{"id":7927,"date":"2019-06-15T22:35:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T22:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=7927"},"modified":"2019-06-17T18:43:04","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T18:43:04","slug":"ovo-energy-womens-tour-2019-stage-6-carmarthen-to-pembrey-country-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=7927","title":{"rendered":"OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | Stage 6 Carmarthen to Pembrey Country Park"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | 1st Lizzie Deignan,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lizzie Deignan wins OVO Energy Women\u2019s Tour<\/h3>\n
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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | Breast Cancer Care Pink Jersey Lizzie Deignan – Trek Segafredo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Great Britain\u2019s Lizzie Deignan became the first rider to win two OVO Energy Women\u2019s Tour titles as she sealed the 2019 crown at Pembrey Country Park, Carmarthenshire, on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | British Cycling Best British, Lizzie Deignan – Trek Segafredo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Trek Segafredo rider, who only returned to racing in late April following maternity leave, finished eighth in a reduced bunch sprint to pip Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon\/\/SRAM Racing) to the overall crown by two seconds \u2013 the smallest winning margin in race history.<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | Stage 6 Winner: Amy Pieters – Boels Dolmans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dutch rider Amy Pieters (Boels Dolmans) claimed the final stage, beating Leah Kirchmann (Team Sunweb) and Roxane Fournier (Movistar Team) to the line. Pieters placed third overall, 23 seconds behind Deignan, while her team-mate Christine Majerus finished fifth to cap a successful week for the Dutch team.<\/p>\n

Speaking afterwards Deignan said, \u201cIt means a huge amount. I think the last time I came here I was probably one of the favourites to win the race \u2013 this time I wasn\u2019t a favourite, so it was a different experience. It was totally a team experience.<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | Overall Top 3 L:R 2nd Kasia Niewiadoma, 1st Lizzie Deignan, 3rd Amy Pieters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI won through just grit and determination. I\u2019m away from my daughter for a reason. I\u2019m here to do a job and I\u2019ve got a fantastic team around me. I don\u2019t want to let them down.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a huge honour. I\u2019m just delighted, lost for words really. The perspective you gain from having a year out of the sport is amazing. My attitude is just about enjoying it, I\u2019ve never had that attitude before and it\u2019s really paying dividends. I\u2019m in the best team in the world I feel like from a support perspective and just the women around me just lift me up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deignan crossed the line in eighth position in the 33-rider front group to take victory, having doubled her overnight one-second lead thanks to a mid-race time bonus from the Eisberg Sprint at Penygroes. As well as the OVO Energy Green jersey the Trek Segafredo rider takes the Breast Cancer Care Points jersey through her consistent finishing across the six stages, and the HSBC UK British Cycling Best British Rider jersey.<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | Stage 6 – Peloton through Nantgaredig with Lizzie in Green<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The stage win for Pieters was her third in OVO Energy Women\u2019s Tour history, being added to previous victories in Stratford-upon-Avon (2016) and Stoke-on-Trent (2017). With Majerus and double stage victor Jolien D\u2019hoore providing the perfect lead-out, the Dutchwoman was delighted with the win.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe plan was to try to win the stage,\u201d said Pieters. \u201cI think we had a good plan and a good week with the whole team, so I think we need to be happy with this.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe girls did a really strong lead-out for me and I\u2019m happy that I could finish it off. I felt really good today and I\u2019m happy with that because it was a really hard week and I\u2019m happy that the last day I was still good.\u201d<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | Eisberg Points Jersey, Coryn Rivera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Defending OVO Energy Women\u2019s Tour champion Coryn Rivera (Team Sunweb) took the Eisberg Sprints jersey for a second year, getting into a group of 11 riders that broke away early on the Carmarthenshire route to seal the jersey at the first intermediate Eisberg sprint.<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | Skoda Queen of the Mountain, Kasia Niewiadoma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The final classification jersey went to Warwickshire summit finish winner Niewiadoma, who withstood the challenge of Majerus for a one-point advantage in the SKODA Queen of the Mountains jersey, while the aggressive riding of Sarah Roy (Mitchelton Scott) was rewarded with the Wahooligan Combativity Award.<\/p>\n

Cllr Emlyn Dole, Leader of Carmarthenshire County Council, said: \u201cIt has been our pleasure to host the Grand Finale of the OVO Energy Women\u2019s Tour here in Carmarthenshire, just months after hosted the Grand Depart of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain in September.<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | Stage 6 – Peloton through Landeilo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThis is a unique opportunity for us to showcase our stunning landscape and scenery, which I know has provided one of the most challenging stages for the cyclists in this year\u2019s Tour, but has taken in some of our most breath-taking mountains, valleys and of course our wonderful communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cHosting major events like this is so important for Carmarthenshire, both in terms of its economy, and in sealing its growing reputation as a player on an international stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud of my team at Carmarthenshire County Council who have worked so hard alongside SweetSpot Group to bring the Tour to Carmarthenshire, but also the support of people and businesses who have created a fantastic atmosphere and given a warm Welsh welcome to everyone who has come to enjoy the day with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cllr Peter Hughes Griffiths, Carmarthenshire County Council Executive Board Member for Culture Sport and Tourism, said: \u201cThe OVO Energy Women\u2019s Tour has been a resounding success, and has been the perfect showcase of our best landscape and cycling facilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a local authority, we are proud of our significant investment in facilities and infrastructure to support the growing cycling enthusiasm that we\u2019re working so hard to build. Today\u2019s race started at the historic Carmarthen Velodrome, the oldest in the world, and ended at our purpose-built National Closed Road Circuit at Pembrey Country Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are particularly proud of Manon Lloyd [Drops], who is from Carmarthenshire and who started her cycling career with Towy Riders in Carmarthen. It must have been a fantastic feeling for her to compete with the best in the world on home soil and I hope she felt the strength of the crowd behind her.\u201d<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | Stage 6 – Peloton through Nantgaredig with groups forming in front…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once more the OVO Energy Women\u2019s Tour will offer prize money parity with the men\u2019s Tour of Britain, thanks to award winning independent energy supplier OVO Energy, the title sponsors for a third edition of the race.<\/p>\n

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

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | Stage 6 – Leading Group through Landeilo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stage 6 Race Top 20<\/p>\n

1 26 PIETERS Amy 00″ DLT NED B:10″
\n2 3 KIRCHMANN Leah ‘ ‘ SUN CAN B:09″
\n3 132 FOURNIER Roxane ‘ ‘ MOV FRA B:04″
\n4 156 VOLLERING Demi ‘ ‘ PHV NED
\n5 25 MAJERUS Christine ‘ ‘ DLT LUX B:02″
\n6 134 GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla ‘ ‘ MOV ESP
\n7 101 BRENNAUER Lisa ‘ ‘ WNT GER
\n8 121 DEIGNAN Elizabeth ‘ ‘ TFS GBR B:01″
\n9 112 *CAVALLI Marta ‘ ‘ VAL ITA
\n10 55 MANLY Alexandra ‘ ‘ MTS AUS
\n11 61 BANKS Elizabeth ‘ ‘ BIG GBR
\n12 51 ROY Sarah ‘ ‘ MTS AUS
\n13 66 THOMAS Leah ‘ ‘ BIG USA B:03″
\n14 31 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna ‘ ‘ CSR POL
\n15 111 ARZUFFI Alice ‘ ‘ VAL ITA
\n16 135 JASINSKA Malgorzata ‘ ‘ MOV POL
\n17 85 *PARKINSON Abby-Mae ‘ ‘ DRP GBR
\n18 142 CHAPMAN Brodie ‘ ‘ TIB AUS
\n19 106 SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ Ane ‘ ‘ WNT ESP
\n20 96 PENTON Sara ‘ ‘ TVC SWE<\/p>\n

General Classification after Stage 6 Top 25<\/p>\n

1 121 00″ TFS GBR 21h09’25″DEIGNAN Elizabeth
\n2 31 02″ CSR POL 21h09’27″NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna
\n3 26 23″ DLT NED 21h09’48″PIETERS Amy
\n4 25 49″ DLT LUX 21h10’14″MAJERUS Christine
\n5 156 51″ PHV NED 21h10’16″VOLLERING Demi
\n6 3 54″ SUN CAN 21h10’19″KIRCHMANN Leah
\n7 61 58″ BIG GBR 21h10’23″BANKS Elizabeth
\n8 66 ‘ ‘ BIG USA ‘ ‘THOMAS Leah
\n9 135 59″ MOV POL 21h10’24″JASINSKA Malgorzata
\n10 123 01’01” TFS ITA 21h10’26″LONGO BORGHINI Elisa
\n11 112 01’03” VAL ITA 21h10’28″* CAVALLI Marta
\n12 106 ‘ ‘ WNT ESP ‘ ‘SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ Ane
\n13 14 01’08” CCC NED 21h10’33″MARKUS Riejanne
\n14 95 01’12” TVC AUS 21h10’37″NEYLAN Rachel
\n15 125 01’14” TFS NED 21h10’39″VAN DIJK Ellen
\n16 142 01’18” TIB AUS 21h10’43″CHAPMAN Brodie
\n17 111 01’24” VAL ITA 21h10’49″ARZUFFI Alice
\n18 104 01’48” WNT ITA 21h11’13″MAGNALDI Erica
\n19 33 02’23” CSR GBR 21h11’48″BARNES Hannah
\n20 101 02’32” WNT GER 21h11’57″BRENNAUER Lisa
\n21 4 02’50” SUN GER 21h12’15″* LIPPERT Liane
\n22 102 03’41” WNT NED 21h13’06″ENSING Janneke
\n23 53 06’21” MTS AUS 21h15’46″BROWN Grace
\n24 22 06’28” DLT CAN 21h15’53″CANUEL Karol-Ann
\n25 1 06’42” SUN USA 21h16’07″RIVERA Coryn<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | Stage 6 Winner: Amy Pieters – Boels Dolmans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stage Winner 26 PIETERS Amy Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
\nCombativity award Wahooligan 66 THOMAS Leah Bigla
\nGeneral Classification OVO ENERGY 121 DEIGNAN Elizabeth Trek – Segafredo
\nThe Second OVO ENERGY 31 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna Canyon \/ \/Sram Racing
\nThe Third OVO ENERGY 26 PIETERS Amy Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
\nPoints BREAST CANCER CARE 121 DEIGNAN Elizabeth Trek – Segafredo
\nQueen of the Mountains SKODA 31 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna Canyon \/ \/Sram Racing
\nSprints EISBERG 1 RIVERA Coryn Team Sunweb
\nBest British HSBC UK British Cycling 121 DEIGNAN Elizabeth Trek – Segafredo
\nBest Team OVO ENERGY Trek – SegafredoTFS
\nOverall Combativity Wahooligan 51 ROY Sarah Mitchelton Scott<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | Overall Top 3 L:R 2nd Kasia Niewiadoma, 1st Lizzie Deignan, 3rd Amy Pieters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Stages
\n\u2022 Stage One, Monday 10 June, Beccles to Stowmarket, 157.6km
\n\u2022 Stage Two, Tuesday 11 June, the Kent Cyclopark Stage, 62.5km
\n\u2022 Stage Three, Wednesday 12 June, Henley-on-Thames to Blenheim Palace, 145.1km
\n\u2022 Stage Four, Thursday 13 June, Warwick to Burton Dassett Country Park, 158.9km
\n\u2022 Stage Five, Friday 14 June, Llandrindod Wells to Builth Wells, 140km
\n\u2022 Stage Six, Saturday 15 June, Carmarthen to Pembrey Country Park, 125.9km<\/p>\n

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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | Stage 6 Team Winners Trek Segafredo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | Stage 6 – UCI Women’s World Tour Youth Blue Jersey, Marta Cavalli – Valcar Cylance Cycling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | Stage 6 – Peloton through Nantgaredig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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OVO Energy Women’s Tour 2019 | Overall Top 3 L:R 2nd Kasia Niewiadoma, 1st Lizzie Deignan, 3rd Amy Pieters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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