Van Vleuten victorious in Route de France

Britain’s Lizzie Armitstead (Cervelo TestTeam) won the final stage of the Route de France, as Annemiek Van Vleuten (Nederland Bloeit) sealed overall victory in the seven-day race.

Van Vleuten finished just six seconds ahead of Judith Arndt (HTC-Columbia) and 20 seconds ahead of Olga Zabelinskaia (Safi Pasta). Van Vleuten took the race leader’s orange jersey on stage one and her teammates helped her defend her narrow advantage.

During the final 118km stage, HTC-Columbia sent several riders on the attack before Arndt managed to join the key 14-rider attack. They opened a 1:30 lead as Van Vleuten’s Nederland Bloeit teammates chased but then Arndt suffered a puncture and dropped back to the peloton. The break then lost momentum and was caught 20km from the finish, setting up the sprint.

Cervelo TestTeam took charge in the technical and twisting final kilometre, with Sarah Düster leading Armitstead through the corners to give the British rider her first ever bunch sprint victory. She also captured the best young rider jersey after five top five placings during the race.

Italy’s Giorgia Bronzini (Gauss RDZ Ormu) took second in the sprint behind Armitstead and Lisa Brennauer (Hitec Products Uck) placed third.

“Winning today is really good for my confidence. I’ve been coming closer each day and I needed a hard day like today, the team was really perfect,” Armitstead said.

“I just held my position and Sarah [Düster], who is well known for how crazy she is in the corners, did a really good technical finish with three corners in the 750 metres. She went into the last corner full gas. I lost her wheel a little bit but it was also a little early so it was good and then there was nobody so I thought I’ll take this corner and take on the sprint a little bit early and see what happens and it worked.”
 

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Full Results
1Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team2:51:30
2Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ OrmuRow 1 - Cell 2
3Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Hitec Products UckRow 2 - Cell 2
4Joelle Numainville (Can) CanadaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia WomenRow 4 - Cell 2
6Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland BloeitRow 5 - Cell 2
7Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland BloeitRow 6 - Cell 2
8Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi - Pasta ZaraRow 7 - Cell 2
9Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women0:00:03
10Amanda Spratt (Aus) AustraliaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo Test Team0:00:04
12Cherise Taylor (RSA) Team MTNRow 11 - Cell 2
13Christel Ferrier Bruneau (Fra) Vienne FuturoscopeRow 12 - Cell 2
14Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd GestionRow 13 - Cell 2
15Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Safi - Pasta ZaraRow 14 - Cell 2
16Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ OrmuRow 15 - Cell 2
17Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne FuturoscopeRow 16 - Cell 2
18Anne Samplonius (Can) CanadaRow 17 - Cell 2
19Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products UckRow 18 - Cell 2
20Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs - PetrogradetsRow 19 - Cell 2
21Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland BloeitRow 20 - Cell 2
22Shara Gillow (Aus) AustraliaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - PetrogradetsRow 22 - Cell 2
24Erinne Willock (Can) Canada0:00:06
25Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta ZaraRow 24 - Cell 2
26Luise Keller (Ger) HTC Columbia Women0:00:14
27Emilia Fahlin (Swe) HTC Columbia WomenRow 26 - Cell 2
28Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland BloeitRow 27 - Cell 2
29Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Fenixs - PetrogradetsRow 28 - Cell 2
30Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo Test TeamRow 29 - Cell 2
31Kimberly Anderson (USA) HTC Columbia Women0:00:20
32Martine Bras (Ned) Gauss RDZ OrmuRow 31 - Cell 2
33Eivgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Team ValdarnoRow 32 - Cell 2
34Fröydis Waersted (Nor) Hitec Products Uck0:00:46
35Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Test TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Christine Majerus (Lux) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion0:02:30
37Denise Ramsden (Can) Canada0:03:03
38Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets0:08:08
39Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) France0:12:00
DNFIna Yoko Teutenberg (Ger) HTC Columbia WomenRow 39 - Cell 2
DNFHeather Logan-Sprenger (Can) CanadaRow 40 - Cell 2
DNFLeah Guloien (Can) CanadaRow 41 - Cell 2
DNFMarion Azam (Fra) FranceRow 42 - Cell 2
DNFMarie Laure Cloarec (Fra) FranceRow 43 - Cell 2
DNFLudivine Loze (Fra) FranceRow 44 - Cell 2
DNFTatiana Antoshina (Rus) Team ValdarnoRow 45 - Cell 2
DNFMonia Baccaille (Ita) Team ValdarnoRow 46 - Cell 2
DNFChiara Bortolus (Ita) Team ValdarnoRow 47 - Cell 2
DNFLaura Bozzolo (Ita) Team ValdarnoRow 48 - Cell 2
DNFTatiana Guderzo (Ita) Team ValdarnoRow 49 - Cell 2
DNFEleonora Suelotto (Ita) Gauss RDZ OrmuRow 50 - Cell 2
DNFElena Kuchinskaya (Rus) Gauss RDZ OrmuRow 51 - Cell 2
DNFAlessandra Borchi (Ita) Gauss RDZ OrmuRow 52 - Cell 2
DNFInga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Safi - Pasta ZaraRow 53 - Cell 2
DNFLorena Foresi (Ita) Safi - Pasta ZaraRow 54 - Cell 2
DNFOxana Kozonchuk (Rus) Safi - Pasta ZaraRow 55 - Cell 2
DNFSuzie Godart (Lux) Fenixs - PetrogradetsRow 56 - Cell 2
DNFMélodie Lesueur (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd GestionRow 57 - Cell 2
DNFBeatrice Thomas (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd GestionRow 58 - Cell 2
DNFSiobhan Horgan (Irl) Esgl 93 - Gsd GestionRow 59 - Cell 2
DNFRoxane Fournier (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd GestionRow 60 - Cell 2
DNFMin Gao (Chn) Giant Pro CyclingRow 61 - Cell 2
DNFXiao Ling Luo (Chn) Giant Pro CyclingRow 62 - Cell 2
DNFLina Shi (Chn) Giant Pro CyclingRow 63 - Cell 2
DNFFan Li Shen (Chn) Giant Pro CyclingRow 64 - Cell 2
DNFWan Yiu Jamie Wong (HKg) Giant Pro CyclingRow 65 - Cell 2
DNFKirsty Broun (Aus) AustraliaRow 66 - Cell 2
DNFRachel Neylan (Aus) AustraliaRow 67 - Cell 2
DNFJulie Beveridge (Can) Vienne FuturoscopeRow 68 - Cell 2
DNFGabriela Slamova (Cze) Vienne FuturoscopeRow 69 - Cell 2
DNFPascale Jeuland (Fra) Vienne FuturoscopeRow 70 - Cell 2
DNFEmmanuelle Merlot (Fra) Vienne FuturoscopeRow 71 - Cell 2
DNFIsabelle Söderberg (Swe) Hitec Products UckRow 72 - Cell 2
DNFTrine Schmidt (Den) Hitec Products UckRow 73 - Cell 2
DNFCarla Swart (RSA) Team MTNRow 74 - Cell 2
DNFMarissa Van Der Merwe (RSA) Team MTNRow 75 - Cell 2
DNFRobyn De Groot (RSA) Team MTNRow 76 - Cell 2
DNFLylanie Lauwrens (RSA) Team MTNRow 77 - Cell 2
DNFJanneke Kanis (Ned) Nederland BloeitRow 78 - Cell 2
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Final general classification
1Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Nederland Bloeit15:48:29
2Judith Arndt (Ger) HTC Columbia Women0:00:06
3Olga Zabelinskaia (Rus) Safi - Pasta Zara0:00:20
4Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team0:00:48
5Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Nederland Bloeit0:00:54
6Charlotte Becker (Ger) Cervelo Test Team0:01:38
7Marianne Vos (Ned) Nederland Bloeit0:03:05
8Anne Samplonius (Can) Canada0:03:57
9Sara Mustonen (Swe) Hitec Products Uck0:03:59
10Sarah Düster (Ger) Cervelo Test Team0:04:34
11Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australia0:04:57
12Shara Gillow (Aus) Australia0:05:11
13Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets0:05:52
14Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara0:06:10
15Martine Bras (Ned) Gauss RDZ Ormu0:06:21
16Edita Pucinskaite (Ltu) Gauss RDZ Ormu0:06:31
17Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Hitec Products Uck0:06:37
18Svetlana Bubnenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets0:07:10
19Emilia Fahlin (Swe) HTC Columbia Women0:07:22
20Joelle Numainville (Can) Canada0:07:28
21Erinne Willock (Can) Canada0:07:36
22Christel Ferrier Bruneau (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope0:07:51
23Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope0:08:07
24Adrie Visser (Ned) HTC Columbia Women0:08:24
25Fröydis Waersted (Nor) Hitec Products Uck0:08:54
26Luise Keller (Ger) HTC Columbia Women0:09:00
27Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Gauss RDZ Ormu0:09:07
28Kimberly Anderson (USA) HTC Columbia Women0:09:27
29Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara0:10:26
30Patricia Schwager (Swi) Cervelo Test Team0:10:28
31Denise Ramsden (Can) Canada0:14:06
32Christine Majerus (Lux) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion0:14:32
33Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets0:16:10
34Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit0:18:13
35Cherise Taylor (RSA) Team MTN0:26:23
36Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Fenixs - Petrogradets0:26:36
37Eugenie Mermillod (Fra) Esgl 93 - Gsd Gestion0:27:20
38Eivgenia Vysotska (Ukr) Team Valdarno0:28:18
39Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) France0:39:47
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Young rider classification
1Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Cervelo Test Team15:49:17
2Rasa Leleivyte (Ltu) Safi - Pasta Zara0:05:22
3Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Hitec Products Uck0:05:49
4Emilia Fahlin (Swe) HTC Columbia Women0:06:34
5Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope0:07:19
6Eleonora Patuzzo (Ita) Safi - Pasta Zara0:09:38
7Denise Ramsden (Can) Canada0:13:18
8Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) Fenixs - Petrogradets0:15:22
9Noortje Tabak (Ned) Nederland Bloeit0:17:25
10Cherise Taylor (RSA) Team MTN0:25:35
11Emilie Blanquefort (Fra) France0:38:59
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Teams classification
1Nederland Bloeit45:43:25
2Cervelo TestTeam0:00:29
3HTC Columbia Women0:05:27
4Safi - Pasta Zara0:05:57
5Canada0:07:50
6Gauss RDZ Ormu0:08:36
7Hitec Products Uck0:08:45
8Fenixs - Petrogradets0:09:41

 

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