{"id":7240,"date":"2018-06-15T21:25:28","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T21:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=7240"},"modified":"2018-06-25T16:49:42","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T16:49:42","slug":"ovo-energy-womens-tour-2018-stage-3-atherstone-to-royal-leamington-spa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=7240","title":{"rendered":"OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2018 | Stage 3 – Atherstone to Royal Leamington Spa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2018 | Stage 3 – Atherstone to Royal Leamington Spa, Bunch Sprint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mitchelton-SCOTT made it two wins in three days at this year\u2019s OVO Energy Women\u2019s Tour on Friday, asAustralian Sarah Roy sprinted to victory in Royal Leamington Spa.<\/h4>\n

Roy, who won Stage Four of last year\u2019s race in Chesterfield, out-sprinted Giorgia Broznini (Cylance Pro Cycling) and 2014 champion Marianne Vos (WaowDeals Pro Cycling) to claim the win. Her success in Warwickshire follows team-mate Jolien D\u2019Hoore\u2019s victory in Southwold, Suffolk on Stage One.<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2018 | Stage 3 – Atherstone to Royal Leamington Spa, Stage Winner, Sarah Roy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fourth place for overnight leader Coryn Rivera (Team Sunweb), combined with time bonuses taken at the intermediate Eisberg Sprints in Wellesbourne and Kenilworth, saw her extend her lead on GC. Vos, the winner of the race in 2014, is now her nearest challenger at 16 seconds thanks to her accrued finish time bonus.<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2018 | Stage 3 – Atherstone to Royal Leamington Spa, Adnams Best British Rider Dani Rowe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dani Rowe (WaowDeals Pro Cycling) remains the top Brit in third overall and wears the Adnams Best British Rider jersey, four seconds behind team-mate Vos, while Rivera continues to hold both the Eisberg Sprints and Breast Cancer Care Points jerseys.<\/p>\n

Roy, who won a stage at Chesterfield during the 2017 race put her success down to the work of her team and thorough preparation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the final kilometre I was really well looked after,\u201d said the Mitchelton-SCOTT rider. \u201cAny important parts of the race we try to research beforehand and talk about a lot, and we go and look at on Google Street View. So we were really well researched today and I was really well prepared. I think that helped.
\n\u201cI wasn\u2019t confident coming over the climbs today and I didn\u2019t have a great day yesterday, so I really tried to turn it around today. You saw it – I was a little bit overwhelmed at the finish there and had a few tears.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cMy team have given me the opportunity today and I thought I\u2019m going to take this one and give it all I\u2019ve got. You\u2019ve seen them work their butts off out there covering all their attacks and I was just super thankful for their work out there today, so to pull it off is the nicest feeling.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sunshine and warm temperatures welcomed the OVO Energy Women\u2019s Tour to Warwickshire for the third time, with large crowds cheering the riders off from the centre of Atherstone on the 150-kilometre leg.<\/p>\n

A fast start to the stage saw the racing stay together until the first Eisberg Sprint at Kenilsworth, with Rivera taking the honours from Christine Majerus (Boels-Dolmans).<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2018 | Stage 3 – Atherstone to Royal Leamington Spa – Eisberg Sprint Wellsbourne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A break containing Ann-Sophie Duyck (Cerv\u00e9lo-Bigla) and Vita Heine (Team Hitec Products-BIRK Sport) soon went clear, eventually being caught just before the top of the day\u2019s second SKODA Queen of the Mountains climb at Burton Dassett Country Park.<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2018 | Stage 3 – Atherstone to Royal Leamington Spa – Wellsbourne Sprint with Coryn Rivera 3rd across line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The re-grouping at the front brought 35 riders together to contest the fast run back to Royal Leamington Spa, which was marked by a flurry of attacks from a multitude of teams and riders, in particular the Canyon\/\/SRAM squad of defending champion Kasia Niewiadoma. However, no cohesive move could stay away.<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2018 | Stage 3 – Atherstone to Royal Leamington Spa – Marianne Vos, European Champion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Coming through the sweeping left hander into the 400-metre finishing straight alongside Jephson Gardens it was Vos who led out the sprint, but Roy and Bronzini who came past on the long run to the line. Rivera took fourth, Roxanne Fournier fifth, and Rowe the top Brit in 10th.<\/p>\n

Speaking afterwards having retained her OVO Energy Green Jersey for a second day, Team Sunweb\u2019s Rivera said: \u201cFor sure it was not easy out there. The girls were really strong today and we had five over the last climb so we were just covering attacks. They are trying to make it hard for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Rivera, an accomplished stage and one-day race winner, her previous overall stage race success came in April 2016 in the USA, meaning that leading a week long UCI Women\u2019s World Tour event sees her move into new territory.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty special, I don\u2019t see myself as a general classification rider so it\u2019s a different mindset I have to put in my head,\u201d she said. \u201cBut it is really special to be wearing it and having all the girls believing in me \u2013 it is quite a responsibility. It\u2019s nice to be over halfway [through the race], but still anything can happen and we have to be on our toes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2018 | Stage 3 – Atherstone to Royal Leamington Spa, Elisa Longo Borghini & Kasia Nieuwidoma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Elisa Longo Borghini picked up maximum points on the second SKODA Queen of the Mountains climb to extend her lead in the climber\u2019s jersey to 13 points over Niewiadoma.<\/p>\n

The weekend sees Stage Four take place in Worcestershire heading from Evesham to Worcester on Saturday (16 June), before the final day (Sunday 17 June) visits Wales, with Stage Five taking place from Dolgellau to Colwyn Bay on the North Wales coast, via Snowdonia.<\/p>\n

Words by Sweetspot, Images by Chris Maher<\/p>\n

The <\/span>Women’s Tour<\/a> Official Site<\/span><\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2018 | Stage 3 – Atherstone to Royal Leamington Spa, Combativity Award – Ann-Sophie Duyck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stage Winner 76 ROY Sarah Mitchelton Scott AUS<\/p>\n

Combativity award 32 DUYCK Ann-Sophie Cervelo – Bigla Pro Cycling Team<\/p>\n

General Classification OVO ENERGY 21 RIVERA Coryn Team Sunweb USA<\/p>\n

Points BREAST CANCER CARE 21 RIVERA Coryn Team Sunweb USA<\/p>\n

Queen of the Mountains SKODA 55 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa Wiggle High5 ITA<\/p>\n

Sprints EISBERG 21 RIVERA Coryn Team Sunweb USA<\/p>\n

Best British ADNAMS 105 ROWE Danielle Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team GBR<\/p>\n

Best Team OVO ENERGY Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2018 | Stage 3 – Atherstone to Royal Leamington Spa, Eisberg Sprints Leader Coryn Rivera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Stage 3 Top Twenty<\/pre>\n
1 76 ROY Sarah 00″ MTS AUS B:10″
\n2 61 BRONZINI Giorgia ‘ ‘ CPC ITA B:06″
\n3 101 VOS Marianne ‘ ‘ WAD NED B:04″
\n4 21 RIVERA Coryn ‘ ‘ SUN USA B:04″
\n5 41 FOURNIER Roxane ‘ ‘ FDJ FRA
\n6 43 DUVAL Eug\u00e9nie ‘ ‘ FDJ FRA
\n7 161 CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia 02″ VAL ITA
\n8 91 BUURMAN Eva ‘ ‘ DRP NED
\n9 15 PIETERS Amy ‘ ‘ DLT NED
\n10 105 ROWE Danielle ‘ ‘ WAD GBR B:01″
\n11 12 *DIDERIKSEN Amalie ‘ ‘ DLT DEN
\n12 51 BRENNAUER Lisa ‘ ‘ WHT GER
\n13 134 PAWLOWSKA Katarzyna ‘ ‘ TVC POL
\n14 145 *IAKOVENKO Anastasiia ‘ ‘ BTC RUS
\n15 3 *BARNES Alice ‘ ‘ CSR GBR
\n16 36 *LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup ‘ ‘ CBT DEN
\n17 55 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa ‘ ‘ WHT ITA
\n18 141 BUJAK Eugenia ‘ ‘ BTC SLO
\n19 111 *ANDERSEN Susanne ‘ ‘ HPU NOR
\n20 144 NILSSON Hanna ‘ ‘ BTC SWE<\/p>\n
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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2018 | Stage 3 – Atherstone to Royal Leamington Spa, OVO Energy Race Leader Coryn Rivera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
General Classification after Stage 3<\/pre>\n
1 21 RIVERA Coryn 00″ SUN USA 11h17’27”
\n2 101 VOS Marianne 16″ WAD NED 11h17’43”
\n3 105 ROWE Danielle 20″ WAD GBR 11h17’47”
\n4 15 PIETERS Amy 23″ DLT NED 11h17’50”
\n5 14 MAJERUS Christine ‘ ‘ DLT LUX ‘ ‘
\n6 55 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa 27″ WHT ITA 11h17’54”
\n7 91 BUURMAN Eva 29″ DRP NED 11h17’56”
\n8 141 BUJAK Eugenia ‘ ‘ BTC SLO ‘ ‘
\n9 161 CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia ‘ ‘ VAL ITA ‘ ‘
\n10 5 FERRAND PREVOT Pauline ‘ ‘ CSR FRA ‘ ‘
\n11 106 STULTIENS Sabrina ‘ ‘ WAD NED ‘ ‘
\n12 145 *IAKOVENKO Anastasiia ‘ ‘ BTC RUS ‘ ‘
\n13 26 VAN DIJK Ellen ‘ ‘ SUN NED ‘ ‘
\n14 86 PALADIN Soraya ‘ ‘ ALE ITA ‘ ‘
\n15 4 AMIALIUSIK Alena ‘ ‘ CSR BLR ‘ ‘
\n16 84 KASPER Romy ‘ ‘ ALE GER ‘ ‘
\n17 76 ROY Sarah 34″ MTS AUS 11h18’01”
\n18 61 BRONZINI Giorgia 38″ CPC ITA 11h18’05”
\n19 41 FOURNIER Roxane 44″ FDJ FRA 11h18’11”
\n20 43 DUVAL Eug\u00e9nie ‘ ‘ FDJ FRA ‘ ‘
\n21 1 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna 45″ CSR POL 11h18’12”
\n22 144 NILSSON Hanna 46″ BTC SWE 11h18’13”
\n23 36 *LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup ‘ ‘ CBT DEN ‘ ‘
\n24 64 RATTO Rossella ‘ ‘ CPC ITA ‘ ‘
\n25 142 BATAGELJ Polona ‘ ‘ BTC SLO ‘ ‘
\n26 11 BLAAK Chantal ‘ ‘ DLT NED ‘ ‘
\n27 134 PAWLOWSKA Katarzyna ‘ ‘ TVC POL ‘ ‘
\n28 83 ENSING Janneke ‘ ‘ ALE NED ‘ ‘
\n29 12 *DIDERIKSEN Amalie 01’02” DLT DEN 11h18’29”
\n30 94 *PARKINSON Abby-Mae ‘ ‘ DRP GBR ‘ ‘<\/p>\n
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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2018 | Stage 3 – Atherstone to Royal Leamington Spa – Ann-Sophie Duyck & Vite Heine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2018 | Stage 3 – Atherstone to Royal Leamington Spa, Autobus with Lotta Lepisto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2018 | Stage 3 – Atherstone to Royal Leamington Spa, A Win for Sarah Roy, Mitchelton Scott<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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