Tour of Scandinavia

2022 - 8 - 13

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Demi Vollering out of Tour of Scandinavia after stage 4 crash (Cyclingnews.com)

Fisher-Black was treated for a shoulder injury while Vollering underwent a concussion protocol. Team SD Worx announced early on Saturday that Fisher-Black had ...

After negotiating two roundabouts in quick succession, Vollering, Fisher-Black and their teammate Anna Shackley as well as Arianna Fidanza (Team BikeExchange-Jayco) and Justine Ghekiere (Plantur-Pura) went down in the middle of the peloton. With eight kilometres to go, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ SUEZ Futuroscope) had six riders crash right in front of her but just managed to brake in time and avoided crashing herself. Vollering and her teammate Niamh Fisher-Black finished five minutes down and received medical attention afterwards.

Uttrup Ludwig takes a brilliant stage win at the Tour of Scandinavia (Cycling Weekly)

The Danish champion takes the mountain top win and the overall lead with one stage to go after an impressive showing from the Brits.

A couple of kilometres later, Brit Sophie Wright (UAE-ADQ) attacked and was quickly allowed a gap. The 25 year-old Dutch rider built a lead of almost one minute before being reeled back in, allowing Alison Jackson (Liv-Xstra) to win the intermediate sprint and consolidate her points classification lead. But, as has happened in the four previous stages the race would not settle, and a series of moves saw a group of seven form around Roy at the front. 9. Esmee Peperkamp (Ned) DSM at same time With 30km to go and Wright’s lead more than two minutes, Liv-Xstra’s Valerie Demey was up to her old tricks, and headed off in pursuit. 2. Liane Lippert (Ger) DSM at 17 sec Just five kilometres further on she was caught. 2. Liane Lippert (Ger) DSM at 01 sec There were a couple of short sharp intermediate climbs though, the peloton looping around the start town of Vikersund, before heading north west and into the mountainous wilderness. However, with SDWorx losing their three strongest climbers, Demi Vollering, Niamh Fisher-Black and Scot, Anna Shackley the dynamics of the race were likely to be different, and the chance of Marianne Vos defending her 20 second overall lead increased slightly. She will need to be attentive on Sunday’s final stage, though. It was an excellent day for the British riders too.

Vollering, Fisher-Black, Shackley out of Tour of Scandinavia (CyclingTips)

SD Worx unfortunately started the Queen stage with only three riders. ... Demi Vollering, SD Worx's hope for general classification victory at the Tour of ...

SD Worx reported late on Friday that Fisher-Black, who won the Youth classification at the Giro Donne in 2021 and 2022, would not continue in the race due to a fractured collarbone. Vollering’s teammates Niamh Fisher-Black and Anna Shackley were also absent from the Queen stage start line. Demi Vollering, SD Worx’s hope for general classification victory at the Tour of Scandinavia, did not start stage 5 after crashing in the final kilometres of the previous stage.

Tour of Scandinavia: Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig takes stage 5 victory and ... (VeloNews)

Danish star outsprints Lianne Lippert on 'queen stage' as Marianne Vos loses grip on yellow jersey.

Though Uttrup Ludwig has a lead on the GC, the Dane will have to be alert on a stage that lends itself well to attacks from her competitors. Uttrup Ludwig took a second on Lippert on the line, and now leads the overall classification by 17 seconds. This pair went clear, putting a big gap between them and the chasers led by Anouska Koster (Jumbo-Visma) and Bradbury. Despite their efforts, the second group struggled to make inroads on the leaders, and it was head-to-head between Lippert and Uttrup Ludwig going into the final kilometer. Starting the climb, it was FDJ-Suez-Futuroscope who were leading the peloton in support of Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, setting a pace that already saw riders distanced in the first kilometer of the 11km ascent. On the second categorized climb of the day, mountains jersey wearer Amber Kraak (Jumbo Visma) took three points behind Lucinda Brand (Trek-Segafredo) which mathematically secured victory in the classification, provided she finishes the race. The day started with a very early solo breakaway as Esmée Peperkamp (Team DSM) got herself up the road in the opening kilometers of the stage, quickly building an advantage of 20 seconds on the peloton.

Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig takes over Tour of Scandinavia lead with ... (Canadian Cycling Magazine)

The Tour of Scandinavia held its queen stage on Saturday, with a summit finish in Norway where Dane Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig triumphed and took over the yellow ...

Liane Lippert of DSM attacked with 3.1 km to climb and Ludwig, seventh place in the Tour de France Femmes, went with her. Brit Sophie Wright escaped soon after Prestfoss and was the rabbit to chase until she was caught 3 km from the start of the Norefjell climb. The summit finish came after 11.1 km of 5.4 percent.

Highlights: Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig races to brilliant Stage 5 triumph at ... (Eurosport.com)

Highlights: Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig raced to a brilliant Stage 5 triumph at the Tour of Scandinavia 2022. The 26-year-old stormed clear and through the line ...

Manly breaks Vos' 4th stage winning streak in Scandinavia Tour (Webringnet)

Alex Manly (BikeExchange-Jayco) lastly broke Marianne Vos's successful streak and sprinted out of a late breakout simply because the peloton started to meet ...

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