Tour of Britain Women stage 1: Letizia Paternoster beats Lotte Kopecky to opening stage victory

Letizia Paternoster (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) received stage 1 of the Tour of Britain Women, profitable the dash of a entrance group of 9 in opposition to Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) with Pfeiffer Georgi (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) ending third.

The British champion’s transfer on the second-category climb of Ty’n y Llidiart was what led to the entrance group of 9 riders getting away.

With two WWT groups and the British nationwide crew represented by two riders every, they constructed a bonus of just about 4 minutes on what remained of the peloton after a tough stage by the Welsh mountains.

Despite an assault by Anna Henderson (Great Britain), the breakaway stayed collectively unto the Promenade in Llandudno the place Christine Majerus (SD Worx-Protime) led out the dash. Kopecky kicked with 200 metres to go, however on the ultimate metres, Paternoster got here all over the world champion to take her first victory since stage 1 of the 2019 Tour Down Under.

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