Vos solos to victory at GP de Plouay

Marianne Vos (Rabobank Liv/Giant) wrapped up a dominating 2013 World Cup campaign with a solo victory in the eighth and final event of the series - France's GP de Plouay-Bretagne. The win would be Vos's fifth World Cup victory this season from seven starts and the 26-year-old Dutchwoman held enough of a lead heading into the final round that she didn't even have to start to earn the overall title.

Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) finished second in Plouay, 12 seconds down on Vos, while Anna van der Breggen (Sengers Ladies Cycling Team) rounded out the day's podium at 17 seconds. Alena Amialiusik (BePink) placed fourth at 1:27 followed by Karol-Ann Canuel (Vienne Futuroscope) in fifth at 1:35. The top five finishers on the day were all part of the race's decisive break which ultimately fractured on the final circuit.

Johansson's result secured second overall in the World Cup series while third place was earned by Ellen van Dijk (Specialized-lululemon), who did not compete in Plouay.

Vos's Rabobank Liv/Giant squad also earned the overall World Cup team title ahead of Orica-AIS and Specialized-lululemon.

The final World Cup round took place, as in previous years, in Plouay, with the competitors racing five laps of a 27km circuit which was a similar, but not identical, course compared to the one used in 2012. Despite several breakaway attempts in the first four laps nothing was able to stay away. Jasmin Glaesser (TIBCO) did manage to get an advantage on the peloton after three and a half laps and she led for the penultimate time up the climb at Minojenn du Calvaire but she served merely as a springboard for the group which caught her and counterattacked on Cote de Ty-Marrec with just over a lap, 32km, remaining.

The five who got away proved to be the day's final selection – Vos, Johansson, van der Breggen (Sengers Ladies), Amialiusik and Canuel. All eyes were on Vos and it was a matter of when, not if, she would make her move.

Her breakaway companions, however, attacked and tried to get the best of the World and Olympic champion. Indeed, Amialiusik tried to go solo, but the Dutchwoman was on superb form and all attempts were swept up by Vos and the group.

Approaching the finale Vos rode away from the others and raced up the finishing straight alone. Vos didn't let up her effort until she was almost at the line, then she took a long victory salute to complete her 2013 World Cup campaign.

Marianne Vos was generous in her analysis of the race, particularly of Johansson and van der Breggen.

"It always had to happen in the last lap," Vos said. "You can never be too confident with strong riders, you don't beat Emma Johansson that easily and you don't drop Anna van der Breggen on the climb, so it was quite tough, but I knew I had good legs."

Of her World Cup victories during the season, Vos was able to identify one as her favourite.

"The best victory was Flanders, because I've never won it before and I wanted that badly, but five times at Fleche Wallonne was also incredible. But to win Flanders for the first time, that was my big aim for the season."

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Full Results
1Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant3:26:18
2Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS0:00:12
3Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team0:00:17
4Alena Amialiusik (Blr) BePink0:01:27
5Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope0:01:35
6Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant0:03:56
7Noemi Cantele (Ita) BePinkRow 6 - Cell 2
8Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) MCipollini GiordanaRow 7 - Cell 2
9Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Rabobank Liv/GiantRow 8 - Cell 2
10Rossella Ratto (Ita) Hitec Products UCKRow 9 - Cell 2
11Elena Cecchini (Ita) Faren-Let's Go Finland TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Megan Guarnier (USA) Rabobank Liv/GiantRow 11 - Cell 2
13Iris Slappendel (Ned) Rabobank Liv/GiantRow 12 - Cell 2
14Christine Majerus (Lux) Sengers Ladies Cycling TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Orica-AISRow 14 - Cell 2
16Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Rabobank Liv/GiantRow 15 - Cell 2
17Alexia Muffat (Fra) LointekRow 16 - Cell 2
18Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Belisol LadiesRow 17 - Cell 2
19Annelies Van Doorslaer (Bel) Cyclelive Plus-ZannataRow 18 - Cell 2
20Evelyn Stevens (USA) Specialized-lululemonRow 19 - Cell 2
21Audrey Cordon (Fra) Vienne FuturoscopeRow 20 - Cell 2
22Claudia Häusler (Ger) Team TIBCORow 21 - Cell 2
23Carlee Taylor (Aus) Lotto Belisol LadiesRow 22 - Cell 2
24Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cycling TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Susanna Zorzi (Ita) Faren-Let's Go Finland TeamRow 24 - Cell 2
26Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) RusVeloRow 25 - Cell 2
27Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Faren-Let's Go Finland TeamRow 26 - Cell 2
28Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) MCipollini Giordana0:04:28
29Valentina Scandolara (Ita) MCipollini Giordana0:04:34
30Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team TIBCORow 29 - Cell 2
31Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Faren-Let's Go Finland TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Dalia Muccioli (Ita) BePinkRow 31 - Cell 2
33Belen Lopez Morales (Spa) LointekRow 32 - Cell 2
34Elise Delzenne (Fra) FranceRow 33 - Cell 2
35Chantal Blaak (Ned) Team TIBCORow 34 - Cell 2
36Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized-lululemonRow 35 - Cell 2
37Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Bizkaia-DurangoRow 36 - Cell 2
38Valentina Carretta (Ita) MCipollini GiordanaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Mélanie Bravard (Fra) FranceRow 38 - Cell 2
40Aude Biannic (Fra) FranceRow 39 - Cell 2
41Edwige Pitel (Fra) FranceRow 40 - Cell 2
42Jessie Daams (Bel) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team0:08:58
43Natalia Boyarskaya (Rus) Russia0:09:25
44Anna Potokina (Rus) Russia0:10:21
45Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen (Nor) Hitec Products UCK0:10:29
46Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) RusVeloRow 45 - Cell 2
47Shelley Olds (USA) Team TIBCORow 46 - Cell 2
48Georgia Williams (NZl) BePinkRow 47 - Cell 2
49Nina Kessler (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cycling TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Anastasiya Chulkova (Rus) RusVeloRow 49 - Cell 2
51Marijn De Vries (Ned) Lotto Belisol LadiesRow 50 - Cell 2
52Rachel Neylan (Aus) Hitec Products UCKRow 51 - Cell 2
53Shara Gillow (Aus) Orica-AISRow 52 - Cell 2
54Pascale Jeuland (Fra) Vienne FuturoscopeRow 53 - Cell 2
HDGu Sung Eun (Kor) Orica-AIS0:18:08
HDMiriam Bjørnsrud (Nor) Hitec Products UCKRow 55 - Cell 2
HDAnna Zita Maria Stricker (Ita) MCipollini GiordanaRow 56 - Cell 2
HDKaat Hannes (Bel) Lotto Belisol LadiesRow 57 - Cell 2
HDSharon Laws (GBr) Lotto Belisol LadiesRow 58 - Cell 2
HDAdrie Visser (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cycling TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
HDEmma Trott (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cycling TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
HDMarieke Van Wanroij (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cycling TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
HDGiuseppina Grassi Herrera (Mex) Faren-Let's Go Finland TeamRow 62 - Cell 2
HDAlexandra Burchenkova (Rus) RusVeloRow 63 - Cell 2
HDVera Koedooder (Ned) Sengers Ladies Cycling TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
HDJulia Soek (Ned) Sengers Ladies Cycling TeamRow 65 - Cell 2
HDMarina Lari (Ita) Servetto FootonRow 66 - Cell 2
HDVeronica Cornolti (Ita) Servetto FootonRow 67 - Cell 2
HDEmma Marcelli (Ita) Servetto FootonRow 68 - Cell 2
HDAnnelies Dom (Bel) Cyclelive Plus-ZannataRow 69 - Cell 2
HDAnna Sanchis Chafer (Spa) Bizkaia-DurangoRow 70 - Cell 2
HDDorleta Eskamendi Gil (Spa) Bizkaia-DurangoRow 71 - Cell 2
HDLeire Olaberria Dorronsoro (Spa) Bizkaia-DurangoRow 72 - Cell 2
HDRoxane Fournier (Fra) FranceRow 73 - Cell 2
HDJulia Martisova (Rus) RussiaRow 74 - Cell 2
HDAnna Zavershinskaya (Rus) RussiaRow 75 - Cell 2
HDEmma Crum (NZl) LointekRow 76 - Cell 2
HDSheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) LointekRow 77 - Cell 2
HDLucia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) LointekRow 78 - Cell 2
HDFanny Riberot (Fra) LointekRow 79 - Cell 2
DNFAmanda Spratt (Aus) Orica-AISRow 80 - Cell 2
DNFMelissa Hoskins (Aus) Orica-AISRow 81 - Cell 2
DNFElisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products UCKRow 82 - Cell 2
DNFChloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products UCKRow 83 - Cell 2
DNFMarion Rousse (Fra) Lotto Belisol LadiesRow 84 - Cell 2
DNFAmanda Miller (USA) Team TIBCORow 85 - Cell 2
DNFTayler Wiles (USA) Specialized-lululemonRow 86 - Cell 2
DNFCarmen Small (USA) Specialized-lululemonRow 87 - Cell 2
DNFMaria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Faren-Let's Go Finland TeamRow 88 - Cell 2
DNFSandrine Bideau (Fra) Vienne FuturoscopeRow 89 - Cell 2
DNFAmélie Rivat (Fra) Vienne FuturoscopeRow 90 - Cell 2
DNFJenifer Letue (Fra) Vienne FuturoscopeRow 91 - Cell 2
DNFAizhan Zhaparova (Rus) RusVeloRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFMaaike Polspoel (Bel) Sengers Ladies Cycling TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFAlice Maria Arzuffi (Ita) BePinkRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFDoris Schweizer (Swi) BePinkRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFIsabella Ferrari (Ita) Servetto FootonRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFLieselot Decroix (Bel) Cyclelive Plus-ZannataRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFMonique Van De Ree (Ned) Cyclelive Plus-ZannataRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFLourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Spa) Bizkaia-DurangoRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFAurore Verhoeven (Fra) FranceRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFSvetlana Stolbova (Rus) RussiaRow 101 - Cell 2
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Final World Cup Standings - Individuals
1Marianne Vos (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant429pts
2Emma Johansson (Swe) Orica-AIS302Row 1 - Cell 3
3Eleonora Van Dijk (Ned) Specialized-lululemon224Row 2 - Cell 3
4Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team158Row 3 - Cell 3
5Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Hitec Products UCK156Row 4 - Cell 3
6Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant101Row 5 - Cell 3
7Amy Pieters (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano80Row 6 - Cell 3
8Tetyana Riabchenko (Ukr) Chirio Forno D'Asolo75Row 7 - Cell 3
9Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle Honda69Row 8 - Cell 3
10Evelyn Stevens (USA) Specialized-lululemon60Row 9 - Cell 3
11Lucinda Brand (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant60Row 10 - Cell 3
12Rossella Ratto (Ita) Hitec Products UCK59Row 11 - Cell 3
13Kirsten Wild (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano58Row 12 - Cell 3
14Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team58Row 13 - Cell 3
15Amanda Spratt (Aus) Orica-AIS55Row 14 - Cell 3
16Alena Amialiusik (Blr) BePink55Row 15 - Cell 3
17Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Orica-AIS50Row 16 - Cell 3
18Trixi Worrack (Ger) Specialized-lululemon44Row 17 - Cell 3
19Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Specialized-lululemon44Row 18 - Cell 3
20Loes Gunnewijk (Ned) Orica-AIS43Row 19 - Cell 3
21Adrie Visser (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team40Row 20 - Cell 3
22Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) Lotto Belisol Ladies38Row 21 - Cell 3
23Chantal Blaak (Ned) Team TIBCO38Row 22 - Cell 3
24Christine Majerus (Lux) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team37Row 23 - Cell 3
25Chloe Hosking (Aus) Hitec Products UCK36Row 24 - Cell 3
26Oxana Kozonchuk (Rus) RusVelo35Row 25 - Cell 3
27Shelley Olds (USA) Team TIBCO35Row 26 - Cell 3
28Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Wiggle Honda33Row 27 - Cell 3
29Roxane Knetemann (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant32Row 28 - Cell 3
30Thalita De Jong (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant30Row 29 - Cell 3
31Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Vienne Futuroscope27Row 30 - Cell 3
32Sara Mustonen (Swe) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team27Row 31 - Cell 3
33Jessie Daams (Bel) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team27Row 32 - Cell 3
34Marijn De Vries (Ned) Lotto Belisol Ladies27Row 33 - Cell 3
35Shara Gillow (Aus) Orica-AIS25Row 34 - Cell 3
35Melissa Hoskins (Aus) Orica-AIS25Row 35 - Cell 3
37Vera Koedooder (Ned) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team24Row 36 - Cell 3
38Charlotte Becker (Ger) Wiggle Honda24Row 37 - Cell 3
39Marta Tagliaferro (Ita) MCipollini Giordana24Row 38 - Cell 3
40Dani King (GBr) Wiggle Honda23Row 39 - Cell 3
41Noemi Cantele (Ita) BePink22Row 40 - Cell 3
42Carmen Small (USA) Specialized-lululemon22Row 41 - Cell 3
43Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team21Row 42 - Cell 3
44Maaike Polspoel (Bel) Sengers Ladies Cycling Team20Row 43 - Cell 3
45Janneke Kanis (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano20Row 44 - Cell 3
46Tatiana Antoshina (Rus) MCipollini Giordana18Row 45 - Cell 3
47Kim De Baat (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team18Row 46 - Cell 3
48Amber Neben (USA) Pasta Zara-Cogeas18Row 47 - Cell 3
49Linda Melanie Villumsen (NZl) Wiggle Honda16Row 48 - Cell 3
50Emilia Fahlin (Swe) Hitec Products UCK16Row 49 - Cell 3
51Pascale Jeuland (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope16Row 50 - Cell 3
52Pauline Ferrand Prevot (Fra) Rabobank Liv/Giant16Row 51 - Cell 3
53Alexandra Burchenkova (Rus) RusVelo15Row 52 - Cell 3
53Anastasiya Chulkova (Rus) RusVelo15Row 53 - Cell 3
53Aizhan Zhaparova (Rus) RusVelo15Row 54 - Cell 3
56Elena Cecchini (Ita) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team15Row 55 - Cell 3
57Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (Fra) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team15Row 56 - Cell 3
58Taryn Heather (Aus)14Row 57 - Cell 3
58Emily Roper (Aus)14Row 58 - Cell 3
58Grace Sulzberger (Aus)14Row 59 - Cell 3
58Amy Cure (Aus)14Row 60 - Cell 3
62Fabiana Luperini (Ita) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team14Row 61 - Cell 3
63Romy Kasper (Ger) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team13Row 62 - Cell 3
64Julie Leth (Den) Hitec Products UCK12Row 63 - Cell 3
64Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen (Nor) Hitec Products UCK12Row 64 - Cell 3
66Megan Guarnier (USA) Rabobank Liv/Giant12Row 65 - Cell 3
67Claudia Häusler (Ger) Team TIBCO11Row 66 - Cell 3
67Jasmin Glaesser (Can) Team TIBCO11Row 67 - Cell 3
69Julia Martisova (Rus) Chirio Forno D'Asolo11Row 68 - Cell 3
70Elke Gebhardt (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano10Row 69 - Cell 3
70Esra Tromp (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano10Row 70 - Cell 3
72Katarzyna Pawlowska (Pol) GSD Gestion-Kallisto10Row 71 - Cell 3
73Patricia Schwager (Swi) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team9Row 72 - Cell 3
73Giuseppina Grassi Herrera (Mex) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team9Row 73 - Cell 3
73Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team9Row 74 - Cell 3
76Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Wiggle Honda9Row 75 - Cell 3
77Iris Slappendel (Ned) Rabobank Liv/Giant8Row 76 - Cell 3
78Hanna Helamb (Swe) Cramo Go:Green8Row 77 - Cell 3
78Alexandra Nessmar (Swe) Cramo Go:Green8Row 78 - Cell 3
78Sjöblom Linnea (Swe) Cramo Go:Green8Row 79 - Cell 3
78Mirella Ehrin (Swe) Cramo Go:Green8Row 80 - Cell 3
78Madelene Olsson (Swe) Cramo Go:Green8Row 81 - Cell 3
78Martina Thomasson (Swe) Cramo Go:Green8Row 82 - Cell 3
84Aurore Verhoeven (Fra) Team Futurumshop8Row 83 - Cell 3
85Elena Kuchinskaya (Rus) RusVelo8Row 84 - Cell 3
86Thrude Karlsen (Nor)7Row 85 - Cell 3
86Tina Andreassen (Nor)7Row 86 - Cell 3
86Hildegunn Hovdenak (Nor)7Row 87 - Cell 3
86Ingrid Lorvik (Nor)7Row 88 - Cell 3
86Camilla Sørgjerd (Nor)7Row 89 - Cell 3
91Carlee Taylor (Aus) Lotto Belisol Ladies7Row 90 - Cell 3
92Simona Frapporti (Ita) BePink7Row 91 - Cell 3
93Liesbet De Vocht (Bel) Rabobank Liv/Giant7Row 92 - Cell 3
94Annalisa Cucinotta (Ita) Servetto Footon6Row 93 - Cell 3
94Simona Bortolotti (Ita) Servetto Footon6Row 94 - Cell 3
94Veronica Cornolti (Ita) Servetto Footon6Row 95 - Cell 3
94Emma Marcelli (Ita) Servetto Footon6Row 96 - Cell 3
98Edwige Pitel (Fra) S.C. Michela Fanini-Rox6Row 97 - Cell 3
99Inga Cilvinaite (Ltu) Pasta Zara-Cogeas6Row 98 - Cell 3
100Alexia Muffat (Fra) Lointek4Row 99 - Cell 3
101Roxane Fournier (Fra)4Row 100 - Cell 3
102Annelies Dom (Bel) Cyclelive Plus-Zannata4Row 101 - Cell 3
103Nina Kessler (Ned) Boels Dolmans Cycling Team3Row 102 - Cell 3
104Amélie Rivat (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope3Row 103 - Cell 3
105Annelies Van Doorslaer (Bel) Cyclelive Plus-Zannata2Row 104 - Cell 3
106Ashlynn Van Baarle (Ned) Faren-Let's Go Finland Team2Row 105 - Cell 3
107Lucie Pader (Fra) Bourgogne-Pro Dialog2Row 106 - Cell 3
108Jolien D'hoore (Bel) Lotto Belisol Ladies1Row 107 - Cell 3
109Mascha Pijnenborg (Ned) Team Futurumshop1Row 108 - Cell 3
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Final World Cup Standings - Teams
1Rabobank Liv/Giant695pts
2Orica - AIS500Row 1 - Cell 3
3Specialized - lululemon394Row 2 - Cell 3
4Hitec Products UCK291Row 3 - Cell 3
5Sengers Ladies Cycling Team239Row 4 - Cell 3
6Team Argos - Shimano176Row 5 - Cell 3
7Wiggle Honda166Row 6 - Cell 3
8Boels Dolmans Cycling Team159Row 7 - Cell 3
9Faren Kuota112Row 8 - Cell 3
10Team TIBCO95Row 9 - Cell 3
11RusVelo88Row 10 - Cell 3
12Chirio Forno D'asolo86Row 11 - Cell 3
13Bepink84Row 12 - Cell 3
14Lotto Belisol Ladies73Row 13 - Cell 3
15Australia56Row 14 - Cell 3
16MCipollini Giordana42Row 15 - Cell 3
17France36Row 16 - Cell 3
18Cramo Go:Green32Row 17 - Cell 3
19Vienne Futuroscope30Row 18 - Cell 3
20Norway28Row 19 - Cell 3
21Servetto Footon24Row 20 - Cell 3
21Pasta Zara - Cogeas24Row 21 - Cell 3
23Gsd Gestion - Kallisto10Row 22 - Cell 3
24Cyclelive Plus - Zannata6Row 23 - Cell 3
25Lointek4Row 24 - Cell 3
26Team Futurumshop.nl1Row 25 - Cell 3

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