Hosking sprints to stage 3 win at OVO Women’s Tour

Chloe Hosking won stage 3 of the OVO Energy Women’s Tour, edging out Alice Barnes in the sprint after 151km of racing to Royal Leamington Spa, England. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (WM3 Energie) kept her comfortable overall lead of 1:43, finishing in the peloton.

Stage 3, top 10

• 1. Chloe HOSKING, ALE CIPOLLINI, in 3:57:10
• 2. Alice BARNES, DROPS, at :00
• 3. Ellen VAN DIJK, TEAM SUNWEB, at :00
• 4. Giorgia BRONZINI, WIGGLE HIGH5, at :00
• 5. Christine MAJERUS, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM, at :00
• 6. Hannah BARNES, CANYON SRAM RACING, at :00
• 7. Katie ARCHIBALD, TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING, at :00
• 8. Sara PENTON, TEAM VELOCONCEPT WOMEN, at :00
• 9. Emilie MOBERG, HITEC PRODUCTS, at :00
• 10. Alison JACKSON, BEPINK COGEAS, at :00

Top-10 overall

• 1. Katarzyna NIEWIADOMA, WM3 PRO CYCLING TEAM, in 11:38:21
• 2. Ellen VAN DIJK, TEAM SUNWEB, at 1:43
• 3. Alice BARNES, DROPS, at 1:46
• 4. Hannah BARNES, CANYON SRAM RACING, at 1:46
• 5. Marianne VOS, WM3 PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 1:46
• 6. Ashleigh MOOLMAN-PASIO, CERVELO – BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 1:52
• 7. Christine MAJERUS, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM, at 1:55
• 8. Katie ARCHIBALD, TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING, at 1:56
• 9. Cecilie Uttrup LUDWIG, CERVELO – BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 1:58
• 10. Dani KING, CYLANCE CYCLING, at 1:59

Sunweb’s Ellen van Dijk was third in the sprint behind Barnes, the Brit riding for local team Drops. Thanks to the time bonus from her stage result, van Dijk moved into second place overall.

“It feels really great” said Hosking, who rides for Ale Cipollini. “This is a highlight race for most riders on the calendar so I feel really privileged to come away with my first win and first podium here. It’s a phenomenal event, I feel like I’ve entered an elite group!”

Hosking, 26, won La Course on the Champs-Élysées in 2016.

“This year has been a breakthrough season, I’ve trained really hard and I’m happy it’s paying off,” said Barnes. “The OVO Energy Women’s Tour is a home race for me, it’s a Women’s WorldTour event, it’s one of the biggest on the calendar — it’s so well organized, everybody comes here wanting to win it. So you have to go into it with good focus and train hard for it.”

The race has one more hilly day of racing ahead on Saturday, a 133km race from Chesterfield to Derbyshire. Sunday’s stage in London should be ideal for another bunch sprint.

“All teams were expecting a bunch sprint and they wanted to take their chance,” Niewiadoma added. “At one point a breakaway of five riders was clear, but I was pretty calm as I knew that they were not competitors for me on GC. My team controlled the whole race.”

Unfortunately for Niewiadoma and her WM3 team, Marianne Vos, who was second in stage 1, abandoned after stage 3. She crashed in the run to the finish and was later found to have a broken collarbone.

Stage 3 results

• 1. Chloe HOSKING, ALE CIPOLLINI, in 3:57:10
• 2. Alice BARNES, DROPS, at :00
• 3. Ellen VAN DIJK, TEAM SUNWEB, at :00
• 4. Giorgia BRONZINI, WIGGLE HIGH5, at :00
• 5. Christine MAJERUS, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM, at :00
• 6. Hannah BARNES, CANYON SRAM RACING, at :00
• 7. Katie ARCHIBALD, TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING, at :00
• 8. Sara PENTON, TEAM VELOCONCEPT WOMEN, at :00
• 9. Emilie MOBERG, HITEC PRODUCTS, at :00
• 10. Alison JACKSON, BEPINK COGEAS, at :00
• 11. Jolien D’HOORE, WIGGLE HIGH5, at :00
• 12. Sarah ROY, ORICA – SCOTT, at :00
• 13. Dani KING, CYLANCE CYCLING, at :00
• 14. Ashleigh MOOLMAN-PASIO, CERVELO – BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :00
• 15. Sofie DE VUYST, LARES – WAOWDEALS WOMEN CYCLING TEAM, at :00
• 16. Cecilie Uttrup LUDWIG, CERVELO – BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :00
• 17. Marta BASTIANELLI, ALE CIPOLLINI, at :00
• 18. Anouska KOSTER, WM3 PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :00
• 19. Amy PIETERS, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM, at :00
• 20. Tiffany CROMWELL, CANYON SRAM RACING, at :00
• 21. Eugénie DUVAL, FDJ, at :00
• 22. Natalie GRINCZER, TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING, at :00
• 23. Lisa KLEIN, CERVELO – BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :00
• 24. Simona FRAPPORTI, HITEC PRODUCTS, at :00
• 25. Katarzyna NIEWIADOMA, WM3 PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :00
• 26. Anna VAN DER BREGGEN, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM, at :00
• 27. Rossella RATTO, CYLANCE CYCLING, at :00
• 28. Shara GILLOW, FDJ, at :00
• 29. Malgorzata JASINSKA, CYLANCE CYCLING, at :00
• 30. Floortje MACKAIJ, TEAM SUNWEB, at :00
• 31. Vita HEINE, HITEC PRODUCTS, at :00
• 32. Elisa LONGO BORGHINI, WIGGLE HIGH5, at :00
• 33. Chantal BLAAK, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM, at :00
• 34. Daniela REIS, LARES – WAOWDEALS WOMEN CYCLING TEAM, at :00
• 35. Leah KIRCHMANN, TEAM SUNWEB, at :00
• 36. Katrine AALERUD, HITEC PRODUCTS, at :00
• 37. Janneke ENSING, ALE CIPOLLINI, at :00
• 38. Romy KASPER, ALE CIPOLLINI, at :00
• 39. Lisa BRENNAUER, CANYON SRAM RACING, at :00
• 40. Alexandra MANLY, ORICA – SCOTT, at :00
• 41. Martina RITTER, DROPS, at :00
• 42. Audrey CORDON RAGOT, WIGGLE HIGH5, at :00
• 43. Claudia LICHTENBERG, WIGGLE HIGH5, at :00
• 44. Emilia FAHLIN, WIGGLE HIGH5, at :00
• 45. Trixi WORRACK, CANYON SRAM RACING, at :00
• 46. Jenelle CROOKS, ORICA – SCOTT, at :37
• 47. Lucinda BRAND, TEAM SUNWEB, at :43
• 48. Elena CECCHINI, CANYON SRAM RACING, at :53
• 49. Sabrina STULTIENS, TEAM SUNWEB, at 1:04
• 50. Gracie ELVIN, ORICA – SCOTT, at 1:04
• 51. Roxane KNETEMANN, FDJ, at 1:39
• 52. Elizabeth DEIGNAN, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM, at 3:10
• 53. Nikki BRAMMEIER, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM, at 3:10
• 54. Marianne VOS, WM3 PRO CYCLING TEAM, at :00
• 55. Aude BIANNIC, FDJ, at 3:10
• 56. Abby-Mae PARKINSON, DROPS, at 4:28
• 57. Hannah PAYTON, DROPS, at 4:28
• 58. Maria Vittoria SPEROTTO, BEPINK COGEAS, at 4:28
• 59. Eri YONAMINE, FDJ, at 4:28
• 60. Shani BLOCH-DAVIDOV, TEAM VELOCONCEPT WOMEN, at 4:28
• 61. Rebecca DURRELL, DROPS, at 4:28
• 62. Rachel NEYLAN, ORICA – SCOTT, at 4:28
• 63. Anna TREVISI, ALE CIPOLLINI, at 4:28
• 64. Annabel SIMPSON, DROPS, at 4:28
• 65. Roxane FOURNIER, FDJ, at 4:28
• 66. Maria Giulia CONFALONIERI, LENSWORLD – KUOTA, at 4:28
• 67. Thea THORSEN, HITEC PRODUCTS, at 4:28
• 68. Silvia VALSECCHI, BEPINK COGEAS, at 4:28
• 69. Ilaria SANGUINETI, BEPINK COGEAS, at 4:28
• 70. Clara KOPPENBURG, CERVELO – BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 4:28
• 71. Francesca PATTARO, BEPINK COGEAS, at 4:28
• 72. Sarah RIJKES, LARES – WAOWDEALS WOMEN CYCLING TEAM, at 4:28
• 73. Tatiana GUDERZO, LENSWORLD – KUOTA, at 4:28
• 74. Sarah INGHELBRECHT, LARES – WAOWDEALS WOMEN CYCLING TEAM, at 4:28
• 75. Christina PERCHTOLD, CERVELO – BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 4:28
• 76. Alice Maria ARZUFFI, LENSWORLD – KUOTA, at 4:28
• 77. Rozanne SLIK, TEAM SUNWEB, at 4:28
• 78. Elise MAES, TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING, at 4:28
• 79. Daiva TUSLAITE, ALE CIPOLLINI, at 4:28
• 80. Annalisa CUCINOTTA, LENSWORLD – KUOTA, at 4:28
• 81. Miriam BJØRNSRUD, HITEC PRODUCTS, at 4:28
• 82. Stephanie POHL, CERVELO – BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 4:28
• 83. Jeanne KOREVAAR, WM3 PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 4:28
• 84. Lauren KITCHEN, WM3 PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 4:28
• 85. Christina SIGGAARD, TEAM VELOCONCEPT WOMEN, at 4:28
• 86. Lydia BOYLAN, TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING, at 4:28
• 87. Hayley JONES, TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING, at 4:28
• 88. Eileen ROE, TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING, at 4:28
• 89. Anna PLICHTA, WM3 PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 4:28
• 90. Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ, CYLANCE CYCLING, at 4:28
• DNF Alena AMIALIUSIK, CANYON SRAM RACING
• DNF Wubbigje Regina KNOL, CYLANCE CYCLING
• DNF Winanda SPOOR, LENSWORLD – KUOTA

General classification

• 1. Katarzyna NIEWIADOMA, WM3 PRO CYCLING TEAM, in 11:38:21
• 2. Ellen VAN DIJK, TEAM SUNWEB, at 1:43
• 3. Alice BARNES, DROPS, at 1:46
• 4. Hannah BARNES, CANYON SRAM RACING, at 1:46
• 5. Marianne VOS, WM3 PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 1:46
• 6. Ashleigh MOOLMAN-PASIO, CERVELO – BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 1:52
• 7. Christine MAJERUS, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM, at 1:55
• 8. Katie ARCHIBALD, TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING, at 1:56
• 9. Cecilie Uttrup LUDWIG, CERVELO – BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 1:58
• 10. Dani KING, CYLANCE CYCLING, at 1:59
• 11. Elisa LONGO BORGHINI, WIGGLE HIGH5, at 2:00
• 12. Aude BIANNIC, FDJ, at 2:00
• 13. Lisa KLEIN, CERVELO – BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 2:01
• 14. Tiffany CROMWELL, CANYON SRAM RACING, at 2:02
• 15. Leah KIRCHMANN, TEAM SUNWEB, at 2:02
• 16. Amy PIETERS, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM, at 2:05
• 17. Floortje MACKAIJ, TEAM SUNWEB, at 2:06
• 18. Anna VAN DER BREGGEN, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM, at 2:06
• 19. Sofie DE VUYST, LARES – WAOWDEALS WOMEN CYCLING TEAM, at 2:10
• 20. Shara GILLOW, FDJ, at 2:10
• 21. Janneke ENSING, ALE CIPOLLINI, at 2:10
• 22. Vita HEINE, HITEC PRODUCTS, at 2:10
• 23. Katrine AALERUD, HITEC PRODUCTS, at 2:10
• 24. Malgorzata JASINSKA, CYLANCE CYCLING, at 2:10
• 25. Lisa BRENNAUER, CANYON SRAM RACING, at 2:10
• 26. Audrey CORDON RAGOT, WIGGLE HIGH5, at 2:15
• 27. Chantal BLAAK, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM, at 2:17
• 28. Rossella RATTO, CYLANCE CYCLING, at 2:19
• 29. Natalie GRINCZER, TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING, at 2:22
• 30. Alexandra MANLY, ORICA – SCOTT, at 3:13
• 31. Trixi WORRACK, CANYON SRAM RACING, at 3:15
• 32. Claudia LICHTENBERG, WIGGLE HIGH5, at 3:29
• 33. Gracie ELVIN, ORICA – SCOTT, at 3:35
• 34. Elena CECCHINI, CANYON SRAM RACING, at 4:00
• 35. Lucinda BRAND, TEAM SUNWEB, at 4:08
• 36. Alice Maria ARZUFFI, LENSWORLD – KUOTA, at 6:43
• 37. Eri YONAMINE, FDJ, at 7:09
• 38. Emilie MOBERG, HITEC PRODUCTS, at 8:35
• 39. Giorgia BRONZINI, WIGGLE HIGH5, at 8:39
• 40. Sara PENTON, TEAM VELOCONCEPT WOMEN, at 8:43
• 41. Anouska KOSTER, WM3 PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 8:43
• 42. Eugénie DUVAL, FDJ, at 8:47
• 43. Simona FRAPPORTI, HITEC PRODUCTS, at 8:47
• 44. Romy KASPER, ALE CIPOLLINI, at 8:54
• 45. Martina RITTER, DROPS, at 8:56
• 46. Marta BASTIANELLI, ALE CIPOLLINI, at 8:56
• 47. Jenelle CROOKS, ORICA – SCOTT, at 9:57
• 48. Sabrina STULTIENS, TEAM SUNWEB, at 10:24
• 49. Roxane KNETEMANN, FDJ, at 10:50
• 50. Chloe HOSKING, ALE CIPOLLINI, at 10:55
• 51. Jolien D’HOORE, WIGGLE HIGH5, at 11:02
• 52. Daniela REIS, LARES – WAOWDEALS WOMEN CYCLING TEAM, at 11:43
• 53. Elizabeth DEIGNAN, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM, at 11:57
• 54. Nikki BRAMMEIER, BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM, at 12:13
• 55. Maria Giulia CONFALONIERI, LENSWORLD – KUOTA, at 13:07
• 56. Rebecca DURRELL, DROPS, at 13:07
• 57. Hannah PAYTON, DROPS, at 13:20
• 58. Abby-Mae PARKINSON, DROPS, at 13:24
• 59. Christina PERCHTOLD, CERVELO – BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 13:24
• 60. Clara KOPPENBURG, CERVELO – BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 13:24
• 61. Anna PLICHTA, WM3 PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 13:24
• 62. Stephanie POHL, CERVELO – BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 13:36
• 63. Shani BLOCH-DAVIDOV, TEAM VELOCONCEPT WOMEN, at 13:48
• 64. Miriam BJØRNSRUD, HITEC PRODUCTS, at 13:48
• 65. Alison JACKSON, BEPINK COGEAS, at 14:10
• 66. Sarah ROY, ORICA – SCOTT, at 14:12
• 67. Roxane FOURNIER, FDJ, at 15:33
• 68. Christina SIGGAARD, TEAM VELOCONCEPT WOMEN, at 15:33
• 69. Ilaria SANGUINETI, BEPINK COGEAS, at 15:41
• 70. Eileen ROE, TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING, at 15:41
• 71. Lauren KITCHEN, WM3 PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 15:41
• 72. Jeanne KOREVAAR, WM3 PRO CYCLING TEAM, at 15:41
• 73. Tatiana GUDERZO, LENSWORLD – KUOTA, at 15:50
• 74. Maria Vittoria SPEROTTO, BEPINK COGEAS, at 15:57
• 75. Sarah RIJKES, LARES – WAOWDEALS WOMEN CYCLING TEAM, at 16:02
• 76. Thea THORSEN, HITEC PRODUCTS, at 16:14
• 77. Rachel NEYLAN, ORICA – SCOTT, at 16:14
• 78. Rozanne SLIK, TEAM SUNWEB, at 16:14
• 79. Annabel SIMPSON, DROPS, at 16:22
• 80. Elise MAES, TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING, at 16:24
• 81. Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ, CYLANCE CYCLING, at 21:25
• 82. Annalisa CUCINOTTA, LENSWORLD – KUOTA, at 21:54
• 83. Anna TREVISI, ALE CIPOLLINI, at 26:16
• 84. Sarah INGHELBRECHT, LARES – WAOWDEALS WOMEN CYCLING TEAM, at 26:49
• 85. Emilia FAHLIN, WIGGLE HIGH5, at 30:33
• 86. Lydia BOYLAN, TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING, at 31:46
• 87. Silvia VALSECCHI, BEPINK COGEAS, at 33:06
• 88. Francesca PATTARO, BEPINK COGEAS, at 39:37
• 89. Daiva TUSLAITE, ALE CIPOLLINI, at 44:20
• 90. Hayley JONES, TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING, at 44:57

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