Tour of Scandinavia

Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) produced a typically dominant sprinting performance to take the first stage of the inaugural Tour of Scandinavia.

I was a little bit worried, but the only thing you can do is stay calm and hope for the best." "I saw Demi and Floortje Mackaij going. It was fast, really difficult to get more speed, so I am really happy I could keep it." It was quite nervous actually for the whole race, but in the final of everyone wants to get there. [I got] a perfect last lead-out by Linda Riedmann, she led me to the train of Trek and from there I launched my sprint. "It was very, very fast.

Megan Jastrab (Team DSM) surfed the wheels to secure second whilst Shari Bossuyt (Canyon-SRAM) took third. Vos is back on the top step of the podium after ...

Dutchwoman beats Megan Jastrab and Shari Bossuyt in Helsingør. Dutchwoman beats Megan Jastrab and Shari Bossuyt in Helsingør. Megan Jastrab (Team DSM) surfed the wheels to secure second whilst Shari Bossuyt (Canyon-SRAM) took third.

The peloton couldn't handle the Jumbo-Visma rider's sprint on the opening stage of the race.

Brand kicked as they went under the flamme rouge, Amalie Dideriksen (Trek-Segafredo) directly on her wheel and with a small gap to the riders behind. Shari Bossuyt (Canyon-Sram) came third. Instead, it was Vos who came storming through the pack, astutely using the riders around her to launch at exactly the right moment, something we have become so accustomed to over the years. Lucinda Brand then took control, Bäckstedt unable to continue heading into the final 3km. Multiple attacks kept coming as the race reached the 10km mark, but nothing could stick as a bunch sprint became ever-more likely. Both Vollering and Vos were in prime position for the closing stages of the race, their teams leading the bunch towards the line with a quick but manageable tempo. SD Worx pair Vollering and Elena Cecchini saw this as an opportunity to leave the bunch trailing behind, hoping riders would fail to counter their attack. Over the next 15km riders counter-attacked from the peloton, trying to reel the Tour de France Femmes stage three winner back into the group. Parkhotel Valkenburg were clearly eager to have a rider out front, as Lieke Nooijen attacked at the halfway mark. Stage five is the only mountain stage on the six days, and could prove decisive with a summit finish up Norefjell. Trek-Segafredo dragged the front of the bunch along, Elynor Bäckstedt and Lucinda Brand both working hard for the team, and, at the flamme rouge, Chloe Hosking upped the tempo once more. While the final 25km saw attempts from plenty of different riders, the peloton managed to maintain a relatively comfortable pace and distance over the smooth Danish roads.

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“With newcomer Sina Frei, we have someone who has a very technical background in mountain biking. “The fact that talents like Sina can make the combination in this way is only beneficial for the width of women's cycling." She also lined up at the World Championships road race in Flanders, where she came 15th.

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Megan Jastrab (Team DSM) surfed the wheels to secure second whilst Shari Bossuyt (Canyon-SRAM) took third. Vos is back on the top step of the podium after ...

5 5 With 10km to go the race regrouped, and despite the GC riders’ efforts, the stage looked set to culminate in a bunch finish in Helsingør. Despite the flat finish, there wasn’t a huge wealth of sprinters on the start line Tuesday and so many teams were motivated to make the race hard rather than roll in for a bunch sprint. Alison Jackson (Liv Racing Xstra) took maximum points at the second intermediate sprint. “Of course, it’s nice to do this as a team.

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Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles. Vollering, Vos, Uttrup Ludwig, and Floortje Mackaij (Team DSM) attacked over the top of the climb on the last lap but did not get away. Reaching the finishing circuit around Helsingør for two laps à 14.8 km, the peloton got ready for the second mountain sprint of the day. Gerritse was caught again soon, and there was no real breakaway for the rest of the stage. But she always works for the team, so it's nice to do something in support of her, and today both plans worked out. I was behind the train of Trek, Linda Riedmann led me there and kept the space for me so I could save energy as long as possible.

Marianne Vos has won the first stage of the Tour of Scandinavia. In the streets of Elsinore the rider of Team Jumbo-Visma was in a class of her own and…

At about two hundred metres from the finish line Vos found a gap and showed she was the fastest sprinter in the field. As a result, the Team Jumbo-Visma rider will start in the mountain jersey tomorrow. Because of this victory, Vos will start tomorrow in the leader's jersey.

Canada' Alison Jackson took two of three intermediate sprints on Tuesday's opening stage of the UCI Women's WorldTour Tour of Scandinavia to dance in the ...

Anna Gabrielle Traxler is racing for Roland Cogeas Edelweiss. On Tuesday Jackson placed 21st in the bunch sprint, while Kirchmann placed 56th and Traxler came last. Last year Alison Jackson won the green jersey in that final, eighth edition. Jackson had enough points to stay clear of Tuesday’s winner, Marianne Vos, who bounced back from disappointment at being disqualified in Sunday’s one-day Postnord Vårgårda WestSweden WorldTour race.

The Dutch rider was perfectly positioned in the final, picking the wheel of Swede Emila Fahlin (FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope) who opened her sprint early on. Vos only ...

8. Floortje Mackaij (ned) DSM 7. Floortje Mackaij (Ned) DSM It did preface some action though, teams upping the pace every time an exposed stretch of road emerged. But once again they came to nothing and the race remained stubbornly together. At one stage a group of women escaped, but cooperation was missing and it came back, though with crosswinds threatening the peloton remained active. Vos only came over the top in the final 20 metres, beating Fahlin into second place by less than a wheel.

The Dutchwoman just pipped Emilia Fahlin (FDJ-Suez-Futuroscope) on the line, denying the Swedish rider a victory on her home stage. Barbara Guarischi (Movistar) ...

0:00 Thursday’s stage from Moss to Sarpsborg takes in 119km of rolling terrain before a finishing circuit in Sarpsborg and culminating in a short, punchy climb to the line. There was no change in any of the classifications with Vos, Jackson, Jastrab, and Kraak wearing yellow, green, white and the mountains jerseys respectively. A slight touch of wheels at the back of the peloton saw former Swedish champion Fahlin and sprinter Barbara Guarischi (Movistar) go down, but both quickly returned to the bunch. Everybody was looking at each other, waiting for action, and then the final was just a lot of speed.” Barbara Guarischi (Movistar) took third.

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Though the Swedish Vårgårda races did not end up forming part of the proposed race, stage 2 in Sweden still gave Fahlin a rare chance to race at home. “It’s coming now, my form is on the way up. “I wanted to change something from my sprint yesterday [where she came 9th],” she said after the stage.

The Dutchwoman just pipped Emilia Fahlin (FDJ-Suez-Futuroscope) on the line, denying the Swedish rider a victory on her home stage. Barbara Guarischi (Movistar) ...

Barbara Guarischi (Movistar) took third. Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) sprinted to the win on stage 2 of the Tour of Scandinavia, her second win in a row after winning in Denmark on Tuesday. The Dutchwoman just pipped Emilia Fahlin (FDJ-Suez-Futuroscope) on the line, denying the Swedish rider a victory on her home stage.