Tour de l'Ardeche: Arlenis Sierra wins stage 1

Arlenis Sierra (AR Monex Womens Pro Cycling Team) (Image credit: Getty Image)

Arlenis Sierra (AR Monex Womens Pro Cycling Team) won the opening stage of the Tour de l'Ardeche. The Cuban sprinter won the bunch sprint ahead of Marta Bastianelli (Ale BTC Ljubljana) and Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Movistar).

Sierra now leads the overall classification heading into stage 2's 122km race from Anneyron to Beauchastel on Thursday.

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Results
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Arlenis Sierra Canadilla (Cub) A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team	3:10:02
2	Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale' BTC Ljubljana
3	Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women
4	Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Trek-Segafredo
5	Lauren Stephens (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
6	Mieke Docx (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team
7	Ruth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo
8	Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) Liv Racing
9	Lucie Jounier (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team
10	Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper
11	Mavi Garcia (Spa) Ale' BTC Ljubljana
12	Leah Thomas (USA) Movistar Team Women
13	Thalita De Jong (Ned) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire
14	Ally Wollaston (NZl) NXTG Racing
15	Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Team BikeExchange
16	Teniel Campbell (TTo) Team BikeExchange
17	Maaike Coljé (Ned) Massi Tactic Women Team
18	Nadia Quagliotto (Ita) BePink
19	Rossella Ratto (Ita) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire
20	Typhaine Laurance (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team
21	Spela Kern (Slo) Massi Tactic Women Team
22	Paula Patiño Bedoya (Col) Movistar Team Women
23	Severine Eraud (Fra) Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime Women Cycling
24	Justine Ghekiere (Bel) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire
25	Mireia Benito Pellicer (Spa) Massi Tactic Women Team
26	Katia Ragusa (Ita) A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team
27	Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned) Liv Racing
28	Ilse Pluimers (Ned) NXTG Racing
29	Marine Allione (Fra) Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime Women Cycling
30	Claire Steels (GBr) Sopela Women's Team
31	Quinty Ton (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
32	Amelia Sharpe (GBr) NXTG Racing
33	Manon Souyris (Fra) Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime Women Cycling
34	Henrietta Christie (NZl) BePink
35	Lotte Claes (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team
36	Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team BikeExchange
37	Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Team BikeExchange
38	Alice Coutinho (Fra) Sopela Women's Team
39	Sandra Levenez (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team
40	Sofia Rogriguez (Spa) Sopela Women's Team
41	Bronwyn Macgregor (NZl) LVIV Cycling Team
42	Alicia Evans (NZl) LVIV Cycling Team
43	Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Liv Racing
44	Nina Kessler (Ned) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
45	Monika Brzezna (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper
46	Mireia Trias Jordan (Spa) Massi Tactic Women Team
47	Marion Colard (Fra) Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime Women Cycling
48	Veronica Ewers (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
49	Pauline Allin (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team
50	Lucinda Brand (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
51	Sophie Wright (GBr) Ale' BTC Ljubljana
52	Greta Richioud (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team
53	Emma Langley (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
54	Sophie Enever (GBr) LVIV Cycling Team
55	Amanda Spratt (Aus) Team BikeExchange
56	Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Movistar Team Women	0:00:16
57	Demi De Jong (Ned) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire
58	Amandine Fouquenet (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team	0:00:29
59	Alba Teruel Ribes (Spa) Movistar Team Women	0:00:38
60	Laura Tomasi (Ita) Ale' BTC Ljubljana	0:00:40
61	Chloe Hosking (Aus) Trek-Segafredo	0:02:18
62	Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek-Segafredo	0:02:19
63	Mariia Miliaeva (Rus) A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team	0:03:11
64	Gaia Masetti (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	0:03:13
65	Kate McCarthy (NZl) BePink
66	Giorgia Vettorello (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	0:03:15
67	Britt Knaven (Bel) NXTG Racing	0:03:17
68	Carola van de Wetering (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
69	Jade Teolis (Fra) A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team
70	Elisa Dalla Valle (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	0:03:20
71	Molly Patch (GBr) Sopela Women's Team
72	Marissa Baks (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
73	Kaja Rysz (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper
74	Vania Canvelli (Ita) BePink
75	Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Movistar Team Women	0:03:23
76	Maria Vittoria Sperotto (Ita) A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team
77	Jessica Allen (Aus) Team BikeExchange	0:03:25
78	Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Ale' BTC Ljubljana
79	Nicole Steigenga (Ned) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team
80	Katarzyna Wilkos (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper
81	Enara Lopez Gallastegi (Spa) Team Farto-BTC	0:06:21
82	Ariadna Gutierrez Arzaluz (Mex) A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team
83	Iris Monticolo (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
84	Ayesha McGowan (USA) Liv Racing
85	Inez Beijer (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
86	Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Liv Racing
87	Elynor Backstedt (GBr) Trek-Segafredo
88	Agua Marina Espinola (Spa) Massi Tactic Women Team
89	Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink
90	Charlotte Kool (Ned) NXTG Racing
91	Ewa Brozyna (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper
92	Mylene de Zoete (Ned) NXTG Racing
93	Maria Banlles Santamaria (Spa) Sopela Women's Team	0:11:06
94	Maeva Squiban (Fra) Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime Women Cycling	0:11:17
95	Barbara Sniezynska (Pol) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team	0:14:10
96	Diana Pedrosa (Por) Team Farto-BTC
97	Pilar Jimenez (Spa) Team Farto-BTC
98	Emily Newsom (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
99	Vanessa Michieletto (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
100	Leah Dixon (GBr) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
101	Azulde Britz (RSA) LVIV Cycling Team
102	Carla Fernandez Torres (Spa) Team Farto-BTC
103	Nienke Wasmus (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
104	Fiona Turnbull (GBr) LVIV Cycling Team	0:14:17
105	Lotte Popelier (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team	0:14:18
106	Marketa Hájková (Cze) BePink	0:20:26
DNF	Henrietta Colborne (GBr) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
DNF	Marga Lopez (Spa) LVIV Cycling Team

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General classification after stage 1
Pos.	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Arlenis Sierra Canadilla (Cub) A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team	3:10:02
2	Marta Bastianelli (Ita) Ale' BTC Ljubljana
3	Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women
4	Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Trek-Segafredo
5	Lauren Stephens (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
6	Mieke Docx (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team
7	Ruth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo
8	Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) Liv Racing
9	Lucie Jounier (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team
10	Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper
11	Mavi Garcia (Spa) Ale' BTC Ljubljana
12	Leah Thomas (USA) Movistar Team Women
13	Thalita De Jong (Ned) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire
14	Ally Wollaston (NZl) NXTG Racing
15	Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Spa) Team BikeExchange
16	Teniel Campbell (TTo) Team BikeExchange
17	Maaike Coljé (Ned) Massi Tactic Women Team
18	Nadia Quagliotto (Ita) BePink
19	Rossella Ratto (Ita) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire
20	Typhaine Laurance (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team
21	Spela Kern (Slo) Massi Tactic Women Team
22	Paula Patiño Bedoya (Col) Movistar Team Women
23	Severine Eraud (Fra) Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime Women Cycling
24	Justine Ghekiere (Bel) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire
25	Mireia Benito Pellicer (Spa) Massi Tactic Women Team
26	Katia Ragusa (Ita) A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team
27	Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned) Liv Racing
28	Ilse Pluimers (Ned) NXTG Racing
29	Marine Allione (Fra) Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime Women Cycling
30	Claire Steels (GBr) Sopela Women's Team
31	Quinty Ton (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
32	Amelia Sharpe (GBr) NXTG Racing
33	Manon Souyris (Fra) Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime Women Cycling
34	Henrietta Christie (NZl) BePink
35	Lotte Claes (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team
36	Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team BikeExchange
37	Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Team BikeExchange
38	Alice Coutinho (Fra) Sopela Women's Team
39	Sandra Levenez (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team
40	Sofia Rogriguez (Spa) Sopela Women's Team
41	Bronwyn Macgregor (NZl) LVIV Cycling Team
42	Alicia Evans (NZl) LVIV Cycling Team
43	Sabrina Stultiens (Ned) Liv Racing
44	Nina Kessler (Ned) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
45	Monika Brzezna (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper
46	Mireia Trias Jordan (Spa) Massi Tactic Women Team
47	Marion Colard (Fra) Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime Women Cycling
48	Veronica Ewers (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
49	Pauline Allin (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team
50	Lucinda Brand (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
51	Sophie Wright (GBr) Ale' BTC Ljubljana
52	Greta Richioud (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team
53	Emma Langley (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
54	Sophie Enever (GBr) LVIV Cycling Team
55	Amanda Spratt (Aus) Team BikeExchange
56	Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Movistar Team Women	0:00:16
57	Demi De Jong (Ned) Bingoal Casino-Chevalmeire
58	Amandine Fouquenet (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team	0:00:29
59	Alba Teruel Ribes (Spa) Movistar Team Women	0:00:38
60	Laura Tomasi (Ita) Ale' BTC Ljubljana	0:00:40
61	Chloe Hosking (Aus) Trek-Segafredo	0:02:18
62	Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek-Segafredo	0:02:19
63	Mariia Miliaeva (Rus) A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team	0:03:11
64	Gaia Masetti (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	0:03:13
65	Kate McCarthy (NZl) BePink
66	Giorgia Vettorello (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	0:03:15
67	Britt Knaven (Bel) NXTG Racing	0:03:17
68	Carola van de Wetering (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
69	Jade Teolis (Fra) A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team
70	Elisa Dalla Valle (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo	0:03:20
71	Molly Patch (GBr) Sopela Women's Team
72	Marissa Baks (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
73	Kaja Rysz (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper
74	Vania Canvelli (Ita) BePink
75	Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Movistar Team Women	0:03:23
76	Maria Vittoria Sperotto (Ita) A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team
77	Jessica Allen (Aus) Team BikeExchange	0:03:25
78	Maaike Boogaard (Ned) Ale' BTC Ljubljana
79	Nicole Steigenga (Ned) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team
80	Katarzyna Wilkos (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper
81	Enara Lopez Gallastegi (Spa) Team Farto-BTC	0:06:21
82	Ariadna Gutierrez Arzaluz (Mex) A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team
83	Iris Monticolo (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
84	Ayesha McGowan (USA) Liv Racing
85	Inez Beijer (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
86	Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Liv Racing
87	Elynor Backstedt (GBr) Trek-Segafredo
88	Agua Marina Espinola (Spa) Massi Tactic Women Team
89	Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink
90	Charlotte Kool (Ned) NXTG Racing
91	Ewa Brozyna (Pol) Mat Atom Deweloper
92	Mylene de Zoete (Ned) NXTG Racing
93	Maria Banlles Santamaria (Spa) Sopela Women's Team	0:11:06
94	Maeva Squiban (Fra) Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime Women Cycling	0:11:17
95	Barbara Sniezynska (Pol) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team	0:14:10
96	Diana Pedrosa (Por) Team Farto-BTC
97	Pilar Jimenez (Spa) Team Farto-BTC
98	Emily Newsom (USA) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
99	Vanessa Michieletto (Ita) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
100	Leah Dixon (GBr) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank
101	Azulde Britz (RSA) LVIV Cycling Team
102	Carla Fernandez Torres (Spa) Team Farto-BTC
103	Nienke Wasmus (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
104	Fiona Turnbull (GBr) LVIV Cycling Team	0:14:17
105	Lotte Popelier (Bel) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team	0:14:18
106	Marketa Hájková (Cze) BePink	0:20:26

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