Emakumeen Euskal Bira 2015: Stage 3 Results

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Chantal Blaak (Boels Dolmans) wins stage 3(Image credit: Sean Robinson/Velofocus)

Chantal Blaak (Boels Dolmans) won the third stage of the Euskal Emakumeen Bira on Saturday in Iturmendi. The Dutch rider sprinted in by one second ahead of Elena Cecchini (Lotto Soudal Ladies) and an additional two seconds ahead of Katrin Garfoot (Orica-AIS). The three riders were in a breakaway together.

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Team	3:23:40
2	Elena Cecchini (Ita) Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:00:01
3	Katrin Garfoot (Aus) Orica-AIS	0:00:03
4	Rossella Ratto (Ita) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	0:00:50
5	Eleonora Dijk Van (Ned) Boels Dolmans Team	0:01:08
6	Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Team	0:01:28
8	Ashleigh Moolman (Rsa) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Rabo Liv Women	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Amanda Spratt AUS Orica-AIS	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Amelie Rivat (Fra) Poitou-Charentes Futuroscope	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Jessie Daams (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Laura Lozano (Spa) S.C. Michela Fanini	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Tetiana Riabchenko (Ukr) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels Dolmans Team	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Anna Zavershinskaya (Rus) Bizkaia-Durango	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Anna Sanchis (Spa) Selec. Española	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Anna Ramirez (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Shara Gillow (Aus) Rabo Liv Women	0:01:45
21	Doris Schweizer (Swi) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Asja Paladin (Ita) Top Girls-Fassa Bort	0:01:49
23	Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Rabo Liv Women	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Lara Vieceli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini	0:05:19
25	M. Mar Bonnin (Spa) Bzk Emakumeen Bira	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:05:28
27	Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	0:12:38
28	Demi Jong (Ned) Boels Dolmans Team	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Severine Eraud (Fra) Poitou-Charentes Futuroscope	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) Rabo Liv Women	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Margarita Garcia (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Lourdes Oyarbide (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Rachel Neylan (Aus) Orica-AIS	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Cristina Martinez (Spa) Lointek Team	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Sharon Laws (GBr) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Lucia Gonzalez (Spa) Lointek Team	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Charlotte Bravard (Fra) Poitou-Charentes Futuroscope	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Azzurra D'intino (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Romy Kasper (Ger) Boels Dolmans Team	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Eider Merino (Spa) Lointek team	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Ainara Elbusto (Spa) Selec. Española	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabo Liv Women	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Lierni Lekuena (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Orica-AIS	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Carlee Taylor (Aus) Lotto Soudal Ladies	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Irene Bitto (Ita) Top Girls-Fassa Bort	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Chiara Pierobon (Ita) Top Girls-Fassa Bort	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Elizabeth Williams (Aus) Orica-AIS	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Rocio Del Alba (Spa) Selec. Española	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Leire Olaberria (Spa) Selec. Española	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Soraya Paladin (Ita) Top Girls-Fassa Bort	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Aida Nuño (Spa) Lointek Team	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Sheyla Gutierrez (Spa) Lointek Team	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Eyerusalem Kelil (Eth) S.C. Michela Fanini	0:18:12
57	Molly Meyvisch (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Liisi Rist (Est) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Sara Grifi (Ita) Top Girls-Fassa Bort	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Nina Gulino (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Dorleta Eskamendi (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Nicole Hanselmann (Swi) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Ziortza Isasi (Spa) Bzk Emakumeen Bira	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Catalina Rayo (Spa) Selec. Española	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Irene Usabiaga (Spa) Selec. Española	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Belen Lopez (Spa) Lointek Team	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Gloria Rodriguez (Spa) Bzk Emakumeen Bira	Row 66 - Cell 2

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Finish
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Team	25	pts
2	Elena Cecchini (Ita) Lotto Soudal Ladies	20	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Katrin Garfoot (Aus) Orica-AIS	16	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Rossella Ratto (Ita) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	14	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Eleonora Dijk Van (Ned) Boels Dolmans Team	12	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	10	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Team	9	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Ashleigh Moolman (Rsa) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	8	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS	7	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Rabo Liv Women	6	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Amanda Spratt AUS Orica-AIS	5	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Amelie Rivat (Fra) Poitou-Charentes Futuroscope	4	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Jessie Daams (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies	3	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Laura Lozano (Spa) S.C. Michela Fanini	2	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Tetiana Riabchenko (Ukr) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	1	Row 14 - Cell 3

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Mountain 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Anna Ramirez (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	6	pts
2	Rossella Ratto (Ita) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	4	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Rabo Liv Women	2	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Ashleigh Moolman (Rsa) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	1	Row 3 - Cell 3

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Mountain 2
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Team	3	pts
2	Elena Cecchini (Ita) Lotto Soudal Ladies	2	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Katrin Garfoot (Aus) Orica-AIS	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	5	pts
2	Soraya Paladin (Ita) Top Girls-Fassa Bort	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Rossella Ratto (Ita) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 2
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Rossella Ratto (Ita) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	5	pts
2	Anna Ramirez (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Soraya Paladin (Ita) Top Girls-Fassa Bort	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Team
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Boels Dolmans Team	10:13:36
2	Orica-Ais	0:00:23
3	Bigla Pro Cycling Team	0:01:45
4	Rabo Liv Women	0:02:26
5	Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:04:21
6	Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi	0:12:20
7	Bizkaia-Durango	0:12:58
8	S.C. Michela Fanini	0:16:49
9	Poitou-Charentes Futurs	0:24:08
10	Selec. Española	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Top Girls-Fassa Bortolo	0:24:29
12	Lointek	0:35:18
13	Bzk Emakumeen Bira	0:39:07

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General classification after stage 3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Rabo Liv Women	8:23:49
2	Ashleigh Moolman (Rsa) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS	0:00:02
4	Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Team	0:00:07
5	Katrin Garfoot (Aus) Orica-AIS	0:00:08
6	Tetiana Riabchenko (Ukr) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	0:00:53
7	Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	0:01:12
8	Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Team	0:01:34
9	Eleonora Dijk Van (Ned) Boels Dolmans Team	0:01:37
10	Amanda Spratt AUS Orica-AIS	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels Dolmans Team	0:01:41
12	Elena Cecchini (Ita) Lotto Soudal Ladies	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Rabo Liv Women	0:01:55
14	Shara Gillow (Aus) Rabo Liv Women	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Anna Sanchis (Spa) Selec. Española	0:01:59
16	Jessie Daams (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:02:06
17	Anna Zavershinskaya (Rus) Bizkaia-Durango	0:02:35
18	Amelie Rivat (Fra) Poitou-Charentes Futuroscope	0:03:12
19	Laura Lozano (Spa) S.C. Michela Fanini	0:03:13
20	Doris Schweizer (Swi) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	0:03:24
21	Asja Paladin (Ita) Top Girls-Fassa Bort	0:03:54
22	Rossella Ratto (Ita) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	0:05:16
23	Lara Vieceli (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini	0:07:07
24	Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:09:48
25	Anna Ramirez (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	0:12:14
26	Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabo Liv Women	0:14:10
27	Valentina Scandolara (Ita) Orica-AIS	0:14:11
28	Elizabeth Williams (Aus) Orica-AIS	0:14:13
29	Demi Jong (Ned) Boels Dolmans Team	0:14:15
30	Rachel Neylan (Aus) Orica-AIS	0:14:16
31	Eider Merino (Spa) Lointek team	0:14:19
32	Sheyla Gutierrez (Spa) Lointek Team	0:14:20
33	Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	0:14:21
34	Carlee Taylor (Aus) Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:14:22
35	Irene Bitto (Ita) Top Girls-Fassa Bort	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Margarita Garcia (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	0:14:24
37	Cristina Martinez (Spa) Lointek Team	0:14:26
38	Chiara Pierobon (Ita) Top Girls-Fassa Bort	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Romy Kasper (Ger) Boels Dolmans Team	0:14:28
40	Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	0:14:29
41	Rocio Del Alba (Spa) Selec. Española	0:14:34
42	Sharon Laws (GBr) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	0:15:48
43	Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	0:17:07
44	M. Mar Bonnin (Spa) Bzk Emakumeen Bira	0:17:24
45	Lucia Gonzalez (Spa) Lointek Team	0:18:03
46	Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) Rabo Liv Women	0:23:10
47	Lourdes Oyarbide (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	0:23:13
48	Charlotte Bravard (Fra) Poitou-Charentes Futuroscope	0:23:20
49	Leire Olaberria (Spa) Selec. Española	0:24:33
50	Severine Eraud (Fra) Poitou-Charentes Futuroscope	0:24:37
51	Soraya Paladin (Ita) Top Girls-Fassa Bort	0:24:40
52	Ainara Elbusto (Spa) Selec. Española	0:24:43
53	Lierni Lekuena (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	0:24:50
54	Aida Nuño (Spa) Lointek Team	0:24:54
55	Azzurra D'intino (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini	0:25:00
56	Irene Usabiaga (Spa) Selec. Española	0:30:13
57	Belen Lopez (Spa) Lointek Team	0:30:14
58	Gloria Rodriguez (Spa) Bzk Emakumeen Bira	0:30:16
59	Dorleta Eskamendi (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	0:30:17
60	Nicole Hanselmann (Swi) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	0:33:27
61	Nina Gulino (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini	0:33:42
62	Molly Meyvisch (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:33:53
63	Liisi Rist (Est) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	0:42:32
64	Catalina Rayo (Spa) Selec. Española	0:43:26
65	Eyerusalem Kelil (Eth) S.C. Michela Fanini	0:44:17
66	Ziortza Isasi (Spa) Bzk Emakumeen Bira	0:48:43
67	Sara Grifi (Ita) Top Girls-Fassa Bort	0:48:52

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Point classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	52	pts
2	Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS	52	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Team	44	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Katrin Garfoot (Aus) Orica-AIS	41	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Rabo Liv Women	38	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Ashleigh Moolman (Rsa) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	37	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Team	27	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	25	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Elena Cecchini (Ita) Lotto Soudal Ladies	25	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Eleonora Dijk Van (Ned) Boels Dolmans Team	23	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Rossella Ratto (Ita) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	21	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Tetiana Riabchenko (Ukr) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	18	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Amanda Spratt AUS Orica-AIS	18	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Rabo Liv Women	17	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabo Liv Women	15	Row 14 - Cell 3

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Mountain classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Rabo Liv Women	10	pts
2	Ashleigh Moolman (Rsa) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	7	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Anna Ramirez (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	6	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Tetiana Riabchenko (Ukr) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	6	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Rossella Ratto (Ita) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	4	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Chantal Blaak (Ned) Boels Dolmans Team	3	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS	2	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Elena Cecchini (Ita) Lotto Soudal Ladies	2	Row 7 - Cell 3

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Sprint classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Daiva Tuslaite (Ltu) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	20	pts
2	Soraya Paladin (Ita) Top Girls-Fassa Bort	13	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Rossella Ratto (Ita) Inpa Sottoli Giusfre	6	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Bigla Pro Cycling Team	5	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Amanda Spratt AUS Orica-AIS	3	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Anna Ramirez (Spa) Bizkaia-Durango	3	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels Dolmans Team	1	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Leire Olaberria (Spa) Selec. Española	1	Row 7 - Cell 3

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Team classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Orica-Ais	25:13:11
2	Boels Dolmans Team	0:00:05
3	Rabo Liv Women	0:02:03
4	Bigla Pro Cycling Team	0:02:51
5	Lotto Soudal Ladies	0:09:10
6	Inpa Sottoli Giusfredi	0:16:08
7	Bizkaia-Durango	0:26:55
8	Top Girls-Fassa Bortolo	0:30:37
9	S.C. Michela Fanini	0:33:14
10	Selec. Española	0:39:08
11	Lointek	0:41:17
12	Poitou-Charentes Futurs	0:49:19
13	Bzk Emakumeen Bira	1:34:39

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