Elisa Longo Borghini wins Women's Tour in dramatic final
Elisa Longo Borghini claimed the Women's Tour title by one second following a thrilling sprint finish in Oxford.
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Brilliant Elisa Longo-Borghini snatches Women's Tour victory on the line, Lorena Wiebes wins her third stage of the week
A third place stage finish delivered Elisa Longo-Borghini (Trek Segafredo) the four bonus seconds she needed to secure her first Women’s Tour by a single second. No-one could match the acceleration of Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) at the finish, as the Dutchwoman won for the third time this week. But it was the tactical superiority and leg speed of the Italian that made the difference in the battle for the overall title.
Women's Tour 2022: Elisa Longo Borghini takes Black Mountain stage to close in on leader Grace Brown
Trek-Segafredo’s Elisa Longo Borghini took an emphatic victory on Stage 5 of the Women’s Tour atop the Black Mountain in the Brecon Beacons National Park. The Italian champion broke clear of a small group of elite riders to beat Canyon//SRAM’s Kasia Niewiadoma to the line, ahead of yellow jersey Grace Brown in third. The Australian, riding for FDJ-Nouvelle-Aquitaine-Futuroscope, retains the lead in the general classification following a day of attritional racing in South Wales.
Women’s Tour cycling: Grace Brown powers into lead with stage four win
Australia’s Grace Brown claimed her first Women’s Tour stage victory and the overall lead with two days to go after a sprint finish in Welshpool.
Women's Tour 2022: Grace Brown wins Stage 4 in Wales, Lorena Wiebes relinquishes race lead
Grace Brown (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine) claimed a first road victory of the season at the Women’s Tour on Stage 4, beating Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon–SRAM) and Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) into second and third in a very select sprint finish. Having been a key member of a medium-sized group that successfully snapped the elastic from the peloton, and then the instigator of a move that reduced that break to ribbons, the Australian rider played the finale to perfection.
Women’s Tour cycling: Lorena Wiebes sustains remarkable run of wins
Lorena Wiebes claimed the leader’s yellow jersey by sprinting to a second successive victory on stage three of the Women’s Tour.
Lorena Wiebes dominates sprint again on Stage 3 at Women’s Tour to take overall lead
Despite a bunch sprint at times being far from a foregone conclusion, Lorena Wiebes (DSM) displayed complete confidence in herself and her team-mates to claim a second win in as many days on Stage 3 at the Women's Tour in Gloucester. Astonishing leg speed and 10 bonus seconds on the line also carried her into the race lead ahead of a heavy day of climbing in Wales. Before that, and after two stages in the gently undulating lowlands of the South East, the race headed for the somewhat lumpier West of England.
Women’s Tour cycling: Lorena Wiebes dusts down to take stage two victory
Lorena Wiebes bounced back from an opening-day crash to take victory on stage two of the Women’s Tour.