{"id":8669,"date":"2021-10-05T18:53:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T18:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=8669"},"modified":"2021-10-05T21:12:19","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T21:12:19","slug":"aj-bell-womens-tour-stage-2-walsall-circuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=8669","title":{"rendered":"AJ Bell Women’s Tour | Stage 2 Walsall Circuit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amy Pieters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
PRESS RELEASE<\/strong><\/pre>\n
TUESDAY 05 OCTOBER 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n
AMY PIETERS WINS AS CLARA COPPONI SEIZES AJ BELL WOMEN\u2019S TOUR LEAD IN WALSALL<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Race start<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Race start with Lizzie Deignan on the left hand side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Images by Chris Maher - Updated Daily Throughout the Race<\/pre>\n
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Abi Smith alongside Elisa Balsamo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Hannah Barnes RH Side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Overnight race leader Marta Bastianelli (Al\u00e9 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.<\/p>\n
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Teniel Campbell working hard for Team Bike Exchange<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Sophie Wright LH Side Ale BTC Ljubljana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u201cIt was a hectic final\u201d,<\/em> said Pieters after claiming her fourth career win in the AJ Bell Women\u2019s Tour. \u201cI think the whole day was pretty hectic.\u00a0 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. \u201cThe 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.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n
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Peloton enjoying the rain with Sarah Roy towards the rear end… Mid race.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One of the early breaks with Chloe Hosking & Teniel Campbell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
After setting off from Walsall\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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April Tacey at the pointy end for Drops-Le Col s\/b Tempur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
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Abi, Chloe, Teniel & Sarah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The Sigma Sports Points jersey also changes shoulders from Bastianelli to Copponi while Elise Chabbey (Canyon SRAM Racing) takes the \u0160KODA Queen of the Mountains jersey.\u00a0 Team TIBCO Silicon Valley Bank\u2019s Nina Kessler retains the Eisberg Sprints jersey having won two of the day\u2019s intermediate sprints.<\/p>\n
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Sprint into Walsall with 75 meters remaining…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Stage 2 Top 20 Walsall Circuit<\/pre>\n
1 21 PIETERS Amy SDW NED <\/strong>B:10″ <\/em>00″<\/strong><\/p>\n
2 62 COPPONI Clara FDJ FRA <\/strong>B:06″ <\/em>‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
3 121 GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla MOV ESP <\/strong>B:04″ <\/em>‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
4 2 CORDON RAGOT Audrey TFS FRA ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
5 152 *GEORGI Pfeiffer DSM GBR ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
6 14 CHABBEY Elise CSR SUI ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
7 33 BOOGAARD Maaike ALE NED ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
8 122 BIANNIC Aude MOV FRA ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
9 155 LABOUS Juliette DSM FRA ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
10 26 VOLLERING Demi SDW NED ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
11 151 WIEBES Lorena DSM NED 42″<\/strong><\/p>\n
12 3 HOSKING Chloe TFS AUS ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
13 75 VAN DER HULST Amber PHV NED ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
14 41 *NELSON Josie HPU GBR ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
15 124 ERIC Jelena MOV SRB ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
16 92 BERTIZZOLO Sofia LIV ITA <\/strong>B:04″ <\/em>‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
17 61 DUVAL Eug\u00e9nie FDJ FRA ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
18 23 CECCHINI Elena SDW ITA ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
19 154 KIRCHMANN Leah DSM CAN ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
20 63 GROSSETETE Maelle FDJ FRA ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
21 114 *TACEY April DRP GBR ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Clara Copponi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
General Classification after Stage 2<\/pre>\n
1 62 COPPONI Clara FDJ FRA 6h22’34” 00″<\/strong><\/p>\n
2 21 PIETERS Amy SDW NED ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
3 121 GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla MOV ESP 6h22’40” 06″<\/strong><\/p>\n
4 26 VOLLERING Demi SDW NED 6h22’43” 09″<\/strong><\/p>\n
5 155 LABOUS Juliette DSM FRA 6h22’44” 10″<\/strong><\/p>\n
6 14 CHABBEY Elise CSR SUI ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
7 122 BIANNIC Aude MOV FRA ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
8 152 *GEORGI Pfeiffer DSM GBR ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
9 105 KESSLER Nina TIB NED 6h23’12” 38″<\/strong><\/p>\n
10 31 BASTIANELLI Marta ALE ITA 6h23’14” 40″<\/strong><\/p>\n
11 33 BOOGAARD Maaike ALE NED 6h23’19” 45″<\/strong><\/p>\n
12 3 HOSKING Chloe TFS AUS 6h23’20” 46″<\/strong><\/p>\n
13 141 ROY Sarah BEX AUS ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
14 92 BERTIZZOLO Sofia LIV ITA 6h23’22” 48″<\/strong><\/p>\n
15 41 *NELSON Josie HPU GBR 6h23’26” 52″<\/strong><\/p>\n
16 23 CECCHINI Elena SDW ITA ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
17 154 KIRCHMANN Leah DSM CAN ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
18 61 DUVAL Eug\u00e9nie FDJ FRA ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
19 13 *BARNES Hannah CSR GBR ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
20 96 PALADIN Soraya LIV ITA ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Bunch Sprint for the second group with Chloe Hosking & Lorena Wiebes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Stage Three of the AJ Bell Women\u2019s Tour is the race\u2019s first ever individual time trial.\u00a0 Taking place over a 16.6-kilometre (10.3-mile) course starting and finishing in Atherstone town centre in North Warwickshire.\u00a0 The first rider starts at 12:01.<\/p>\n
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Joss Lowden RH Side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Start Times Stage 3 ITT Start Times in Atherstone<\/p>\n
1 143 12:01:00 ALLEN Jessica BEX AUS<\/strong><\/p>\n
2 56 12:02:00 MORGANS-SLADER Francesca AWO GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
3 83 12:03:00 FINNEY Jessica CAT GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
4 55 12:04:00 MARTIN Phoebe AWO GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
5 85 12:05:00 SCOTT Katie CAT GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
6 76 12:06:00 VAN HAAFTEN Kirstie PHV NED<\/strong><\/p>\n
7 115 12:07:00 TOWERS Alice DRP GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
8 43 12:08:00 FELDMANN Pernille Larsen HPU NOR<\/strong><\/p>\n
9 63 12:09:00 GROSSETETE Maelle FDJ FRA<\/strong><\/p>\n
10 82 12:10:00 EDWARDS Emma CAT USA<\/strong><\/p>\n
11 113 12:11:00 CHRISTMAS Danielle DRP GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
12 142 12:12:00 CAMPBELL Teniel BEX TTO<\/strong><\/p>\n
13 116 12:13:00 VAN ‘T GELOOF Maria Apolonia DRP NED<\/strong><\/p>\n
14 126 12:14:00 RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ Gloria MOV ESP<\/strong><\/p>\n
15 151 12:15:00 WIEBES Lorena DSM NED<\/strong><\/p>\n
16 6 12:16:00 WORRACK Trixi TFS GER<\/strong><\/p>\n
17 72 12:17:00 GERRITSE Femke PHV NED<\/strong><\/p>\n
18 123 12:18:00 GONZALEZ BLANCO Alicia MOV ESP<\/strong><\/p>\n
19 46 12:19:00 MOHR Mari Hole HPU NOR<\/strong><\/p>\n
20 134 12:20:00 PIRRONE Elena VAL ITA<\/strong><\/p>\n
21 86 12:21:00 STORRIE Becky CAT GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
22 54 12:22:00 LETHBRIDGE Alice AWO GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
23 112 12:23:00 CHRISTIAN Anna DRP GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
24 136 12:24:00 VIGIE Margaux VAL FRA<\/strong><\/p>\n
25 114 12:25:00 TACEY April DRP GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
26 2 12:26:00 CORDON RAGOT Audrey TFS FRA<\/strong><\/p>\n
27 104 12:27:00 FRAIN Nicole TIB AUS<\/strong><\/p>\n
28 74 12:28:00 MARKUS Femke PHV NED<\/strong><\/p>\n
29 53 12:29:00 HAYES Connie AWO GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
30 144 12:30:00 ENSING Janneke BEX NED<\/strong><\/p>\n
31 103 12:31:00 EWERS Veronica TIB USA<\/strong><\/p>\n
32 75 12:32:00 VAN DER HULST Amber PHV NED<\/strong><\/p>\n
33 153 12:33:00 JASTRAB Megan DSM USA<\/strong><\/p>\n
34 1 12:34:00 DEIGNAN Elizabeth TFS GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
35 133 12:35:00 SANGUINETI Ilaria VAL ITA<\/strong><\/p>\n
36 81 12:36:00 SIMMONDS Hayley CAT GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
37 145 12:37:00 SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ Ane BEX ESP<\/strong><\/p>\n
38 101 12:38:00 STEPHENS Lauren TIB USA<\/strong><\/p>\n
39 125 12:39:00 OYARBIDE JIMENEZ Lourdes MOV ESP<\/strong><\/p>\n
40 132 12:40:00 CONSONNI Chiara VAL ITA<\/strong><\/p>\n
41 66 12:41:00 WIEL Jade FDJ FRA<\/strong><\/p>\n
42 25 12:42:00 SHACKLEY Anna SDW GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
43 156 12:43:00 LIPPERT Liane DSM GER<\/strong><\/p>\n
44 64 12:44:00 GUILMAN Victorie FDJ FRA<\/strong><\/p>\n
45 131 12:45:00 BALSAMO Elisa VAL ITA<\/strong><\/p>\n
46 12 12:46:00 BARNES Alice CSR GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
47 73 12:47:00 LIMPENS Pien PHV NED<\/strong><\/p>\n
48 84 12:48:00 GRINCZER Natalie CAT GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
49 65 12:49:00 MUZIC Evita FDJ FRA<\/strong><\/p>\n
50 124 12:50:00 ERIC Jelena MOV SRB<\/strong><\/p>\n
51 22 12:51:00 BLAAK Chantal SDW NED<\/strong><\/p>\n
52 106 12:52:00 SMITH Abi TIB GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
53 36 12:53:00 WRIGHT Sophie ALE GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
54 111 12:54:00 LOWDEN Joscelin DRP GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
55 71 12:55:00 BREDEWOLD Mischa PHV NED<\/strong><\/p>\n
56 32 12:56:00 BUJAK Eugenia ALE SLO<\/strong><\/p>\n
57 24 12:57:00 MAJERUS Christine SDW LUX<\/strong><\/p>\n
58 15 12:58:00 HARRIS Ella CSR NZL<\/strong><\/p>\n
59 96 12:59:00 PALADIN Soraya LIV ITA<\/strong><\/p>\n
60 13 13:00:00 BARNES Hannah CSR GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
61 61 13:01:00 DUVAL Eug\u00e9nie FDJ FRA<\/strong><\/p>\n
62 154 13:02:00 KIRCHMANN Leah DSM CAN<\/strong><\/p>\n
63 23 13:03:00 CECCHINI Elena SDW ITA<\/strong><\/p>\n
64 41 13:04:00 NELSON Josie HPU GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
65 92 13:05:00 BERTIZZOLO Sofia LIV ITA<\/strong><\/p>\n
66 33 13:06:00 BOOGAARD Maaike ALE NED<\/strong><\/p>\n
67 141 13:07:00 ROY Sarah BEX AUS<\/strong><\/p>\n
68 3 13:08:00 HOSKING Chloe TFS AUS<\/strong><\/p>\n
69 31 13:10:00 BASTIANELLI Marta ALE ITA<\/strong><\/p>\n
70 105 13:12:00 KESSLER Nina TIB NED<\/strong><\/p>\n
71 152 13:14:00 GEORGI Pfeiffer DSM GBR<\/strong><\/p>\n
72 122 13:16:00 BIANNIC Aude MOV FRA<\/strong><\/p>\n
73 14 13:18:00 CHABBEY Elise CSR SUI<\/strong><\/p>\n
74 155 13:20:00 LABOUS Juliette DSM FRA<\/strong><\/p>\n
75 26 13:22:00 VOLLERING Demi SDW NED<\/strong><\/p>\n
76 121 13:24:00 GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla MOV ESP<\/strong><\/p>\n
77 21 13:26:00 PIETERS Amy SDW NED<\/strong><\/p>\n
78 62 13:28:00 COPPONI Clara FDJ FRA<\/strong><\/p>\n
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PRESS RELEASE TUESDAY 05 OCTOBER 2021 AMY PIETERS WINS AS CLARA COPPONI SEIZES AJ BELL WOMEN\u2019S 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. Images…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1321,948,775],"tags":[1320,305,1156,1325,1045,1256,396,1183,933],"class_list":["post-8669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aj-bell-womens-tour-of-britain","category-uci-womens-world-tour","category-womens-road-race-cycling-events","tag-aj-bell-womens-tour-of-britain","tag-amy-pieters","tag-april-tacey","tag-clara-copponi","tag-lizzie-deignan","tag-lorena-wiebes","tag-nina-kessler","tag-pfeiffer-georgi","tag-sophie-wright"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8669","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=8669"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8759,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8669\/revisions\/8759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}