Johansson wins stage 1 at Euskal Emakumeen Bira
Small second and Bronzini third
Emma Johansson (Wiggle High5) took her first win of the season at stage 1 of Euskal Emakumeen Bira. She took the win ahead of late-race breakaway companion Carmen Small (Cervelo-Bigla), while her Wiggle High5 teammate Giorgia Bronzini won the sprint for third place.
"It was nice, it was really nice," Johansson said in a team press release. "We've been looking for that big win for a long time now, and so it was nice to actually get it also to have Gio backing up with a win in the sprint from the group behind. Of course we are still out for the GC, and maybe it would have been a better situation to have.
"I've been feeling great during the spring, and the way things have been coming together it was just a matter of time before I'd get to put my hands in the air."
Small took over the race lead from her teammate and prologue winner Lotta Lepisto. She now leads the overall classification by 12 seconds ahead of Lepisto, who finished fourth on the day, and 14 seconds ahead of Johansson.
The women raced a challenging 76.6km from from Eskoriatza and back to Eskoriatza. Although breakaways formed through out the stage, it was Small who made the winning move stick with rival Johansson over the final climb with 16km to go.
"I attacked over the second climb," Small said in a team press release. "That was our tactic for the day, to go there and see if I hold it to the finish. If we stayed away I would take the jersey and if we were caught, Lotta would then hold the jersey. The team was super strong today and it was probably the best team performance of the season. A dangerous move went on the first climb and Joelle [Numainville] was incredible in shutting it down. She was on the front up the climbs, it was impressive to see. Stephanie [Pohl] was amazing, Clara [Koppenburg] was great and Ashleigh [Moolman-Pasio] was amazing as always."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Wiggle High5 | 1:58:15 |
2 | Carmen Small (USA) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle High5 | 0:00:14 |
4 | Lotta Lepistö (Fin) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australia | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Katarzyna Pawlowska (Pol) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Edwige Pitel (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Ale' Cipollini | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Malgorzta Jasinska (Pol) Ale' Cipollini | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle High5 | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Kristabel Doebel-Hickok (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Claudia Lichtenberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal Ladies | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Ganna Solovei (Ukr) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Danielle King (GBr) Wiggle High5 | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Doris Schweizer (Swi) Cylance Pro Cycling | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:00:19 |
20 | Jenelle Crooks (Aus) Australia | 0:01:06 |
21 | Tetiana Riabchenko (Ukr) INPA - Bianchi | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Rossella Ratto (Ita) Cylance Pro Cycling | 0:01:15 |
23 | Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Laura Camila Lozano Ramirez (Col) S.C. Michela Fanini | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Paulina Brezezna (Pol) Mat-Atom Team Sobotka | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Ana Maria Covrig (Rom) INPA - Bianchi | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Eider Merino Cortazar (Spa) Lointek team | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Mayuko Hagiwara (Jpn) Wiggle High5 | 0:01:18 |
29 | Lara Vieceli (Ita) INPA - Bianchi | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Lorena Llamas Garcia (Spa) Spain | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Lointek | 0:01:58 |
32 | Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:59 |
33 | Claire Rose (GBr) Podium Ambition Pro Cycling p/b Club La Santa | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Amber Neben (USA) Bepink | 0:02:05 |
35 | Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Ale' Cipollini | 0:02:17 |
36 | Jermaine Post (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | 0:02:34 |
37 | Jessie Daams (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Margarita Victoria Garcia (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Asja Paladin (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 0:02:44 |
40 | Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Australia | 0:02:55 |
41 | Anna Trevisi (Ita) Ale' Cipollini | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Jennifer George (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | REIS Daniela Reis (Por) DN-17 Poitou Charentes | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Monika Kiraly (Hun) S.C. Michela Fanini | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
45 | Elise Maes (Lux) Vitalogic Astrokalb Radunion Nö | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Demi De Jong (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:03:21 |
47 | Laura Massey (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Jip Van Den Bos (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Eva Buurman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Rebecca Durrell (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Cylance Pro Cycling | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Nicole Moerig (Aus) Podium Ambition Pro Cycling p/b Club La Santa | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Lucia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Lointek | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Rocio Del Alba Garcia Martinez (Spa) Lointek | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Sofie De Vuyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
57 | Lex Albrecht (Can) Bepink | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Anna Zita Maria Stricker (Ita) INPA - Bianchi | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Ainara Elbusto Arteaga (Spa) Spain | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
60 | Heidi Dalton (RSA) Bizkaia - Durango | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Christina Perchtold (Aut) Vitalogic Astrokalb Radunion Nö | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Kseniya Tuhai (Blr) Bepink | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | An-Li Kachelhoffer (RSA) Lotto Soudal Ladies | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Anisha Vekemans (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Audrey Cordon (Fra) Wiggle High5 | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Hannah Payton (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Irene Bitto (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Sophie Coleman (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Sari Saarelainen (Fin) S.C. Michela Fanini | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Alison Tetrick (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Monika Brezezna (Pol) Mat-Atom Team Sobotka | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Sharon Laws (GBr) Podium Ambition Pro Cycling p/b Club La Santa | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Marjolaine Bazin (Fra) DN-17 Poitou Charentes | 0:04:20 |
74 | Dalia Muccioli (Ita) Ale' Cipollini | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Joelle Numainville (Can) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 0:04:54 |
76 | Soraya Paladin (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 0:05:10 |
77 | Marta Lach (Pol) Mat-Atom Team Sobotka | 0:05:59 |
78 | Ilona Hoeksma (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
79 | Sara Headley-Clafferty (GBr) Podium Ambition Pro Cycling p/b Club La Santa | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
80 | Simona Bortolotti (Ita) Bepink | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
81 | Shannon Malseed (Aus) Australia | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
82 | Louisa Lobigs (Aus) Australia | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
83 | Kimberley Le Court De Billot (Mri) Bizkaia - Durango | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
84 | Astrid Chazal (Fra) DN-17 Poitou Charentes | 0:09:33 |
85 | Michela Pavin (Ita) INPA - Bianchi | 0:09:51 |
86 | Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Bepink | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
87 | Elena Leonardi (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
88 | Nicole Dal Santo (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
89 | Amy Gornall (GBr) Podium Ambition Pro Cycling p/b Club La Santa | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
90 | Bethany Hayward (GBr) Podium Ambition Pro Cycling p/b Club La Santa | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
91 | Rose Osborne (GBr) Drops Cycling Team | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
92 | Irene Usabiaga Balerdi (Spa) Spain | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
93 | Jessica Allen (Aus) Australia | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
94 | Ellen Skerritt (Aus) Ale' Cipollini | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
95 | Frederica Nicolai (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
96 | Dorleta Eskamendi Gil (Spa) Spain | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
97 | Lierni Lekuona Etxebeste (Spa) Bizkaia - Durango | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
98 | Iurani Blanco Calbet (Spa) Spain | 0:10:58 |
99 | Claudia Cretti (Ita) INPA - Bianchi | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
100 | Stephanie Pohl (Ger) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
101 | Sophie Almeida (Fra) DN-17 Poitou Charentes | 0:11:03 |
102 | Ziortza Isasi Cristobal (Spa) Bio Racer Elkar-Kirolak | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
103 | Laura Mendez Garcia (Spa) BZK Emakumeen Bira - Smurfit Kappa | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
104 | Astrid Gassner (Aut) Vitalogic Astrokalb Radunion Nö | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
105 | Paula Sanmartin (Spa) Bio Racer Elkar-Kirolak | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
106 | Desiree Duarte Castro (Spa) Bio Racer Elkar-Kirolak | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
107 | Catiuscia Grillo (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
108 | Lucja Pietrzak (Pol) Mat-Atom Team Sobotka | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
109 | Olatz Agorria Etxebarria (Spa) Bio Racer Elkar-Kirolak | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
110 | Michela Balducci (Ita) S.C. Michela Fanini | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
111 | Ainhoa Candil Pascual (Spa) Bio Racer Elkar-Kirolak | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
112 | Ana Usaiaga Balerdi (Spa) Spain | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
113 | Cristina Martinez Bonafe (Spa) Lointek team | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
114 | Ilda Carina Pinheiro Dal Silvia (Por) BZK Emakumeen Bira - Smurfit Kappa | 0:11:33 |
115 | Esther Munzo (Spa) BZK Emakumeen Bira - Smurfit Kappa | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
116 | Ilaria Bonomi (Ita) Bepink | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
117 | Alba Teruel Ribes (Spa) Lointek | 0:11:38 |
118 | Nathalie Birli (Aut) Vitalogic Astrokalb Radunion Nö | 0:11:49 |
119 | Katarzyna Wilkos (Pol) Mat-Atom Team Sobotka | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
120 | Lorena Ordinana Perez (Spa) BZK Emakumeen Bira - Smurfit Kappa | 0:12:33 |
121 | Steffi Jamoneau (Fra) DN-17 Poitou Charentes | 0:16:49 |
122 | Andrea Fraile (Spa) BZK Emakumeen Bira - Smurfit Kappa | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
123 | Mireia Orengo Llacer (Spa) BZK Emakumeen Bira - Smurfit Kappa | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
124 | Julia Rodruguez Martin (Spa) Bio Racer Elkar-Kirolak | 0:17:01 |
125 | Anna Badegruber (Aut) Vitalogic Astrokalb Radunion Nö | 0:17:37 |
126 | Lucia Valachova (Svk) Vitalogic Astrokalb Radunion Nö | 0:17:39 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
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1 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Wiggle High5 | 25 | pts |
2 | Carmen Small (USA) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 20 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle High5 | 16 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Lotta Lepistö (Fin) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 14 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Amanda Spratt (Aus) Australia | 12 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Katarzyna Pawlowska (Pol) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 10 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 9 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Edwige Pitel (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini | 8 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Ale' Cipollini | 7 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Malgorzta Jasinska (Pol) Ale' Cipollini | 6 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle High5 | 5 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Kristabel Doebel-Hickok (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling | 4 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Claudia Lichtenberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal Ladies | 3 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 1 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lotta Lepistö (Fin) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 5 | pts |
2 | Anisha Vekemans (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Anna Trevisi (Ita) Ale' Cipollini | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ziortza Isasi Cristobal (Spa) Bio Racer Elkar-Kirolak | 5 | pts |
2 | Anisha Vekemans (Bel) Lotto Soudal Ladies | 3 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Lotta Lepistö (Fin) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Doris Schweizer (Swi) Cylance Pro Cycling | 3 | pts |
2 | Mayuko Hagiwara (Jpn) Wiggle High5 | 2 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Tetiana Riabchenko (Ukr) INPA - Bianchi | 1 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Carmen Small (USA) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 6 | pts |
2 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Wiggle High5 | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Doris Schweizer (Swi) Cylance Pro Cycling | 2 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 1 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling | 5:55:13 |
2 | Wiggle High5 | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Boels Dolmans Cycling Tea | 0:00:14 |
4 | Cylance - Cannondale Pro | 0:01:15 |
5 | Ale' Cipollini | 0:02:17 |
6 | Inpa - Bianchi | 0:03:11 |
7 | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 0:03:35 |
8 | Seleccion Australia | 0:03:47 |
9 | S.C. Michela Fanini | 0:03:56 |
10 | Lotto Soudal Ladies | 0:05:41 |
11 | Lointek | 0:06:06 |
12 | Podium Ambition P.C. | 0:08:13 |
13 | Bepink | 0:08:19 |
14 | Bizkaia - Durango | 0:08:48 |
15 | Drops Cycling Team | 0:09:09 |
16 | Mat-Atom Team Sobotka | 0:10:07 |
17 | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo | 0:10:47 |
18 | Seleccion Española | 0:14:02 |
19 | Dn17 Poitou-Charentes | 0:16:20 |
20 | Vitalogic Astrokalb Radun | 0:16:51 |
21 | Bioracer-Ek | 0:32:41 |
22 | Bzk Emakumeen Bira | 0:33:41 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Carmen Small (USA) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 2:02:29 |
2 | Lotta Lepistö (Fin) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:12 |
3 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Wiggle High5 | 0:00:14 |
4 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:22 |
5 | Katarzyna Pawlowska (Pol) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 0:00:23 |
6 |