keep Left	A1038 Gipping Way	38	15:22	14:59	14:37
142.9	12.4	88.9	7.7		Caution!	Severe Hump!	38	15:23	15:00	14:38
144.0	11.3	89.5	7.0		Keep Left		38	15:25	15:02	14:39
145.3	10.0	90.4	6.2	Sign		Kirton	38	15:27	15:04	14:41
145.3	10.0	90.4	6.2			10km to Finish	38	15:27	15:04	14:41
146.8	8.5	91.3	5.3	X.Roads	Straight		38	15:29	15:06	14:43
146.9	8.4	91.3	5.2	Sign		Trimley St Martin	38	15:30	15:06	14:43
148.4	6.9	92.3	4.3	R/about	2nd Exit	Howlett Way	38	15:32	15:09	14:45
149.1	6.2	92.7	3.9	Sign		Trimley St Martin	38	15:33	15:10	14:46
149.1	6.2	92.7	3.9	R/about	1st Exit	High Road	38	15:33	15:10	14:46
149.4	5.9	92.9	3.7	Sign		Trimley St Mary	38	15:34	15:10	14:47
150.0	5.3	93.3	3.3	M R/about	2nd Exit	High Road	38	15:35	15:11	14:48
150.3	5.0	93.5	3.1			5km to Finish – Green Zone	38	15:36	15:12	14:48
150.6	4.7	93.7	2.9	M R/about	2nd Exit	High Road	38	15:36	15:12	14:49
152.5	2.8	94.8	1.7	T.Lights	Right	A154 Garrison Lane	38	15:39	15:15	14:51
153.1	2.2	95.2	1.4	T.Lights	Straight	A154 Garrison Lane	38	15:40	15:16	14:52
153.4	1.9	95.4	1.2	R/about	2nd Exit	A154 Langar Road	38	15:41	15:17	14:52
154.1	1.2	95.8	0.7	T.Lights	Straight	A154 Langar Road	38	15:42	15:18	14:53
154.2	1.1	95.9	0.7	Junction	Left	Orford Road	38	15:42	15:18	14:54
154.3	1.0	96.0	0.6	X.Roads	Straight	Orford Road	38	15:43	15:18	14:54
154.4	0.9	96.0	0.6	T.Junction	Left	Sea Road	38	15:43	15:18	14:54
155.3	0.0	96.6	0.0	Finish		Sea Road, Felixstowe	38	15:44	15:20	14:55

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Stage 4 – AJ Bell Women’s Tour 2021 – Race Report and Gallery

by Anna Magrath | Oct 7, 2021

LORENA WIEBES WINS SOUTHEND-ON-SEA AJ BELL WOMEN’S TOUR STAGE

Team DSM’s Lorena Wiebes claimed the first AJ Bell Women’s Tour stage victory of her career in Southend-on-Sea on Thursday.

The Dutch rider produced a dominant sprint finish along Westcliff’s Western Esplanade in front of a huge crowd to take victory ahead of Chiara Consonni (Valcar – Travel & Service) and Trek – Segafredo’s Chloe Hosking.

Wiebes’ compatriot Demi Vollering (SD Worx) finished 21st to retain her race lead with just two stages remaining. Vollering has a 1-minute and nine seconds over Juliette Labous (Team DSM), with Joss Lowden (Drops – Le Col s/b TEMPUR) the top Brit in seventh overall.

At 22 years old, and making her debut in the race, Lorena Wiebes becomes the third youngest stage winner in AJ Bell Women’s Tour history.

“My team stayed on the front and really controlled it,” said Vollering, “So that was nice. A lot of other teams wanted to sprint here so we were not the only ones who wanted to keep together so that was a bit more easy for us.”

Looking ahead to the next two days and defending her lead, the SD Worx rider said; We have a really strong team here so I think that we will be fine.”

Demi Vollering

Tour Leader, Team SD Worx

“The win means a lot,” said Wiebes. “We really went for this win. Pfeiffer Georgi was really close at stage two so I’m really happy for the team that we took it today.”

Lorena Wiebes

Stage 4 Winner, Team SD Worx

Departing from Shoeburyness’ East Beach, the opening hour of racing was run off at over 42kph before a breakaway could stick, with first Janneke Ensing (Team BikeExchange) going solo and then after she was caught Movistar’s Lourdes Oyarbide built almost a minute’s lead.

The Spaniard was caught with 37 kilometres to go and with the pace high even a flurry of attacks on the short ŠKODA Queen of the Mountains climb of Hambro Hill with a little over 10 kilometres to go couldn’t prevent the sprint along Southend’s Western Esplanade.

Initially latching onto Consonni’s Valcar – Travel & Service team lead-out, Wiebes opened her sprint with 150 metres to go, powering through for her first win since July’s Giro Rosa.

Thanks to her fourth place on the stage Sheyla Gutierrez takes the Sigma Sports Points jersey while the standings in the other two classifications remain unchanged with Elisa Chabbey (Canyon SRAM Racing) in the ŠKODA Queen of the Mountains jersey and Nina Kessler (Team TIBCO Silicon Valley Bank) in the Eisberg Sprints jersey.

Highlights of Stage Four are on ITV4 at 20:00 on Thursday 7 October and available on demand via the ITV Hub.

Results

STAGE 4 RESULTS

1.	WIEBES Lorena	151	DSM	14″	2h54’43”
2.	CONSONNI Chiara	132	VAL	06″	00″
3.	HOSKING Chloe	3	TFS	04″	00″
4.	GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla	121	MOV		00″
5.	VAN ‘T GELOOF Maria Apolonia	116	DRP		00″
6.	BERTIZZOLO Sofia	92	LIV		00″
7.	ROY Sarah	141	BEX		00″
8.	BARNES Alice	12	CSR		00″
9.	BASTIANELLI Marta	31	ALE		00″
10.	PIETERS Amy	21	SDW	02″	00″

AJ BELL LEADER'S JERSEY

Demi Vollering

1.	VOLLERING Demi	26	SDW	01″	9h40’44”
2.	LABOUS Juliette	155	DSM		01’09”
3.	COPPONI Clara	62	FDJ	10″	01’19”
4.	PIETERS Amy	21	SDW	12″	01’20”
5.	BIANNIC Aude	122	MOV		01’33”
6.	KIRCHMANN Leah	154	DSM	02″	01’46”
7.	LOWDEN Joscelin	111	DRP		01’47”
8.	BARNES Alice	12	CSR		01’51”
9.	BLAAK Chantal	22	SDW		01’52”
10.	GEORGI Pfeiffer	152	DSM		01’53”

SIGMA SPORTS POINTS JERSEY

Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz

1.	GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla	121	MOV	23
2.	COPPONI Clara	62	FDJ	21
3.	HOSKING Chloe	3	TFS	21
4.	PIETERS Amy	21	SDW	18
5.	BASTIANELLI Marta	31	ALE	17

ISBERG SPRINTS JERSEY

Nina KESSLER [NED]

1.	KESSLER Nina	105	TIB	15
2.	ROY Sarah	141	BEX	6
3.	BERTIZZOLO Sofia	92	LIV	4
4.	WIEBES Lorena	151	DSM	4
5.	ENSING Janneke	144	BEX	3

SKODA QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAINS JERSEY

Elise Chabbey

1.	CHABBEY Elise	14	CSR	16
2.	VOLLERING Demi	26	SDW	9
3.	SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ Ane	145	BEX	7
4.	ENSING Janneke	144	BEX	6
5.	LIPPERT Liane	156	DSM	6

TEAM CLASSIFICATION

1.	Team SD Worx	29h05’31”
2.	Team DSM	01’31”
3.	Canyon SRAM Racing	02’29”
4.	Movistar Team	03’24”
5.	Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank	03’36”

Stage 5 Preview

Colchester and Clacton will host the penultimate stage of the Women’s Tour as the world’s top cyclists get set to race from the historic castle town to the English coast on Friday 8 October.

This stage will mark the first time that Colchester has welcomed the Women’s Tour, although the town’s notable links to cycling include hosting a Tour of Britain stage finish (2010) and four rounds of the Tour Series. In a two-year agreement with race organisers SweetSpot, Colchester will also host the start of Grand Départ of next year’s race in June 2022.

Meanwhile, Clacton will host its third stage finish in Women’s Tour history this year. Marianne Vos, the Women’s Tour first-ever champion, won along the seaside resort’s promenade during the inaugural 2014 event, before Belgian Jolien D’hoore triumphed there the following year.

Stage 5 Map

Stage 5 Race Profile

Stage 5 Timetable

ROUTE DETAILS							ESTIMATED TIMETABLE
kms	kms to go	Miles	Miles to go	Feature	Instruction	Description	Base Speed	35	38	42
							Base Speed	110%	100%	90%
							Duration	02:45	02:30	02:15
0.00	11.90	0.00	7.40	Start Neutralised		Northern Gateway Sports Park, Colchester	38	11:30	11:30	11:30
0.00	95.4	0.00	59.3	Start Proper		A137 Parsons Heath	38	11:50	11:50	11:50
0.3	95.1	0.2	59.1	Sign		Fox Street	38	11:50	11:50	11:50
3.4	92.0	2.1	57.2		Keep Right	A137	38	11:55	11:55	11:54
3.5	91.9	2.2	57.1	Sign		Ardleigh	38	11:56	11:55	11:54
4.1	91.3	2.5	56.8	X.Roads	Right	B1029 Station Road	38	11:57	11:56	11:55
4.5	90.9	2.8	56.5		Caution!	Level Crossing	38	11:57	11:57	11:56
4.9	90.5	3.0	56.3		Keep Left	B1029 Frating Road	38	11:58	11:57	11:56
6.6	88.8	4.1	55.2	Sign		Tendring	38	12:01	12:00	11:59
8.5	86.9	5.3	54.0	Sign		Great Bromley	38	12:04	12:03	12:02
8.9	86.5	5.5	53.8		Keep Right	B1029 Brook Street	38	12:05	12:04	12:02
8.9	86.5	5.5	53.8			Entry to Loop 63km (39 miles)	38	12:05	12:04	12:02
9.2	86.2	5.7	53.6		Keep Right	B1029 Parsons Hill	38	12:05	12:04	12:03
10.6	84.8	6.6	52.7	X.Roads	Right	Harwich Road	38	12:08	12:06	12:05
12.7	82.7	7.9	51.4	Sign		Elmstead Market	38	12:12	12:10	12:08
13.1	82.3	8.1	51.2	T.Lights	Right	A133 Clacton Road	38	12:12	12:10	12:08
13.3	82.1	8.3	51.1	X.Roads	Left	B1027 Colchester Main Road	38	12:13	12:11	12:08
14.8	80.6	9.2	50.1	Sign		Alresford	38	12:15	12:13	12:11
17.8	77.6	11.1	48.3	Sign		Thorrington	38	12:20	12:18	12:15
17.8	77.6	11.1	48.3	QoM 1	Start		38	12:20	12:18	12:15
18.7	76.7	11.6	47.7	QoM 1 Cat 3	Finish	Tenpenny Hill	38	12:22	12:19	12:16
18.7	76.7	11.6	47.7			Green Zone	38	12:22	12:19	12:16
18.8	76.6	11.7	47.6	M R/about	Straight	Double Mini Roundabout B1027 Clacton Road	38	12:22	12:19	12:16
24.9	70.5	15.5	43.8		Keep Left	B1027 Bypass Road	38	12:33	12:29	12:25
27.7	67.7	17.2	42.1	M R/about	2nd Exit	Jaywick Lane	38	12:38	12:33	12:29
28.8	66.6	17.9	41.4	Sign		Jaywick Sands	38	12:40	12:35	12:30
30.0	65.4	18.7	40.7	M R/about	1st Exit	West Road	38	12:42	12:37	12:32
30.0	65.4	18.7	40.7	Drinks	Start		38	12:42	12:37	12:32
31.9	63.5	19.8	39.5			1st Passage of Finish Line	38	12:45	12:40	12:35
32.4	63.0	20.1	39.2	M R/about	2nd Exit	Marine Parade West	38	12:46	12:41	12:36
32.5	62.9	20.2	39.1	T.Lights	Straight	Marine Parade East	38	12:46	12:41	12:36
34.5	60.9	21.5	37.9	Sign		Holland-on-Sea	38	12:49	12:44	12:39
36.1	59.3	22.4	36.9	Sprint 1		Holland-on-Sea	38	12:52	12:47	12:41
36.1	59.3	22.4	36.9			Green Zone	38	12:52	12:47	12:41
36.4	59.0	22.6	36.7	R/about	2nd Exit	B1032 Frinton Road	38	12:53	12:47	12:41
38.5	56.9	23.9	35.4	Sign		Great Holland	38	12:56	12:50	12:44
39.1	56.3	24.3	35.0	M R/about	2nd Exit	B1032 Main Road	38	12:57	12:51	12:45
39.8	55.6	24.7	34.6		Keep Right	B1032 Kirby Road	38	12:59	12:52	12:46
40.8	54.6	25.4	34.0	Sign		Kirby Cross	38	13:00	12:54	12:47
41.1	54.3	25.6	33.8	M R/about	1st Exit	B1033 Thorpe Road	38	13:01	12:54	12:48
43.3	52.1	26.9	32.4	X.Roads	Straight		38	13:05	12:58	12:51
43.9	51.5	27.3	32.0	Sign		Thorpe-le-Soken	38	13:06	12:59	12:52
45.2	50.2	28.1	31.2	M R/about	2nd Exit	B1414 Landermere Road	38	13:08	13:01	12:54
46.5	48.9	28.9	30.4		Keep Left		38	13:10	13:03	12:56
48.3	47.1	30.0	29.3	Sign		Beaumont cum Moze	38	13:13	13:06	12:58
48.6	46.8	30.2	29.1		Keep Right	B1414 Harwich Road	38	13:14	13:06	12:59
49.2	46.2	30.6	28.7		Keep Right	B1414 Harwich Road	38	13:15	13:07	12:59
51.5	43.9	32.0	27.3		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	38	13:19	13:11	13:03
52.7	42.7	32.8	26.6	Sign		Great Oakley	38	13:21	13:13	13:04
52.8	42.6	32.8	26.5	Junction	Left	Wix Road	38	13:21	13:13	13:05
55.3	40.1	34.4	24.9	T.Junction	Left	Harwich Road	38	13:26	13:17	13:08
55.3	40.1	34.4	24.9	Sign		Wix	38	13:26	13:17	13:08
56.0	39.4	34.8	24.5	X.Roads	Right	Bradfield Road	38	13:27	13:18	13:09
56.4	39.0	35.1	24.3		Keep Left	Bradfield Road	38	13:27	13:19	13:10
58.9	36.5	36.6	22.7	T.Junction	Right	The Street	38	13:32	13:23	13:13
61.5	33.9	38.2	21.1	Sign		Mistley	38	13:36	13:27	13:17
61.9	33.5	38.5	20.8	Sprint 2		Mistley	38	13:37	13:27	13:17
61.9	33.5	38.5	20.8			Green Zone	38	13:37	13:27	13:17
62.1	33.3	38.6	20.7		Keep Right	B1352 Harwich Road	38	13:37	13:28	13:18
63.9	31.5	39.7	19.6		Keep Left	B1352 Harwich Road	38	13:40	13:30	13:20
64.0	31.4	39.8	19.5		Caution!	Sharp Right Bend/Narrow!	38	13:41	13:31	13:20
64.2	31.2	39.9	19.4		Keep Right	B1352 High Street	38	13:41	13:31	13:21
64.3	31.1	40.0	19.3	Junction	Left	Colchester Road	38	13:41	13:31	13:21
64.3	31.1	40.0	19.3	QoM 2	Start		38	13:41	13:31	13:21
65.1	30.3	40.5	18.8	QoM 2 Cat 3	Finish	Manningtree	38	13:43	13:32	13:22
65.1	30.3	40.5	18.8			Green Zone	38	13:43	13:32	13:22
65.3	30.1	40.6	18.7		Keep Left	Colchester Road	38	13:43	13:33	13:22
65.7	29.7	40.9	18.5	T.Junction	Right	B1352 Long Road	38	13:44	13:33	13:23
66.1	29.3	41.1	18.2	M R/about	1st Exit	A137 Wignall Street	38	13:44	13:34	13:23
66.2	29.2	41.2	18.2	Junction	Left	Bromley Road	38	13:44	13:34	13:24
66.8	28.6	41.5	17.8	Sign		Little Bromley	38	13:46	13:35	13:24
68.4	27.0	42.5	16.8		Keep Right		38	13:48	13:38	13:27
68.5	26.9	42.6	16.7		Keep Left		38	13:48	13:38	13:27
69.5	25.9	43.2	16.1	Junction	Right	Church Road	38	13:50	13:39	13:28
70.1	25.3	43.6	15.7	T.Junction	Left	Spratts Lane Caution! Narrow	38	13:51	13:40	13:29
71.1	24.3	44.2	15.1		Keep Right	Badley Hall Road	38	13:53	13:42	13:31
72.5	22.9	45.1	14.2	T.Junction	Left	B1029 Brook Street	38	13:55	13:44	13:33
72.5	22.9	45.1	14.2			Rejoin Loop	38	13:55	13:44	13:33
72.8	22.6	45.3	14.1		Keep Right	B1029 Parsons Hill	38	13:56	13:44	13:33
74.1	21.3	46.1	13.2	X.Roads	Right	Harwich Road	38	13:58	13:47	13:35
75.4	20.0	46.9	12.4			20km to Finish – Green Zone	38	14:00	13:49	13:37
76.3	19.1	47.4	11.9	Sign		Elmstead Market	38	14:02	13:50	13:38
76.7	18.7	47.7	11.6	T.Lights	Right	A133 Clacton Road	38	14:03	13:51	13:39
76.9	18.5	47.8	11.5	X.Roads	Left	School Road	38	14:03	13:51	13:39
78.4	17.0	48.8	10.6	T.Junction	Left	B1027 Colchester Main Road	38	14:06	13:53	13:41
78.4	17.0	48.8	10.6	Sign		Alresford	38	14:06	13:53	13:41
80.4	15.0	50.0	9.3			15km to Finish	38	14:09	13:56	13:44
81.4	14.0	50.6	8.7	Sign		Thorrington	38	14:11	13:58	13:45
81.4	14.0	50.6	8.7	QoM 3	Start		38	14:11	13:58	13:45
82.3	13.1	51.2	8.1	QoM 3 Cat 3	Finish	Tenpenny Hill	38	14:12	13:59	13:46
82.3	13.1	51.2	8.1			Green Zone	38	14:12	13:59	13:46
82.4	13.0	51.2	8.1	M R/about	Straight	Double Mini Roundabout B1027 Clacton Road	38	14:13	14:00	13:47
85.4	10.0	53.1	6.2			10km to Race Finish	38	14:18	14:04	13:51
88.5	6.9	55.0	4.3		Keep Left	B1027 Bypass Road	38	14:23	14:09	13:55
90.4	5.0	56.2	3.1			5km to Finish – Green Zone	38	14:27	14:12	13:58
91.3	4.1	56.8	2.5	M R/about	2nd Exit	Jaywick Lane	38	14:28	14:14	13:59
92.3	3.1	57.4	1.9	Sign		Jaywick Sands	38	14:30	14:15	14:01
92.7	2.7	57.6	1.7		Keep Left	Jaywick Lane	38	14:31	14:16	14:01
93.5	1.9	58.1	1.2	M R/about	1st Exit	West Road	38	14:32	14:17	14:02
95.2	0.2	59.2	0.1	X.Roads	Straight	Marine Parade West	38	14:35	14:20	14:05
95.4	0.0	59.3	0.0	Finish		Marine Parade West, Clacton-on-Sea	38	14:35	14:20	14:05

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Time Trial – Stage 3 – AJ Bell Women’s Tour 2021 – Report and Gallery

by Anna Magrath | Oct 6, 2021

DEMI VOLLERING MOVES INTO AJ BELL WOMEN’S TOUR LEAD AFTER SENSATIONAL RIDE IN ATHERSTONE

Demi Vollering moved into the AJ Bell Women’s Tour race lead after a dominant performance in the race’s first-ever individual time trial stage in Atherstone, North Warwickshire, on Wednesday.

The Team SD Worx rider was the only rider to go under the 24-minute mark for the 16.6-kilometre test, with her time of 23:18 beating nearest challenger and newly-crowned UCI Hour Record holder Joss Lowden (Drops – Le Col s/b TEMPUR) by 1:04.

Vollering holds a dominant gap of 1:09 over Juliette Labous (Team DSM), who was fifth on the day. Overnight leader Clara Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle – Aquitaine) finished 11th on the stage and slipped to third overall, 1:19 off the pace.

Lowden moves up to sixth overall and top British rider, 1:47 back on the lead, with fellow Brits Alice Barnes (8^th) and Pfeiffer Georgi (10^th) also in the top ten.

The other race classifications remain unchanged with Copponi in the Sigma Sports Points jersey, Nina Kessler (Team TIBCO Silicon Valley Bank) in the Eisberg Sprints jersey, and Elise Chabbey (Canyon SRAM Racing) retaining the ŠKODA Queen of the Mountains jersey.

Highlights of Stage Three are on ITV4 at 20:00 on Wednesday 6 October and available on demand via the ITV Hub.

“The start was uphill so I knew I could win it or I could lose it there if I didn’t go full gas, the first 4km I went all out and the middle part was the hardest part. There was a lot of headwind after the first half of the time trial, which made it really hard. The last part again full gas, everything out.”

Looking ahead to defending her lead as the race moves to the East of England for the final three stages, the SD Worx rider said; “It would be nice of course, but first to recover, so we will see. We have a good team for it, so I am curious to see how the rest of the week will go.”

Demi Vollering

Stage 3 Time Trial Winner and current Tour Leader, Team SD Worx

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“What a wonderful day for Atherstone! We’ve thoroughly enjoyed the buzz of hosting the AJ Bell Women’s Tour first-ever time trial here today, it was fantastic to welcome crowds back into the town again. Huge congratulations to Team SD Worx’s Demi Vollering who takes victory with the fastest time of the day and good luck to all the riders for the remainder of the Tour.

“The Women’s Tour never fails to bring anything but an extremely well organised event, huge thanks to them and all our Borough Council officers who have worked incredibly hard to ensure the day was a success. Thank you also to all our local businesses and residents who have been supportive and accommodating, I hope those of you who attended event and all the visitors to the town had a great day.”

Cllr David Wright

Council Leader, North Warwickshire Borough Council

Results

STAGE 3 RESULTS

Stage 3 winner: Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 00:23:18.150

1 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 00:23:18.150

2 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 00:24:22

3 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 00:24:23

4 Alice BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 00:24:26

5 Juliette LABOUS [FRA] Team DSM 00:24:26

6 Chantal BLAAK [NED] Team SD Worx 00:24:27

7 Abi SMITH [GBR] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 00:24:38

8 Veronica EWERS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 00:24:39

9 Anna SHACKLEY [GBR] Team SD Worx 00:24:43

10 Hannah BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 00:24:45

11 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 00:24:46

12 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 00:24:49

13 Aude BIANNIC [FRA] Movistar Team 00:24:50

14 Christine MAJERUS [LUX] Team SD Worx 00:24:52

15 Ella HARRIS [NZL] Canyon SRAM Racing 00:25:04

16 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 00:25:07

17 Pfeiffer GEORGI [GBR] Team DSM 00:25:10

18 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 00:25:11

19 Lauren STEPHENS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 00:25:23

20 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 00:25:26

21 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 00:25:26

22 Audrey CORDON RAGOT [FRA] Trek – Segafredo 00:25:27

23 Hayley SIMMONDS [GBR] CAMS – Basso 00:25:30

24 Elena CECCHINI [ITA] Team SD Worx 00:25:33

25 Maaike BOOGAARD [NED] Ale BTC Ljubljana 00:25:35

26 Mischa BREDEWOLD [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 00:25:35

27 Lourdes OYARBIDE JIMENEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 00:25:36

28 Elisa BALSAMO [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 00:25:39

29 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 00:25:40

30 Anna CHRISTIAN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 00:25:41

31 Ane SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ [ESP] Team BikeExchange 00:25:43

32 Eugenia BUJAK [SLO] Ale BTC Ljubljana 00:25:44

33 Nicole FRAIN [AUS] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 00:25:47

34 Teniel CAMPBELL [TTO] Team BikeExchange 00:25:51

35 Alice TOWERS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 00:25:59

36 Becky STORRIE [GBR] CAMS – Basso 00:26:01

37 Elena PIRRONE [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 00:26:02

38 Soraya PALADIN [ITA] Liv Racing 00:26:05

39 Trixi WORRACK [GER] Trek – Segafredo 00:26:06

40 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 00:26:07

41 Natalie GRINCZER [GBR] CAMS – Basso 00:26:08

42 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 00:26:08

43 Amber VAN DER HULST [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 00:26:10

44 Jade WIEL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 00:26:14

45 Eugénie DUVAL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 00:26:15

46 Pien LIMPENS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 00:26:20

47 Chloe HOSKING [AUS] Trek – Segafredo 00:26:21

48 Megan JASTRAB [USA] Team DSM 00:26:25

49 Femke GERRITSE [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 00:26:27

50 Josie NELSON [GBR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 00:26:33

51 April TACEY [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 00:26:34

52 Evita MUZIC [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 00:26:34

53 Jelena ERIC [SRB] Movistar Team 00:26:39

54 Kirstie VAN HAAFTEN [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 00:26:41

55 Liane LIPPERT [GER] Team DSM 00:26:42

56 Alicia GONZALEZ BLANCO [ESP] Movistar Team 00:26:46

57 Connie HAYES [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 00:26:50

58 Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 00:26:51

59 Maelle GROSSETETE [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 00:26:55

60 Margaux VIGIE [FRA] Valcar – Travel & Service 00:26:56

61 Femke MARKUS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 00:27:01

62 Sophie WRIGHT [GBR] Ale BTC Ljubljana 00:27:03

63 Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek – Segafredo 00:27:04

64 Victorie GUILMAN [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 00:27:11

65 Alice LETHBRIDGE [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 00:27:14

66 Lorena WIEBES [NED] Team DSM 00:27:16

67 Gloria RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 00:27:17

68 Danielle CHRISTMAS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 00:27:19

69 Ilaria SANGUINETI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 00:27:25

70 Maria Apolonia VAN ‘T GELOOF [NED] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 00:27:36

71 Jessica ALLEN [AUS] Team BikeExchange 00:27:52

72 Pernille Larsen FELDMANN [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 00:27:57

73 Francesca MORGANS-SLADER [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 00:28:25

74 Katie SCOTT [GBR] CAMS – Basso 00:28:25

75 Phoebe MARTIN [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 00:28:27

76 Jessica FINNEY [GBR] CAMS – Basso 00:28:43

77 Emma EDWARDS [USA] CAMS – Basso 00:28:44

78 Mari Hole MOHR [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 00:29:07

AJ BELL LEADER'S JERSEY

Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 06:46:01

1 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 06:46:01

2 Juliette LABOUS [FRA] Team DSM 06:47:10

3 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:47:20

4 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 06:47:23

5 Aude BIANNIC [FRA] Movistar Team 06:47:34

6 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:47:48

7 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 06:47:49

8 Alice BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 06:47:52

9 Chantal BLAAK [NED] Team SD Worx 06:47:53

10 Pfeiffer GEORGI [GBR] Team DSM 06:47:54

11 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 06:47:55

12 Abi SMITH [GBR] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 06:48:04

13 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 06:48:06

14 Anna SHACKLEY [GBR] Team SD Worx 06:48:09

15 Hannah BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 06:48:11

16 Christine MAJERUS [LUX] Team SD Worx 06:48:18

17 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 06:48:27

18 Ella HARRIS [NZL] Canyon SRAM Racing 06:48:30

19 Lauren STEPHENS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 06:48:49

20 Maaike BOOGAARD [NED] Ale BTC Ljubljana 06:48:54

21 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 06:48:54

22 Hayley SIMMONDS [GBR] CAMS – Basso 06:48:56

23 Elena CECCHINI [ITA] Team SD Worx 06:48:59

24 Mischa BREDEWOLD [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:49:01

25 Lourdes OYARBIDE JIMENEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 06:49:02

26 Elisa BALSAMO [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 06:49:05

27 Ane SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ [ESP] Team BikeExchange 06:49:09

28 Eugenia BUJAK [SLO] Ale BTC Ljubljana 06:49:10

29 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 06:49:29

30 Soraya PALADIN [ITA] Liv Racing 06:49:31

31 Natalie GRINCZER [GBR] CAMS – Basso 06:49:34

32 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 06:49:34

33 Veronica EWERS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 06:49:37

34 Jade WIEL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:49:40

35 Eugénie DUVAL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:49:41

36 Chloe HOSKING [AUS] Trek – Segafredo 06:49:41

37 Pien LIMPENS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:49:46

38 Josie NELSON [GBR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 06:49:59

39 Evita MUZIC [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:50:00

40 Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 06:50:03

41 Jelena ERIC [SRB] Movistar Team 06:50:05

42 Liane LIPPERT [GER] Team DSM 06:50:08

43 Megan JASTRAB [USA] Team DSM 06:50:28

44 Sophie WRIGHT [GBR] Ale BTC Ljubljana 06:50:29

45 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 06:50:32

46 Victorie GUILMAN [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:50:37

47 Ilaria SANGUINETI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 06:50:51

48 Amber VAN DER HULST [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:50:53

49 Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek – Segafredo 06:50:56

50 Audrey CORDON RAGOT [FRA] Trek – Segafredo 06:51:28

51 Nicole FRAIN [AUS] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 06:51:46

52 Femke MARKUS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:51:46

53 Connie HAYES [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 06:52:01

54 Anna CHRISTIAN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:52:10

55 Becky STORRIE [GBR] CAMS – Basso 06:52:30

56 Elena PIRRONE [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 06:52:34

57 April TACEY [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:53:02

58 Trixi WORRACK [GER] Trek – Segafredo 06:53:08

59 Femke GERRITSE [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:53:23

60 Margaux VIGIE [FRA] Valcar – Travel & Service 06:53:24

61 Alicia GONZALEZ BLANCO [ESP] Movistar Team 06:53:29

62 Alice LETHBRIDGE [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 06:53:43

63 Gloria RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 06:54:00

64 Lorena WIEBES [NED] Team DSM 06:54:29

65 Teniel CAMPBELL [TTO] Team BikeExchange 06:55:06

66 Mari Hole MOHR [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 06:55:50

67 Maria Apolonia VAN ‘T GELOOF [NED] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:56:40

68 Danielle CHRISTMAS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:58:40

69 Maelle GROSSETETE [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 07:02:29

70 Pernille Larsen FELDMANN [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 07:03:53

71 Alice TOWERS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 07:04:00

72 Emma EDWARDS [USA] CAMS – Basso 07:04:15

73 Kirstie VAN HAAFTEN [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 07:05:29

74 Katie SCOTT [GBR] CAMS – Basso 07:11:01

75 Phoebe MARTIN [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 07:16:12

76 Francesca MORGANS-SLADER [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 07:16:13

77 Jessica FINNEY [GBR] CAMS – Basso 07:16:31

78 Jessica ALLEN [AUS] Team BikeExchange 07:24:05

SIGMA SPORTS POINTS JERSEY

Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 21pts

1 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 21pts

2 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 17pts

3 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 16pts

4 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 16pts

5 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 15pts

6 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 12pts

7 Chloe HOSKING [AUS] Trek – Segafredo 12pts

8 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 10pts

9 Juliette LABOUS [FRA] Team DSM 8pts

10 Alice BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 7pts

11 Audrey CORDON RAGOT [FRA] Trek – Segafredo 7pts

12 Pfeiffer GEORGI [GBR] Team DSM 6pts

13 Hannah BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 6pts

14 Elena CECCHINI [ITA] Team SD Worx 6pts

15 Chantal BLAAK [NED] Team SD Worx 5pts

16 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 5pts

17 Abi SMITH [GBR] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 4pts

18 Maaike BOOGAARD [NED] Ale BTC Ljubljana 4pts

19 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 4pts

20 Aude BIANNIC [FRA] Movistar Team 3pts

21 Veronica EWERS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 3pts

22 Josie NELSON [GBR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 3pts

23 Anna SHACKLEY [GBR] Team SD Worx 2pts

ISBERG SPRINTS JERSEY

Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 14pts

1 Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 14pts

2 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 6pts

3 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 4pts

4 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 2pts

5 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 1pt

6 Teniel CAMPBELL [TTO] Team BikeExchange 1pt

SKODA QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAINS JERSEY

Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 10pts

1 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 10pts

2 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 9pts

3 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 6pts

4 Ella HARRIS [NZL] Canyon SRAM Racing 3pts

5 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 3pts

6 Ane SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ [ESP] Team BikeExchange 3pts

7 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 2pts

8 Evita MUZIC [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 2pts

9 Femke MARKUS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 2pts

10 Elena PIRRONE [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 2pts

11 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 1pt

12 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 1pt

13 Liane LIPPERT [GER] Team DSM 1pt

14 Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek – Segafredo 1pt

TEAM CLASSIFACTION

Team SD Worx [NED] 20:21:22

1 Team SD Worx [NED] 20:21:22

2 Team DSM [GER] 20:22:53

3 Canyon SRAM Racing [GER] 20:23:51

4 Movistar Team [ESP] 20:24:46

5 Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank [USA] 20:24:58

6 Ale BTC Ljubljana [ITA] 20:26:35

7 FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope [FRA] 20:26:51

8 Team BikeExchange [AUS] 20:27:16

9 Valcar – Travel & Service [ITA] 20:28:07

10 Parkhotel Valkenburg [NED] 20:29:40

11 Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR [GBR] 20:30:41

12 CAMS – Basso [GBR] 20:31:00

13 Trek – Segafredo [USA] 20:31:13

14 Team Coop – Hitec Products [NOR] 20:37:31

15 AWOL O’Shea [GBR] 21:01:54

Stage 4 Preview

Southend-on-Sea will host stage four of the Women’s Tour, the UK’s most prestigious international women’s cycle race, in October, kicking off three days of racing in the East of England to end the 2021 event.

Stage four will see riders set off from East Beach, Shoeburyness, then head out into the rural roads of Essex before reaching the finish line along the seafront in Westcliff.

Stage 4 Map

Stage 4 Race Profile

Stage 4 Timetable

ROUTE DETAILS							ESTIMATED TIMETABLE
kms	kms to go	Miles	Miles to go	Feature	Instruction	Description	Base Speed	35	38	42
							Base Speed	110%	100%	90%
							Duration	03:24	03:06	02:47
0.00	4.60	0.00	2.90	Start Neutralised		Rampart Terrace, Shoeburyness	38	11:00	11:00	11:00
0.00	117.8	0.00	73.3	Start Proper		Barrow Hall Road	38	11:15	11:15	11:15
1.5	116.3	0.9	72.3	Sign		Stonebridge Barling Magna	38	11:17	11:17	11:17
1.9	115.9	1.2	72.1		Keep Left	Barling Road	38	11:18	11:18	11:17
2.1	115.7	1.3	71.9	Junction	Right	Shopland Road	38	11:18	11:18	11:17
2.1	115.7	1.3	71.9	Sign		Sutton with Shopland	38	11:18	11:18	11:17
2.5	115.3	1.6	71.7		Caution!	Sharp Right	38	11:19	11:18	11:18
2.6	115.2	1.6	71.6		Caution!	Sharp Left	38	11:19	11:19	11:18
3.7	114.1	2.3	71.0		Caution!	Sharp Left	38	11:21	11:20	11:20
5.2	112.6	3.2	70.0		Keep Left	Shopland Road	38	11:24	11:23	11:22
5.3	112.5	3.3	70.0	T.Junction	Right	Sutton Road	38	11:24	11:23	11:22
5.8	112.0	3.6	69.6	R/about	1st Exit	Sutton Road	38	11:25	11:24	11:23
6.4	111.4	4.0	69.3	R/about	2nd Exit	Southend Road	38	11:26	11:25	11:24
7.0	110.8	4.4	68.9	M R/about	2nd Exit	South Street	38	11:27	11:26	11:24
7.3	110.5	4.5	68.7	X.Roads	Straight	Caution! Narrow!	38	11:27	11:26	11:25
7.4	110.4	4.6	68.7		Caution!	Build Outs!	38	11:27	11:26	11:25
7.5	110.3	4.7	68.6	T.Junction	Right	Weir Pond Road	38	11:28	11:26	11:25
7.7	110.1	4.8	68.5		Caution!	Central Island – Keep Left!	38	11:28	11:27	11:25
7.8	110.0	4.9	68.4		Keep Left		38	11:28	11:27	11:26
8.1	109.7	5.0	68.2		Keep Right	Stambridge Road	38	11:29	11:27	11:26
8.7	109.1	5.4	67.8	Sign		Stambridge	38	11:30	11:28	11:27
8.9	108.9	5.5	67.7		Keep Left	Stambridge Road	38	11:30	11:29	11:27
10.6	107.2	6.6	66.7	Sign		Great Stambridge	38	11:33	11:31	11:30
11.7	106.1	7.3	66.0	T.Junction	Right	Gore Road	38	11:35	11:33	11:31
12.1	105.7	7.5	65.7		Keep Left	Creeksea Ferry Road	38	11:36	11:34	11:32
13.7	104.1	8.5	64.7	T.Junction	Left	Lambourne Hill Road	38	11:38	11:36	11:34
14.8	103.0	9.2	64.1	Sign		Canewdon	38	11:40	11:38	11:36
15.1	102.7	9.4	63.9		Keep Left	Anchor Lane	38	11:41	11:38	11:36
15.2	102.6	9.5	63.8		Caution!	Build Outs!	38	11:41	11:39	11:36
15.4	102.4	9.6	63.7		Keep Right	Anchor Lane	38	11:41	11:39	11:36
15.9	101.9	9.9	63.4	X.Roads	Straight	Lark Hill Road	38	11:42	11:40	11:37
16.2	101.6	10.1	63.2		Caution!	Series of sharp bends	38	11:43	11:40	11:38
19.6	98.2	12.2	61.1	T.Junction	Right	Ashingdon Road	38	11:49	11:45	11:42
20.1	97.7	12.5	60.8	Junction	Right	Lower Road	38	11:49	11:46	11:43
20.6	97.2	12.8	60.4		Keep Right	Lower Road	38	11:50	11:47	11:44
20.9	96.9	13.0	60.3		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	38	11:51	11:48	11:44
21.5	96.3	13.4	59.9		Caution!	Sharp Right Bend	38	11:52	11:48	11:45
21.7	96.1	13.5	59.8		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	38	11:52	11:49	11:45
24.3	93.5	15.1	58.1	Sign		Hullbridge	38	11:57	11:53	11:49
25.5	92.3	15.9	57.4	M R/about	1st Exit	Lower Road	38	11:59	11:55	11:51
25.7	92.1	16.0	57.3	R/about	1st Exit	Hullbridge Road	38	11:59	11:55	11:51
25.9	91.9	16.1	57.1	Junction	Right	Watery Lane	38	11:59	11:55	11:51
26.1	91.7	16.2	57.0	Sign		Rawreth	38	12:00	11:56	11:52
26.5	91.3	16.5	56.8		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	38	12:01	11:56	11:52
26.8	91.0	16.7	56.6		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	38	12:01	11:57	11:53
27.5	90.3	17.1	56.2		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	38	12:02	11:58	11:54
27.9	89.9	17.3	55.9		Caution!	Sharp Right Bend	38	12:03	11:59	11:54
28.7	89.1	17.8	55.4	Junction	Right	Hawk Hill	38	12:04	12:00	11:55
29.2	88.6	18.2	55.1		Keep Right	Hawk Hill	38	12:05	12:01	11:56
29.8	88.0	18.5	54.7	R/about	4th Exit	A132 Burnham Road – Caution! Against No Entry!	38	12:06	12:02	11:57
30.0	87.8	18.7	54.6	Drinks	Start		38	12:07	12:02	11:57
33.4	84.4	20.8	52.5		Keep Right	Central Island	38	12:13	12:07	12:02
33.6	84.2	20.9	52.4	R/about	2nd Exit	B1012 Burnham Road	38	12:13	12:08	12:02
34.1	83.7	21.2	52.0	R/about	2nd Exit	B1012	38	12:14	12:08	12:03
34.5	83.3	21.5	51.8	R/about	2nd Exit	B1012 Burnham Road	38	12:14	12:09	12:04
35.8	82.0	22.3	51.0	R/about	1st Exit	B1012 Woodham Road	38	12:17	12:11	12:05
36.1	81.7	22.4	50.8	Sign		Maldon	38	12:17	12:12	12:06
37.7	80.1	23.4	49.8		Keep Left	B1010	38	12:20	12:14	12:08
40.3	77.5	25.1	48.2		Keep Left	B1010 Farmbridge Road	38	12:25	12:18	12:12
40.5	77.3	25.2	48.1		Keep Right	B1010 Lower Burnham Road	38	12:25	12:18	12:12
44.8	73.0	27.9	45.4	Sign		Althorne	38	12:32	12:25	12:18
46.6	71.2	29.0	44.3		Keep Right	B1010 Burnham Road	38	12:35	12:28	12:21
47.1	70.7	29.3	44.0		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	38	12:36	12:29	12:21
47.2	70.6	29.4	43.9		Caution!	Sharp Right Bend	38	12:36	12:29	12:22
47.3	70.5	29.4	43.8		Keep Left	B1010	38	12:37	12:29	12:22
47.6	70.2	29.6	43.7		Keep Right	B1010	38	12:37	12:30	12:22
48.4	69.4	30.1	43.2		Keep Right	B1010	38	12:39	12:31	12:23
48.6	69.2	30.2	43.0		Keep Right	B1010	38	12:39	12:31	12:24
49.1	68.7	30.5	42.7	Sign		Burnham-on-Crouch	38	12:40	12:32	12:24
49.4	68.4	30.7	42.5		Keep Right	B1010	38	12:40	12:33	12:25
50.7	67.1	31.5	41.7	Sprint 1		Burnham-on-Crouch	38	12:43	12:35	12:27
50.7	67.1	31.5	41.7			Green Zone	38	12:43	12:35	12:27
50.9	66.9	31.7	41.6	Junction	Left	B1021 Church Road	38	12:43	12:35	12:27
51.1	66.7	31.8	41.5		Keep Left	B1021 Southminster Road	38	12:43	12:35	12:27
52.9	64.9	32.9	40.4		Keep Right	B1021 Burnham Road	38	12:46	12:38	12:30
54.0	63.8	33.6	39.7	Sign		Southminster	38	12:48	12:40	12:31
54.0	63.8	33.6	39.7	R/about	2nd Exit	B1021 Burnham Road	38	12:48	12:40	12:31
54.0	63.8	33.6	39.7		Keep Right	B1021 Burnham Road	38	12:48	12:40	12:31
54.7	63.1	34.0	39.2	T.Junction	Right	B1018 High Street	38	12:50	12:41	12:32
54.8	63.0	34.1	39.2	Junction	Left	B1021 North Street	38	12:50	12:41	12:32
55.1	62.7	34.3	39.0	T.Junction	Right	B1021 North End	38	12:50	12:42	12:33
55.4	62.4	34.5	38.8		Keep Left	B1021 Cripplegate	38	12:51	12:42	12:33
56.0	61.8	34.8	38.4		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	38	12:52	12:43	12:34
56.9	60.9	35.4	37.9		Keep Right	B1021 Southminster Road	38	12:53	12:44	12:35
57.3	60.5	35.6	37.6		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	38	12:54	12:45	12:36
57.3	60.5	35.6	37.6	Sign		Asheldham	38	12:54	12:45	12:36
57.4	60.4	35.7	37.6		Keep Right	B1021	38	12:54	12:45	12:36
57.6	60.2	35.8	37.4		Keep Left	B1021 Tillingham Road	38	12:55	12:45	12:36
59.0	58.8	36.7	36.6		Keep Right	B1021 Tillingham Road	38	12:57	12:48	12:38
60.8	57.0	37.8	35.4	Sign		Tillingham	38	13:00	12:51	12:41
61.0	56.8	37.9	35.3		Keep Left	B1021 South Street	38	13:00	12:51	12:41
62.1	55.7	38.6	34.6		Keep Right	B1021	38	13:02	12:53	12:43
62.4	55.4	38.8	34.5		Keep Right	B1021	38	13:03	12:53	12:43
62.8	55.0	39.1	34.2		Caution!	Sharp Right Bend	38	13:04	12:54	12:44
63.0	54.8	39.2	34.1		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	38	13:04	12:54	12:44
63.3	54.5	39.4	33.9	Sign		Bradwell on Sea	38	13:04	12:54	12:44
64.1	53.7	39.9	33.4	T.Junction	Left	Maldon Road	38	13:06	12:56	12:46
66.3	51.5	41.2	32.0	Sign		Saint Lawrence	38	13:10	12:59	12:49
67.9	49.9	42.2	31.0		Keep Right	Steeple Road	38	13:12	13:02	12:51
69.9	47.9	43.5	29.8	Sign		Steeple	38	13:16	13:05	12:54
70.2	47.6	43.7	29.6	Sign		Steeple	38	13:16	13:05	12:54
71.1	46.7	44.2	29.0		Keep Left	Mill Road	38	13:18	13:07	12:56
73.2	44.6	45.5	27.7	Sign		Mayland	38	13:22	13:10	12:59
73.4	44.4	45.6	27.6	X.Roads	Straight	Steeple Road	38	13:22	13:10	12:59
75.1	42.7	46.7	26.6		Keep Right	Steeple Road	38	13:25	13:13	13:01
76.9	40.9	47.8	25.4	Sign		Latchingdon	38	13:28	13:16	13:04
77.1	40.7	47.9	25.3	M R/about	1st Exit	B1018 The Street	38	13:28	13:16	13:04
79.7	38.1	49.6	23.7	M R/about	3rd Exit	B1010 Fambridge Road	38	13:33	13:20	13:08
80.4	37.4	50.0	23.3	Sign		Purleigh	38	13:34	13:21	13:09
82.2	35.6	51.1	22.1	Junction	Left	B1010 Baron’s Lane	38	13:37	13:24	13:11
82.2	35.6	51.1	22.1	T.Junction	Left	B1010 Baron’s Lane	38	13:37	13:24	13:11
83.2	34.6	51.7	21.5		Caution!	Hump Back Bridge	38	13:39	13:26	13:13
85.8	32.0	53.4	19.9	Sign		Hazeleigh	38	13:44	13:30	13:16
86.3	31.5	53.7	19.6	Junction	Left	Goat House Lane	38	13:44	13:31	13:17
87.5	30.3	54.4	18.8	X.Roads	Straight	Slough Lane	38	13:46	13:33	13:19
89.0	28.8	55.3	17.9	T.Junction	Left	B1418 White Elm Road	38	13:49	13:35	13:21
89.4	28.4	55.6	17.7	Sign		Bicknacre	38	13:50	13:36	13:22
89.9	27.9	55.9	17.3	R/about	1st Exit	B1418 Main Road	38	13:51	13:36	13:22
90.1	27.7	56.0	17.2	M R/about	1st Exit	B1418 Main Road	38	13:51	13:37	13:23
92.2	25.6	57.3	15.9	Sign		Woodham Ferrers	38	13:55	13:40	13:26
92.3	25.5	57.4	15.9	Sprint 2		Woodham Ferrers	38	13:55	13:40	13:26
92.3	25.5	57.4	15.9			Green Zone	38	13:55	13:40	13:26
93.5	24.3	58.1	15.1		Keep Right	B1418 Main Road	38	13:57	13:42	13:27
94.0	23.8	58.5	14.8		Keep Left	B1418 Main Road	38	13:58	13:43	13:28
94.8	23.0	59.0	14.3	Sign		South Woodham Ferrers	38	13:59	13:44	13:29
94.9	22.9	59.0	14.2	R/about	3rd	B1012 Burnham Road	38	13:59	13:44	13:29
95.2	22.6	59.2	14.1		Keep Left	Central Island	38	14:00	13:45	13:30
95.4	22.4	59.3	13.9	R/about	2nd Exit	A132 Burnham Road	38	14:00	13:45	13:30
97.6	20.2	60.7	12.6	Sign		Hayes	38	14:04	13:49	13:33
97.8	20.0	60.8	12.4			20km to Finish – Green Zone	38	14:04	13:49	13:33
98.9	18.9	61.5	11.8		Keep Left	Central Island	38	14:06	13:51	13:35
99.0	18.8	61.6	11.7		Keep Left	Central Island	38	14:06	13:51	13:35
99.3	18.5	61.7	11.5	R/about	1st Exit	Hawk Hill	38	14:07	13:51	13:36
99.8	18.0	62.1	11.2		Keep Left	Hawk Hill	38	14:08	13:52	13:36
100.2	17.6	62.3	10.9		Caution!	Narrow Bridge	38	14:09	13:53	13:37
100.2	17.6	62.3	10.9	Sign		Rawreth	38	14:09	13:53	13:37
100.5	17.3	62.5	10.8		Keep Right	Chelmsford Road	38	14:09	13:53	13:37
101.3	16.5	63.0	10.3	T.Junction	Left	A1245 Chelmsford Road	38	14:10	13:54	13:38
101.8	16.0	63.3	9.9	Junction	Left	Rawreth Lane	38	14:11	13:55	13:39
102.8	15.0	63.9	9.3			15km to Finish	38	14:13	13:57	13:41
103.5	14.3	64.4	8.9	T.Lights	Straight	Rawreth Lane	38	14:14	13:58	13:42
103.9	13.9	64.6	8.6	T.Lights	Straight	Rawreth Lane	38	14:15	13:59	13:42
104.4	13.4	64.9	8.3	R/about	2nd Exit	Hullbridge Road	38	14:16	13:59	13:43
104.8	13.0	65.2	8.1	QoM 1	Start		38	14:17	14:00	13:43
105.2	12.6	65.4	7.8	QoM 1 Cat 2	Finish	Hambro Hill	38	14:17	14:01	13:44
105.2	12.6	65.4	7.8			Green Zone	38	14:17	14:01	13:44
105.5	12.3	65.6	7.6	M R/about	2nd Exit	B1013 Hockley Road	38	14:18	14:01	13:44
105.9	11.9	65.9	7.4	Sign		Rayleigh	38	14:18	14:02	13:45
106.1	11.7	66.0	7.3	M R/about	2nd Exit	B1013 Hockley Road	38	14:19	14:02	13:45
106.7	11.1	66.4	6.9	T.Lights	Left	A129 Websters Way	38	14:20	14:03	13:46
106.8	11.0	66.4	6.8		Keep Right	A129 Websters Way	38	14:20	14:03	13:46
106.9	10.9	66.5	6.8	M R/about	2nd Exit	A129 Websters Way	38	14:20	14:03	13:46
107.1	10.7	66.6	6.7	M R/about	1st Exit	A1015 Eastwood Road	38	14:21	14:04	13:47
107.1	10.7	66.6	6.7		Keep Left		38	14:21	14:04	13:47
107.3	10.5	66.7	6.5	R/about	1st Exit	A1015 Eastwood Road	38	14:21	14:04	13:47
107.8	10.0	67.0	6.2			10km to Finish	38	14:22	14:05	13:48
109.4	8.4	68.0	5.2	Sign		Southend-on-Sea	38	14:25	14:07	13:50
109.6	8.2	68.2	5.1		Caution!	Safety Camera 30mph (48kph)	38	14:25	14:08	13:50
110.2	7.6	68.5	4.7	T.Lights	Left	Progress Road	38	14:26	14:09	13:51
110.7	7.1	68.8	4.4	T.Lights	Left	Use both side of central island	38	14:27	14:09	13:52
110.8	7.0	68.9	4.4	T.Lights	Right	The Fairway	38	14:27	14:09	13:52
111.0	6.8	69.0	4.2		Keep Left	The Fairway	38	14:27	14:10	13:52
111.8	6.0	69.5	3.7	T.Lights	Right	Eastwood Road North	38	14:29	14:11	13:53
112.8	5.0	70.1	3.1			5km to Finish – Green Zone	38	14:30	14:13	13:55
113.2	4.6	70.4	2.9	T.Lights	Left	A13 London Road	38	14:31	14:13	13:55
113.6	4.2	70.6	2.6	X.Roads	Straight	A13 London Road	38	14:32	14:14	13:56
113.6	4.2	70.6	2.6	X.Roads	Straight	A13 London Road	38	14:32	14:14	13:56
113.7	4.1	70.7	2.5	T.Lights	Straight	A13 London Road	38	14:32	14:14	13:56
113.8	4.0	70.8	2.5	X.Roads	Straight	A13 London Road	38	14:32	14:14	13:56
114.2	3.6	71.0	2.2	X.Roads	Straight	A13 London Road	38	14:33	14:15	13:57
114.2	3.6	71.0	2.2	X.Roads	Straight	A13 London Road	38	14:33	14:15	13:57
114.3	3.5	71.1	2.2	X.Roads	Straight	A13 London Road	38	14:33	14:15	13:57
114.4	3.4	71.1	2.1	X.Roads	Straight	A13 London Road	38	14:33	14:15	13:57
114.4	3.4	71.1	2.1		Caution!	Safety Camera 30mph (48kph)	38	14:33	14:15	13:57
114.4	3.4	71.1	2.1	X.Roads	Straight	A13 London Road	38	14:33	14:15	13:57
114.5	3.3	71.2	2.1	X.Roads	Straight	A13 London Road	38	14:33	14:15	13:57
114.5	3.3	71.2	2.1	X.Roads	Straight	A13 London Road	38	14:33	14:15	13:57
114.8	3.0	71.4	1.9	X.Roads	Straight	A13 London Road	38	14:34	14:16	13:58
115.1	2.7	71.6	1.7	T.Lights	Straight	A13 London Road	38	14:34	14:16	13:58
115.4	2.4	71.8	1.5	T.Lights	Straight	A13 London Road Keep Left!	38	14:35	14:17	13:58
115.5	2.3	71.8	1.4	T.Lights	Right	Chalkwell Avenue	38	14:35	14:17	13:59
115.8	2.0	72.0	1.2	T.Lights	Straight	Chalkwell Avenue	38	14:36	14:17	13:59
116.1	1.7	72.2	1.1	T.Lights	Straight	Chalkwell Avenue	38	14:36	14:18	13:59
116.3	1.5	72.3	0.9	X.Roads	Straight	Chalkwell Avenue	38	14:37	14:18	14:00
116.5	1.3	72.4	0.8		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	38	14:37	14:18	14:00
116.9	0.9	72.7	0.6		Caution!	Safety Camera 30mph (48kph)	38	14:38	14:19	14:01
117.8	0.0	73.3	0.0	Finish		Western Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea	38	14:39	14:21	14:02

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Stage 2 – AJ Bell Women’s Tour – Gallery & Race Report

by Anna Magrath | Oct 5, 2021

AMY PIETERS WINS AS CLARA COPPONI SEIZES AJ BELL WOMEN’S TOUR LEAD IN WALSALL

Dutchwoman Amy Pieters (SD Worx) claimed the fourth AJ Bell Women’s Tour stage victory of her career in Walsall on Tuesday, as debutante Clara Copponi moved into the race lead after a dramatic finale.

Pieters won from a 10-rider group who broke clear inside the final 10 kilometres of racing, and took advantage of support from team-mate Demi Vollering to out-sprint Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle – Aquitaine Futuroscope). Movistar Team’s Sheyla Gutierrez took third.

Overnight race leader Marta Bastianelli (Alé BTC Ljubljana) finished within the peloton, 46 seconds behind the leaders, and conceded the AJ Bell blue jersey to Copponi, who is making her debut in the race in 2021.

Copponi and Pieters are level on time, while only six others are within 10 seconds of the race lead going into Wednesday’s individual time trial in Atherstone, North Warwickshire.

“It was a hectic final”, said Pieters after claiming her fourth career win in the AJ Bell Women’s Tour. “I think the whole day was pretty hectic. There was still a small gap after the last corner but I thought I just need to start to sprint. It was an urgent sprint but it went well at the end. “The whole day was really aggressive, I think that we were the only ones attacking. We kept attacking with the team and at the end we went away and it was a really good group and luckily we made it.”

Amy Pieters

Stage 2 Winner, Team SD Worx

After setting off from Walsall’s Victorian Arboretum in wet conditions the peloton tackled 10 laps of a 10-kilometre circuit featuring the climb of Barr Beacon on every lap. The penultimate lap brought multiple attacks, with the race-winning move going clear and building a lead of half a minute on the run back to the finish in Walsall town centre.

British rider Pfeiffer Georgi (Team DSM) went clear in the last kilometre, leading through the final turn on to the Lichfield Street finishing straight, but with only a handful of metres’ of advantage over the fast-charging Pieters and Copponi. Georgi held on to take fifth and top Brit on the day, moving her up to eighth overall, just 10 seconds off the overall lead. Behind the leading 10, Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) led in the main field.

The Sigma Sports Points jersey also changes shoulders from Bastianelli to Coppponi while Elise Chabbey (Canyon SRAM Racing) takes the ŠKODA Queen of the Mountains jersey. Team TIBCO Silicon Valley Bank’s Nina Kessler retains the Eisberg Sprints jersey having won two of the day’s intermediate sprints.

Highlights of Stage Two are on ITV4 at 20:00 on Tuesday 5 October and available on demand via the ITV Hub.

Results

Stage 2 Results

1 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 02:38:03

2 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 02:38:03

3 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 02:38:03

4 Audrey CORDON RAGOT [FRA] Trek – Segafredo 02:38:03

5 Pfeiffer GEORGI [GBR] Team DSM 02:38:03

6 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 02:38:03

7 Maaike BOOGAARD [NED] Ale BTC Ljubljana 02:38:03

8 Aude BIANNIC [FRA] Movistar Team 02:38:03

9 Juliette LABOUS [FRA] Team DSM 02:38:03

10 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 02:38:03

11 Lorena WIEBES [NED] Team DSM 02:38:45

12 Chloe HOSKING [AUS] Trek – Segafredo 02:38:45

13 Amber VAN DER HULST [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 02:38:45

14 Josie NELSON [GBR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 02:38:45

15 Jelena ERIC [SRB] Movistar Team 02:38:45

16 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 02:38:45

17 Eugénie DUVAL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 02:38:45

18 Elena CECCHINI [ITA] Team SD Worx 02:38:45

19 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 02:38:45

20 Maelle GROSSETETE [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 02:38:45

21 April TACEY [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 02:38:45

22 Mari Hole MOHR [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 02:38:45

23 Soraya PALADIN [ITA] Liv Racing 02:38:45

24 Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 02:38:45

25 Femke MARKUS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 02:38:45

26 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 02:38:45

27 Alicia GONZALEZ BLANCO [ESP] Movistar Team 02:38:45

28 Liane LIPPERT [GER] Team DSM 02:38:45

29 Ella HARRIS [NZL] Canyon SRAM Racing 02:38:45

30 Alice BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 02:38:45

31 Hannah BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 02:38:45

32 Mischa BREDEWOLD [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 02:38:45

33 Sophie WRIGHT [GBR] Ale BTC Ljubljana 02:38:45

34 Abi SMITH [GBR] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 02:38:45

35 Elisa BALSAMO [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 02:38:45

36 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 02:38:45

37 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 02:38:45

38 Eugenia BUJAK [SLO] Ale BTC Ljubljana 02:38:45

39 Margaux VIGIE [FRA] Valcar – Travel & Service 02:38:45

40 Christine MAJERUS [LUX] Team SD Worx 02:38:45

41 Evita MUZIC [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 02:38:45

42 Natalie GRINCZER [GBR] CAMS – Basso 02:38:45

43 Elena PIRRONE [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 02:38:45

44 Pien LIMPENS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 02:38:45

45 Victorie GUILMAN [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 02:38:45

46 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 02:38:45

47 Chantal BLAAK [NED] Team SD Worx 02:38:45

48 Lourdes OYARBIDE JIMENEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 02:38:45

49 Jade WIEL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 02:38:45

50 Anna SHACKLEY [GBR] Team SD Worx 02:38:45

51 Maria Apolonia VAN ‘T GELOOF [NED] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 02:38:45

52 Lauren STEPHENS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 02:38:45

53 Ilaria SANGUINETI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 02:38:45

54 Emma EDWARDS [USA] CAMS – Basso 02:38:45

55 Connie HAYES [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 02:38:45

56 Anna CHRISTIAN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 02:38:45

57 Ane SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ [ESP] Team BikeExchange 02:38:45

58 Alice LETHBRIDGE [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 02:38:45

59 Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek – Segafredo 02:38:45

60 Veronica EWERS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 02:38:45

61 Hayley SIMMONDS [GBR] CAMS – Basso 02:38:45

62 Gloria RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 02:38:45

63 Becky STORRIE [GBR] CAMS – Basso 02:38:45

64 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 02:39:01

65 Trixi WORRACK [GER] Trek – Segafredo 02:39:04

66 Pernille Larsen FELDMANN [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 02:39:04

67 Femke GERRITSE [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 02:39:04

68 Megan JASTRAB [USA] Team DSM 02:39:22

69 Nicole FRAIN [AUS] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 02:41:18

70 Alice TOWERS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 02:41:18

71 Teniel CAMPBELL [TTO] Team BikeExchange 02:41:18

72 Danielle CHRISTMAS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 02:45:21

73 Katie SCOTT [GBR] CAMS – Basso 02:45:53

74 Francesca MORGANS-SLADER [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 02:51:02

75 Phoebe MARTIN [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 02:51:02

76 Kirstie VAN HAAFTEN [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 02:51:05

77 Jessica FINNEY [GBR] CAMS – Basso 02:51:05

78 Jessica ALLEN [AUS] Team BikeExchange 02:59:24

905 Hannah BAYES [GBR] AWOL O’Shea

905 Olivia BENT [GBR] AWOL O’Shea

905 Evy KUIJPERS [NED] Liv Racing

905 Lucy KENNEDY [AUS] Team BikeExchange

904 Jeanne KOREVAAR [NED]   Liv Racing
904 Caroline ANDERSSON [SWE]   Team Coop – Hitec Products
904 Ingvild GÅSKJENN [NOR]   Team Coop – Hitec Products
904 Alison JACKSON [CAN]   Liv Racing

AJ BELL LEADER'S JERSEY

1 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:22:34

1 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:22:34

2 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 06:22:34

3 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 06:22:40

4 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 06:22:43

5 Juliette LABOUS [FRA] Team DSM 06:22:44

6 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 06:22:44

7 Aude BIANNIC [FRA] Movistar Team 06:22:44

8 Pfeiffer GEORGI [GBR] Team DSM 06:22:44

9 Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 06:23:12

10 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 06:23:14

11 Maaike BOOGAARD [NED] Ale BTC Ljubljana 06:23:19

12 Chloe HOSKING [AUS] Trek – Segafredo 06:23:20

13 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 06:23:20

14 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 06:23:22

15 Josie NELSON [GBR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 06:23:26

16 Elena CECCHINI [ITA] Team SD Worx 06:23:26

17 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 06:23:26

18 Eugénie DUVAL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:23:26

19 Hannah BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 06:23:26

20 Soraya PALADIN [ITA] Liv Racing 06:23:26

21 Ella HARRIS [NZL] Canyon SRAM Racing 06:23:26

22 Christine MAJERUS [LUX] Team SD Worx 06:23:26

23 Eugenia BUJAK [SLO] Ale BTC Ljubljana 06:23:26

24 Mischa BREDEWOLD [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:23:26

25 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:23:26

26 Sophie WRIGHT [GBR] Ale BTC Ljubljana 06:23:26

27 Abi SMITH [GBR] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 06:23:26

28 Chantal BLAAK [NED] Team SD Worx 06:23:26

29 Jelena ERIC [SRB] Movistar Team 06:23:26

30 Evita MUZIC [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:23:26

31 Natalie GRINCZER [GBR] CAMS – Basso 06:23:26

32 Pien LIMPENS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:23:26

33 Alice BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 06:23:26

34 Elisa BALSAMO [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 06:23:26

35 Victorie GUILMAN [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:23:26

36 Liane LIPPERT [GER] Team DSM 06:23:26

37 Anna SHACKLEY [GBR] Team SD Worx 06:23:26

38 Jade WIEL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:23:26

39 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 06:23:26

40 Lourdes OYARBIDE JIMENEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 06:23:26

41 Lauren STEPHENS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 06:23:26

42 Ane SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ [ESP] Team BikeExchange 06:23:26

43 Hayley SIMMONDS [GBR] CAMS – Basso 06:23:26

44 Ilaria SANGUINETI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 06:23:26

45 Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek – Segafredo 06:23:52

46 Megan JASTRAB [USA] Team DSM 06:24:03

47 Amber VAN DER HULST [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:24:43

48 Femke MARKUS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:24:45

49 Veronica EWERS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 06:24:58

50 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 06:25:06

51 Connie HAYES [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 06:25:11

52 Nicole FRAIN [AUS] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 06:25:59

53 Audrey CORDON RAGOT [FRA] Trek – Segafredo 06:26:01

54 April TACEY [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:26:28

55 Margaux VIGIE [FRA] Valcar – Travel & Service 06:26:28

56 Anna CHRISTIAN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:26:29

57 Alice LETHBRIDGE [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 06:26:29

58 Becky STORRIE [GBR] CAMS – Basso 06:26:29

59 Elena PIRRONE [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 06:26:32

60 Mari Hole MOHR [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 06:26:43

61 Alicia GONZALEZ BLANCO [ESP] Movistar Team 06:26:43

62 Gloria RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 06:26:43

63 Femke GERRITSE [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:26:56

64 Trixi WORRACK [GER] Trek – Segafredo 06:27:02

65 Lorena WIEBES [NED] Team DSM 06:27:13

66 Maria Apolonia VAN ‘T GELOOF [NED] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:29:04

67 Teniel CAMPBELL [TTO] Team BikeExchange 06:29:15

68 Danielle CHRISTMAS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:31:21

69 Emma EDWARDS [USA] CAMS – Basso 06:35:31

70 Maelle GROSSETETE [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:35:34

71 Pernille Larsen FELDMANN [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 06:35:56

72 Alice TOWERS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:38:01

73 Kirstie VAN HAAFTEN [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:38:48

74 Katie SCOTT [GBR] CAMS – Basso 06:42:36

75 Phoebe MARTIN [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 06:47:45

76 Jessica FINNEY [GBR] CAMS – Basso 06:47:48

77 Francesca MORGANS-SLADER [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 06:47:48

78 Jessica ALLEN [AUS] Team BikeExchange 06:56:13

SIGMA SPORTS POINTS JERSEY

Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 21pts

1 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 21pts

2 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 17pts

3 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 16pts

4 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 15pts

5 Chloe HOSKING [AUS] Trek – Segafredo 12pts

6 Audrey CORDON RAGOT [FRA] Trek – Segafredo 7pts

7 Pfeiffer GEORGI [GBR] Team DSM 6pts

8 Elena CECCHINI [ITA] Team SD Worx 6pts

9 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 5pts

10 Hannah BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 5pts

11 Maaike BOOGAARD [NED] Ale BTC Ljubljana 4pts

12 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 4pts

13 Aude BIANNIC [FRA] Movistar Team 3pts

14 Josie NELSON [GBR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 3pts

15 Juliette LABOUS [FRA] Team DSM 2pts

16 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 1pt

17 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 1pt

ISBERG SPRINTS JERSEY

Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 14pts

1 Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 14pts

2 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 6pts

3 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 4pts

4 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 2pts

5 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 1pt

6 Teniel CAMPBELL [TTO] Team BikeExchange 1pt

SKODA QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAINS JERSEY

Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 10pts

1 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 10pts

2 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 9pts

3 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 6pts

4 Ella HARRIS [NZL] Canyon SRAM Racing 3pts

5 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 3pts

6 Ane SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ [ESP] Team BikeExchange 3pts

7 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 2pts

8 Evita MUZIC [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 2pts

9 Femke MARKUS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 2pts

10 Elena PIRRONE [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 2pts

11 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 1pt

12 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 1pt

13 Liane LIPPERT [GER] Team DSM 1pt

14 Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek – Segafredo 1pt

TEAM CLASSIFICATION

Team Leaders

Team SD Worx [NED] 19:08:54

1 Team SD Worx [NED] 19:08:54

2 Team DSM [GER] 19:08:54

3 Movistar Team [ESP] 19:08:54

4 FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope [FRA] 19:09:36

5 Canyon SRAM Racing [GER] 19:09:36

6 Ale BTC Ljubljana [ITA] 19:09:36

7 Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank [USA] 19:10:18

8 Valcar – Travel & Service [ITA] 19:10:18

9 Team BikeExchange [AUS] 19:11:00

10 Parkhotel Valkenburg [NED] 19:11:35

11 Trek – Segafredo [USA] 19:13:19

12 CAMS – Basso [GBR] 19:13:21

13 Team Coop – Hitec Products [NOR] 19:13:54

14 Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR [GBR] 19:14:39

15 AWOL O’Shea [GBR] 19:39:25

Stage 3 Preview

The Women’s Tour will break new ground once again in 2021 when Warwickshire hosts the first individual time trial stage in race history.

Atherstone will host the time trial’s start and finish on day three of this year’s race (Wednesday 6 October), marking a record fourth time that the Women’s Tour will have visited the North Warwickshire market town.

This stage is set to be the first individual time trial held after the UCI World Championships in Flanders, Belgium, meaning British fans could get to see the newly-crowned world champion tackle the route – 16 kilometres/10 miles in recognition of the UK’s rich time trial heritage – in the legendary rainbow jersey.

Stage 3 Timetable

ROUTE DETAILS							TIMETABLE
km	km to go	Miles	Miles to go	Feature	Instruction	Description	First Rider	Last Rider

0.00	16.6	0.00	10.3	Start Proper		Long Street, Atherstone	12:01	13:37
0.1	16.6	0.1	10.3	Junction	Left		12:01	13:37
0.2	16.4	0.1	10.2	M/Rabout	2nd	Coleshill Road	12:01	13:37
1.7	14.9	1.1	9.3	Sign		Bentley	12:03	13:39
3.1	13.5	1.9	8.4		Keep Left	Bentley	12:06	13:42
3.8	12.8	2.4	8.0	Junction	Right	Caution! Narrow	12:07	13:43
4.0	12.6	2.5	7.8		Caution!	Fast/Narrow Descent	12:07	13:43
4.4	12.2	2.7	7.6	Junction	Left		12:08	13:44
5.8	10.8	3.6	6.7		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	12:10	13:46
6.2	10.4	3.9	6.5	T.Junction	Left		12:11	13:47
6.4	10.2	4.0	6.3		Caution!	Sharp Right Bend	12:11	13:47
6.5	10.1	4.0	6.3		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	12:11	13:47
6.9	9.7	4.3	6.0		Caution!	Sharp Right Bend	12:12	13:48
7.0	9.6	4.4	6.0	T.Junction	Left	B4116 Coleshill Road	12:12	13:48
7.0	9.6	4.4	6.0	T.Junction	Left	B4116 Coleshill Road	12:12	13:48
7.0	9.6	4.4	6.0	T.Junction	Left	B4116 Coleshill Road	12:12	13:48
7.1	9.5	4.4	5.9	Junction	Right	Caution! Narrow	12:12	13:48
7.5	9.1	4.7	5.7			Caution! Fast & Narrow Descent	12:13	13:49
7.7	8.9	4.8	5.5		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	12:13	13:49
7.7	8.9	4.8	5.5		Caution!	Sharp Right Bend	12:13	13:49
9.7	6.9	6.0	4.3	Sign		Birchley Heath	12:17	13:53
10.0	6.6	6.2	4.1		Caution!	Sharp Right Bend	12:17	13:53
10.5	6.1	6.5	3.8	Sign		Ridge Lane	12:18	13:54
10.7	5.9	6.7	3.7	Junction	Right	Ridge Lane	12:18	13:54
11.3	5.3	7.0	3.3	Junction	Left	Purley Chase Lane	12:19	13:55
12.0	4.6	7.5	2.9		Caution!	Fast & Technical Descent	12:21	13:57
13.1	3.5	8.1	2.2		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	12:22	13:58
13.6	3.0	8.5	1.9		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	12:23	13:59
13.8	2.8	8.6	1.7		Caution!	Narrow Bridge	12:24	14:00
14.5	2.1	9.0	1.3		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	12:25	14:01
14.6	2.0	9.1	1.2	T.Junction	Left	B4111 Mancetter Road	12:25	14:01
14.7	1.9	9.1	1.2	Junction	Left		12:25	14:01
14.8	1.8	9.2	1.1	X.Roads	Straight		12:25	14:01
15.2	1.4	9.5	0.9	T.Junction	Left	B4116 Witherley Road	12:26	14:02
15.2	1.4	9.5	0.9	Sign		Atherstone	12:26	14:02
15.3	1.3	9.5	0.8		Caution!	Speed Humps x6	12:26	14:02
16.3	0.3	10.1	0.2	M/Rabout	2nd	Long Street	12:28	14:04
16.4	0.2	10.2	0.1	Junction	Right	Ratcliffe Street	12:28	14:04
16.5	0.1	10.3	0.1	X.Roads	Left	North Street	12:28	14:04
16.6	0.0	10.3	0.0	Finish		Sheepy Road, Atherstone	12:28	14:04

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Dates Confirmed for the 2022 AJ BELL Tour of Britain

by Anna Magrath | Oct 5, 2021

**PRESS RELEASE**

The dates for the 2022 edition of the AJ Bell Tour of Britain have today been confirmed, with the 18^th edition of Britain’s biggest professional cycle race scheduled for Sunday 4 to Sunday 11 September.

Already confirmed for the 2022 route is an overall start hosted by Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, following the success of the final stage of this year’s race, and a final stage on the Isle of Wight for the first time.

Paul Bush OBE, VisitScotland’s Director of Events, said: “The Tour of Britain is a key part of EventScotland’s annual portfolio of world-class events and it is great to have it returning to Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire in 2022 after the success of this year’s final stage.

“Scotland is the perfect stage for events and our long-term partnership with the Tour of Britain is the ideal platform to showcase what Scotland has to offer as we build towards host the first-ever UCI Cycling World Championships in 2023.”

Aberdeen City Council leader Councillor Jenny Laing said: “As a city we look forward with great anticipation to providing the starting point for next year’s race. The excitement of this year’s event is still being felt across the region – and the economic and cultural benefits will carry long into the future. It was a thrilling experience to be present for this year’s finish on the Beach Esplanade, among thousands of cheering spectators, savouring world-class sporting competition up close. As a council we have been building our events offering and investing in supporting infrastructure, so we can expect next year’s Tour of Britain to enjoy a flying start in Aberdeen.”

Cllr Andy Kille is the leader of Aberdeenshire Council. He said: “Aberdeenshire got behind the riders at the 2021 event in huge numbers and the positivity that the Tour of Britain created will have had lasting impacts on cycling, wellbeing, and tourism for this area. It is great to see the momentum being maintained, with work already starting to make 2022 just as spectacular. We are all looking forward to welcoming the riders and the teams back here next year, and I feel sure they will also be looking forward to making a return.”

Isle of Wight Councillor Julie Jones-Evans, Member for regeneration and tourism, said;“This is a great opportunity to showcase the Island and everything we have to offer on live national and international TV through the power of sport. The Isle of Wight is well known for its sailing heritage and it’s also a brilliant place to ride a bike thanks to the unique and distinctive coastline and scenery. As well as providing a welcome boost to the local economy, the Tour of Britain is a fantastic sports event that inspires more people to get out on their own bikes, which is great for everyone’s health and wellbeing. We will be working closely with the Tour organisers and other partners over the coming months to prepare for the event.”

Nottinghamshire will also host a midweek stage of the race as the AJ Bell Tour of Britain returns to the county for the first time since 2018. More details of the 2022 event will be announced in the coming weeks ahead of the launch of the route in spring next year.

Commenting on the news, Mick Bennett, Race Director of organisers SweetSpot said; “This year’s race will live long in the memory but work is already well underway on the 2022 Tour. With the overall start in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire and our first ever Isle of Wight stage to conclude the race it will be another memorable edition of the AJ Bell Tour of Britain.”

British Cycling’s Head of Sport and Major Events, Jonathan Day, said: “This year’s AJ Bell Tour of Britain will be fondly remembered for many years to come, with its fantastic route, buoyant crowds and a nail-biting GC battle showing off the very best of our sport.

“We’re incredibly excited to work alongside the team at SweetSpot to make the 2022 race even better still, taking it to more of Britain’s communities, supporting our ambition to lead the sport and inspiring the next generation.”

You can watch a recap of the 2021 AJ Bell Tour of Britain, won by Wout van Aert, here.

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