THE Sixth stage of the OVO Energy Womens Tour has been won by Dutch rider Amy Pieters after a gruelling ride from Carmarthen to Llanelli via some very hilly terrain.
Great Britain’s Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) was the overall winner of this year’s tour by the slimmest of margins of 2 seconds. She becomes the first rider to win the tour twice.
Crowds lined the route throughout Carmarthenshire with weather conditions near perfect apart from the odd sun shower.
Carmarthen’s Manon Lloyd would have felt at home on the roads she has trained on for many years. She finished a respectable 57th place.
The Carmarthenshire stage must have been one of the toughest for the competitors with so many climbs along the way including Bethlehem hill, Black Mountains and Penygroes. The pain was evident on the faces of the riders as they began the last but almost cruelest inclines of the day between Pontyates and Carway.
Crowds gathered at the sprint finish to witness the end of a thrilling race where two seconds made all the difference between victory and second place.
Photos: Byron Williams & Elkanah Evans
The GC standings were as follows:
OVO Energy Green Jersey
Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek - Segafredo
Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek - Segafredo
Katarzyna NIEWIADOMA [POL] Canyon / /Sram Racing
Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek - Segafredo
Coryn RIVERA [USA] Team Sunweb
Overall Race Results
Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR]
Trek - Segafredo
21:09:25
Katarzyna NIEWIADOMA [POL]
Canyon / /Sram Racing
21:09:27
Amy PIETERS [NED]
Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
21:09:48
Christine MAJERUS [LUX]
Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
21:10:14
Demi VOLLERING [NED]
Parkhotel Valkenburg
21:10:16
Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN]
Team Sunweb
21:10:19
Elizabeth BANKS [GBR]
Bigla
21:10:23
Leah THOMAS [USA]
Bigla
21:10:23
Malgorzata JASINSKA [POL]
Movistar Team Women
21:10:24
Elisa LONGO BORGHINI [ITA]
Trek - Segafredo
21:10:26
Marta CAVALLI [ITA]
Valcar Cylance Cycling
21:10:28
Ane SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ [ESP]
Wnt Rotor Pro Cycling Team
21:10:28
Riejanne MARKUS [NED]
Ccc - Liv
21:10:33
Rachel NEYLAN [AUS]
Team Virtu Cycling
21:10:37
Ellen VAN DIJK [NED]
Trek - Segafredo
21:10:39
Brodie CHAPMAN [AUS]
Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank
21:10:43
Alice ARZUFFI [ITA]
Valcar Cylance Cycling
21:10:49
Erica MAGNALDI [ITA]
Wnt Rotor Pro Cycling Team
21:11:13
Hannah BARNES [GBR]
Canyon / /Sram Racing
21:11:48
Lisa BRENNAUER [GER]
Wnt Rotor Pro Cycling Team
21:11:57
Liane LIPPERT [GER]
Team Sunweb
21:12:15
Janneke ENSING [NED]
Wnt Rotor Pro Cycling Team
21:13:06
Grace BROWN [AUS]
Mitchelton Scott
21:15:46
Karol-Ann CANUEL [CAN]
Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
21:15:53
Coryn RIVERA [USA]
Team Sunweb
21:16:07
Tiffany CROMWELL [AUS]
Canyon / /Sram Racing
21:16:52
Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP]
Movistar Team Women
21:17:39
Eleanor DICKINSON [GBR]
Drops
21:17:42
Abby-Mae PARKINSON [GBR]
Drops
21:17:49
Romy KASPER [GER]
Ale Cipollini
21:17:57
Kathrin HAMMES [GER]
Wnt Rotor Pro Cycling Team
21:18:00
Alexandra MANLY [AUS]
Mitchelton Scott
21:18:17
Roxane KNETEMANN [NED]
Parkhotel Valkenburg
21:18:18
Eri YONAMINE [JPN]
Ale Cipollini
21:18:26
Eugénie DUVAL [FRA]
Fdj Nouvelle - Aquitaine Futuroscope
21:19:18
Chantal BLAAK [NED]
Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
21:20:02
Victorie GUILMAN [FRA]
Fdj Nouvelle - Aquitaine Futuroscope
21:20:19
Amalie DIDERIKSEN [DEN]
Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
21:24:30
Sarah ROY [AUS]
Mitchelton Scott
21:24:55
Aude BIANNIC [FRA]
Movistar Team Women
21:25:22
Alessia VIGILIA [ITA]
Valcar Cylance Cycling
21:25:52
Roxane FOURNIER [FRA]
Movistar Team Women
21:26:16
Nadia QUAGLIOTTO [ITA]
Ale Cipollini
21:26:26
Femke MARKUS [NED]
Parkhotel Valkenburg
21:27:00
Jolien D'HOORE [BEL]
Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
21:30:06
Charlotte BECKER [GER]
Fdj Nouvelle - Aquitaine Futuroscope
21:30:07
Sara PENTON [SWE]
Team Virtu Cycling
21:31:34
Martina ALZINI [ITA]
Bigla
21:31:42
Susanne ANDERSEN [NOR]
Team Sunweb
21:31:55
Anna CHRISTIAN [GBR]
Drops
21:32:48
Paulien ROOIJAKKERS [NED]
Ccc - Liv
21:33:46
Georgia WILLIAMS [NZL]
Mitchelton Scott
21:34:48
Lauren KITCHEN [AUS]
Fdj Nouvelle - Aquitaine Futuroscope
21:40:16
Alison JACKSON [CAN]
Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank
21:41:57
Dalia MUCCIOLI [ITA]
Valcar Cylance Cycling
21:43:55
Greta RICHIOUD [FRA]
Fdj Nouvelle - Aquitaine Futuroscope
21:45:44
Manon LLOYD [GBR]
Drops
21:48:36
Julia SOEK [NED]
Team Sunweb
21:49:20
Asja PALADIN [ITA]
Valcar Cylance Cycling
21:49:52
Anna PLICHTA [POL]
Trek - Segafredo
21:50:30
Chloe Elle HOSKING [AUS]
Ale Cipollini
21:51:41
Alice BARNES [GBR]
Canyon / /Sram Racing
21:52:48
Sarah RIJKES [AUT]
Wnt Rotor Pro Cycling Team
21:54:23
Abigail VAN TWISK [GBR]
Trek - Segafredo
21:56:01
Esther VAN VEEN [NED]
Parkhotel Valkenburg
21:56:30
Rozanne SLIK [NED]
Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank
21:58:32
Shannon MALSEED [AUS]
Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank
22:10:27
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