{"id":4042,"date":"2015-06-18T22:10:02","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T21:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=4042"},"modified":"2015-11-12T20:30:47","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T19:30:47","slug":"aviva-womens-tour-2015-stage-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=4042","title":{"rendered":"Aviva Women&#8217;s Tour 2015 | Stage Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Aviva Women&#8217;s Tour 2015 | Stage Two<\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"highlight\" style=\"background-color:Yellow\"> Jolien d\u2019Hoore sprinted to victory in Clacton to move within one second of the race leader, Lisa Brennauer, as the fancied general classification riders began to flex their muscles. <\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4042 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?attachment_id=4033'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1754\" height=\"1240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/AvivaWT_Stage2_Map-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/AvivaWT_Stage2_Map-1.jpg 1754w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/AvivaWT_Stage2_Map-1-200x141.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1754px) 100vw, 1754px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4033'>\n\t\t\t\tBraintree to Clacton 138kms\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Braintree to Clacton<\/h3>\n<pre>Author: Chris Maher\/ Press Release, Images courtesy of: Chris Maher | Photography<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 18th June 2015<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4810\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3151A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4810\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3151A.jpg\" alt=\"Aviva Women's Tour 2015 | Stage Two - Finish Line... \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3151A.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3151A-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aviva Women&#8217;s Tour 2015 | Stage Two &#8211; Finish Line&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<span class=\"dropcap circle\">\u00a0J <\/span>olien d\u2019Hoore sprinted to victory in Clacton to move within one second of the race leader, Lisa Brennauer, as the fancied general classification riders began to flex their muscles.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI feel good, I\u2019m getting stronger but I also have a good team around me and that makes a difference. You can never win a race alone. I don\u2019t know about GC but I did want to win a stage. I have that now and I can stay relaxed. Let\u2019s see how I go.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The reigning Belgian national road race champion of Wiggle Honda showing her liking for tough uphill sprints with a fine win on Marine Parade in Clacton.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4806\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4806\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3009A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4806\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3009A.jpg\" alt=\"Aviva Women's Tour 2015 | Stage Two - Race Start \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3009A.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3009A-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aviva Women&#8217;s Tour 2015 | Stage Two &#8211; Race Start<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aviva Yellow jersey Brennauer also looked in ominously good form sprinting to second place while Christine Majerus of the Boels Dolmans team was in third place with another big overall contender Emma Johansson in close attendance in fourth place.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4805\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_1071A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4805\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_1071A.jpg\" alt=\"Aviva Women's Tour 2015 | Stage Two - Velocio SRAM \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_1071A.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_1071A-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aviva Women&#8217;s Tour 2015 | Stage Two &#8211; Velocio SRAM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the peloton catching the break four kilometres from the finish in Clacton, the multi-talented d\u2019Hoore, a former World Junior Champion on the road, positioned herself perfectly coming up the long drag into the Essex seaside resort to win by a wheel to record her latest win in an increasingly impressive season.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt was pretty close in the end,\u201d <\/em>admitted d\u2019Hoore. <em>\u201cI went from the last corner but it was uphill and into the wind so I didn\u2019t know if I could make it. I was hoping Giorgia Bronzini was in my wheel, in fact the original plan was for me to lead her out but she wasn\u2019t there. She told me to go from the corner and she would try and stay in the wheel so I just gave everything until the finish.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u201cI had two weeks complete off the bike and then I had a five week training period which was pretty tough. It\u2019s a little bit of a risk when you rest like that but I was confident that my form was good. I am happy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4804\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_1064A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4804\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_1064A.jpg\" alt=\"Aviva Women's Tour 2015 | Stage Two - Bigla Aviva WT Yellow Jersey - Lisa Brennauer Chain Reaction Points - Lisa Brennauer Strava QoM - Melisa Hoskins Best Young Rider - Coryn Rivera Premier Inn Best British - Elinor Barker Best Team - United Healthcare Professional Cycling\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_1064A.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_1064A-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aviva Women&#8217;s Tour 2015 | Stage Two &#8211; Bigla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>D\u2019Hoore has all sort of options ahead of her and objectively she must be a contender for the World Road Race Championship in Richmond, Virginia which she has seen and describes as a very up and down \u201cBelgian style\u201d course with a few comforting cobbles for good measure.<\/p>\n<p>But Rio 2016 is possibly and even bigger focus and in particular the Omnium on the track where she could yet prove the strongest rival to the triumvirate of Laura Trott, Annette Edmondson and Sarah Hammer who have dominated the event in recent years. D\u2019Hoore finished fifth at London 2012 but was an outstanding winner at the World Cup at the Lee Valley Velodrome last year.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFor Rio I am going 100% for the track and my road season next year will be short to plan for that,\u201d insists d\u2019Hoore. My goal is the Omnium for sure\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Brennauer, the World Time Trial champion, is revealing an unexpected talent for sprint finishes with her second runners up spot in two days confirming her in the Aviva Yellow Jersey that she wore today in place of the absent Armitstead, who, as she had announced the previous night, decided not to continue after her nasty crash after her stage win in Aldeburgh.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt felt quite weird for me to be wearing the yellow jersey today. I feel really sorry for what happened to Lizzie yesterday, it\u2019s never nice when somebody gets hurt in a crash<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not really concentrating on my sprinting despite the two second places. I think perhaps I am just getting a better athlete. I\u2019m not a pure sprinter and probably never will be but I can be fast especially when I get a nice lead out and the finishes on the last two days have suited me.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt was pretty hectic today with a lot of teams trying to set their sprinters up, my team did a really great job setting me up around the last left hand corner when we hit the coast. The sprint opened up and I just did my best. I want to fight for this yellow jersey but the GC is close, so much can happen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4808\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3067A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4808\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3067A.jpg\" alt=\"Aviva Women's Tour 2015 | Stage Two - Peloton \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3067A.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3067A-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aviva Women&#8217;s Tour 2015 | Stage Two &#8211; Peloton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brennauer also retains her lead in the Chain Reactions Cycles Points competition, with second overall d\u2019Hoore wearing that jersey for Friday\u2019s stage in Nothamptonshire, while Melissa Hoskins of Orica AIS leads the Strava Queen of the Mountains competition having picked up points on both classified climbs.<\/p>\n<p>UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling kept hold of the SweetSpot Best Young Rider jersey with Coryn Rivera while Elinor Barker of Matrix Fitness, currently in ninth position overall, wears the Premier Inn Best British Rider Jersey.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4809\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3100A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4809\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3100A.jpg\" alt=\"Aviva Women's Tour 2015 | Stage Two - Vera Koedooder \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3100A.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3100A-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aviva Women&#8217;s Tour 2015 | Stage Two &#8211; Vera Koedooder, Early Break&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After her starring role in the day\u2019s breakaway, and repeated attempts to escape, Bigla Pro Cycling\u2019s Vera Koedooder took the day\u2019s YodelDirect Combativity Award while the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling team also lead the Aviva Team Classification.<\/p>\n<p>Stage Two Results<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Jolien D&#8217;Hoore\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 03.23:25<\/li>\n<li>Lisa Brennauer<\/li>\n<li>Christine Majerus<\/li>\n<li>Emma Johansson<\/li>\n<li>Anuoska Koster<\/li>\n<li>Marta Tagliaferro<\/li>\n<li>Giorgia Bronzini<\/li>\n<li>Simona Frapporti<\/li>\n<li>Alexis Ryan<\/li>\n<li>Lucy Garner<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4814\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3219A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4814\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3219A.jpg\" alt=\"Aviva WT Yellow Jersey - Lisa Brennauer - Chain Reaction Points - Lisa Brennauer \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3219A.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3219A-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aviva WT Yellow Jersey &#8211; Lisa Brennauer &#8211; Chain Reaction Points &#8211; Lisa Brennauer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>General Classification after Stage 1<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Aviva_YellowJersey-e1439065459727.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4367 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Aviva_YellowJersey-e1439065459727.jpg\" alt=\"Aviva_YellowJersey\" width=\"240\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Lisa Brennauer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 06.03:06<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Jolien D&#8217;Hoore<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Vera Koedooder<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Marta Tagliaferro<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Emma Johansson<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Christine Majerus<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Coryn Rivera<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Corinna Lechner<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Elinor Barker<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Hannah Barnes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4811\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4811\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3190A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4811\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3190A.jpg\" alt=\"Aviva Women's Tour 2015 | Stage Two - Best Young Rider - Coryn Rivera \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3190A.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3190A-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aviva Women&#8217;s Tour 2015 | Stage Two &#8211; Best Young Rider &#8211; Coryn Rivera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>U23<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SweetSpot_BestYoungRider-e1439065332897.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4371\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/SweetSpot_BestYoungRider-e1439065332897.jpg\" alt=\"SweetSpot_BestYoungRider\" width=\"240\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Coryn Rivera<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Corinna Lechner<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Elinor Barker<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Hannah Barnes<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Alexis Ryan<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Anouska Koster<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Lucy Garner<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Maria Giulia Confalonieri<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Laura Trott<\/li>\n<li>Susanna Zorzi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4812\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3197A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4812\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3197A.jpg\" alt=\"Aviva Women's Tour 2015 | Stage Two - Premier Inn Best British - Elinor Barker \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3197A.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3197A-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aviva Women&#8217;s Tour 2015 | Stage Two &#8211; Premier Inn Best British &#8211; Elinor Barker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Best British<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PremierInn_BestBritishRider-e1439065396299.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4369\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/PremierInn_BestBritishRider-e1439065396299.jpg\" alt=\"PremierInn_BestBritishRider\" width=\"240\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Elinor Barker<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Hannah Barnes<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Lucy Garner<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Points<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/ChainReaction_PointsJersey-e1439065424523.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4368\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/ChainReaction_PointsJersey-e1439065424523.jpg\" alt=\"ChainReaction_PointsJersey\" width=\"240\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Lisa Brennauer<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Jolien D&#8217;Hoore<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Emma Johansson<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Marta Tagliaferro<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Simona Frapporti<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Christine Majerus<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Vera Koedooder<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Anna Koster<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Alexis Ryan<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Roxanne Knetemann<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4813\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3204A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4813\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3204A.jpg\" alt=\"Aviva Women's Tour 2015 | Stage Two - Strava QoM - Melissa Hoskins \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3204A.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3204A-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aviva Women&#8217;s Tour 2015 | Stage Two &#8211; Strava QoM &#8211; Melissa Hoskins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Queen of the Mountains<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Strava_QueenoftheMountains-e1439065362379.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4370\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Strava_QueenoftheMountains-e1439065362379.jpg\" alt=\"Strava_QueenoftheMountains\" width=\"240\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Melissa Hoskins<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Elise Delzenne<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Laura Trott<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Sharon Laws<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Vera Koedooder<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Katie Hall<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Coryn Rivera<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Anouska Koster<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Marta Taliaferro<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Malgorzta Janinska<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Team<\/p>\n<p>UnitedHealthCare Pro Cycling<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4807\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3016A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4807\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3016A.jpg\" alt=\"Aviva Women's Tour 2015 | Stage Two - Race Start \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3016A.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/AvivaWT2015Stage2_3016A-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aviva Women&#8217;s Tour 2015 | Stage Two &#8211; Race Start<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/womenstour.co.uk\/stages\/stage3\/index.php\">Stage Three<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0sees the race return to Oundle, the Grand Depart town for last year\u2019s inaugural Women\u2019s Tour, which this year acts as the start for a demanding 139.2km run to Kettering through the Northamptonshire countryside. With the most demanding terrain so far and a stage length just 800m short of the maximum allowed by the UCI, this should be where the Aviva General Classification race kicks off in earnest, especially off the back of a long and hard ridden Stage Two in Suffolk and Essex<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Useful Links&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Twitter www.twitter.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thewomenstour\">thewomenstour<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Facebook www.facebook.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thewomenstour\">thewomenstour<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Instagram www.instagram.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/thetourcycling\/\">thetourcycling<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>YouTube www.youtube.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheTourCycling\">thetourcycling<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Event Hashtag #AvivaWT2015<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Aviva Women&#8217;s Tour <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womenstour.co.uk\/\">Women&#8217;s Tour<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Team <a href=\"http:\/\/teamjadan.com\/\">Jadan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cycling <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyclingshorts.uk.com\/\">Shorts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Aviva Women&#8217;s Tour 2015 | Stage Two &nbsp; Braintree to Clacton Author: Chris Maher\/ Press Release, Images courtesy of: Chris Maher | Photography &nbsp; Thursday 18th June 2015 &nbsp; olien d\u2019Hoore sprinted to victory in Clacton to move within one second of the race leader, Lisa Brennauer, as the fancied general classification riders began to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4802,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[746,89,775],"tags":[754,852,854,753,859,848,782,849,783,409,447,104,283,855,452,453,101,141,354,370,23,756,858,15,68,853,856,850,755,857,208,786,456,860,851,372,228],"class_list":["post-4042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviva-womens-tour","category-british-cycling-road","category-womens-road-race-cycling-events","tag-avivawt2015","tag-alexis-ryan","tag-anouska-koster","tag-aviva-womens-tour","tag-boels-dolmans-cycling-team","tag-braintree","tag-christine-majerus","tag-clacton","tag-coryn-rivera","tag-cycling-shorts","tag-dame-sarah-storey","tag-dani-king","tag-elinor-barker","tag-elise-delzenne","tag-emma-johansson","tag-giorgia-bronzini","tag-hannah-barnes","tag-joanna-rowsell","tag-jolien-dhoore","tag-katie-archibald","tag-laura-trott","tag-lisa-brennauer","tag-liv-plantur","tag-lizzie-armitstead","tag-lucy-garner","tag-marta-tagliaferro","tag-megan-guarnier","tag-melissa-hoskins","tag-molly-weaver","tag-sabrina-stultiens","tag-sharon-laws","tag-simona-frapporti","tag-trixi-worrack","tag-velocio-sram","tag-vera-koedooder","tag-wiggle-honda","tag-womens-cycle-racing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4042"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4818,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4042\/revisions\/4818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}