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Julian Alaphilippe wins the 2018 OVO Energy Tour of Britain Green Jersey overall title after 8 days of exciting racing that finished on the prestigious London finale circuit around Trafalgar. Press: “Julian – can you tell us how it feels to win this race.” Julian: “Thank you – and yes for sure we celebrate a…
Coryn Rivera wins 2018 OVO Energy Women’s Tour as Lotta Lepistö claims Welsh finale Team Sunweb’s Coryn Rivera became the fifth different winner of the OVO Energy Women’s Tour as she finished Sunday’s first-ever Welsh stage into Colwyn Bay – won by Lotta Lepistö (Cervélo-Bigla) – safely within the bunch. Lepistö, who previously won the…
Former UCI Road World Champion Amalie Dideriksen claimed Boels-Dolmans’ first win in the 2018 OVO Energy Women’s Tour by sprinting to victory in Worcester on Saturday afternoon. The Danish rider looked in total control along the long finishing straight on Hylton Road, holding off former former stage winners Lotta Lepistö (Cervélo-Bigla), Marianne Vos (WaowDeals Pro…
Mitchelton-SCOTT made it two wins in three days at this year’s OVO Energy Women’s Tour on Friday, asAustralian Sarah Roy sprinted to victory in Royal Leamington Spa. Roy, who won Stage Four of last year’s race in Chesterfield, out-sprinted Giorgia Broznini (Cylance Pro Cycling) and 2014 champion Marianne Vos (WaowDeals Pro Cycling) to claim the…
Team Sunweb’s Coryn Rivera moved into the OVO Energy Women’s Tour Green Jersey after pipping 2014 champion Marianne Vos to the line in Daventry, Northamptonshire, on Thursday. The Californian rider for Team Sunweb survived the double ascent of the SKODA Queen of the Mountains climb of Newnham Hill on the outskirts of Daventry to pip…
Jolien D’hoore wins OVO Energy Women’s Tour opener in Suffolk Jolien D’hoore opened up her 2018 OVO Energy Women’s Tour just as she left off in London in 2017 by sprinting to victory at the head of a world-class field in Southwold, Suffolk on Wednesday. The Mitchelton-SCOTT rider headed to victory at the seafront finish…