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 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.
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 2022: Lorena Wiebes roars back from last-corner crash to win Stage 2 in Harlow
After coming a cropper on the slippery streets of Suffolk on Monday, Lorena Wiebes (DSM) picked herself back up to claim a third victory on the roads of Essex in less than a fortnight on Stage 2 at the Women's Tour. The short lumpy bumpy 92km loop provided no problems for the fastest woman in the West, as she sprinted to victory in Harlow by several bike lengths. Ad/> Barbara Guarischi (Movistar) and Shari Bossuyt (Canyon Sram) finished in second and third respectively.
Shock victory for Clara Copponi in Women's Tour as favourite Lorena Wiebes crashes late on during Stage 1
Clara Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) was the major beneficiary of a crash in the closing metres of the first stage in this year’s Women’s Tour to take the first professional victory of her career. The crash, which occurred at high speed on the tight final turn in Bury St Edmunds, saw stage favourite Lorena Wiebes slide out and into the barriers.
Lorena Wiebes grabs another victory for Team DSM in Scheldeprijs 2022 in a tight sprint finish
Lorena Wiebes made it back to back victories in Scheldeprijs, sprinting her way to victory to take her 40th win and second in Schoten after winning the inaugural race here last year. The Team DSM rider negotiated the 138km route safely tucked up in the peloton, before being led out superbly by her team mates to cross the line in style.