Amgen Women's Race: Kendall Ryan wins opener in Elk Grove

Kendall Ryan (Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank) took her first-ever UCI Women's WorldTour victory in Elk Grove, California, by winning stage 1 of the Amgen Women's Race on Thursday.

The 25-year-old won the sprint ahead of Emma White (Rally Cycling) and Annette Edmondson (Wiggle High5), and also takes the overall lead in the three-stage event.

Starting and finishing in Elk Grove, the 124km stage wound its way through the flat Central Valley of California. Absolutely no climbs and only very little wind meant that a bunch sprint was all but guaranteed.

This did not stop riders from attacking, though. The first to get away was Liza Rachetto (Hagens Berman-Supermint) who was caught after a few kilometres. The duo of Ingrid Drexel (Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank) and Rachetto's teammate Starla Teddergreen were next, and got a gap of up to 30 seconds, but were also quickly reeled in.

In the following kilometres, the pace picked up, stretching the peloton out into single file. Lisa Morzenti (BePink) got away only a few kilometres before the half-way point, and was joined by Whitney Allison (Hagens Berman-Supermint). These two worked together well, and the peloton was seemingly happy to leave them out-front. Fifty kilometres from the finish, the front duo were 1:10 ahead as the sprinters' teams started to organise the chase behind.

Morzenti won the intermediate sprint with 33km to go and then dropped back to the peloton, leaving Allison to continue by herself. The peloton was only 30 seconds behind at this point. Although the Hagens Berman Supermint rider would increase her advantage to 40 seconds with 25km to go, she stood no chance against the chasing pack and was caught with nine kilometres to go. Allison was, however, rewarded in the form of the blue 'most courageous rider' jersey.

Team Sunweb brought their sprinter Coryn Rivera into the finishing straight with one teammate still ahead of her. White opened up with a strong acceleration on the left side of the road, forcing Rivera to react. With the finish in sight, Ryan came out of White's slipstream, passed her with ease, and took the win. Edmondson slipped past Rivera on the right to take third.

Ryan leads the race going into Friday's stage 2, but the sprinter will find it difficult to defend her yellow jersey as the climbers come to the fore on the 108km route starting and finishing in South Lake Tahoe.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Kendall Ryan (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank3:07:08
2Emma White (USA) Rally CyclingRow 1 - Cell 2
3Annette Edmondson (Aus) Wiggle High5Row 2 - Cell 2
4Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-SRAM RacingRow 3 - Cell 2
5Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb WomenRow 4 - Cell 2
6Jennifer Valente (USA) Twenty20 p/b Sho-AirRow 5 - Cell 2
7Maria Vittoria Sperotto (Ita) BePinkRow 6 - Cell 2
8Lily Williams (USA) Hagens Berman-SupermintRow 7 - Cell 2
9Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Unitedhealthcare WomenRow 8 - Cell 2
10Skylar Schneider (USA) USA Cycling National TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Macey Stewart (Aus) Wiggle High5Row 10 - Cell 2
12Mannon Lloyd (GBr) Trek-DropsRow 11 - Cell 2
13Diana Peñuela (Col) Unitedhealthcare WomenRow 12 - Cell 2
14Juliette Labous (Fra) Team Sunweb WomenRow 13 - Cell 2
15Ruth Winder (USA) Team Sunweb WomenRow 14 - Cell 2
16Lauren Hall (USA) Unitedhealthcare WomenRow 15 - Cell 2
17Ingrid Drexel (Mex) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley BankRow 16 - Cell 2
18Alison Jackson (Can) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley BankRow 17 - Cell 2
19Lizbeth Yareli Salazar (Mex) Swapit AgolicoRow 18 - Cell 2
20Sara Bergen (Can) Rally CyclingRow 19 - Cell 2
21Kirsti Lay (Can) Rally CyclingRow 20 - Cell 2
22Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon-SRAM RacingRow 21 - Cell 2
23Tayler Wiles (USA) Trek-DropsRow 22 - Cell 2
24Mayra del Rocio Rocha Guerrero (Mex) Mexican National TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb WomenRow 24 - Cell 2
26Yusseli Mendivil Soto (Mex) Mexican National TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Katharine Hall (USA) Unitedhealthcare WomenRow 26 - Cell 2
28Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Astana Women's TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Sara Poidevin (Can) Rally CyclingRow 28 - Cell 2
30Margot Clyne (USA) Twenty20 p/b Sho-AirRow 29 - Cell 2
31Megan Guarnier (USA) USA Cycling National TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Grace Anderson (NZl) Team IlluminateRow 31 - Cell 2
33Leah Thomas (USA) Unitedhealthcare WomenRow 32 - Cell 2
34Elizabeth Banks (GBr) UnitedHealthcare WomenRow 33 - Cell 2
35Brenda Andrea Santoyo Perez (Mex) Swapit AgolicoRow 34 - Cell 2
36Liane Lippert (Ger) Team Sunweb WomenRow 35 - Cell 2
37Rebecca Beaumont (Can) Team IlluminateRow 36 - Cell 2
38Jessica Bonilla Escapite (Mex) Mexican National TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Caro Rodríguez (Mex) Astana Women's TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Erica Magnaldi (Ita) BePink0:00:09
41Mikayla Harvey (NZl) Team IlluminateRow 40 - Cell 2
42Marcela Elizabeth Prieto (Mex) Swapit AgolicoRow 41 - Cell 2
43Lucy Garner (GBr) Wiggle High5Row 42 - Cell 2
44Trixi Worrack (Ger) Canyon-SRAM RacingRow 43 - Cell 2
45Erica Allar (USA) Rally CyclingRow 44 - Cell 2
46Jasmin Duehring (Can) Twenty20 p/b Sho-AirRow 45 - Cell 2
47Samantha Schneider (USA) USA Cycling National TeamRow 46 - Cell 2
48Paola Andrea Muñoz (Chi) Swapit AgolicoRow 47 - Cell 2
49Alice Cobb (GBr) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley BankRow 48 - Cell 2
50Julie Leth (Den) Wiggle High5Row 49 - Cell 2
51Brodie Chapman (Aus) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley BankRow 50 - Cell 2
52Tereza Medvedova (Svk) BePinkRow 51 - Cell 2
53Elizabeth Holden (GBr) Trek-DropsRow 52 - Cell 2
54Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePinkRow 53 - Cell 2
55Liza Rachetto (USA) Hagens Berman-SupermintRow 54 - Cell 2
56Andrea Ramírez (Mex) Swapit AgolicoRow 55 - Cell 2
57Lisa Morzenti (Ita) BePinkRow 56 - Cell 2
58Starla Teddergreen (USA) Hagens Berman-SupermintRow 57 - Cell 2
59Shoko Kashiki (Jpn) Team IlluminateRow 58 - Cell 2
60Lexie Millard (USA) Team IlluminateRow 59 - Cell 2
61Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Trek-DropsRow 60 - Cell 2
62Maria Jose Vargas (CRc) Swapit AgolicoRow 61 - Cell 2
63Shannon Malseed (Aus) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley BankRow 62 - Cell 2
64Grace Brown (Aus) Wiggle High5Row 63 - Cell 2
65Tanja Erath (Ger) Canyon-SRAM RacingRow 64 - Cell 2
66Jennifer Luebke (USA) Hagens Berman-Supermint0:00:17
67Katherine Compton (USA) USA Cycling National TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Jessica Cerra (USA) Hagens Berman-SupermintRow 67 - Cell 2
69Hannah Payton (GBr) Trek-Drops0:00:20
70Anna Christian (GBr) Trek-DropsRow 69 - Cell 2
71Christina Birch (USA) USA Cycling National TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty20 p/b Sho-Air0:00:22
73Stephanie Roorda (Can) Twenty20 p/b Sho-Air0:00:28
74Mitca Betsabee Saloman Valenzuela (Mex) Mexican National TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
75Leah Thorvilson (USA) Canyon-SRAM Racing0:00:36
76Jennifer Wheeler (USA) USA Cycling National TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
77Libby Caldwell (USA) Team IlluminateRow 76 - Cell 2
78Whitney Allison (USA) Hagens Berman-SupermintRow 77 - Cell 2
79Katherine Maine (Can) Rally CyclingRow 78 - Cell 2
80Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Team Sunweb Women0:00:39
81Christa Riffel (Ger) Canyon-SRAM RacingRow 80 - Cell 2
82Rachele Barbieri (Ita) Wiggle High5Row 81 - Cell 2
83Liliana Moreno (Col) Astana Women's TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Arlenis Sierra (Cub) Astana Women's TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
85Chloe Dygert (USA) Twenty20 p/b Sho-AirRow 84 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Clarksburg - 91. km
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Lisa Morzenti (Ita) BePink3pts
2Whitney Allison (USA) Hagens Berman-Supermint2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tanja Erath (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Kendall Ryan (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank15pts
2Emma White (USA) Rally Cycling12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Annette Edmondson (Aus) Wiggle High59Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-SRAM Racing7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb Women6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jennifer Valente (USA) Twenty20 p/b Sho-Air5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Maria Vittoria Sperotto (Ita) BePink4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Lily Williams (USA) Hagens Berman-Supermint3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Women2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Skylar Schneider (USA) USA Cycling National Team1Row 9 - Cell 3
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General classification after stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Kendall Ryan (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank3:06:58
2Emma White (USA) Rally Cycling0:00:04
3Annette Edmondson (Aus) Wiggle High50:00:06
4Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-SRAM Racing0:00:10
5Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb WomenRow 4 - Cell 2
6Jennifer Valente (USA) Twenty20 p/b Sho-AirRow 5 - Cell 2
7Maria Vittoria Sperotto (Ita) BePinkRow 6 - Cell 2
8Lily Williams (USA) Hagens Berman-SupermintRow 7 - Cell 2
9Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Unitedhealthcare WomenRow 8 - Cell 2
10Skylar Schneider (USA) USA Cycling National TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Macey Stewart (Aus) Wiggle High5Row 10 - Cell 2
12Mannon Lloyd (GBr) Trek-DropsRow 11 - Cell 2
13Diana Peñuela (Col) Unitedhealthcare WomenRow 12 - Cell 2
14Juliette Labous (Fra) Team Sunweb WomenRow 13 - Cell 2
15Ruth Winder (USA) Team Sunweb WomenRow 14 - Cell 2
16Lauren Hall (USA) Unitedhealthcare WomenRow 15 - Cell 2
17Ingrid Drexel (Mex) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley BankRow 16 - Cell 2
18Alison Jackson (Can) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley BankRow 17 - Cell 2
19Lizbeth Yareli Salazar (Mex) Swapit AgolicoRow 18 - Cell 2
20Sara Bergen (Can) Rally CyclingRow 19 - Cell 2
21Kirsti Lay (Can) Rally CyclingRow 20 - Cell 2
22Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon-SRAM RacingRow 21 - Cell 2
23Tayler Wiles (USA) Trek-DropsRow 22 - Cell 2
24Mayra del Rocio Rocha Guerrero (Mex) Mexican National TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Julia Soek (Ned) Team Sunweb WomenRow 24 - Cell 2
26Yusseli Mendivil Soto (Mex) Mexican National TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Katharine Hall (USA) Unitedhealthcare WomenRow 26 - Cell 2
28Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Astana Women's TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Sara Poidevin (Can) Rally CyclingRow 28 - Cell 2
30Margot Clyne (USA) Twenty20 p/b Sho-AirRow 29 - Cell 2
31Megan Guarnier (USA) USA Cycling National TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Grace Anderson (NZl) Team IlluminateRow 31 - Cell 2
33Leah Thomas (USA) Unitedhealthcare WomenRow 32 - Cell 2
34Elizabeth Banks (GBr) UnitedHealthcare WomenRow 33 - Cell 2
35Brenda Andrea Santoyo Perez (Mex) Swapit AgolicoRow 34 - Cell 2
36Liane Lippert (Ger) Team Sunweb WomenRow 35 - Cell 2
37Rebecca Beaumont (Can) Team IlluminateRow 36 - Cell 2
38Jessica Bonilla Escapite (Mex) Mexican National TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Caro Rodríguez (Mex) Astana Women's TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Rachele Barbieri (Ita) Wiggle High5Row 39 - Cell 2
41Liliana Moreno (Col) Astana Women's TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Arlenis Sierra (Cub) Astana Women's TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Chloe Dygert (USA) Twenty20 p/b Sho-AirRow 42 - Cell 2
44Lisa Morzenti (Ita) BePink0:00:16
45Tanja Erath (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing0:00:18
46Erica Magnaldi (Ita) BePink0:00:19
47Mikayla Harvey (NZl) Team IlluminateRow 46 - Cell 2
48Marcela Elizabeth Prieto (Mex) Swapit AgolicoRow 47 - Cell 2
49Lucy Garner (GBr) Wiggle High5Row 48 - Cell 2
50Trixi Worrack (Ger) Canyon-SRAM RacingRow 49 - Cell 2
51Erica Allar (USA) Rally CyclingRow 50 - Cell 2
52Jasmin Duehring (Can) Twenty20 p/b Sho-AirRow 51 - Cell 2
53Samantha Schneider (USA) USA Cycling National TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Paola Andrea Muñoz (Chi) Swapit AgolicoRow 53 - Cell 2
55Alice Cobb (GBr) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley BankRow 54 - Cell 2
56Julie Leth (Den) Wiggle High5Row 55 - Cell 2
57Brodie Chapman (Aus) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley BankRow 56 - Cell 2
58Tereza Medvedova (Svk) BePinkRow 57 - Cell 2
59Elizabeth Holden (GBr) Trek-DropsRow 58 - Cell 2
60Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePinkRow 59 - Cell 2
61Liza Rachetto (USA) Hagens Berman-SupermintRow 60 - Cell 2
62Andrea Ramírez (Mex) Swapit AgolicoRow 61 - Cell 2
63Starla Teddergreen (USA) Hagens Berman-SupermintRow 62 - Cell 2
64Shoko Kashiki (Jpn) Team IlluminateRow 63 - Cell 2
65Lexie Millard (USA) Team IlluminateRow 64 - Cell 2
66Kathrin Hammes (Ger) Trek-DropsRow 65 - Cell 2
67Maria Jose Vargas (CRc) Swapit AgolicoRow 66 - Cell 2
68Shannon Malseed (Aus) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley BankRow 67 - Cell 2
69Grace Brown (Aus) Wiggle High5Row 68 - Cell 2
70Jennifer Luebke (USA) Hagens Berman-Supermint0:00:27
71Katherine Compton (USA) USA Cycling National TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
72Jessica Cerra (USA) Hagens Berman-SupermintRow 71 - Cell 2
73Hannah Payton (GBr) Trek-Drops0:00:30
74Anna Christian (GBr) Trek-DropsRow 73 - Cell 2
75Christina Birch (USA) USA Cycling National TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Allie Dragoo (USA) Twenty20 p/b Sho-Air0:00:32
77Stephanie Roorda (Can) Twenty20 p/b Sho-Air0:00:38
78Mitca Betsabee Saloman Valenzuela (Mex) Mexican National TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
79Whitney Allison (USA) Hagens Berman-Supermint0:00:44
80Leah Thorvilson (USA) Canyon-SRAM Racing0:00:46
81Jennifer Wheeler (USA) USA Cycling National TeamRow 80 - Cell 2
82Libby Caldwell (USA) Team IlluminateRow 81 - Cell 2
83Katherine Maine (Can) Rally CyclingRow 82 - Cell 2
84Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Team Sunweb Women0:00:49
85Christa Riffel (Ger) Canyon-SRAM RacingRow 84 - Cell 2
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Kendall Ryan (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank15pts
2Emma White (USA) Rally Cycling12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Annette Edmondson (Aus) Wiggle High59Row 2 - Cell 3
4Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-SRAM Racing7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb Women6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jennifer Valente (USA) Twenty20 p/b Sho-Air5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Maria Vittoria Sperotto (Ita) BePink4Row 6 - Cell 3
8Lisa Morzenti (Ita) BePink3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Lily Williams (USA) Hagens Berman-Supermint3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Women2Row 9 - Cell 3
11Whitney Allison (USA) Hagens Berman-Supermint2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Skylar Schneider (USA) USA Cycling National Team1Row 11 - Cell 3
13Tanja Erath (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing1Row 12 - Cell 3
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Young riders classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Emma White (USA) Rally Cycling3:07:02
2Maria Vittoria Sperotto (Ita) BePink0:00:06
3Skylar Schneider (USA) USA Cycling National TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Macey Stewart (Aus) Wiggle High5Row 3 - Cell 2
5Mannon Lloyd (GBr) Trek-DropsRow 4 - Cell 2
6Juliette Labous (Fra) Team Sunweb WomenRow 5 - Cell 2
7Lizbeth Yareli Salazar (Mex) Swapit AgolicoRow 6 - Cell 2
8Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) Astana Women's TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Sara Poidevin (Can) Rally CyclingRow 8 - Cell 2
10Grace Anderson (NZl) Team IlluminateRow 9 - Cell 2
11Brenda Andrea Santoyo Perez (Mex) Swapit AgolicoRow 10 - Cell 2
12Liane Lippert (Ger) Team Sunweb WomenRow 11 - Cell 2
13Jessica Bonilla Escapite (Mex) Mexican National TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Rachele Barbieri (Ita) Wiggle High5Row 13 - Cell 2
15Chloe Dygert (USA) Twenty20 p/b Sho-AirRow 14 - Cell 2
16Lisa Morzenti (Ita) BePink0:00:12
17Mikayla Harvey (NZl) Team Illuminate0:00:15
18Tereza Medvedova (Svk) BePinkRow 17 - Cell 2
19Elizabeth Holden (GBr) Trek-DropsRow 18 - Cell 2
20Andrea Ramírez (Mex) Swapit AgolicoRow 19 - Cell 2
21Maria Jose Vargas (CRc) Swapit AgolicoRow 20 - Cell 2
22Katherine Maine (Can) Rally Cycling0:00:42
23Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Team Sunweb Women0:00:45
24Christa Riffel (Ger) Canyon-SRAM RacingRow 23 - Cell 2
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Teams classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Sunweb9:21:24
2Team Tibco - Silicon Valley BankRow 1 - Cell 2
3Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Rally CyclingRow 3 - Cell 2
5Mexican National TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Wiggle High5Row 5 - Cell 2
7Twenty20 P/B Sho - AirRow 6 - Cell 2
8Astana Women S TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Canyon // Sram Racing0:00:09
10Usa Cycling National TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Trek - DropsRow 10 - Cell 2
12Swapit AgolicoRow 11 - Cell 2
13Team IlluminateRow 12 - Cell 2
14Bepink0:00:18
15Hagens Berman / SupermintRow 14 - Cell 2

 

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Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles. Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications, he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018.

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