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DEMI VOLLERING MOVES INTO AJ BELL WOMEN’S TOUR LEAD AFTER SENSATIONAL RIDE IN ATHERSTONE
Demi Vollering moved into the AJ Bell Women’s Tour race lead after a dominant performance in the race’s first-ever individual time trial stage in Atherstone, North Warwickshire, on Wednesday.
The Team SD Worx rider was the only rider to go under the 24-minute mark for the 16.6-kilometre test, with her time of 23:18 beating nearest challenger and newly-crowned UCI Hour Record holder Joss Lowden (Drops – Le Col s/b TEMPUR) by 1:04.
Vollering holds a dominant gap of 1:09 over Juliette Labous (Team DSM), who was fifth on the day. Overnight leader Clara Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle – Aquitaine) finished 11th on the stage and slipped to third overall, 1:19 off the pace.
Lowden moves up to sixth overall and top British rider, 1:47 back on the lead, with fellow Brits Alice Barnes (8th) and Pfeiffer Georgi (10th) also in the top ten.
The other race classifications remain unchanged with Copponi in the Sigma Sports Points jersey, Nina Kessler (Team TIBCO Silicon Valley Bank) in the Eisberg Sprints jersey, and Elise Chabbey (Canyon SRAM Racing) retaining the ŠKODA Queen of the Mountains jersey.
Highlights of Stage Three are on ITV4 at 20:00 on Wednesday 6 October and available on demand via the ITV Hub.
“The start was uphill so I knew I could win it or I could lose it there if I didn’t go full gas, the first 4km I went all out and the middle part was the hardest part. There was a lot of headwind after the first half of the time trial, which made it really hard. The last part again full gas, everything out.”
Looking ahead to defending her lead as the race moves to the East of England for the final three stages, the SD Worx rider said; “It would be nice of course, but first to recover, so we will see. We have a good team for it, so I am curious to see how the rest of the week will go.”
Interview – Demi Vollering Time Trial winner Stage 3 of the AJ Bell Women’s Tour 2021
Demi Vollering of Team SD Worx chats after her, Time Trial win on Stage 3 of the AJ Bell Women’s Tour 2021. Demi takes the lead in the GC.
“What a wonderful day for Atherstone! We’ve thoroughly enjoyed the buzz of hosting the AJ Bell Women’s Tour first-ever time trial here today, it was fantastic to welcome crowds back into the town again. Huge congratulations to Team SD Worx’s Demi Vollering who takes victory with the fastest time of the day and good luck to all the riders for the remainder of the Tour.
“The Women’s Tour never fails to bring anything but an extremely well organised event, huge thanks to them and all our Borough Council officers who have worked incredibly hard to ensure the day was a success. Thank you also to all our local businesses and residents who have been supportive and accommodating, I hope those of you who attended event and all the visitors to the town had a great day.”
Southend-on-Sea will host stage four of the Women’s Tour, the UK’s most prestigious international women’s cycle race, in October, kicking off three days of racing in the East of England to end the 2021 event.
Stage four will see riders set off from East Beach, Shoeburyness, then head out into the rural roads of Essex before reaching the finish line along the seafront in Westcliff.
ROUTE DETAILS | ESTIMATED TIMETABLE | |||||||||
kms | kms to go |
Miles | Miles to go |
Feature | Instruction | Description | Base Speed | 35 | 38 | 42 |
110% | 100% | 90% | ||||||||
Duration | 03:24 | 03:06 | 02:47 | |||||||
0.00 | 4.60 | 0.00 | 2.90 | Start Neutralised
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Rampart Terrace, Shoeburyness | 38 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | |
0.00 | 117.8 | 0.00 | 73.3 | Start Proper
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Barrow Hall Road | 38 | 11:15 | 11:15 | 11:15 | |
1.5 | 116.3 | 0.9 | 72.3 | Sign | Stonebridge Barling Magna | 38 | 11:17 | 11:17 | 11:17 | |
1.9 | 115.9 | 1.2 | 72.1 | Keep Left | Barling Road | 38 | 11:18 | 11:18 | 11:17 | |
2.1 | 115.7 | 1.3 | 71.9 | Junction | Right | Shopland Road | 38 | 11:18 | 11:18 | 11:17 |
2.1 | 115.7 | 1.3 | 71.9 | Sign | Sutton with Shopland | 38 | 11:18 | 11:18 | 11:17 | |
2.5 | 115.3 | 1.6 | 71.7 | Caution! | Sharp Right | 38 | 11:19 | 11:18 | 11:18 | |
2.6 | 115.2 | 1.6 | 71.6 | Caution! | Sharp Left | 38 | 11:19 | 11:19 | 11:18 | |
3.7 | 114.1 | 2.3 | 71.0 | Caution! | Sharp Left | 38 | 11:21 | 11:20 | 11:20 | |
5.2 | 112.6 | 3.2 | 70.0 | Keep Left | Shopland Road | 38 | 11:24 | 11:23 | 11:22 | |
5.3 | 112.5 | 3.3 | 70.0 | T.Junction | Right | Sutton Road | 38 | 11:24 | 11:23 | 11:22 |
5.8 | 112.0 | 3.6 | 69.6 | R/about | 1st Exit | Sutton Road | 38 | 11:25 | 11:24 | 11:23 |
6.4 | 111.4 | 4.0 | 69.3 | R/about | 2nd Exit | Southend Road | 38 | 11:26 | 11:25 | 11:24 |
7.0 | 110.8 | 4.4 | 68.9 | M R/about | 2nd Exit | South Street | 38 | 11:27 | 11:26 | 11:24 |
7.3 | 110.5 | 4.5 | 68.7 | X.Roads | Straight | Caution! Narrow! | 38 | 11:27 | 11:26 | 11:25 |
7.4 | 110.4 | 4.6 | 68.7 | Caution! | Build Outs! | 38 | 11:27 | 11:26 | 11:25 | |
7.5 | 110.3 | 4.7 | 68.6 | T.Junction | Right | Weir Pond Road | 38 | 11:28 | 11:26 | 11:25 |
7.7 | 110.1 | 4.8 | 68.5 | Caution! | Central Island – Keep Left! | 38 | 11:28 | 11:27 | 11:25 | |
7.8 | 110.0 | 4.9 | 68.4 | Keep Left | 38 | 11:28 | 11:27 | 11:26 | ||
8.1 | 109.7 | 5.0 | 68.2 | Keep Right | Stambridge Road | 38 | 11:29 | 11:27 | 11:26 | |
8.7 | 109.1 | 5.4 | 67.8 | Sign | Stambridge | 38 | 11:30 | 11:28 | 11:27 | |
8.9 | 108.9 | 5.5 | 67.7 | Keep Left | Stambridge Road | 38 | 11:30 | 11:29 | 11:27 | |
10.6 | 107.2 | 6.6 | 66.7 | Sign | Great Stambridge | 38 | 11:33 | 11:31 | 11:30 | |
11.7 | 106.1 | 7.3 | 66.0 | T.Junction | Right | Gore Road | 38 | 11:35 | 11:33 | 11:31 |
12.1 | 105.7 | 7.5 | 65.7 | Keep Left | Creeksea Ferry Road | 38 | 11:36 | 11:34 | 11:32 | |
13.7 | 104.1 | 8.5 | 64.7 | T.Junction | Left | Lambourne Hill Road | 38 | 11:38 | 11:36 | 11:34 |
14.8 | 103.0 | 9.2 | 64.1 | Sign | Canewdon | 38 | 11:40 | 11:38 | 11:36 | |
15.1 | 102.7 | 9.4 | 63.9 | Keep Left | Anchor Lane | 38 | 11:41 | 11:38 | 11:36 | |
15.2 | 102.6 | 9.5 | 63.8 | Caution! | Build Outs! | 38 | 11:41 | 11:39 | 11:36 | |
15.4 | 102.4 | 9.6 | 63.7 | Keep Right | Anchor Lane | 38 | 11:41 | 11:39 | 11:36 | |
15.9 | 101.9 | 9.9 | 63.4 | X.Roads | Straight | Lark Hill Road | 38 | 11:42 | 11:40 | 11:37 |
16.2 | 101.6 | 10.1 | 63.2 | Caution! | Series of sharp bends | 38 | 11:43 | 11:40 | 11:38 | |
19.6 | 98.2 | 12.2 | 61.1 | T.Junction | Right | Ashingdon Road | 38 | 11:49 | 11:45 | 11:42 |
20.1 | 97.7 | 12.5 | 60.8 | Junction | Right | Lower Road | 38 | 11:49 | 11:46 | 11:43 |
20.6 | 97.2 | 12.8 | 60.4 | Keep Right | Lower Road | 38 | 11:50 | 11:47 | 11:44 | |
20.9 | 96.9 | 13.0 | 60.3 | Caution! | Sharp Left Bend | 38 | 11:51 | 11:48 | 11:44 | |
21.5 | 96.3 | 13.4 | 59.9 | Caution! | Sharp Right Bend | 38 | 11:52 | 11:48 | 11:45 | |
21.7 | 96.1 | 13.5 | 59.8 | Caution! | Sharp Left Bend | 38 | 11:52 | 11:49 | 11:45 | |
24.3 | 93.5 | 15.1 | 58.1 | Sign | Hullbridge | 38 | 11:57 | 11:53 | 11:49 | |
25.5 | 92.3 | 15.9 | 57.4 | M R/about | 1st Exit | Lower Road | 38 | 11:59 | 11:55 | 11:51 |
25.7 | 92.1 | 16.0 | 57.3 | R/about | 1st Exit | Hullbridge Road | 38 | 11:59 | 11:55 | 11:51 |
25.9 | 91.9 | 16.1 | 57.1 | Junction | Right | Watery Lane | 38 | 11:59 | 11:55 | 11:51 |
26.1 | 91.7 | 16.2 | 57.0 | Sign | Rawreth | 38 | 12:00 | 11:56 | 11:52 | |
26.5 | 91.3 | 16.5 | 56.8 | Caution! | Sharp Left Bend | 38 | 12:01 | 11:56 | 11:52 | |
26.8 | 91.0 | 16.7 | 56.6 | Caution! | Sharp Left Bend | 38 | 12:01 | 11:57 | 11:53 | |
27.5 | 90.3 | 17.1 | 56.2 | Caution! | Sharp Left Bend | 38 | 12:02 | 11:58 | 11:54 | |
27.9 | 89.9 | 17.3 | 55.9 | Caution! | Sharp Right Bend | 38 | 12:03 | 11:59 | 11:54 | |
28.7 | 89.1 | 17.8 | 55.4 | Junction | Right | Hawk Hill | 38 | 12:04 | 12:00 | 11:55 |
29.2 | 88.6 | 18.2 | 55.1 | Keep Right | Hawk Hill | 38 | 12:05 | 12:01 | 11:56 | |
29.8 | 88.0 | 18.5 | 54.7 | R/about | 4th Exit | A132 Burnham Road – Caution! Against No Entry! | 38 | 12:06 | 12:02 | 11:57 |
30.0 | 87.8 | 18.7 | 54.6 | Drinks | Start | 38 | 12:07 | 12:02 | 11:57 | |
33.4 | 84.4 | 20.8 | 52.5 | Keep Right | Central Island | 38 | 12:13 | 12:07 | 12:02 | |
33.6 | 84.2 | 20.9 | 52.4 | R/about | 2nd Exit | B1012 Burnham Road | 38 | 12:13 | 12:08 | 12:02 |
34.1 | 83.7 | 21.2 | 52.0 | R/about | 2nd Exit | B1012 | 38 | 12:14 | 12:08 | 12:03 |
34.5 | 83.3 | 21.5 | 51.8 | R/about | 2nd Exit | B1012 Burnham Road | 38 | 12:14 | 12:09 | 12:04 |
35.8 | 82.0 | 22.3 | 51.0 | R/about | 1st Exit | B1012 Woodham Road | 38 | 12:17 | 12:11 | 12:05 |
36.1 | 81.7 | 22.4 | 50.8 | Sign | Maldon | 38 | 12:17 | 12:12 | 12:06 | |
37.7 | 80.1 | 23.4 | 49.8 | Keep Left | B1010 | 38 | 12:20 | 12:14 | 12:08 | |
40.3 | 77.5 | 25.1 | 48.2 | Keep Left | B1010 Farmbridge Road | 38 | 12:25 | 12:18 | 12:12 | |
40.5 | 77.3 | 25.2 | 48.1 | Keep Right | B1010 Lower Burnham Road | 38 | 12:25 | 12:18 | 12:12 | |
44.8 | 73.0 | 27.9 | 45.4 | Sign | Althorne | 38 | 12:32 | 12:25 | 12:18 | |
46.6 | 71.2 | 29.0 | 44.3 | Keep Right | B1010 Burnham Road | 38 | 12:35 | 12:28 | 12:21 | |
47.1 | 70.7 | 29.3 | 44.0 | Caution! | Sharp Left Bend | 38 | 12:36 | 12:29 | 12:21 | |
47.2 | 70.6 | 29.4 | 43.9 | Caution! | Sharp Right Bend | 38 | 12:36 | 12:29 | 12:22 | |
47.3 | 70.5 | 29.4 | 43.8 | Keep Left | B1010 | 38 | 12:37 | 12:29 | 12:22 | |
47.6 | 70.2 | 29.6 | 43.7 | Keep Right | B1010 | 38 | 12:37 | 12:30 | 12:22 | |
48.4 | 69.4 | 30.1 | 43.2 | Keep Right | B1010 | 38 | 12:39 | 12:31 | 12:23 | |
48.6 | 69.2 | 30.2 | 43.0 | Keep Right | B1010 | 38 | 12:39 | 12:31 | 12:24 | |
49.1 | 68.7 | 30.5 | 42.7 | Sign | Burnham-on-Crouch | 38 | 12:40 | 12:32 | 12:24 | |
49.4 | 68.4 | 30.7 | 42.5 | Keep Right | B1010 | 38 | 12:40 | 12:33 | 12:25 | |
50.7 | 67.1 | 31.5 | 41.7 | Sprint 1
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Burnham-on-Crouch | 38 | 12:43 | 12:35 | 12:27 | |
50.7 | 67.1 | 31.5 | 41.7 | Green Zone | 38 | 12:43 | 12:35 | 12:27 | ||
50.9 | 66.9 | 31.7 | 41.6 | Junction | Left | B1021 Church Road | 38 | 12:43 | 12:35 | 12:27 |
51.1 | 66.7 | 31.8 | 41.5 | Keep Left | B1021 Southminster Road | 38 | 12:43 | 12:35 | 12:27 | |
52.9 | 64.9 | 32.9 | 40.4 | Keep Right | B1021 Burnham Road | 38 | 12:46 | 12:38 | 12:30 | |
54.0 | 63.8 | 33.6 | 39.7 | Sign | Southminster | 38 | 12:48 | 12:40 | 12:31 | |
54.0 | 63.8 | 33.6 | 39.7 | R/about | 2nd Exit | B1021 Burnham Road | 38 | 12:48 | 12:40 | 12:31 |
54.0 | 63.8 | 33.6 | 39.7 | Keep Right | B1021 Burnham Road | 38 | 12:48 | 12:40 | 12:31 | |
54.7 | 63.1 | 34.0 | 39.2 | T.Junction | Right | B1018 High Street | 38 | 12:50 | 12:41 | 12:32 |
54.8 | 63.0 | 34.1 | 39.2 | Junction | Left | B1021 North Street | 38 | 12:50 | 12:41 | 12:32 |
55.1 | 62.7 | 34.3 | 39.0 | T.Junction | Right | B1021 North End | 38 | 12:50 | 12:42 | 12:33 |
55.4 | 62.4 | 34.5 | 38.8 | Keep Left | B1021 Cripplegate | 38 | 12:51 | 12:42 | 12:33 | |
56.0 | 61.8 | 34.8 | 38.4 | Caution! | Sharp Left Bend | 38 | 12:52 | 12:43 | 12:34 | |
56.9 | 60.9 | 35.4 | 37.9 | Keep Right | B1021 Southminster Road | 38 | 12:53 | 12:44 | 12:35 | |
57.3 | 60.5 | 35.6 | 37.6 | Caution! | Sharp Left Bend | 38 | 12:54 | 12:45 | 12:36 | |
57.3 | 60.5 | 35.6 | 37.6 | Sign | Asheldham | 38 | 12:54 | 12:45 | 12:36 | |
57.4 | 60.4 | 35.7 | 37.6 | Keep Right | B1021 | 38 | 12:54 | 12:45 | 12:36 | |
57.6 | 60.2 | 35.8 | 37.4 | Keep Left | B1021 Tillingham Road | 38 | 12:55 | 12:45 | 12:36 | |
59.0 | 58.8 | 36.7 | 36.6 | Keep Right | B1021 Tillingham Road | 38 | 12:57 | 12:48 | 12:38 | |
60.8 | 57.0 | 37.8 | 35.4 | Sign | Tillingham | 38 | 13:00 | 12:51 | 12:41 | |
61.0 | 56.8 | 37.9 | 35.3 | Keep Left | B1021 South Street | 38 | 13:00 | 12:51 | 12:41 | |
62.1 | 55.7 | 38.6 | 34.6 | Keep Right | B1021 | 38 | 13:02 | 12:53 | 12:43 | |
62.4 | 55.4 | 38.8 | 34.5 | Keep Right | B1021 | 38 | 13:03 | 12:53 | 12:43 | |
62.8 | 55.0 | 39.1 | 34.2 | Caution! | Sharp Right Bend | 38 | 13:04 | 12:54 | 12:44 | |
63.0 | 54.8 | 39.2 | 34.1 | Caution! | Sharp Left Bend | 38 | 13:04 | 12:54 | 12:44 | |
63.3 | 54.5 | 39.4 | 33.9 | Sign | Bradwell on Sea | 38 | 13:04 | 12:54 | 12:44 | |
64.1 | 53.7 | 39.9 | 33.4 | T.Junction | Left | Maldon Road | 38 | 13:06 | 12:56 | 12:46 |
66.3 | 51.5 | 41.2 | 32.0 | Sign | Saint Lawrence | 38 | 13:10 | 12:59 | 12:49 | |
67.9 | 49.9 | 42.2 | 31.0 | Keep Right | Steeple Road | 38 | 13:12 | 13:02 | 12:51 | |
69.9 | 47.9 | 43.5 | 29.8 | Sign | Steeple | 38 | 13:16 | 13:05 | 12:54 | |
70.2 | 47.6 | 43.7 | 29.6 | Sign | Steeple | 38 | 13:16 | 13:05 | 12:54 | |
71.1 | 46.7 | 44.2 | 29.0 | Keep Left | Mill Road | 38 | 13:18 | 13:07 | 12:56 | |
73.2 | 44.6 | 45.5 | 27.7 | Sign | Mayland | 38 | 13:22 | 13:10 | 12:59 | |
73.4 | 44.4 | 45.6 | 27.6 | X.Roads | Straight | Steeple Road | 38 | 13:22 | 13:10 | 12:59 |
75.1 | 42.7 | 46.7 | 26.6 | Keep Right | Steeple Road | 38 | 13:25 | 13:13 | 13:01 | |
76.9 | 40.9 | 47.8 | 25.4 | Sign | Latchingdon | 38 | 13:28 | 13:16 | 13:04 | |
77.1 | 40.7 | 47.9 | 25.3 | M R/about | 1st Exit | B1018 The Street | 38 | 13:28 | 13:16 | 13:04 |
79.7 | 38.1 | 49.6 | 23.7 | M R/about | 3rd Exit | B1010 Fambridge Road | 38 | 13:33 | 13:20 | 13:08 |
80.4 | 37.4 | 50.0 | 23.3 | Sign | Purleigh | 38 | 13:34 | 13:21 | 13:09 | |
82.2 | 35.6 | 51.1 | 22.1 | Junction | Left | B1010 Baron’s Lane | 38 | 13:37 | 13:24 | 13:11 |
82.2 | 35.6 | 51.1 | 22.1 | T.Junction | Left | B1010 Baron’s Lane | 38 | 13:37 | 13:24 | 13:11 |
83.2 | 34.6 | 51.7 | 21.5 | Caution! | Hump Back Bridge | 38 | 13:39 | 13:26 | 13:13 | |
85.8 | 32.0 | 53.4 | 19.9 | Sign | Hazeleigh | 38 | 13:44 | 13:30 | 13:16 | |
86.3 | 31.5 | 53.7 | 19.6 | Junction | Left | Goat House Lane | 38 | 13:44 | 13:31 | 13:17 |
87.5 | 30.3 | 54.4 | 18.8 | X.Roads | Straight | Slough Lane | 38 | 13:46 | 13:33 | 13:19 |
89.0 | 28.8 | 55.3 | 17.9 | T.Junction | Left | B1418 White Elm Road | 38 | 13:49 | 13:35 | 13:21 |
89.4 | 28.4 | 55.6 | 17.7 | Sign | Bicknacre | 38 | 13:50 | 13:36 | 13:22 | |
89.9 | 27.9 | 55.9 | 17.3 | R/about | 1st Exit | B1418 Main Road | 38 | 13:51 | 13:36 | 13:22 |
90.1 | 27.7 | 56.0 | 17.2 | M R/about | 1st Exit | B1418 Main Road | 38 | 13:51 | 13:37 | 13:23 |
92.2 | 25.6 | 57.3 | 15.9 | Sign | Woodham Ferrers | 38 | 13:55 | 13:40 | 13:26 | |
92.3 | 25.5 | 57.4 | 15.9 | Sprint 2
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Woodham Ferrers | 38 | 13:55 | 13:40 | 13:26 | |
92.3 | 25.5 | 57.4 | 15.9 | Green Zone | 38 | 13:55 | 13:40 | 13:26 | ||
93.5 | 24.3 | 58.1 | 15.1 | Keep Right | B1418 Main Road | 38 | 13:57 | 13:42 | 13:27 | |
94.0 | 23.8 | 58.5 | 14.8 | Keep Left | B1418 Main Road | 38 | 13:58 | 13:43 | 13:28 | |
94.8 | 23.0 | 59.0 | 14.3 | Sign | South Woodham Ferrers | 38 | 13:59 | 13:44 | 13:29 | |
94.9 | 22.9 | 59.0 | 14.2 | R/about | 3rd | B1012 Burnham Road | 38 | 13:59 | 13:44 | 13:29 |
95.2 | 22.6 | 59.2 | 14.1 | Keep Left | Central Island | 38 | 14:00 | 13:45 | 13:30 | |
95.4 | 22.4 | 59.3 | 13.9 | R/about | 2nd Exit | A132 Burnham Road | 38 | 14:00 | 13:45 | 13:30 |
97.6 | 20.2 | 60.7 | 12.6 | Sign | Hayes | 38 | 14:04 | 13:49 | 13:33 | |
97.8 | 20.0 | 60.8 | 12.4 | 20km to Finish – Green Zone | 38 | 14:04 | 13:49 | 13:33 | ||
98.9 | 18.9 | 61.5 | 11.8 | Keep Left | Central Island | 38 | 14:06 | 13:51 | 13:35 | |
99.0 | 18.8 | 61.6 | 11.7 | Keep Left | Central Island | 38 | 14:06 | 13:51 | 13:35 | |
99.3 | 18.5 | 61.7 | 11.5 | R/about | 1st Exit | Hawk Hill | 38 | 14:07 | 13:51 | 13:36 |
99.8 | 18.0 | 62.1 | 11.2 | Keep Left | Hawk Hill | 38 | 14:08 | 13:52 | 13:36 | |
100.2 | 17.6 | 62.3 | 10.9 | Caution! | Narrow Bridge | 38 | 14:09 | 13:53 | 13:37 | |
100.2 | 17.6 | 62.3 | 10.9 | Sign | Rawreth | 38 | 14:09 | 13:53 | 13:37 | |
100.5 | 17.3 | 62.5 | 10.8 | Keep Right | Chelmsford Road | 38 | 14:09 | 13:53 | 13:37 | |
101.3 | 16.5 | 63.0 | 10.3 | T.Junction | Left | A1245 Chelmsford Road | 38 | 14:10 | 13:54 | 13:38 |
101.8 | 16.0 | 63.3 | 9.9 | Junction | Left | Rawreth Lane | 38 | 14:11 | 13:55 | 13:39 |
102.8 | 15.0 | 63.9 | 9.3 | 15km to Finish | 38 | 14:13 | 13:57 | 13:41 | ||
103.5 | 14.3 | 64.4 | 8.9 | T.Lights | Straight | Rawreth Lane | 38 | 14:14 | 13:58 | 13:42 |
103.9 | 13.9 | 64.6 | 8.6 | T.Lights | Straight | Rawreth Lane | 38 | 14:15 | 13:59 | 13:42 |
104.4 | 13.4 | 64.9 | 8.3 | R/about | 2nd Exit | Hullbridge Road | 38 | 14:16 | 13:59 | 13:43 |
104.8 | 13.0 | 65.2 | 8.1 | QoM 1 | Start | 38 | 14:17 | 14:00 | 13:43 | |
105.2 | 12.6 | 65.4 | 7.8 | QoM 1 Cat 2
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Finish | Hambro Hill | 38 | 14:17 | 14:01 | 13:44 |
105.2 | 12.6 | 65.4 | 7.8 | Green Zone | 38 | 14:17 | 14:01 | 13:44 | ||
105.5 | 12.3 | 65.6 | 7.6 | M R/about | 2nd Exit | B1013 Hockley Road | 38 | 14:18 | 14:01 | 13:44 |
105.9 | 11.9 | 65.9 | 7.4 | Sign | Rayleigh | 38 | 14:18 | 14:02 | 13:45 | |
106.1 | 11.7 | 66.0 | 7.3 | M R/about | 2nd Exit | B1013 Hockley Road | 38 | 14:19 | 14:02 | 13:45 |
106.7 | 11.1 | 66.4 | 6.9 | T.Lights | Left | A129 Websters Way | 38 | 14:20 | 14:03 | 13:46 |
106.8 | 11.0 | 66.4 | 6.8 | Keep Right | A129 Websters Way | 38 | 14:20 | 14:03 | 13:46 | |
106.9 | 10.9 | 66.5 | 6.8 | M R/about | 2nd Exit | A129 Websters Way | 38 | 14:20 | 14:03 | 13:46 |
107.1 | 10.7 | 66.6 | 6.7 | M R/about | 1st Exit | A1015 Eastwood Road | 38 | 14:21 | 14:04 | 13:47 |
107.1 | 10.7 | 66.6 | 6.7 | Keep Left | 38 | 14:21 | 14:04 | 13:47 | ||
107.3 | 10.5 | 66.7 | 6.5 | R/about | 1st Exit | A1015 Eastwood Road | 38 | 14:21 | 14:04 | 13:47 |
107.8 | 10.0 | 67.0 | 6.2 | 10km to Finish | 38 | 14:22 | 14:05 | 13:48 | ||
109.4 | 8.4 | 68.0 | 5.2 | Sign | Southend-on-Sea | 38 | 14:25 | 14:07 | 13:50 | |
109.6 | 8.2 | 68.2 | 5.1 | Caution! | Safety Camera 30mph (48kph) | 38 | 14:25 | 14:08 | 13:50 | |
110.2 | 7.6 | 68.5 | 4.7 | T.Lights | Left | Progress Road | 38 | 14:26 | 14:09 | 13:51 |
110.7 | 7.1 | 68.8 | 4.4 | T.Lights | Left | Use both side of central island | 38 | 14:27 | 14:09 | 13:52 |
110.8 | 7.0 | 68.9 | 4.4 | T.Lights | Right | The Fairway | 38 | 14:27 | 14:09 | 13:52 |
111.0 | 6.8 | 69.0 | 4.2 | Keep Left | The Fairway | 38 | 14:27 | 14:10 | 13:52 | |
111.8 | 6.0 | 69.5 | 3.7 | T.Lights | Right | Eastwood Road North | 38 | 14:29 | 14:11 | 13:53 |
112.8 | 5.0 | 70.1 | 3.1 | 5km to Finish – Green Zone | 38 | 14:30 | 14:13 | 13:55 | ||
113.2 | 4.6 | 70.4 | 2.9 | T.Lights | Left | A13 London Road | 38 | 14:31 | 14:13 | 13:55 |
113.6 | 4.2 | 70.6 | 2.6 | X.Roads | Straight | A13 London Road | 38 | 14:32 | 14:14 | 13:56 |
113.6 | 4.2 | 70.6 | 2.6 | X.Roads | Straight | A13 London Road | 38 | 14:32 | 14:14 | 13:56 |
113.7 | 4.1 | 70.7 | 2.5 | T.Lights | Straight | A13 London Road | 38 | 14:32 | 14:14 | 13:56 |
113.8 | 4.0 | 70.8 | 2.5 | X.Roads | Straight | A13 London Road | 38 | 14:32 | 14:14 | 13:56 |
114.2 | 3.6 | 71.0 | 2.2 | X.Roads | Straight | A13 London Road | 38 | 14:33 | 14:15 | 13:57 |
114.2 | 3.6 | 71.0 | 2.2 | X.Roads | Straight | A13 London Road | 38 | 14:33 | 14:15 | 13:57 |
114.3 | 3.5 | 71.1 | 2.2 | X.Roads | Straight | A13 London Road | 38 | 14:33 | 14:15 | 13:57 |
114.4 | 3.4 | 71.1 | 2.1 | X.Roads | Straight | A13 London Road | 38 | 14:33 | 14:15 | 13:57 |
114.4 | 3.4 | 71.1 | 2.1 | Caution! | Safety Camera 30mph (48kph) | 38 | 14:33 | 14:15 | 13:57 | |
114.4 | 3.4 | 71.1 | 2.1 | X.Roads | Straight | A13 London Road | 38 | 14:33 | 14:15 | 13:57 |
114.5 | 3.3 | 71.2 | 2.1 | X.Roads | Straight | A13 London Road | 38 | 14:33 | 14:15 | 13:57 |
114.5 | 3.3 | 71.2 | 2.1 | X.Roads | Straight | A13 London Road | 38 | 14:33 | 14:15 | 13:57 |
114.8 | 3.0 | 71.4 | 1.9 | X.Roads | Straight | A13 London Road | 38 | 14:34 | 14:16 | 13:58 |
115.1 | 2.7 | 71.6 | 1.7 | T.Lights | Straight | A13 London Road | 38 | 14:34 | 14:16 | 13:58 |
115.4 | 2.4 | 71.8 | 1.5 | T.Lights | Straight | A13 London Road Keep Left! | 38 | 14:35 | 14:17 | 13:58 |
115.5 | 2.3 | 71.8 | 1.4 | T.Lights | Right | Chalkwell Avenue | 38 | 14:35 | 14:17 | 13:59 |
115.8 | 2.0 | 72.0 | 1.2 | T.Lights | Straight | Chalkwell Avenue | 38 | 14:36 | 14:17 | 13:59 |
116.1 | 1.7 | 72.2 | 1.1 | T.Lights | Straight | Chalkwell Avenue | 38 | 14:36 | 14:18 | 13:59 |
116.3 | 1.5 | 72.3 | 0.9 | X.Roads | Straight | Chalkwell Avenue | 38 | 14:37 | 14:18 | 14:00 |
116.5 | 1.3 | 72.4 | 0.8 | Caution! | Sharp Left Bend | 38 | 14:37 | 14:18 | 14:00 | |
116.9 | 0.9 | 72.7 | 0.6 | Caution! | Safety Camera 30mph (48kph) | 38 | 14:38 | 14:19 | 14:01 | |
117.8 | 0.0 | 73.3 | 0.0 | Finish
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Western Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea | 38 | 14:39 | 14:21 | 14:02 |
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AMY PIETERS WINS AS CLARA COPPONI SEIZES AJ BELL WOMEN’S TOUR LEAD IN WALSALL
Dutchwoman Amy Pieters (SD Worx) claimed the fourth AJ Bell Women’s Tour stage victory of her career in Walsall on Tuesday, as debutante Clara Copponi moved into the race lead after a dramatic finale.
Pieters won from a 10-rider group who broke clear inside the final 10 kilometres of racing, and took advantage of support from team-mate Demi Vollering to out-sprint Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle – Aquitaine Futuroscope). Movistar Team’s Sheyla Gutierrez took third.
Overnight race leader Marta Bastianelli (Alé BTC Ljubljana) finished within the peloton, 46 seconds behind the leaders, and conceded the AJ Bell blue jersey to Copponi, who is making her debut in the race in 2021.
Copponi and Pieters are level on time, while only six others are within 10 seconds of the race lead going into Wednesday’s individual time trial in Atherstone, North Warwickshire.
“It was a hectic final”, said Pieters after claiming her fourth career win in the AJ Bell Women’s Tour. “I think the whole day was pretty hectic. There was still a small gap after the last corner but I thought I just need to start to sprint. It was an urgent sprint but it went well at the end. “The whole day was really aggressive, I think that we were the only ones attacking. We kept attacking with the team and at the end we went away and it was a really good group and luckily we made it.”
After setting off from Walsall’s Victorian Arboretum in wet conditions the peloton tackled 10 laps of a 10-kilometre circuit featuring the climb of Barr Beacon on every lap. The penultimate lap brought multiple attacks, with the race-winning move going clear and building a lead of half a minute on the run back to the finish in Walsall town centre.
British rider Pfeiffer Georgi (Team DSM) went clear in the last kilometre, leading through the final turn on to the Lichfield Street finishing straight, but with only a handful of metres’ of advantage over the fast-charging Pieters and Copponi. Georgi held on to take fifth and top Brit on the day, moving her up to eighth overall, just 10 seconds off the overall lead. Behind the leading 10, Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) led in the main field.
The Sigma Sports Points jersey also changes shoulders from Bastianelli to Coppponi while Elise Chabbey (Canyon SRAM Racing) takes the ŠKODA Queen of the Mountains jersey. Team TIBCO Silicon Valley Bank’s Nina Kessler retains the Eisberg Sprints jersey having won two of the day’s intermediate sprints.
Highlights of Stage Two are on ITV4 at 20:00 on Tuesday 5 October and available on demand via the ITV Hub.
Clara Copponi Interview – Stage 2 – Women’s Tour 2021
Clara Copponi interviewed at the end of Stage 2 of the AJ Bell Women’s Tour 2021. After coming second on the day and now leading the Tour, the FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope rider talks to the media about her race.
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The Women’s Tour will break new ground once again in 2021 when Warwickshire hosts the first individual time trial stage in race history.
Atherstone will host the time trial’s start and finish on day three of this year’s race (Wednesday 6 October), marking a record fourth time that the Women’s Tour will have visited the North Warwickshire market town.
This stage is set to be the first individual time trial held after the UCI World Championships in Flanders, Belgium, meaning British fans could get to see the newly-crowned world champion tackle the route – 16 kilometres/10 miles in recognition of the UK’s rich time trial heritage – in the legendary rainbow jersey.
ROUTE DETAILS | TIMETABLE | |||||||
km | km to go |
Miles | Miles to go |
Feature | Instruction | Description | First Rider | Last Rider |
0.00 | 16.6 | 0.00 | 10.3 | Start Proper
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Long Street, Atherstone | 12:01 | 13:37 | |
0.1 | 16.6 | 0.1 | 10.3 | Junction | Left | 12:01 | 13:37 | |
0.2 | 16.4 | 0.1 | 10.2 | M/Rabout | 2nd | Coleshill Road | 12:01 | 13:37 |
1.7 | 14.9 | 1.1 | 9.3 | Sign | Bentley | 12:03 | 13:39 | |
3.1 | 13.5 | 1.9 | 8.4 | Keep Left | Bentley | 12:06 | 13:42 | |
3.8 | 12.8 | 2.4 | 8.0 | Junction | Right | Caution! Narrow | 12:07 | 13:43 |
4.0 | 12.6 | 2.5 | 7.8 | Caution! | Fast/Narrow Descent | 12:07 | 13:43 | |
4.4 | 12.2 | 2.7 | 7.6 | Junction | Left | 12:08 | 13:44 | |
5.8 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 6.7 | Caution! | Sharp Left Bend | 12:10 | 13:46 | |
6.2 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 6.5 | T.Junction | Left | 12:11 | 13:47 | |
6.4 | 10.2 | 4.0 | 6.3 | Caution! | Sharp Right Bend | 12:11 | 13:47 | |
6.5 | 10.1 | 4.0 | 6.3 | Caution! | Sharp Left Bend | 12:11 | 13:47 | |
6.9 | 9.7 | 4.3 | 6.0 | Caution! | Sharp Right Bend | 12:12 | 13:48 | |
7.0 | 9.6 | 4.4 | 6.0 | T.Junction | Left | B4116 Coleshill Road | 12:12 | 13:48 |
7.0 | 9.6 | 4.4 | 6.0 | T.Junction | Left | B4116 Coleshill Road | 12:12 | 13:48 |
7.0 | 9.6 | 4.4 | 6.0 | T.Junction | Left | B4116 Coleshill Road | 12:12 | 13:48 |
7.1 | 9.5 | 4.4 | 5.9 | Junction | Right | Caution! Narrow | 12:12 | 13:48 |
7.5 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 5.7 | Caution! Fast & Narrow Descent | 12:13 | 13:49 | ||
7.7 | 8.9 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Caution! | Sharp Left Bend | 12:13 | 13:49 | |
7.7 | 8.9 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Caution! | Sharp Right Bend | 12:13 | 13:49 | |
9.7 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 4.3 | Sign | Birchley Heath | 12:17 | 13:53 | |
10.0 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.1 | Caution! | Sharp Right Bend | 12:17 | 13:53 | |
10.5 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 3.8 | Sign | Ridge Lane | 12:18 | 13:54 | |
10.7 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 3.7 | Junction | Right | Ridge Lane | 12:18 | 13:54 |
11.3 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 3.3 | Junction | Left | Purley Chase Lane | 12:19 | 13:55 |
12.0 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 2.9 | Caution! | Fast & Technical Descent | 12:21 | 13:57 | |
13.1 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 2.2 | Caution! | Sharp Left Bend | 12:22 | 13:58 | |
13.6 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 1.9 | Caution! | Sharp Left Bend | 12:23 | 13:59 | |
13.8 | 2.8 | 8.6 | 1.7 | Caution! | Narrow Bridge | 12:24 | 14:00 | |
14.5 | 2.1 | 9.0 | 1.3 | Caution! | Sharp Left Bend | 12:25 | 14:01 | |
14.6 | 2.0 | 9.1 | 1.2 | T.Junction | Left | B4111 Mancetter Road | 12:25 | 14:01 |
14.7 | 1.9 | 9.1 | 1.2 | Junction | Left | 12:25 | 14:01 | |
14.8 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 1.1 | X.Roads | Straight | 12:25 | 14:01 | |
15.2 | 1.4 | 9.5 | 0.9 | T.Junction | Left | B4116 Witherley Road | 12:26 | 14:02 |
15.2 | 1.4 | 9.5 | 0.9 | Sign | Atherstone | 12:26 | 14:02 | |
15.3 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 0.8 | Caution! | Speed Humps x6 | 12:26 | 14:02 | |
16.3 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 0.2 | M/Rabout | 2nd | Long Street | 12:28 | 14:04 |
16.4 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 0.1 | Junction | Right | Ratcliffe Street | 12:28 | 14:04 |
16.5 | 0.1 | 10.3 | 0.1 | X.Roads | Left | North Street | 12:28 | 14:04 |
16.6 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 0.0 | Finish
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Sheepy Road, Atherstone | 12:28 | 14:04 |
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Clara Copponi interviewed at the end of Stage 2 of the AJ Bell Women’s Tour 2021. After coming second on the day and now leading the Tour, the FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope rider talks to the media about her race.
Clara Copponi Interview – Stage 2 – Women’s Tour 2021
Clara Copponi interviewed at the end of Stage 2 of the AJ Bell Women’s Tour 2021. After coming second on the day and now leading the Tour, the FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope rider talks to the media about her race.
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**PRESS RELEASE**
The dates for the 2022 edition of the AJ Bell Tour of Britain have today been confirmed, with the 18th edition of Britain’s biggest professional cycle race scheduled for Sunday 4 to Sunday 11 September.
Already confirmed for the 2022 route is an overall start hosted by Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, following the success of the final stage of this year’s race, and a final stage on the Isle of Wight for the first time.
Paul Bush OBE, VisitScotland’s Director of Events, said: “The Tour of Britain is a key part of EventScotland’s annual portfolio of world-class events and it is great to have it returning to Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire in 2022 after the success of this year’s final stage.
“Scotland is the perfect stage for events and our long-term partnership with the Tour of Britain is the ideal platform to showcase what Scotland has to offer as we build towards host the first-ever UCI Cycling World Championships in 2023.”
Aberdeen City Council leader Councillor Jenny Laing said: “As a city we look forward with great anticipation to providing the starting point for next year’s race. The excitement of this year’s event is still being felt across the region – and the economic and cultural benefits will carry long into the future. It was a thrilling experience to be present for this year’s finish on the Beach Esplanade, among thousands of cheering spectators, savouring world-class sporting competition up close. As a council we have been building our events offering and investing in supporting infrastructure, so we can expect next year’s Tour of Britain to enjoy a flying start in Aberdeen.”
Cllr Andy Kille is the leader of Aberdeenshire Council. He said: “Aberdeenshire got behind the riders at the 2021 event in huge numbers and the positivity that the Tour of Britain created will have had lasting impacts on cycling, wellbeing, and tourism for this area. It is great to see the momentum being maintained, with work already starting to make 2022 just as spectacular. We are all looking forward to welcoming the riders and the teams back here next year, and I feel sure they will also be looking forward to making a return.”
Isle of Wight Councillor Julie Jones-Evans, Member for regeneration and tourism, said;“This is a great opportunity to showcase the Island and everything we have to offer on live national and international TV through the power of sport. The Isle of Wight is well known for its sailing heritage and it’s also a brilliant place to ride a bike thanks to the unique and distinctive coastline and scenery. As well as providing a welcome boost to the local economy, the Tour of Britain is a fantastic sports event that inspires more people to get out on their own bikes, which is great for everyone’s health and wellbeing. We will be working closely with the Tour organisers and other partners over the coming months to prepare for the event.”
Nottinghamshire will also host a midweek stage of the race as the AJ Bell Tour of Britain returns to the county for the first time since 2018. More details of the 2022 event will be announced in the coming weeks ahead of the launch of the route in spring next year.
Commenting on the news, Mick Bennett, Race Director of organisers SweetSpot said; “This year’s race will live long in the memory but work is already well underway on the 2022 Tour. With the overall start in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire and our first ever Isle of Wight stage to conclude the race it will be another memorable edition of the AJ Bell Tour of Britain.”
British Cycling’s Head of Sport and Major Events, Jonathan Day, said: “This year’s AJ Bell Tour of Britain will be fondly remembered for many years to come, with its fantastic route, buoyant crowds and a nail-biting GC battle showing off the very best of our sport.
“We’re incredibly excited to work alongside the team at SweetSpot to make the 2022 race even better still, taking it to more of Britain’s communities, supporting our ambition to lead the sport and inspiring the next generation.”
You can watch a recap of the 2021 AJ Bell Tour of Britain, won by Wout van Aert, here.
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Former world champion Marta Bastianelli claimed her first-ever AJ Bell Women’s Tour stage victory in Banbury, Oxfordshire, on Monday following a perfectly-timed sprint.
Bastianelli (Alé BTC Ljubljana) managed to pass Chloe Hosking (Trek-Segafredo) and FDJ Nouvelle – Aquitaine Futuroscope’s Clara Copponi in sight of the line to take the win and the race’s first leader’s jersey of 2021.
The 2007 World Champion headed into the final corner on Banbury’s South Bar Street in third position but on the gently rising road to the finish line it was Bastianelli who powered to the line. Victory was the first for an Italian rider at the AJ Bell Women’s Tour since Stage Two of the inaugural edition in May 2014.
“It’s a very nice win for me. There are lots of people, lots of babies, for me it is good, because I think of my daughter.
“There was a crash with 1km to go, and luckily I did not crash but I am sorry for those that did. I started the sprint in third position, and for me it was the maximum because my coach has seen me win sprints from there.
“The sprint was not easy because it is a little bit tougher and uphill, and I think it is not for the sprinters, but for me it is a good race and a good day.”
Top Brit was Hannah Barnes (Canyon SRAM Racing) in sixth while defending champion Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) finished 40th, 26 seconds down, after working for team-mate Hosking in the sprint.
Bastianelli also takes the Sigma Sports Points jersey while Nina Kessler (Team TIBCO Silicon Valley Bank) holds the Eisberg Sprints jersey and Demi Vollering (SD Worx) takes the ŠKODA Queen of the Mountains.
Highlights of Stage One are on ITV4 at 21:00 on Monday 4 October and available on demand via the ITV Hub.
Walsall will welcome the Women’s Tour, the world’s leading international women’s cycle race, for the first time in 2021.
Stage two will start at the Walsall Arboretum, the area’s famous Victorian park, and culminate with a finish on Lichfield Street in the heart of the town and in the shadows of Walsall Town Hall. However, action aplenty is guaranteed on the 10-kilometre clockwise circuit around Hayhead Woods, Barr Beacon nature reserve and Pool Green that will be tackled 10 times.
The circuit will include three intermediate sprints at Barr Common (on laps four, six and eight) as well as offering points towards the ŠKODA Queen of the Mountains competition atop the Barr Beacon climb (1.2km long, maximum gradient of 5.7%) on laps five, seven and nine. A thrilling run in to the line is guaranteed, as the top of the climb on lap 10 comes just 6.5 largely downhill kilometres from the finish. In total the stage measures 103 kilometres (64 miles).
Walsall will become only the third venue – after both Stoke-on-Trent and Chesterfield in 2017 – in history to welcome both the start and finish of a Women’s Tour road stage on the same day.
ROUTE DETAILS | ESTIMATED TIMETABLE | |||||||||
kms | kms to go |
Miles | Miles to go |
Feature | Instruction | Description | Base Speed | 35 | 38 | 42 |
110% | 100% | 90% | ||||||||
Duration | 02:57 | 02:41 | 02:25 | |||||||
0.00 | 4.20 | 0.00 | 2.50 |
Start Neutralised |
Arboretum, Walsall | 38 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | |
0.00 | 102.2 | 0.00 | 63.6 |
Start Proper |
A454 Walsall Road | 38 | 11:45 | 11:45 | 11:45 | |
0.4 | 101.8 | 0.2 | 63.3 | T.Lights | Right | A4154 Bosty Lane | 38 | 11:45 | 11:45 | 11:45 |
0.8 | 101.4 | 0.5 | 63.1 | Green Zone in operation from Race Start | 38 | 11:46 | 11:46 | 11:46 | ||
1.9 | 100.3 | 1.2 | 62.4 |
Sprint |
Laps 4, 6 & 8 | 38 | 11:48 | 11:48 | 11:47 | |
2.5 | 99.7 | 1.6 | 62.0 | R/about | 3rd Exit | Erdington Road | 38 | 11:49 | 11:48 | 11:48 |
3.2 | 99.0 | 2.0 | 61.6 | R/about | 2nd Exit | Aldridge Road | 38 | 11:50 | 11:50 | 11:49 |
4.4 | 97.8 | 2.7 | 60.8 | X.Roads | Right | Bride Lane | 38 | 11:52 | 11:51 | 11:51 |
4.4 | 97.8 | 2.7 | 60.8 | QoM | Start | 38 | 11:52 | 11:51 | 11:51 | |
5.7 | 96.5 | 3.5 | 60.0 |
QoM Cat 3 |
Finish | Laps 5,7 & 9 | 38 | 11:54 | 11:54 | 11:53 |
5.7 | 96.5 | 3.5 | 60.0 | T.Junction | Right | B4154 Beacon Lane | 38 | 11:54 | 11:54 | 11:53 |
6.8 | 95.4 | 4.2 | 59.3 | Junction | Left | Little Johnsons Lane | 38 | 11:56 | 11:55 | 11:54 |
7.0 | 95.2 | 4.4 | 59.2 | T.Junction | Left | B4151 Sutton Road | 38 | 11:57 | 11:56 | 11:54 |
8.6 | 93.6 | 5.3 | 58.2 | Junction | Right | Longwood Lane | 38 | 11:59 | 11:58 | 11:57 |
9.7 | 92.5 | 6.0 | 57.5 | R/about | 2nd Exit | A454 Walsall Road | 38 | 12:01 | 12:00 | 11:58 |
10.0 | 92.2 | 6.2 | 57.3 | 1 x full circuit of 9 | 38 | 12:02 | 12:00 | 11:59 | ||
98.6 | 3.6 | 61.3 | 2.2 | ![]() |
Straight | Exit Circuit B4151 Sutton Road | 38 | 14:36 | 14:20 | 14:05 |
100.2 | 2.0 | 62.3 | 1.2 | R/about | 2nd Exit | Sutton Road | 38 | 14:39 | 14:23 | 14:07 |
101.1 | 1.1 | 62.9 | 0.7 | R/about | 2nd Exit | Springhill Road Keep Left! | 38 | 14:40 | 14:24 | 14:08 |
101.4 | 0.8 | 63.1 | 0.5 | R/about | 2nd Exit | Ablewell Street | 38 | 14:41 | 14:25 | 14:09 |
101.5 | 0.7 | 63.1 | 0.4 | T.Lights | Straight | Ablewell Street Caution! Against One Way! | 38 | 14:41 | 14:25 | 14:09 |
101.7 | 0.5 | 63.2 | 0.3 | T.Lights | Straight | Bridge Street | 38 | 14:41 | 14:25 | 14:09 |
101.7 | 0.5 | 63.2 | 0.3 | T.Lights | Straight | Bridge Street | 38 | 14:41 | 14:25 | 14:09 |
101.9 | 0.3 | 63.4 | 0.2 | Keep Right | Lichfield Street | 38 | 14:41 | 14:25 | 14:09 | |
102.2 | 0.0 | 63.6 | 0.0 |
Finish |
Lichfield Street, Walsall | 38 | 14:42 | 14:26 | 14:10 |
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842 days after Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) won the last edition of the race, the AJ Bell Women’s Tour returns tomorrow (Monday 4 October).
Two days after her historic victory in the first ever women’s Paris Roubaix Deignan heads the start list as the race gets underway in Oxfordshire with a 147.7-kilometre (91.8-mile) stage between Bicester and Banbury.
In total 16 different nationalities are represented on the start line in the 89-rider field. Britain is the most represented nation with 24 riders in the peloton.
A trio of riders – Hannah Barnes (Canyon SRAM Racing), Leah Kirchmann (Team DSM), and Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) – will be competing in their seventh edition of the AJ Bell Women’s Tour, having started and finished all six editions to date.
The youngest rider in the race is Alice Towers (Drops – Le Col s/b TEMPUR) at 18 years and 358 days, while Trek-Segafredo rider Trixi Worrack’s in one of the final races of her career at 40 years and 6 days.
This year’s AJ Bell Women’s Tour features its first-ever individual time trial, taking place in Atherstone on stage three (Wednesday 6 October), with the overall champion set to be crowned in Felixstowe on Saturday (9 October).
Double AJ Bell Women’s Tour stage winner Sarah Roy (Team BikeExchange) said; “VeloViewer has been great to see what the courses will be like this year. The stages look like it will be really fun and interesting racing across the whole week and the terrain really suits our team.
“VeloViewer has been great to see what the courses will be like this year. The stages look like it will be really fun and interesting racing across the whole week and the terrain really suits our team.
“I like that there’s a ‘short’ time trial this year as well. It’ll really sort out the GC which can open the racing up a bit differently for non-time trial riders. It’s also been a special year with the Olympics and the first time we’ve had a really popular, strong stage race after the World Championships. I expect to see some great racing though, our peloton is relentless.”
Sofia Bertizzolo comes into the AJ Bell Women’s Tour fresh having missed Paris – Roubaix; “I don’t have a lot of experience in the Women’s Tour. It’s only the second time I’ve ridden it.
“I have studied the course and expect a very attacking race. The stage profiles don’t seem too difficult, so the attack might be worth it for those who are aiming for the general classification. The time trial could also be decisive for the general classification. I expect a fast race where everyone is sharp. The latter certainly applies to me. The last few weeks I have not ridden any races. But I’ve had good quality training sessions and I’m fresh and ready to go.”
About the AJ Bell Women’s Tour
Created by SweetSpot Group in 2014, the AJ Bell Women’s Tour is the UK’s first international stage race for women, bringing the world’s top riders to compete in Great Britain as a part of the UCI Women’s WorldTour.
The race, which has been won by the likes of Marianne Vos (2014), Lizzie Deignan (2016, 2019) and Coryn Rivera (2018), attracts an annual roadside audience of 300,000, as well as over three million fans through linear and online platforms.
Stage One | Monday 4 October | Bicester to Banbury | 147.6km |
Stage Two | Tuesday 5 October | Walsall to Walsall | 103km |
Stage Three | Wednesday 6 October | Atherstone individual time trial | 16.6km |
Stage Four | Thursday 7 October | Shoeburyness to Southend-on-Sea | 117.5km |
Stage Five | Friday 8 October | Colchester to Clacton-on-Sea | 95.3km |
Stage Six | Saturday 9 October | Haverhill to Felixstowe | 155km |
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