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

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 (8th) and Pfeiffer Georgi (10th) 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

Interview – Demi Vollering Time Trial winner Stage 3 of the AJ Bell Women’s Tour 2021

Demi Vollering of Team SD Worx chats after her, Time Trial win on Stage 3 of the AJ Bell Women’s Tour 2021. Demi takes the lead in the GC.

 

“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
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

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.

Clara Copponi Interview – Stage 2 – Women’s Tour 2021

Clara Copponi interviewed at the end of Stage 2 of the AJ Bell Women’s Tour 2021. After coming second on the day and now leading the Tour, the FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope rider talks to the media about her race.

 

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

Stage 3 Map

Stage 3 Race Profile

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AJ Bell Women’s Tour Returns – Official Start List

842 days after Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) won the last edition of the race, the AJ Bell Women’s Tour returns tomorrow (Monday 4 October).

Two days after her historic victory in the first ever women’s Paris Roubaix Deignan heads the start list as the race gets underway in Oxfordshire with a 147.7-kilometre (91.8-mile) stage between Bicester and Banbury.

In total 16 different nationalities are represented on the start line in the 89-rider field.  Britain is the most represented nation with 24 riders in the peloton.

A trio of riders – Hannah Barnes (Canyon SRAM Racing), Leah Kirchmann (Team DSM), and Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) – will be competing in their seventh edition of the AJ Bell Women’s Tour, having started and finished all six editions to date.

The youngest rider in the race is Alice Towers (Drops – Le Col s/b TEMPUR) at 18 years and 358 days, while Trek-Segafredo rider Trixi Worrack’s in one of the final races of her career at 40 years and 6 days.

This year’s AJ Bell Women’s Tour features its first-ever individual time trial, taking place in Atherstone on stage three (Wednesday 6 October), with the overall champion set to be crowned in Felixstowe on Saturday (9 October).

Double AJ Bell Women’s Tour stage winner Sarah Roy (Team BikeExchange) said; “VeloViewer has been great to see what the courses will be like this year. The stages look like it will be really fun and interesting racing across the whole week and the terrain really suits our team. 

“VeloViewer has been great to see what the courses will be like this year. The stages look like it will be really fun and interesting racing across the whole week and the terrain really suits our team.

“I like that there’s a ‘short’ time trial this year as well. It’ll really sort out the GC which can open the racing up a bit differently for non-time trial riders.  It’s also been a special year with the Olympics and the first time we’ve had a really popular, strong stage race after the World Championships. I expect to see some great racing though, our peloton is relentless.”

Sarah Roy

Rider, Team BikeExchange

Sofia Bertizzolo comes into the AJ Bell Women’s Tour fresh having missed Paris – Roubaix; “I don’t have a lot of experience in the Women’s Tour. It’s only the second time I’ve ridden it.

“I have studied the course and expect a very attacking race. The stage profiles don’t seem too difficult, so the attack might be worth it for those who are aiming for the general classification. The time trial could also be decisive for the general classification. I expect a fast race where everyone is sharp. The latter certainly applies to me. The last few weeks I have not ridden any races. But I’ve had good quality training sessions and I’m fresh and ready to go.”

Sofia Bertizzolo

Will ride the Women's Tour for the 2nd time, Team Liv Racing

About the AJ Bell Women’s Tour

Created by SweetSpot Group in 2014, the AJ Bell Women’s Tour is the UK’s first international stage race for women, bringing the world’s top riders to compete in Great Britain as a part of the UCI Women’s WorldTour.

The race, which has been won by the likes of Marianne Vos (2014), Lizzie Deignan (2016, 2019) and Coryn Rivera (2018), attracts an annual roadside audience of 300,000, as well as over three million fans through linear and online platforms. 

Stages

 

Stage One Monday 4 October Bicester to Banbury 147.6km
Stage Two Tuesday 5 October Walsall to Walsall 103km
Stage Three Wednesday 6 October Atherstone individual time trial 16.6km
Stage Four Thursday 7 October Shoeburyness to Southend-on-Sea 117.5km
Stage Five Friday 8 October Colchester to Clacton-on-Sea 95.3km
Stage Six Saturday 9 October Haverhill to Felixstowe 155km

Teams

Trek – Segafredo

1 Lizzie Deignan GBR
2 Audrey Cordon-Ragot FRA
3 Chloe Hosking AUS
4 Elisa Longo Borghini ITA
5
6 Trixi Worrack GER
Canyon SRAM Racing

11
12 Alice Barnes GBR
13 Hannah Barnes GBR
14 Elise Chabbey SUI
15 Ella Harris NZL
16
SD Worx

21 Amy Pieters NED
22 Chantal van den Broek-Blaak NED
23 Elena Cecchini ITA
24 Christine Majerus LUX
25 Anna Shackley GBR
26 Demi Vollering NED
Alé BTC Ljubljana

31 Marta Bastianelli ITA
32 Eugenia Bujak SLO
33 Maaike Boogaard NED
34
35
36 Sophie Wright GBR
Team Coop – Hitec Products

41 Josie Nelson GBR
42 Caroline Andersson SWE
43 Pernille Feldmann NOR
44 Ingvild Gåskjenn NOR
45 Emma Boogaard NED
46 Mari Mohr NOR
AWOL O’Shea

51 Hannah Bayes GBR
52 Olivia Bent GBR
53 Connie Hayes GBR
54 Alice Lethbridge GBR
55 Phoebe Martin GBR
56 Francesca Morgans-Slader GBR
FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope

61 Eugénie Duval FRA
62 Clara Copponi FRA
63 Maëlle Grossetete FRA
64 Victorie Guilman FRA
65 Evita Muzic FRA
66 Jade Wiel FRA
Parkhotel Valkenburg

71 Mischa Bredewold NED
72 Femke Gerritse NED
73 Pien Limpens NED
74 Femke Markus NED
75 Amber van der Hulst NED
76 Kirstie van Haaften NED
CAMS – Basso Bikes

81 Hayley Simmonds GBR
82 Emma Edwards USA
83 Jessica Finney GBR
84 Natalie Grinczer GBR
85 Katie Scott GBR
86 Becky Storrie GBR
Liv Racing

91
92 Sofia Bertizzolo ITA
93 Alison Jackson CAN
94 Jeanne Korevaar NED
95 Evy Kuijpers NED
96 Soraya Paladin ITA
Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank

101 Lauren Stephens USA
102 Tanja Erath GER
103 Veronica Ewers USA
104 Nicole Frain AUS
105 Nina Kessler NED
106 Abi Smith GBR
Drops – Le Col s/b TEMPUR.

111 Joss Lowden GBR
112 Anna Christian GBR
113 Dani Christmas GBR
114 April Tacey GBR
115 Alice Towers GBR
116 Maria Van’t Geloof NED
Movistar Team

121 Sheyla Gutierrez ESP
122 Aude Biannic FRA
123 Alicia González ESP
124 Jelena Erić SRB
125 Lourdes Oyarbide ESP
126 Gloria Rodríguez ESP
Valcar Travel & Service

131 Elisa Balsamo ITA
132 Chiara Consonni ITA
133 Ilaria Sanguineti ITA
134 Elena Pirrone ITA
135
136 Margaux Vigie FRA
Team BikeExchange

141 Sarah Roy AUS
142 Teniel Campbell TTO
143 Jessica Allen AUS
144 Janneke Ensing NED
145 Ane Santesteban ESP
146 Lucy Kennedy AUS
Team DSM

151 Lorena Wiebes NED
152 Pfeiffer Georgi GBR
153 Megan Jastrab USA
154 Leah Kirchmann CAN
155 Juliette Labous FRA
156 Liane Lippert GER

Curlew Cup 2021 – HSBC-UK Women’s National Road Series Round 3

Bookend wins for Abi Smith now signed to [Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank] in a big bunch sprint into Stamfordham, Northumberland for the final round of the HSBC-UK Women’s National Road Series 2021. 

Glorious conditions welcomed the 80 or-so riders in this out of Season Curlew Cup. A little wind blowing kept the riders together as they made their way around the first of 2 larger circuits. The Ryals climb is the unique feature in this event and the 9th edition of the race proved a popular spot to watch the race unfold. 

Indeed, most of the action happened on the climb to the Prime for the Queen-of-the-Mountain competition with a string of riders breaking free on both occasions. Illi Gardner [CAMS-Basso] took full points on both ascends with Eilidh Shaw [Tofauti Everyone Active], Connie Hayes [AWOL O’Shea], Abi Smith & Natalie Grinczer [CAMS-Basso] wearing the leaders jersey vying for the points to. 

The second ascend and a much-reduced peloton saw the climbers breaking free for the longest break of the day up-to around 20 seconds through Matfen before been swallowed up going over the line for the penultimate small circuit against a cross-head-wind.

Around 35 riders held together into the final approach to the village where the road narrows through several twists and turns before sweeping left and over a little brow for a downward sprint to the line.

Charlotte Berry [Pro-Noctis Red Chilli Bikes-Heidi Kjeldsen] and April Tacey [Drops Le-Col supported by Tempur] pushed the winner all the way to the line for second and third places with Monica Greenwood [Macclesfield Wheelers] and Maddie Gammons [Jadan Vive-le-Velo] rounding out the top five places. 

“I wanted the break of six to go (second ascend of the Ryals) as I wasn’t comfortable for a sprint. I’m not a renowned sprinter. I wanted that break to go but unfortunately, we got caught. 

It was annoying! I thought about going at the last 10kms or so. 

So yeh! I went early, just got my head down [riding without a team around her]. 

Abi Smith

Winner Curlew Cup 2021, Team Breeze

Interview with Abi Smith – Curlew Cup Winner 2021

Post race interview with Abi Smith at the Curlew Cup after her winning ride. Questions asked by Larry Hickmott (VeloUK.net). Footage by Chris Maher (CyclingShorts.cc / chrismaher.co.uk)

Results

1. Abi Smith Team Breeze Finished Elite 100

2. Charlotte Berry Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Finished 1st 85

3. April Tacey DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMP… Finished 1st 75

4. Monica Greenwood Macclesfield Wheelers Finished 2nd 66

5. Madeleine Gammons Jadan – Vive le Velo Finished 2nd 58

6. Eilidh Shaw Tofauti Everyone Active Finished 1st 51

7. Corinne Side Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Finished 1st 45

8. Hannah Lancaster Loughborough Lightning – TRG Finished 2nd 39

9. Natalie Grinczer CAMS-Basso Finished 2nd 34

10. Francesca Morgans-Slader AWOL- O’Shea Finished 2nd 29

11. Lucy Lee Team LDN – Brother UK Finished 1st 25

12. Alice McWilliam Grinta Coaching Finished 2nd 21

13. Sian Botteley Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor… Finished 2nd 18

14. Lucy Gadd Storey Racing Finished 1st 15

15. Francesca Hall Loughborough Lightning – TRG Finished 1st 12

16. Isabel Darvill Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Finished 1st 10

17. Gwenno Hughes Crimson Orientation Marketing … Finished 2nd 8

18. Suzetta Guerrini Team Watto-LDN Finished 2nd 6

19. Rachel Galler Saint Piran WRT Finished 2nd 4

20. Sophie Enever LVIV CYCLING TEAM (Womens) Finished 2nd 2

21. Miriam Jessett Vredestein Basso Finished 2nd 0

22. Lulu Bartlett Finished 2nd 0

23. Robyn Clay Otley CC Finished 2nd 0

24. Amy Graham Team Boompods Finished 2nd 0

25. Jasmine Jones Bianchi Dama Finished 2nd 0

26. Anya Tamplin HuntBikeWheels Finished 2nd 0

27. Beth Morrow Storey Racing Finished 1st 0

28. Helen Ralston Paceline RT Finished 1st 0

29. Polly Mason Team LDN – Brother UK Finished 2nd 0

30. Beth Maciver Torvelo Racing Finished 3rd 0

31. Illi Gardner CAMS-Basso Finished 1st 0

32. Melissa Greaves Crimson Orientation Marketing … Finished 2nd 0

33. Beth Harley-Jepson Jadan – Vive le Velo Finished 2nd 0

34. Erin Avill Storey Racing Finished 2nd 0

35. Kerry Middleton Team LDN – Brother UK Finished 1st 0

36. Katie Scott CAMS-Basso Finished 2nd 0

37. Lucy Ellmore SKODA DSI Cycling Academy Finished 1st 0

38. Olivia Bent AWOL- O’Shea Finished 2nd 0

39. Becky Storrie CAMS-Basso Finished 2nd 0

40. Charlotte Colclough Bianchi Dama Finished 2nd 0

41. Lauren Watson Team Boompods Finished 2nd 0

42. Daisy Barnes Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor… Finished 3rd 0

43. Emma Jeffers JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team Finished 1st 0

44. Alice Lethbridge AWOL- O’Shea Finished 2nd 0

45. Connie Hayes AWOL- O’Shea Finished 1st 0

46. Olivia Bentley Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands Finished 2nd 0

47. Sophie Lankford Jadan – Vive le Velo Finished 1st 0

48. Nicole Coates Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands Finished 2nd 0

49. Christina Wiejak Saint Piran WRT Finished 2nd 0

50. Phoebe Martin AWOL- O’Shea Finished 2nd 0

51. Holly MacMahon Bianchi Dama Finished 2nd 0

52. Amy Gornall Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Finished 2nd 0

53. Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Finished Elite 0

54. Hannah Bayes AWOL- O’Shea Finished 2nd 0

55. Matea Deliu Team Watto-LDN Finished 2nd 0

56. Heather Mayer Team Watto-LDN Finished 2nd 0

57. Emma Edwards CAMS-Basso Finished 2nd 0

58. Jennifer Powell Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Finished 1st 0

59. Ione Johnson Finished 0

60. Georgia Bullard Natural Greatness – Vib Sports Finished 2nd 0

61. Chloe Vickers Loughborough Lightning – TRG Finished 2nd 0

62. Dannielle Khan Isorex NoAqua Ladies Cycling T… Finished 2nd 0

63. Flora Knight Loughborough Lightning – TRG Finished 2nd 0

64. Jen McMahon Sub Rosa Finished 3rd 0

65. Meg Smith Loughborough Lightning – TRG Finished 2nd 0

66. Morgan Newberry SKODA DSI Cycling Academy Finished 2nd 0

67. Arianne Holland Forth Velo Finished 2nd 0

68. Sophie Earl Crimson Orientation Marketing … Finished 2nd 0

69. Sarah Briggs RFDA Finished 2nd 0

1 Illi Gardner CAMS-Basso

2 Eilidh Shaw Tofauti Everyone Active Finished

3 Connie Hayes AWOL- O’Shea

4 Abi Smith Team Breeze

5 Natalie Grinczer CAMS-Basso

Abi Smith Team Breeze

Pro-Noctis Red Chilli Bikes-Heidi Kjeldsen

1 Abi Smith U23 Team Breeze

2 April Tacey U23Drops Le-Col supported by Tempur

5 Natalie Grinczer CAMS-Basso

Chris Maher

Chris Maher

Photographer & Writer

Based in the North East of England; photographer Chris Maher specialises in sports photography with his main interests in Cycling and Super Bikes. Chris has covered sports events from local and national level right up to the Olympics for CyclingShorts.cc.
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Women’s Grasscrete Ryedale GP 2021 Gallery and Race Report

Round Two in both the Women’s & Men’s British Cycling National Road Series 2021 started in the grounds Ampleforth College with Ampleforth Abbey as the backdrop to a gruelling gritty 60 mile Women’s Race and 95 mile Men’s Race.

The usual early damp start welcomed around sixty-five riders to the start-line with a forecast of improving condition as the day went on. A circuit not for the fainthearted brought several tumbles & a splits into several groups on the earlier of the larger 2 circuits for the women.

With CAMS Basso Haley Simmonds & Pro-Noctus – Redchilli Bikes Jo Tindley setting the early pace & still a sizable group. The numbers dropped to around Thirty girls by the end of lap two.

An alliance formed on the smaller circuits when recently crowned Scottish Cycling’s National Women’s Champion Becky Storrie [Brother UK – Cycle Team OnForm] & Illi Gardner [CAMS Basso] forged ahead quickly establishing over a two minutes advantage.

With CAMS & OnForm out front, it was left to Storey Racing & AWOL-O’Shea to do the chasing.

The race approached the final drag up to the line with 500 metres remaining & a hefty lead for Storrie & Gardner. With two evenly matched riders – It was going to be the one with strongest legs that would take victory, and Gardner had the legs to finish it off for CAMS.

After a little wait. Pro-Noctis got a third place with Corrine Side for all their hard work whilst AWOL-O’Shea’s Francesca Morgans-Slader & Connie Hayes took fourth & fifth.

Preparing for the UCI World Mountain Bike Championships in Val di Sole, Italy 25-29 Aug, U23 Women’s Event Anna Kay took sixth.

CAMS-Basso’s Natalie Grinczer collected the Series Leaders Jersey going into the final round, the Curlew Cup in Northumberland on Sunday 26th September.

Speaking to Larry Hickmott (VeloUK.net) & myself after the race.

“This is probably my favourite National Series Race. I’ve been looking forward to it all year. I was nervous coming in. So, I’m really happy with the win.

It stayed together longer than I thought when it got to the Climbs it split, but then came back together.

We had a couple of goes to get away but it kept coming back. I sort of attacked coming up here [On the finish straight with 3 laps remaining.]”.

Illi Gardner

Winner Ryedale GP 2021 - U23 Rider, Team CAMS-Basso

Illi Gardner & Becky Storrie – Ryedale GP 2021 Interview by Cycling Shorts

Post race interview with Illi Gardner (U23 – CAMS-Basso)and Becky Storrie (Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm)after battling their way to the top two podium positions at the Ryedale GP 2021. Post race interview by Larry Hickmott (VeloUK.net) and Chris Maher (CyclingShorts.cc) Image by Chris Maher

“It was tough! It was my first-time doing Ryedale, but I hadn’t looked at the course. I’d heard all about it – thought it was right up my street.

I knew going in that I wanted to force a breakaway, especially with somebody like Illi – cos – in Capernwray (Road Race) we were in a breakaway there. So, I knew she would be the perfect person to ride away with”.  Going on to say about Illi “She was like a little Mountain Goat going up the climbs – I was struggling Lol”.

Becky Storrie

2nd Place Ryedale GP, Team Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm

Results

1 Illi Gardner (U23) CAMS-Basso 2:44:37

2 Becky Storrie Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm +4

3 Corinne Side (U23) Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen +2:12

4 Francesca Morgans-Slader AWOL OShea st

5 Connie Hayes (U23) AWOL OShea st

6 Anna Kay (U23) Team Rupelcleaning – Champion Lubricants st

7 Lucy Ellmore (U23) Skoda DSI Cycling Academy +2:15

8 Danielle Shrosbree Team LDN – Brother UK st

9 Natalie Grinczer CAMS-Basso st

10 Beth Morrow (U23) Storey Racing st

11 Nicole Coates (U23) Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands-Scimitar +2:21

12 Morven Yeoman (JNR) Tofauti Everyone Active +2:27

13 Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen st

14 Megan Barker CAMS-Basso +4:11

15 Eilidh Shaw (JNR) Tofauti Everyone Active +4:33

16 Jessica Finney CAMS-Basso +4:35

17 Lucy Gadd (U23) Storey Racing +4:36

18 Francesca Hall Loughborough Lightning TRG +4:38

19 Lucy Lee Team LDN – Brother UK st

20 Charlotte Colclough Bianchi Dama st

21 Alice McWilliam Grinta Coaching st

22 Alice Lethbridge AWOL OShea +4:40

23 Bexy Dew Saint Piran Womens +4:43

24 Hayley Simmonds CAMS-Basso +4:46

25 Matea Deliu Team Watto-LDN +4:50

26 Jessie Carridge Watts Up Performance +6:53

27 Samantha Stuart Crimson Orientation Marketing RT +8:23

28 Hannah Bayes (U23) AWOL OShea +11:32

29 Hannah Lancaster (U23) Loughborough Lightning TRG st

30 Poppy Thompson Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen +11:36

31 Imani Pereira-James (JNR) Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm st

32 Katie Scott (U23) CAMS-Basso +11:40

33 Heather Mayer Team Watto-LDN +11:43

34 Elizabeth Sanders Avid Sport +11:47

35 Jihanna Bonilla-Allard PMRR +12:52

36 Gemma Sargent Saint Piran Womens st

37 Jasmine Jones Bianchi Dama +12:55

38 Melissa Greaves Crimson Orientation Marketing RT +12:57

39 Holly MacMahon Bianchi Dama +13:09

40 Ellen Inglis (U23) Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm +13:48

41 Erin Murphy (JNR) Deeside Thistle CC +14:01

 

— Erin Avill Storey Racing Did not finish

— Alderney Baker Loughborough Lightning – TRG Did not finish

— Daisy Barnes Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor… Did not finish

—Olivia BentAWOL- O’SheaDid not finish

— Olivia Bentley Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands Did not finish

—Charlotte BerryPro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -…Did not finish

— Sian Botteley Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor… Did not finish

—Sarah BriggsRFDADid not finish

—Polly BurgeJadan – Vive le VeloDid not finish

—Anna ChristianDROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMP…Did not start

—Francesca CuttsTeam LDN – Brother UKDid not finish

—Isabel DarvillTeam BoompodsDid not start

—Megan DickersonSKODA DSI Cycling Academy

— Sophie Earl Crimson Orientation Marketing … DNS

— Isabel Ellis Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands Did not start

—Hannah FarranTeam BoompodsDid not finish

—Samantha FawcettPro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -…Did not finish

—Olivia FrenchSKODA DSI Cycling AcademyDid not finish

—Madeleine GammonsJadan – Vive le VeloDid not finish

—Amy GornallPro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -…Did not start

—Amy GrahamTeam BoompodsDid not finish

—Marine GuerinTeam Watto-LDNDid not finish

—Beth Harley-JepsonJadan – Vive le VeloDid not start

—Louise HartCampinense – Velo PerformanceDid not finish

—Maddie HeywoodTeam Watto-LDNDid not start

—Lauren HighamTeam LDN – Brother UKDid not finish

—Georgia HilleardTeam BoompodsDid not finish

—Anna Marie Hughes1904 RTDid not start

—Emma JeffersJRC-Shutt-Ridley Race TeamDid not finish

— Millie Jones Manilla Cycling Did not finish

—Dannielle KhanIsorex NoAqua Ladies Cycling T…Did not Finish

—Flora KnightLoughborough Lightning – TRGDid not finish

—Sophie LankfordJadan – Vive le VeloDid not start

—Abbie ManleyMontezuma’s Race TeamDid not start

—Amy MarksTeam LDN – Brother UKDid not start

—Phoebe MartinAWOL- O’SheaDid not finish

—Polly MasonTeam LDN – Brother UKDid not finish

—Ellen McDermottTeam BoompodsDid not finish

—Shona MosleyJRC-Shutt-Ridley Race TeamDid not start

—Georgina PanchaudBianchi DamaDid not start

—Georgina PaulRoss On Wye & District CCDid not finish

—Laura PittardBrother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor…Did not finish

—Jennifer PowellPro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -…Did not finish

—Natasha ReddyBianchi DamaDid not start

—Rebecca RichardsSKODA DSI Cycling AcademyDid not finish

—Kate RichardsonDid not finish

—Louise ScuphamAWOL- O’SheaDid not finish

—Rebecca SealTorelli-Assure-Cayman IslandsDid not start

—Ruth ShierTeam LDN – Brother UKDid not finish

—Millie SkinnerPro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -…Did not finish

—Meg SmithLoughborough Lightning – TRGDid not start

—Abbie TaylorSpectra Wiggle p/b VitusDid not start

—Sophie ThackrayCAMS-BassoDid not finish

—Vivienne TomlinAvid SportDid not finish

—Chloe VickersLoughborough Lightning – TRGDid not finish

—Christina WiejakSaint Piran WRTDid not finish

— Mary Wilkinson Crimson Orientation Marketing … Did not start

1 Natalie Grinczer CAMS-Basso 36

2 Illi Gardner CAMS-Basso 30

3 Abi Smith Team Breeze 30

4 Corinne Side Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen 30

5 Becky Storrie Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm 28

6 Ellen McDermott Team Boompods 28

7 Eluned King Team Breeze 26

8 Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen 26

9 Francesca Morgans-Slader AWOL OShea 24

10 April Tacey Drops-Le Col supported by Tempur 24

11 Connie Hayes AWOL OShea 22

12 Danielle Shrosbree Team LDN – Brother UK 21

13 Anna Kay Team Rupelcleaning – Champion Lubricants 20

14 Amira Mellor Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 20

Chris Maher

Chris Maher

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Based in the North East of England; photographer Chris Maher specialises in sports photography with his main interests in Cycling and Super Bikes. Chris has covered sports events from local and national level right up to the Olympics for CyclingShorts.cc.
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Champions Crowned at Tour Series in Dumfries – Galleries & Race Reports

CAMS – Basso and Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling took the women’s and men’s Tour Series titles at the final round of the 2021 series in Castle Douglas.

Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling held on to their overall lead despite stiff opposition from defending champions Canyon dhb SunGod, whose dominant performance took them to within one point of retaining their title with the individual race win for Charlie Tanfield as consolation.  The victory was Tanfield’s first since competing at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Meanwhile 2019 women’s champions CAMS – Basso retained their title, overturning the lead of Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen thanks to a strong performance on the streets of Dumfries & Galloway as Megan Barker took her second individual win of the week.

Jo Tindley (Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen) took second on the night and ensured the runners up spot for her squad, as well as clinching the blue Freewheel.co.uk Sprints jersey.

CS: That’s two wins in a row!

M: “Yeh! I was on the back foot & I managed to salvage it.” 

CS: Did you feel like you weren’t quite on form? We were wondering whether you were holding back a little?

M: “No not really. I’m ok on the hard drag bit, but the technical bit around the back of the course is my downfall. I’ve been working on that. The last five laps I just moved up to the front, led it out for a while & managed to hang on.”

After a rest this weekend. You can catch up with Megan (CAMS – Basso) the following weekend at the Ryedale GP in Ampleforth, part of the Women’s BC National Road Series

Megan Barker

Team CAMS – Basso

In the men’s competition it was Guisborough race winner Matt Gibson (Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling) taking the Sprints jersey, a competition he also won in the 2018 Tour Series.

Gibson’s performance in the Castle Douglas round was key to Ribble Weldtite retaining their Freewheel.co.uk yellow jerseys, with the Warrington-born rider the only member of his five-rider team to make the front group that had been driven away by Canyon dhb SunGod.

Having had their chances of a historic hattrick of Tour Series titles damaged by losing a pair of riders to a crash in Round One in Guisborough, Canyon dhb SunGod knew that they needed to put significant distance and other teams between themselves and Ribble Weldtite on the night.

CS: Here you come using what looks like Tokyo form (After infamously being crashed into by the Danish Team Pursuit Squad on the Izu Velodrome Track). How did that feel?

C: “Yeh Amazing! The lads did a great job all night, so if anyone could finish it off for the Team on the night. The goal was to get the Team win – so fingers crossed with a lap to go I knew it would be amazing. 

After a rest this weekend. You can catch up with Charlie (Canyon dhb SunGod) at the Ryedale GP in Ampleforth, part on the Elite BC National Road Series.

Charlie Tanfield

Team Canyon dhb SunGod

Strong performances from the Wales Racing Academy and Crimson Orientation Marketing RT nearly helped Canyon dhb SunGod achieve that. But ultimately the efforts of Gibson, Charles Page, Freddie Scheske, Cameron Jeffers and Will Brown was enough for a first Tour Series title for Ribble Weldite.

Highlights of the Castle Douglas races are on ITV4 at 7pm on Friday 13 August with a repeat at 6.55am on Saturday 14 August and available for 30 days via the ITV Hub.

Final Results

Women’s team result

1) CAMS – Basso Bikes, 15pts
2) Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldesen, 14pts
3) Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus, 13pts,
4) Team LDN – Brother UK, 12pts
5) Jadan – Vive le Velo, 11pts

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Women’s individual result

1) Megan Barker, GBR, CAMS – Basso Bikes, 50:13.725
2) Jo Tindley, GBR, Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjelldsen, + 0.344
3) Jessica Finney, GBR, CAMS – Basso Bikes, + 0.650
4) Frankie Morgans-Slader, GBR, AWOL O’Shea, + 1.654
5) Samantha Stuart, GBR, Crimson Orientation Marketing RT, + 4.336

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Brother UK Fastest Lap

Megan Barker, GBR, CAMS – Basso Bikes, 2:05.709

Freewheel.co.uk sprints competition

Jo Tindley, GBR, Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen, 40pts

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Women’s team standings

1) CAMS Basso, 42pts
2) Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjelldsen, 42pts
3) Team LDN – Brother UK, 32pts
4) Jadan Vive Le Velo, 30pts
5) Team Boompods, 30pts

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Men’s team result

1) Canyon dhb SunGod, 13pts
2) Wales Racing Academy, 12pts
3) Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling, 11pts
4) Crimson Orientation Marketing RT, 10pts
5) Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus, 9pts

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Men’s individual result

1) Charlie Tanfield, GBR, Canyon dhb SunGod, 1:06.32.015
2) Alec Briggs, GBR, TEKKERZ, + 0.486
3) Jim Brown, GBR, Canyon dhb SunGod, + 1.019
4) Leon Mazzone, GBR, Crimson Orientation Marketing RT, + 1.498
5) Matt Gibson, GBR, Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling, + 1.509

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Brother UK Fastest Lap

Charlie Tanfield, GBR, Canyon dhb SunGod, 1:49.570

Freewheel.co.uk sprints competition

Matt Gibson, GBR, Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling, 35pts

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Men’s team standings

1) Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling, 35pts
2) Canyon dhb SunGod, 34pts
3) Wales Racing Academy, 33pts
4) Crimson Orientation Marketing, 32pts
5) Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus, 23pts

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