Ewers holds on for second overall while Franz takes third in US stage race
Skylar Schneider (L39ION of Los Angeles) in pink leader's jersey during stage 4 criterium at Joe Martin Stage Race(Image credit: Tom Ewart/ Joe Martin Stage Race)
Skylar Schneider (L39ION of Los Angeles) won the stage 4 Experience Fayetteville Criterium on Sunday and claimed the overall title at the 2021 Joe Martin Stage Race. She grabbed the pink leader’s jersey with a win on the opening day of racing in the four-day UCI stage race and never let go.
"I'm extremely happy that we were able to bring home the pink (leader’s) jersey. This has pretty much been my biggest goal all year,” Schneider said. “To bring this one home feels really good. It shows the L39ION is more than just a crit team, and the women's team is definitely on the right path to becoming bigger and better next year.”
Veronica Ewers (Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank) finished second overall in the general classification with a podium finish all four days, including second place in the technical criterium. Rally Cycling’s Heidi Franz took third on GC.
The L39ION of Los Angeles squad started their first-ever stage race with a four-rider squad, but lost Amber Joseph and US Pro criterium champion Kendall Ryan after the hilly stage 1.
“I'm really grateful to Julyn [Aguila Hernandez] for being here and helping me. Unfortunately we lost the rest of the squad after the first day so it was the two of us against full teams. We gave everything and it was enough. I think we spoke with our legs this week, and we made a big statement and now we get to celebrate," Schneider added.
Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank had a solid week, Emma Langley took home a pair of stage wins, plus the Queen of the Mountains jersey in addition to Ewers’ success. It was all TIBCO on the uphill stage 3 time trial as the team swept the podium, Langley taking the win.
DNA Pro Cycling’s Maggie Coles-Lyster led start to finish in the best young rider classification, adding a fourth-place finish in the criterium to two other top 10s.
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The Joe Martin Stage Race is a four-day, four-stage professional men and women's cycling race typically held in early spring in Fayetteville, Arkansas. After cancellation last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers moved the race to the August time slot for its 44th anniversary. 2021 marked the seventh year the race has been part o f the UCI America Tour.
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Full results
Pos.
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Skylar Schneider (USA) L39ION of Los Angeles
50:44:00
2
Veronica Ewers (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
3
Emma White (USA) Rally Cycling
4
Maggie Coles-Lyster (Can) DNA Pro Cycling Team
5
Samantha Runnels (USA) 3T/Q+M Cycling
6
Rachel Langdon (GBr) Instafund Racing
7
Heidi Franz (USA) Rally Cycling
8
Holly Henry (Can) Instafund Racing
9
Clara Honsinger (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
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