USA wins Women's Tour of New Zealand's team time trial opener
Megan Guarnier first race leader
View Original
View Original
View Original
View Original
View Original
View Original
View Original
View Original
View Original
View Original
View Original
View Original
View Original
View Original
View Original
The US national team won the opening team time trial at the UCI Women's Tour of New Zealand on Wednesday in Masterton. They won the 15km event in 18:49, beating Australia and Team TIbco-SVB. American rider Megan Guarnier took the first leader's jersey heading into stage 2's 125km road race also in Masterton.
"We will defend the yellow jersey tomorrow, we are keen to keep it so really looking forward to tomorrow stage," said Megan Guarnier.
Brief Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 0:18:49 |
| 2 | Australia | 0:00:18 |
| 3 | Team Tibco-SVB | 0:00:42 |
| 4 | Holden Racing Team | 0:01:05 |
| 5 | Ramblers Club | 0:01:15 |
| 6 | HI5 Dream Team | 0:01:30 |
| 7 | Pepper Palace Pro Cycling p/b The Happy Tooth | 0:01:33 |
| 8 | DNA Cycling p/b K4 Racing | 0:01:38 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 0:01:45 |
| 10 | Japan | 0:02:12 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megan Guarnier (USA) United States | 0:18:49 |
| 2 | Lauren Hall (USA) United States | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| 3 | Lauren Komanski (USA) United States | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| 4 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) United States | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| 5 | Tayler Wiles (USA) United States | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| 6 | Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Australia | 0:00:18 |
| 7 | Katrin Garfoot (Aus) Australia | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
| 8 | Rachel Neylan (Aus) Australia | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
| 9 | Alexandra Manly (Aus) Australia | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
| 10 | Rebecca Mackey (Aus) Australia | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Latest on Cyclingnews
-
'If she has tears in her eyes, that is not a good sign' – Fears for Lucinda Brand's cyclo-cross season as world champion injures ankle in opening-lap crash
Team manager Sven Nys worried after star rider twists ankle early at Superprestige Niel -
Superprestige Niel: Cameron Mason soloes to first win of the season and biggest victory of his career
British champion beats Joran Wyseure in late duel after Michael Vanthourenhout crashed out of contention -
Who had the biggest breakout performances in the world of gravel in 2026? Here are six riders with top form through clouds of dust and mires of mud
20-year-old Kylee Hanel takes rising star honours while MTB veteran Mārtiņš Blūms shows his power on gravel -
Superprestige Niel: Manon Bakker masters the mud to take the win
Sara Casasola takes second place, with Denise Betsema in third



