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le Tour de Grande Bretagne féminin, appelé le Women’s Tour, a débuté aujourd’hui. La première étape , longue de 93,8 km entre Oundle et Northampton, a été remporté par la Suédoise Emma Johansson du team Orica AIS. Au sprint, elle devance la Néerlandaise Marianne Vos et la Britannique Hannah Barnes.
Pourtant la Française Elise Delzenne (Specialized-Lululemon) a bien faillit lever les bras. Partie en solitaire après le km 50, elle va posséder une légère avance de 50 sec à 30 km du finish. Derrière le peloton emmené par le team Rabo Liv revient sur la championne de France km après km. A 3km, elle possède encore 13 sec d’avance et ne lâche rien. Mais rien a faire, dans l’ultime km le peloton revient sur Delzenne.
Le sprint est emmené par la puissante Lizzie Armitstead (Boels Dolmans), mais Johansson la déborde et remporte le sprint. Elle endosse le maillot de leader de ce Women’s Tour. La Bretonne Aude Biannic termine 15ème de l’étape et se classe 17 ème au général. Elise Delzenne est 5ème .
Classement de la 1ère étape
| 1 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica AIS | 2:28:29 | |
| 2 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabo Liv women cycling team | ||
| 3 | Hannah Barnes (GBr) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 4 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized Lululemon | ||
| 5 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda | ||
| 6 | Lucy Garner (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 7 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Estado de Mexico Faren | ||
| 8 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBr) Boels Dolmans cycling team | ||
| 9 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Netherlands | ||
| 10 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Specialized Lululemon | ||
| 11 | Lauren Hall (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 12 | Leah Kirchmann (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 13 | Jolanda Neff (Swi) Switzerland | ||
| 14 | Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) Lointek | ||
| 15 | Aude Biannic (Fra) Lointek | ||
| 16 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec products | ||
| 17 | Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | ||
| 18 | Jessie Walker (GBr) Matrix Fitness – Vulpine | ||
| 19 | Dalia Muccioli (Ita) Astana Bepink womens team | ||
| 20 | Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Boels Dolmans cycling team | ||
| 21 | Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Netherlands | ||
| 22 | Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec products | ||
| 23 | Denise Ramsden (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 24 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Specialized Lululemon | ||
| 25 | Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Rabo Liv women cycling team | ||
| 26 | Janel Holcomb (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 27 | Sharon Laws (GBr) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 28 | Linda Villumsen (NZl) Wiggle Honda | ||
| 29 | Dani King (GBr) Wiggle Honda | ||
| 30 | Emily Kay (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 31 | Janine Van De Meer (Ned) Netherlands | ||
| 32 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) Switzerland | ||
| 33 | Annette Edmondson (Aus) Orica AIS | ||
| 34 | Lucy Martin (GBr) Estado de Mexico Faren | ||
| 35 | Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica AIS | ||
| 36 | Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (RSA) Hitec products | ||
| 37 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Wiggle Honda | ||
| 38 | Laura Trott (GBr) Wiggle Honda | ||
| 39 | Peta Mullens (Aus) Wiggle Honda | ||
| 40 | Linda Indergand (Swi) Switzerland | ||
| 41 | Alice Arzuffi (Ita) Astana Bepink womens team | ||
| 42 | Melon Pawlowska (Pol) Boels Dolmans cycling team | ||
| 43 | Romy Kasper (Ger) Boels Dolmans cycling team | ||
| 44 | Anouska Koster (Ned) Netherlands | ||
| 45 | Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Astana Bepink womens team | ||
| 46 | Iris Slappendel (Ned) Rabo Liv women cycling team | ||
| 47 | Chantal Blaak (Ned) Specialized Lululemon | ||
| 48 | Henriette Woering (Ned) Netherlands | ||
| 49 | Ciara Horne (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 50 | Ramona Forchini (Swi) Switzerland | ||
| 51 | Belen Lopez (Spa) Lointek | ||
| 52 | Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Orica AIS | ||
| 53 | Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Orica AIS | ||
| 54 | Rossella Ratto (Ita) Estado de Mexico Faren | ||
| 55 | Lucia Gonzalez (Spa) Lointek | ||
| 56 | Elise Delzenne (Fra) Specialized Lululemon | ||
| 57 | Shara Gillow (Aus) Orica AIS | ||
| 58 | Helen Wyman (GBr) Matrix Fitness – Vulpine | ||
| 59 | Fanny Riberot (Fra) Lointek | ||
| 60 | Karol Ann Canuel (Can) Specialized Lululemon | ||
| 61 | Katharine Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 62 | Doris Schweizer (Swi) Astana Bepink womens team | ||
| 63 | Anna Knauer (Ger) Rabo Liv women cycling team | ||
| 64 | Hayley Jones (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 65 | Jessie Daams (Bel) Boels Dolmans cycling team | ||
| 66 | Katie Archibald (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 67 | Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Astana Bepink womens team | ||
| 68 | Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Rabo Liv women cycling team | ||
| 69 | Emma Pooley (GBr) Lotto Belisol Ladies | ||
| 70 | Erika Leticia Yepez Fernandez (Mex) Estado de Mexico Faren | ||
| 71 | Lauren Tamayo (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 72 | Emma Trott (GBr) Boels Dolmans cycling team | ||
| 73 | Cari Higgins (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 74 | Ruth Winder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 75 | Jade Wilcoxson (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 76 | Chantal Hoffmann (Lux) Lotto Belisol Ladies | ||
| 77 | Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabo Liv women cycling team | 0:00:24 | |
| 78 | Amy Cure (Aus) Lotto Belisol Ladies | 0:01:25 | |
| 79 | Uenia Fernandes Souza (Bra) Estado de Mexico Faren | 0:01:51 | |
| 80 | Jutta Stienen (Swi) Switzerland | 0:02:46 | |
| 81 | Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec products | 0:02:49 | |
| 82 | Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Estado de Mexico Faren | 0:02:52 | |
| 83 | Sheyla Gutierrez (Spa) Lointek | 0:02:59 | |
| 84 | Jo Tindley (GBr) Matrix Fitness – Vulpine | 0:03:09 | |
| 85 | Amy Hill (GBr) Great Britain | 0:08:44 | |
| 86 | Caroline Baur (Swi) Switzerland | ||
| 87 | Melissa Lowther (GBr) Matrix Fitness – Vulpine | ||
| 88 | Isabelle Beckers (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | ||
| 89 | Penny Rowson (GBr) Matrix Fitness – Vulpine | ||
| 90 | Harriet Owen (GBr) Matrix Fitness – Vulpine | 0:17:55 | |
| DNF | Molly Meyvisch (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | ||
| DNF | Ashlynn Van Baarle (Ned) Netherlands | ||
| DNF | Audrey Cordon (Fra) Hitec products | ||
| DNF | Siri Minge (Nor) Hitec products | ||
| DNF | Michela Maltese (Ita) Astana Bepink womens team |
Classement général provisoire
| 1 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica AIS | 2:28:17 | |
| 2 | Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabo Liv women cycling team | 0:00:04 | |
| 3 | Hannah Barnes (GBr) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:00:08 | |
| 4 | Ellen Van Dijk (Ned) Boels Dolmans cycling team | 0:00:09 | |
| 5 | Elise Delzenne (Fra) Specialized Lululemon | ||
| 6 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBr) Boels Dolmans cycling team | 0:00:10 | |
| 7 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized Lululemon | 0:00:12 | |
| 8 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda | ||
| 9 | Lucy Garner (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 10 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Estado de Mexico Faren | ||
| 11 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Netherlands | ||
| 12 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Specialized Lululemon | ||
| 13 | Lauren Hall (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 14 | Leah Kirchmann (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 15 | Jolanda Neff (Swi) Switzerland | ||
| 16 | Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) Lointek | ||
| 17 | Aude Biannic (Fra) Lointek | ||
| 18 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec products | ||
| 19 | Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | ||
| 20 | Jessie Walker (GBr) Matrix Fitness – Vulpine | ||
| 21 | Dalia Muccioli (Ita) Astana Bepink womens team | ||
| 22 | Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Netherlands | ||
| 23 | Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec products | ||
| 24 | Denise Ramsden (Can) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 25 | Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Specialized Lululemon | ||
| 26 | Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Rabo Liv women cycling team | ||
| 27 | Janel Holcomb (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 28 | Sharon Laws (GBr) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 29 | Linda Villumsen (NZl) Wiggle Honda | ||
| 30 | Dani King (GBr) Wiggle Honda | ||
| 31 | Emily Kay (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 32 | Janine Van De Meer (Ned) Netherlands | ||
| 33 | Katrin Leumann (Swi) Switzerland | ||
| 34 | Annette Edmondson (Aus) Orica AIS | ||
| 35 | Lucy Martin (GBr) Estado de Mexico Faren | ||
| 36 | Gracie Elvin (Aus) Orica AIS | ||
| 37 | Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (RSA) Hitec products | ||
| 38 | Charlotte Becker (Ger) Wiggle Honda | ||
| 39 | Laura Trott (GBr) Wiggle Honda | ||
| 40 | Peta Mullens (Aus) Wiggle Honda | ||
| 41 | Linda Indergand (Swi) Switzerland | ||
| 42 | Alice Arzuffi (Ita) Astana Bepink womens team | ||
| 43 | Melon Pawlowska (Pol) Boels Dolmans cycling team | ||
| 44 | Romy Kasper (Ger) Boels Dolmans cycling team | ||
| 45 | Anouska Koster (Ned) Netherlands | ||
| 46 | Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Astana Bepink womens team | ||
| 47 | Iris Slappendel (Ned) Rabo Liv women cycling team | ||
| 48 | Chantal Blaak (Ned) Specialized Lululemon | ||
| 49 | Henriette Woering (Ned) Netherlands | ||
| 50 | Ciara Horne (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 51 | Ramona Forchini (Swi) Switzerland | ||
| 52 | Belen Lopez (Spa) Lointek | ||
| 53 | Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Orica AIS | ||
| 54 | Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Orica AIS | ||
| 55 | Rossella Ratto (Ita) Estado de Mexico Faren | ||
| 56 | Lucia Gonzalez (Spa) Lointek | ||
| 57 | Shara Gillow (Aus) Orica AIS | ||
| 58 | Helen Wyman (GBr) Matrix Fitness – Vulpine | ||
| 59 | Fanny Riberot (Fra) Lointek | ||
| 60 | Karol Ann Canuel (Can) Specialized Lululemon | ||
| 61 | Katharine Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 62 | Doris Schweizer (Swi) Astana Bepink womens team | ||
| 63 | Anna Knauer (Ger) Rabo Liv women cycling team | ||
| 64 | Hayley Jones (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 65 | Jessie Daams (Bel) Boels Dolmans cycling team | ||
| 66 | Katie Archibald (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 67 | Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) Astana Bepink womens team | ||
| 68 | Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Rabo Liv women cycling team | ||
| 69 | Emma Pooley (GBr) Lotto Belisol Ladies | ||
| 70 | Erika Leticia Yepez Fernandez (Mex) Estado de Mexico Faren | ||
| 71 | Lauren Tamayo (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 72 | Emma Trott (GBr) Boels Dolmans cycling team | ||
| 73 | Cari Higgins (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 74 | Ruth Winder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 75 | Jade Wilcoxson (USA) Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | ||
| 76 | Chantal Hoffmann (Lux) Lotto Belisol Ladies | ||
| 77 | Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabo Liv women cycling team | 0:00:36 | |
| 78 | Amy Cure (Aus) Lotto Belisol Ladies | 0:01:37 | |
| 79 | Uenia Fernandes Souza (Bra) Estado de Mexico Faren | 0:02:03 | |
| 80 | Jutta Stienen (Swi) Switzerland | 0:02:58 | |
| 81 | Thea Thorsen (Nor) Hitec products | 0:03:01 | |
| 82 | Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Estado de Mexico Faren | 0:03:04 | |
| 83 | Sheyla Gutierrez (Spa) Lointek | 0:03:11 | |
| 84 | Jo Tindley (GBr) Matrix Fitness – Vulpine | 0:03:21 | |
| 85 | Amy Hill (GBr) Great Britain | 0:08:56 | |
| 86 | Caroline Baur (Swi) Switzerland | ||
| 87 | Melissa Lowther (GBr) Matrix Fitness – Vulpine | ||
| 88 | Isabelle Beckers (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies | ||
| 89 | Penny Rowson (GBr) Matrix Fitness – Vulpine | ||
| 90 | Harriet Owen (GBr) Matrix Fitness – Vulpine | 0:18:07 |