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Cat Ferguson breaks new ground to take Tour of Britain lead after crash-packed stage
The 19-year-old Cat Ferguson prevailed in foul conditions at the finish to claim victory on a crash-packed stage three of the Women's Tour of Britain and with it the general classification lead. It was her first UCI Women's World Tour stage victory. Ferguson (Movistar) from Skipton, North Yorkshire, surged clear across the cobbles in Kelso to lead home a British one-two in front of Josie Nelson (Picnic-PostNL). New Zealand's Ally Wollaston (FDJ-Suez) finished third, with the Dutch rider Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team ADQ) in fourth. Advertisement Stage three result 1 Cat Ferguson (GB/Movistar) 3h 42m 37s 2 Josie Nelson (GB/Picnic-PostNL) same time 3 Ally Wollaston (NZ/FDJ-Suez) st 4 Karlijn Swinkels (Neth/UAE-Team ADQ) st 5 Eleonora Gasparrini (Ita/UAE-Team ADQ) +3s 6 Millie Couzens (GB National Team) +38s 7 Quinty Ton (Neth/Liv-Alula-Jayco) same time 8 Imogen Wolff (GB/Visma Lease A Bike) st 9 Charlotte Kool (Neth/Picnic-PostNL) st 10 Marta Lach (Pol/SD Worx-Protime) st General classification 1 Cat Ferguson (GB/Movistar) 8h 39m 42s 2 Ally Wollaston (NZ/FDJ-Suez) +3s 3 Karlijn Swinkels (Neth/UAE-Team ADQ) +12s 4 Riejanne Markus (Neth/Lidl-Trek) +40s 5 Megan Jastrab (US/Picnic-PostNL) +52s Advertisement 6 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den/Canyon-SRAM) +52s 7 Quinty Ton (Neth/Liv-Alula-Jayco) +56s 8 Anna Henderson (GB/Lidl-Trek) +56s 9 Millie Couzens (GB National Team) +59s 10 Amber Kraak (Neth/FDJ-Suez) + 1m 5s It propelled Ferguson past the leader Kristen Faulkner – who finished more than three minutes down – and into the overall lead with Sunday's final stage to come. Wollaston trails by three seconds in the provisional general classification, with Swinkels a further nine seconds back, and Riejanne Markus (Lidl-Trek) fourth, 40 seconds behind Ferguson. The stage was marred by a number of crashes with several riders forced to abandon, among them previous race leader Kim Le Court. Advertisement 'This was one of the races I was most excited to do this season. I really wanted to come here in good form and show Britain how good I can be and I think I proved that,' said Ferguson. 'It's really emotional, even talking about it now. 'We worked well together as a group and I knew that if I positioned myself well into that final corner I could probably win the sprint. It was useful we'd done it before, in the intermediate sprint. I knew it was better to be second wheel and then launch first because you lose some momentum on the cobbles and it's hard to build it back up.' On the final stage Ferguson said: 'I'm a little bit nervous. It's going to be a rough night's sleep, I really want to hold on to this jersey. We'll see how it goes around the streets of Glasgow. I've raced there before and we've got a strong and motivated team. We'll do our best to defend it.'
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a day ago
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Ferguson wins stage three to claim overall lead
Teenager Cat Ferguson secured victory on stage three to take the overall leader's green jersey at the Tour of Britain Women. The 19-year-old Briton, riding for Movistar, launched her attack with 150m remaining and held off compatriot Josie Nelson and New Zealand's Ally Wollaston to the line. Advertisement Ferguson moved into the overall lead because of the time bonus attributed to winning the stage, with FDJ-Suez's Wollaston three seconds behind. Denmark's Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, of Canyon Sram-Zondacrypto, launched the initial attack on the final climb with 25km to go, with Ferguson and Team Picnic-PostNL's Nelson for company. Karlijn Swinkels and Eleonora Gasparrini of UAE Team ADQ and Wollaston bridged the gap before Ludwig fell away with a mechanical problem to leave a runaway group of five. Ferguson then made her move in the closing stages to claim a first World Tour stage victory. Advertisement "I'm over the moon. This was one of the races I was most excited to do this season, and I really wanted to come here in good form and show Britain how good I can be. I think I proved that today," she said. "It's really emotional. It's so lovely to have my family here, and it really is a team win, the team really supported me, and I feel so lucky to have them. "We worked well together and I knew that if I positioned myself well into that final corner, I could probably win the sprint." The fourth and final stage takes place in Glasgow on Sunday. Stage three results Cat Ferguson (GB/Movistar Team) 3hrs 42mins 37secs Josie Nelson (GB/Team Picnic-PostNL) Same time Ally Wollaston (NZ/FDJ-Suez) Same time Karlijn Swinkels (Ned/UAE-Team ADQ) Same time Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini (Ita/UAE-Team ADQ) +03secs Millie Couzens (GB) +38secs Quinty Ton (Ned/Liv AlUla-Jayco) Same time Imogen Wolff (GB/Visma-Lease a Bike) Same time Sarah Van Dam (Can/Ceratizit) Same time Charlotte Kool (Ned/Team Picnic-PostNL) Same time General classification after stage three
BBC News
a day ago
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Ferguson wins stage three to claim overall lead
Teenager Cat Ferguson secured victory on stage three to take the overall leader's green jersey at the Tour of Britain 19-year-old Briton, riding for Movistar, launched her attack with 150m remaining and held off compatriot Josie Nelson and New Zealand's Ally Wollaston to the moved into the overall lead because of the time bonus attributed to winning the stage, with FDJ-Suez's Wollaston three seconds Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, of Canyon Sram-Zondacrypto, launched the initial attack on the final climb with 25km to go, with Ferguson and Team Picnic-PostNL's Nelson for Swinkels and Eleonora Gasparrini of UAE Team ADQ and Wollaston bridged the gap before Ludwig fell away with a mechanical problem to leave a runaway group of then made her move in the closing stages to claim a first World Tour stage victory."I'm over the moon. This was one of the races I was most excited to do this season, and I really wanted to come here in good form and show Britain how good I can be. I think I proved that today," she said."It's really emotional. It's so lovely to have my family here, and it really is a team win, the team really supported me, and I feel so lucky to have them."We worked well together and I knew that if I positioned myself well into that final corner, I could probably win the sprint."The fourth and final stage takes place in Glasgow on Sunday. Stage three results Cat Ferguson (GB/Movistar Team) 3hrs 42mins 37secsJosie Nelson (GB/Team Picnic-PostNL) Same timeAlly Wollaston (NZ/FDJ-Suez) Same timeKarlijn Swinkels (Ned/UAE-Team ADQ) Same timeEleonora Camilla Gasparrini (Ita/UAE-Team ADQ) +03secsMillie Couzens (GB) +38secsQuinty Ton (Ned/Liv AlUla-Jayco) Same timeImogen Wolff (GB/Visma-Lease a Bike) Same timeSarah Van Dam (Can/Ceratizit) Same timeCharlotte Kool (Ned/Team Picnic-PostNL) Same time General classification after stage three Cat Ferguson (GB/Movistar Team) 8hrs 39mins 42secsAlly Wollaston (NZ/FDJ-Suez) +03secsKarlijn Swinkels (Ned/UAE-Team ADQ) +12secsRiejanne Markus (Ned/Lidl-Trek) +40secsSarah Van Dam (Can/Ceratizit) +52secsMegan Jastrab (USA/Team Picnic-PostNL) Same timeCecilie Uttrup-Ludwig (Den/Canyon Sram-Zondacrypto) Same timeQuinty Ton (Ned/Liv AlUla-Jayco) +56secsAnna Henderson (GB/Lidl-Trek) Same timeMillie Couzens (GB) +59secs
The Guardian
a day ago
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- The Guardian
Cat Ferguson breaks new ground to take Tour of Britain lead after crash-packed stage
The 19-year-old home rider Cat Ferguson prevailed in foul conditions at the finish to claim victory on a crash-packed stage three of the Women's Tour of Britain, and with it the general classification lead. Ferguson (Movistar) from Skipton, North Yorkshire, surged clear across the cobbles in Kelso to lead home a British one-two in front of Josie Nelson (Picnic-PostNL). New Zealand's Ally Wollaston (FDJ-Suez) finished third, with Dutch rider Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team ADQ) in fourth. It propels Ferguson past previous leader Kristen Faulkner – who finished more than three minutes down – and into the overall lead with just Sunday's final stage to come. Wollaston trails by just three seconds in the provisional general classification, with Swinkels a further nine seconds back, and Riejanne Markus (Lidl-Trek) fourth, 40 seconds behind Ferguson. The stage was marred by a host of crashes with a number forced to abandon, among them previous race leader Kim Le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal). Ferguson prevailed in a frantic finale to claim her first UCI Women's World Tour stage victory. This report will update soon
