Women’s Tour: Elisa Balsamo opens rainbow jersey account as Demi Vollering secures GC
Balsamo scores first win as world champion while Vollering continues standout season with GC victory.
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Newly crowned world champion Elisa Balsamo (Valcar Travel & Service) opened her world champion’s account with a sprint victory at the Women’s Tour on Saturday.
The Italian punched away from double stage-winner Lorena Wiebes (DSM) and Chloe Hosking (Trek-Segafredo) in the seaside sprint in Felixstowe to score her first win in the rainbow jersey just seven races after securing her title in Flanders.
An unforgettable victory in the rainbow jersey for @Elisa_balsamo 🌈
[📸 –> @swpixtweets]#WomensTour #UCIWWT pic.twitter.com/ernEbmzt6H
— AJ Bell Women’s Tour (@thewomenstour) October 9, 2021
Demi Vollering (SD Worx) secured the GC after kicking into the lead of the race with her rocketship TT on stage 3 on Wednesday. The Dutchwoman has enjoyed the season of her short career to date this year. This week’s GC victory comes after the 24-year-old won La Course and Liège-Bastogne-Liège earlier in the season.
Juliette Labous (DSM) and Clara Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope) took the lower steps of the podium, more than one minute back on Vollering.
We’ve got a new name to add to our roll of honour…
Congratulations @demivollering, the 2021 @AJBell Women’s Tour champion 👏🏻 #WomensTour #UCIWWT pic.twitter.com/2Y2jo4vn2F
— AJ Bell Women's Tour (@thewomenstour) October 9, 2021
A sprint finish was an inevitability on the long, flat stage toward the coastal town of Felixstowe on Saturday.
A break of five came together midway through the 155km race, but the catch was inevitable on the open, flat roads. The quintet was caught inside the final 10km before short-lived solo attacks began to fly out of the reformed peloton as riders from BikeExchange and Movistar tried their luck.
However, the surging pace from Trek-Segafredo and Valcar Travel & Service meant that the last-chance moves didn’t get any room. There was a large crash at one kilometer to go but it wasn’t enough to disrupt the sprint trains ahead of Balsamo’s surging sprint.
The Women's Tour Stage 6 Results
| Stage | Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALSAMO Elisa | Valcar - Travel & Service | 3:53:51 |
| 2 | WIEBES Lorena | Team DSM | 0:00 |
| 3 | HOSKING Chloe | Trek-Segafredo Women | 0:00 |
| 4 | GUTIÉRREZ Sheyla | Movistar Team | 0:00 |
| 5 | VAN DER HULST Amber | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:00 |
| 6 | COPPONI Clara | FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:00 |
| 7 | VAN 'T GELOOF Marjolein | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 0:00 |
| 8 | ROY Sarah | Team BikeExchange | 0:00 |
| 9 | BASTIANELLI Marta | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 0:00 |
| 10 | BARNES Alice | Canyon SRAM Racing | 0:00 |
| 11 | NELSON Josie | Team Coop - Hitec Products | 0:00 |
| 12 | PIETERS Amy | SD Worx | 0:00 |
| 13 | CHABBEY Elise | Canyon SRAM Racing | 0:00 |
| 14 | LABOUS Juliette | Team DSM | 0:00 |
| 15 | GEORGI Pfeiffer | Team DSM | 0:00 |
| 16 | KIRCHMANN Leah | Team DSM | 0:00 |
| 17 | CONSONNI Chiara | Valcar - Travel & Service | 0:00 |
| 18 | BIANNIC Aude | Movistar Team | 0:00 |
| 19 | BOOGAARD Maaike | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 0:00 |
| 20 | MAJERUS Christine | SD Worx | 0:00 |
| 21 | OYARBIDE Lourdes | Movistar Team | 0:00 |
| 22 | BERTIZZOLO Sofia | Liv Racing | 0:10 |
| 23 | VOLLERING Demi | SD Worx | 0:10 |
| 24 | LOWDEN Joscelin | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 0:10 |
| 25 | VIGIE Margaux | Valcar - Travel & Service | 0:11 |
| 26 | SHACKLEY Anna | SD Worx | 0:11 |
| 27 | KESSLER Nina | Team TIBCO - SVB | 0:11 |
| 28 | SMITH Abi | Team TIBCO - SVB | 0:11 |
| 29 | LIMPENS Pien | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:11 |
| 30 | GRINCZER Natalie | CAMS - Basso | 0:11 |
| 31 | TACEY April | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 0:11 |
| 32 | CECCHINI Elena | SD Worx | 0:11 |
| 33 | PALADIN Soraya | Liv Racing | 0:11 |
| 34 | VAN DEN BROEK-BLAAK Chantal | SD Worx | 0:11 |
| 35 | BREDEWOLD Mischa | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:11 |
| 36 | BUJAK Eugenia | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 0:11 |
| 37 | WRIGHT Sophie | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 0:11 |
| 38 | SIMMONDS Hayley | CAMS - Basso | 0:11 |
| 39 | ERIĆ Jelena | Movistar Team | 0:11 |
| 40 | STEPHENS Lauren | Team TIBCO - SVB | 0:11 |
| 41 | SANGUINETI Ilaria | Valcar - Travel & Service | 0:11 |
| 42 | FRAIN Nicole | Team TIBCO - SVB | 0:11 |
| 43 | TOWERS Alice | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 0:24 |
| 44 | EDWARDS Emma | CAMS - Basso | 0:24 |
| 45 | GUILMAN Victorie | FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:24 |
| 46 | WIEL Jade | FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 0:24 |
| 47 | LETHBRIDGE Alice | AWOL O'Shea | 0:30 |
| 48 | ENSING Janneke | Team BikeExchange | 0:30 |
| 49 | GERRITSE Femke | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:30 |
| 50 | SANTESTEBAN Ane | Team BikeExchange | 0:30 |
| 51 | CHRISTIAN Anna | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 0:30 |
| 52 | CHRISTMAS Dani | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 0:30 |
| 53 | EWERS Veronica | Team TIBCO - SVB | 0:36 |
| 54 | LIPPERT Liane | Team DSM | 0:41 |
| 55 | MOHR Mari Hole | Team Coop - Hitec Products | 1:09 |
| 56 | DEIGNAN Elizabeth | Trek-Segafredo Women | 1:10 |
| 57 | CORDON-RAGOT Audrey | Trek-Segafredo Women | 2:42 |
| 58 | HAYES Connie | AWOL O'Shea | 2:48 |
| 59 | STORRIE Becky | CAMS - Basso | 2:48 |
| 60 | BARNES Hannah | Canyon SRAM Racing | 2:55 |
| 61 | HARRIS Ella | Canyon SRAM Racing | 2:44 |
| 62 | WORRACK Trixi | Trek-Segafredo Women | 3:07 |
| 63 | ALLEN Jessica | Team BikeExchange | 3:11 |
| 64 | PIRRONE Elena | Valcar - Travel & Service | 3:11 |
| 65 | FELDMANN Pernille | Team Coop - Hitec Products | 4:16 |
| 66 | GROSSETÊTE Maëlle | FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 4:16 |
| 67 | GONZÁLEZ Alicia | Movistar Team | 4:20 |
| 68 | CAMPBELL Teniel | Team BikeExchange | 4:41 |
| 69 | SCOTT Katie | CAMS - Basso | 5:38 |
| 70 | FINNEY Jessica | CAMS - Basso | 5:38 |
| 71 | VAN HAAFTEN Kirstie | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 5:58 |
| 72 | RODRÍGUEZ Gloria | Movistar Team | 5:58 |
| 73 | MARTIN Phoebe | AWOL O'Shea | 7:13 |
| GC | Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VOLLERING Demi | SD Worx | 15:54:38 |
| 2 | LABOUS Juliette | Team DSM | 1:02 |
| 3 | COPPONI Clara | FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 1:05 |
| 4 | PIETERS Amy | SD Worx | 1:07 |
| 5 | BIANNIC Aude | Movistar Team | 1:26 |
| 6 | KIRCHMANN Leah | Team DSM | 1:39 |
| 7 | BARNES Alice | Canyon SRAM Racing | 1:41 |
| 8 | GEORGI Pfeiffer | Team DSM | 1:46 |
| 9 | CHABBEY Elise | Canyon SRAM Racing | 1:47 |
| 10 | LOWDEN Joscelin | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 1:47 |
| 11 | VAN DEN BROEK-BLAAK Chantal | SD Worx | 1:53 |
| 12 | GUTIÉRREZ Sheyla | Movistar Team | 1:55 |
| 13 | SHACKLEY Anna | SD Worx | 2:09 |
| 14 | MAJERUS Christine | SD Worx | 2:10 |
| 15 | ROY Sarah | Team BikeExchange | 2:16 |
| 16 | SMITH Abi | Team TIBCO - SVB | 2:32 |
| 17 | BALSAMO Elisa | Valcar - Travel & Service | 2:38 |
| 18 | BASTIANELLI Marta | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 2:43 |
| 19 | BOOGAARD Maaike | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 2:46 |
| 20 | STEPHENS Lauren | Team TIBCO - SVB | 2:49 |
| 21 | SIMMONDS Hayley | CAMS - Basso | 2:50 |
| 22 | OYARBIDE Lourdes | Movistar Team | 2:54 |
| 23 | CECCHINI Elena | SD Worx | 2:59 |
| 24 | BREDEWOLD Mischa | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 3:01 |
| 25 | BUJAK Eugenia | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 3:07 |
| 26 | CONSONNI Chiara | Valcar - Travel & Service | 3:20 |
| 27 | HOSKING Chloe | Trek-Segafredo Women | 3:22 |
| 28 | BERTIZZOLO Sofia | Liv Racing | 3:26 |
| 29 | SANTESTEBAN Ane | Team BikeExchange | 3:28 |
| 30 | PALADIN Soraya | Liv Racing | 3:31 |
| 31 | GRINCZER Natalie | CAMS - Basso | 3:34 |
| 32 | LIMPENS Pien | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 3:46 |
| 33 | NELSON Josie | Team Coop - Hitec Products | 3:48 |
| 34 | EWERS Veronica | Team TIBCO - SVB | 4:02 |
| 35 | KESSLER Nina | Team TIBCO - SVB | 4:02 |
| 36 | WIEL Jade | FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 4:04 |
| 37 | ERIĆ Jelena | Movistar Team | 4:21 |
| 38 | VAN DER HULST Amber | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 4:42 |
| 39 | HARRIS Ella | Canyon SRAM Racing | 5:03 |
| 40 | LIPPERT Liane | Team DSM | 5:10 |
| 41 | GUILMAN Victorie | FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 5:11 |
| 42 | SANGUINETI Ilaria | Valcar - Travel & Service | 5:12 |
| 43 | ENSING Janneke | Team BikeExchange | 5:25 |
| 44 | BARNES Hannah | Canyon SRAM Racing | 5:40 |
| 45 | WRIGHT Sophie | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 5:57 |
| 46 | FRAIN Nicole | Team TIBCO - SVB | 6:02 |
| 47 | TACEY April | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 7:02 |
| 48 | DEIGNAN Elizabeth | Trek-Segafredo Women | 7:31 |
| 49 | WIEBES Lorena | Team DSM | 7:45 |
| 50 | CHRISTIAN Anna | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 7:57 |
| 51 | GERRITSE Femke | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 8:33 |
| 52 | LETHBRIDGE Alice | AWOL O'Shea | 8:43 |
| 53 | VIGIE Margaux | Valcar - Travel & Service | 8:52 |
| 54 | STORRIE Becky | CAMS - Basso | 10:01 |
| 55 | VAN 'T GELOOF Marjolein | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 10:25 |
| 56 | PIRRONE Elena | Valcar - Travel & Service | 10:49 |
| 57 | HAYES Connie | AWOL O'Shea | 11:20 |
| 58 | CORDON-RAGOT Audrey | Trek-Segafredo Women | 11:36 |
| 59 | GONZÁLEZ Alicia | Movistar Team | 11:38 |
| 60 | MOHR Mari Hole | Team Coop - Hitec Products | 11:55 |
| 61 | CHRISTMAS Dani | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 13:24 |
| 62 | CAMPBELL Teniel | Team BikeExchange | 13:57 |
| 63 | RODRÍGUEZ Gloria | Movistar Team | 15:28 |
| 64 | WORRACK Trixi | Trek-Segafredo Women | 15:33 |
| 65 | TOWERS Alice | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 19:41 |
| 66 | EDWARDS Emma | CAMS - Basso | 20:07 |
| 67 | GROSSETÊTE Maëlle | FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 20:45 |
| 68 | FELDMANN Pernille | Team Coop - Hitec Products | 21:58 |
| 69 | VAN HAAFTEN Kirstie | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 26:41 |
| 70 | SCOTT Katie | CAMS - Basso | 32:07 |
| 71 | FINNEY Jessica | CAMS - Basso | 37:26 |
| 72 | ALLEN Jessica | Team BikeExchange | 41:40 |
| 73 | MARTIN Phoebe | AWOL O'Shea | 43:39 |
| Points | Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WIEBES Lorena | Team DSM | 42 |
| 2 | HOSKING Chloe | Trek-Segafredo Women | 37 |
| 3 | GUTIÉRREZ Sheyla | Movistar Team | 33 |
| 4 | COPPONI Clara | FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 32 |
| 5 | BALSAMO Elisa | Valcar - Travel & Service | 27 |
| 6 | BASTIANELLI Marta | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 23 |
| 7 | PIETERS Amy | SD Worx | 20 |
| 8 | VAN 'T GELOOF Marjolein | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 19 |
| 9 | VOLLERING Demi | SD Worx | 16 |
| 10 | BERTIZZOLO Sofia | Liv Racing | 14 |
| 11 | LOWDEN Joscelin | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 12 |
| 12 | CONSONNI Chiara | Valcar - Travel & Service | 12 |
| 13 | BARNES Alice | Canyon SRAM Racing | 11 |
| 14 | KIRCHMANN Leah | Team DSM | 10 |
| 15 | LABOUS Juliette | Team DSM | 8 |
| 16 | ROY Sarah | Team BikeExchange | 7 |
| 17 | VAN DER HULST Amber | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 7 |
| 18 | CORDON-RAGOT Audrey | Trek-Segafredo Women | 7 |
| 19 | GEORGI Pfeiffer | Team DSM | 6 |
| 20 | CECCHINI Elena | SD Worx | 6 |
| 21 | BARNES Hannah | Canyon SRAM Racing | 6 |
| 22 | CHABBEY Elise | Canyon SRAM Racing | 5 |
| 23 | VAN DEN BROEK-BLAAK Chantal | SD Worx | 5 |
| 24 | SMITH Abi | Team TIBCO - SVB | 4 |
| 25 | BOOGAARD Maaike | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 4 |
| 26 | BIANNIC Aude | Movistar Team | 3 |
| 27 | NELSON Josie | Team Coop - Hitec Products | 3 |
| 28 | EWERS Veronica | Team TIBCO - SVB | 3 |
| 29 | SHACKLEY Anna | SD Worx | 2 |
| Mountains | Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHABBEY Elise | Canyon SRAM Racing | 20 |
| 2 | SANTESTEBAN Ane | Team BikeExchange | 14 |
| 3 | VOLLERING Demi | SD Worx | 11 |
| 4 | ENSING Janneke | Team BikeExchange | 6 |
| 5 | SIMMONDS Hayley | CAMS - Basso | 6 |
| 6 | LIPPERT Liane | Team DSM | 6 |
| 7 | CONSONNI Chiara | Valcar - Travel & Service | 3 |
| 8 | HARRIS Ella | Canyon SRAM Racing | 3 |
| 9 | TOWERS Alice | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 3 |
| 10 | BALSAMO Elisa | Valcar - Travel & Service | 3 |
| 11 | LOWDEN Joscelin | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 2 |
| 12 | GUTIÉRREZ Sheyla | Movistar Team | 2 |
| 13 | ROY Sarah | Team BikeExchange | 2 |
| 14 | BUJAK Eugenia | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 2 |
| 15 | PIRRONE Elena | Valcar - Travel & Service | 2 |
| 16 | COPPONI Clara | FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 1 |
| 17 | PIETERS Amy | SD Worx | 1 |
| 18 | KIRCHMANN Leah | Team DSM | 1 |
| 19 | BERTIZZOLO Sofia | Liv Racing | 1 |
| 20 | PALADIN Soraya | Liv Racing | 1 |
| 21 | WRIGHT Sophie | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 1 |
| 22 | DEIGNAN Elizabeth | Trek-Segafredo Women | 1 |
| 23 | CHRISTMAS Dani | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 1 |
| Teams | Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SD Worx | 47:46:56 |
| 2 | Team DSM | 1:24 |
| 3 | Movistar Team | 3:17 |
| 4 | Team TIBCO - SVB | 3:56 |
| 5 | Canyon SRAM Racing | 5:03 |
| 6 | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 5:14 |
| 7 | FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope | 6:15 |
| 8 | Team BikeExchange | 7:02 |
| 9 | Valcar - Travel & Service | 7:07 |
| 10 | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 8:27 |
| 11 | Drops - Le Col s/b TEMPUR. | 9:27 |
| 12 | CAMS - Basso | 10:54 |
| 13 | Trek-Segafredo Women | 18:43 |
| 14 | Team Coop - Hitec Products | 22:28 |
| 15 | AWOL O'Shea | 55:54 |
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