Women's Tour: Balsamo takes her first win as World Champion on final stage
Demi Vollering seals overall victory
Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx) has won the 2021 edition of The Women's Tour. Winning the stage 3 ITT, the Dutch allrounder took a commanding lead of 1:09 minutes in the general classification and was never in danger of losing the blue leader's jersey on the last three flat stages.
Stage 6 came down to a bunch sprint after a break of five riders had been caught with 14.5 km to go and a few last-ditch attacks were neutralised. In the sprint, world champion Elisa Balsamo (Valcar-Travel & Service) could celebrate her first victory in the rainbow jersey, beating Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) and Chloe Hosking (Trek-Segafredo) to the line.
How it unfolded
The final stage criss-crossed Suffolk, covering 155.3 km from Haverhill to Felixstowe including two QOM sprints and two intermediate sprints. The leaders of the QOM and sprints classification, Elise Chabbey (Canyon-SRAM) and Nina Kessler (Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank), were unassailable and sure of winning the green QOM jersey and the red sprints jersey, respectively, if they finished the stage.
Wiebes won the first intermediate sprint ahead of Amy Pieters (Team SD Worx) and Clara Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) who were divided by only three seconds ahead of the stage and fighting for the overall podium.
After the sprint, Eugenia Bujak (Alé BTC Ljubljana) attacked from the peloton. Dani Christmas (Drops-Le Col s/b Tempur) and Ane Santesteban (Team BikeExchange) went on the chase, and Veronica Ewers (Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank) bridged to them. Finally, Sofia Bertizzolo (Liv Racing) also went off the front.
The five riders joined up with 77 km to go, and Team SD Worx were happy to control the gap at 2:25 minutes. This increased to 3:10 minutes when the break was briefly stopped by a level crossing – only for the peloton to stop at the same level crossing shortly afterwards.
On the final 50 kilometres, Team SD Worx and the sprinters’ Team DSM and Valcar-Travel & Service steadily reduced the gap to the breakaway, finally making the catch with just after the 15-kilometre mark.
This meant that several riders tried to anticipate a bunch sprint with late attacks, but none of them were successful, and the peloton got ready for another sprint finish. On the finishing straight, Balsamo came alongside Wiebes and passed the Dutch sprinter on the final metres to take her first victory in the rainbow jersey.
Vollering lost a few seconds due to splits in the peloton at the finish and wins the general classification 1:02 minutes ahead of Juliette Labous (Team DSM) and 1:05 minutes ahead of Copponi who is also the best U23 rider. Pieters in fourth place missed the overall podium by only two seconds. Wiebes takes home the light-blue points points jersey, Team SD Worx won the team classification.
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | 3:53:51 |
2 | Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM | |
3 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Trek-Segafredo | |
4 | Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women | |
5 | Amber van der Hulst (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | |
6 | Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
7 | Marjolein Van'T Geloof (Ned) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | |
8 | Sarah Roy (Aus) Team BikeExchange | |
9 | Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale' BTC Ljubljana | |
10 | Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing | |
11 | Josie Nelson (GBr) Team Coop Hitec Products | |
12 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx | |
13 | Elise Chabbey (Swi) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 0:00:03 |
14 | Juliette Labous (Fra) Team DSM | |
15 | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM | |
16 | Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team DSM | |
17 | Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | |
18 | Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women | |
19 | Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Ale' BTC Ljubljana | |
20 | Christine Majerus (Lux) Team SD Worx | |
21 | Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Spa) Movistar Team Women | |
22 | Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Liv Racing | 0:00:10 |
23 | Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx | |
24 | Joscelin Lowden (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | |
25 | Margaux Vigie (Fra) Valcar-Travel & Service | 0:00:11 |
26 | Anna Shackley (GBr) Team SD Worx | |
27 | Nina Kessler (Ned) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
28 | Abi Smith (GBr) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
29 | Pien Limpens (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | |
30 | Natalie Grinczer (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi | |
31 | April Tacey (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | |
32 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Team SD Worx | |
33 | Soraya Paladin (Ita) Liv Racing | |
34 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (Ned) Team SD Worx | |
35 | Mischa Bredewold (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | |
36 | Eugenia Bujak (Slo) Ale' BTC Ljubljana | |
37 | Sophie Wright (GBr) Ale' BTC Ljubljana | |
38 | Hayley Simmonds (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi | |
39 | Jelena Eric (Srb) Movistar Team Women | |
40 | Lauren Stephens (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
41 | Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | |
42 | Nicole Frain (Aus) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
43 | Alice Towers (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | 0:00:24 |
44 | Emma Edwards (USA) CAMS-Tifosi | |
45 | Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
46 | Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
47 | Alice Lethbridge (GBr) AWOL Oshea | 0:00:30 |
48 | Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team BikeExchange | |
49 | Femke Gerritse (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | |
50 | Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Team BikeExchange | |
51 | Anna Christian (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | |
52 | Danielle Christmas (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | |
53 | Veronica Ewers (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | 0:00:36 |
54 | Liane Lippert (Ger) Team DSM | 0:00:41 |
55 | Mari Hole Mohr (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products | 0:01:09 |
56 | Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Trek-Segafredo | 0:01:10 |
57 | Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | 0:02:42 |
58 | Connie Hayes (GBr) AWOL Oshea | 0:02:48 |
59 | Becky Storrie (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi | |
60 | Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 0:02:55 |
61 | Ella Harris (NZl) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 0:02:44 |
62 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo | 0:03:07 |
63 | Jessica Allen (Aus) Team BikeExchange | 0:03:11 |
64 | Elena Pirrone (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | |
65 | Pernille Larsen Feldmann (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products | 0:04:16 |
66 | Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | |
67 | Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Movistar Team Women | 0:04:20 |
68 | Teniel Campbell (TTo) Team BikeExchange | 0:04:41 |
69 | Katie Scott (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi | 0:05:38 |
70 | Jessica Finney (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi | |
71 | Kirstie van Haaften (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:05:58 |
72 | Gloria Rodriguez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar Team Women | |
73 | Phoebe Martin (GBr) AWOL Oshea | 0:07:13 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
Row 0 - Cell 0 | Francesca Morgans Slader (GBr) AWOL Oshea |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | 15 |
2 | Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM | 12 |
3 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Trek-Segafredo | 9 |
4 | Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women | 7 |
5 | Amber van der Hulst (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | 6 |
6 | Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 5 |
7 | Marjolein Van'T Geloof (Ned) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | 4 |
8 | Sarah Roy (Aus) Team BikeExchange | 3 |
9 | Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale' BTC Ljubljana | 2 |
10 | Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 1 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Team BikeExchange | 3 |
2 | Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx | 2 |
3 | Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Liv Racing | 1 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Team BikeExchange | 3 |
2 | Eugenia Bujak (Slo) Ale' BTC Ljubljana | 2 |
3 | Danielle Christmas (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | 1 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM | 3 |
2 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx | 2 |
3 | Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 1 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Eugenia Bujak (Slo) Ale' BTC Ljubljana | 3 |
2 | Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Liv Racing | 2 |
3 | Danielle Christmas (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | 1 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Hayley Simmonds (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Team DSM | 11:41:39 |
2 | Movistar Team | |
3 | Team SD Worx | 0:00:07 |
4 | Valcar - Travel & Service | 0:00:08 |
5 | Ale BTC Ljubljana | |
6 | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR | 0:00:15 |
7 | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:00:16 |
8 | Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank | 0:00:27 |
9 | CAMS - Basso | 0:00:40 |
10 | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:00:42 |
11 | Team BikeExchange | 0:00:54 |
12 | Canyon SRAM Racing | 0:02:41 |
13 | Trek - Segafredo | 0:03:46 |
14 | Team Coop - Hitec Products | 0:05:19 |
15 | AWOL O'Shea | 0:10:25 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx | 15:54:38 |
2 | Juliette Labous (Fra) Team DSM | 0:01:02 |
3 | Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:01:05 |
4 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx | 0:01:07 |
5 | Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women | 0:01:26 |
6 | Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team DSM | 0:01:39 |
7 | Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 0:01:41 |
8 | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM | 0:01:46 |
9 | Elise Chabbey (Swi) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 0:01:47 |
10 | Joscelin Lowden (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | |
11 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (Ned) Team SD Worx | 0:01:53 |
12 | Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women | 0:01:55 |
13 | Anna Shackley (GBr) Team SD Worx | 0:02:09 |
14 | Christine Majerus (Lux) Team SD Worx | 0:02:10 |
15 | Sarah Roy (Aus) Team BikeExchange | 0:02:16 |
16 | Abi Smith (GBr) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | 0:02:32 |
17 | Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | 0:02:38 |
18 | Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale' BTC Ljubljana | 0:02:43 |
19 | Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Ale' BTC Ljubljana | 0:02:46 |
20 | Lauren Stephens (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | 0:02:49 |
21 | Hayley Simmonds (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi | 0:02:50 |
22 | Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Spa) Movistar Team Women | 0:02:54 |
23 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Team SD Worx | 0:02:59 |
24 | Mischa Bredewold (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:03:01 |
25 | Eugenia Bujak (Slo) Ale' BTC Ljubljana | 0:03:07 |
26 | Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | 0:03:20 |
27 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Trek-Segafredo | 0:03:22 |
28 | Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Liv Racing | 0:03:26 |
29 | Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Team BikeExchange | 0:03:28 |
30 | Soraya Paladin (Ita) Liv Racing | 0:03:31 |
31 | Natalie Grinczer (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi | 0:03:34 |
32 | Pien Limpens (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:03:46 |
33 | Josie Nelson (GBr) Team Coop Hitec Products | 0:03:48 |
34 | Veronica Ewers (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | 0:04:02 |
35 | Nina Kessler (Ned) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | |
36 | Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:04:04 |
37 | Jelena Eric (Srb) Movistar Team Women | 0:04:21 |
38 | Amber van der Hulst (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:04:42 |
39 | Ella Harris (NZl) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 0:05:03 |
40 | Liane Lippert (Ger) Team DSM | 0:05:10 |
41 | Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:05:11 |
42 | Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | 0:05:12 |
43 | Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team BikeExchange | 0:05:25 |
44 | Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 0:05:40 |
45 | Sophie Wright (GBr) Ale' BTC Ljubljana | 0:05:57 |
46 | Nicole Frain (Aus) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | 0:06:02 |
47 | April Tacey (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | 0:07:02 |
48 | Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Trek-Segafredo | 0:07:31 |
49 | Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM | 0:07:45 |
50 | Anna Christian (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | 0:07:57 |
51 | Femke Gerritse (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:08:33 |
52 | Alice Lethbridge (GBr) AWOL Oshea | 0:08:43 |
53 | Margaux Vigie (Fra) Valcar-Travel & Service | 0:08:52 |
54 | Becky Storrie (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi | 0:10:01 |
55 | Marjolein Van'T Geloof (Ned) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | 0:10:25 |
56 | Elena Pirrone (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | 0:10:49 |
57 | Connie Hayes (GBr) AWOL Oshea | 0:11:20 |
58 | Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | 0:11:36 |
59 | Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Movistar Team Women | 0:11:38 |
60 | Mari Hole Mohr (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products | 0:11:55 |
61 | Danielle Christmas (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | 0:13:24 |
62 | Teniel Campbell (TTo) Team BikeExchange | 0:13:57 |
63 | Gloria Rodriguez Sanchez (Spa) Movistar Team Women | 0:15:28 |
64 | Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo | 0:15:33 |
65 | Alice Towers (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | 0:19:41 |
66 | Emma Edwards (USA) CAMS-Tifosi | 0:20:07 |
67 | Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:20:45 |
68 | Pernille Larsen Feldmann (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products | 0:21:58 |
69 | Kirstie van Haaften (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:26:41 |
70 | Katie Scott (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi | 0:32:07 |
71 | Jessica Finney (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi | 0:37:26 |
72 | Jessica Allen (Aus) Team BikeExchange | 0:41:40 |
73 | Phoebe Martin (GBr) AWOL Oshea | 0:43:39 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM | 42 |
2 | Chloe Hosking (Aus) Trek-Segafredo | 37 |
3 | Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women | 33 |
4 | Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 32 |
5 | Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | 27 |
6 | Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale' BTC Ljubljana | 23 |
7 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx | 20 |
8 | Marjolein Van'T Geloof (Ned) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | 19 |
9 | Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx | 16 |
10 | Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Liv Racing | 14 |
11 | Joscelin Lowden (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | 12 |
12 | Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | 12 |
13 | Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 11 |
14 | Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team DSM | 10 |
15 | Juliette Labous (Fra) Team DSM | 8 |
16 | Sarah Roy (Aus) Team BikeExchange | 7 |
17 | Amber van der Hulst (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg | 7 |
18 | Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Trek-Segafredo | 7 |
19 | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM | 6 |
20 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Team SD Worx | 6 |
21 | Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 6 |
22 | Elise Chabbey (Swi) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 5 |
23 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (Ned) Team SD Worx | 5 |
24 | Abi Smith (GBr) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | 4 |
25 | Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Ale' BTC Ljubljana | 4 |
26 | Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women | 3 |
27 | Josie Nelson (GBr) Team Coop Hitec Products | 3 |
28 | Veronica Ewers (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | 3 |
29 | Anna Shackley (GBr) Team SD Worx | 2 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Elise Chabbey (Swi) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 20 |
2 | Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Team BikeExchange | 14 |
3 | Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx | 11 |
4 | Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team BikeExchange | 6 |
5 | Hayley Simmonds (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi | 6 |
6 | Liane Lippert (Ger) Team DSM | 6 |
7 | Chiara Consonni (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | 3 |
8 | Ella Harris (NZl) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 3 |
9 | Alice Towers (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | 3 |
10 | Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | 3 |
11 | Joscelin Lowden (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | 2 |
12 | Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women | 2 |
13 | Sarah Roy (Aus) Team BikeExchange | 2 |
14 | Eugenia Bujak (Slo) Ale' BTC Ljubljana | 2 |
15 | Elena Pirrone (Ita) Valcar-Travel & Service | 2 |
16 | Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 1 |
17 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx | 1 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Nina Kessler (Ned) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | 15 |
2 | Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM | 7 |
3 | Hayley Simmonds (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi | 6 |
4 | Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Liv Racing | 6 |
5 | Sarah Roy (Aus) Team BikeExchange | 6 |
6 | Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx | 5 |
7 | Clara Copponi (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 4 |
8 | Eugenia Bujak (Slo) Ale' BTC Ljubljana | 3 |
9 | Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team BikeExchange | 3 |
10 | Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team DSM | 2 |
11 | Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale' BTC Ljubljana | 2 |
12 | Connie Hayes (GBr) AWOL Oshea | 2 |
13 | Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx | 1 |
14 | Danielle Christmas (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur | 1 |
15 | Teniel Campbell (TTo) Team BikeExchange | 1 |
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Team SD Worx | 47:46:56 |
2 | Team DSM | 0:01:24 |
3 | Movistar Team | 0:03:17 |
4 | Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank | 0:03:56 |
5 | Canyon SRAM Racing | 0:05:03 |
6 | Ale BTC Ljubljana | 0:05:14 |
7 | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:06:15 |
8 | Team BikeExchange | 0:07:02 |
9 | Valcar - Travel & Service | 0:07:07 |
10 | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:08:27 |
11 | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR | 0:09:27 |
12 | CAMS - Basso | 0:10:54 |
13 | Trek - Segafredo | 0:18:43 |
14 | Team Coop - Hitec Products | 0:22:28 |
15 | AWOL O'Shea | 0:55:54 |
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