Former World U23 Time Trial Champion Vittoria Guazzini (FDJ-SUEZ) has claimed the opening stage of the Tour Féminin International des Pyrénées.
Recently fourth and third in sprints within the Volta a Catalunya Femenina, the younger Italian rider was clearly the quickest within the group of 13 that disputed the end of a rolling 129-kilometre day’s racing between Goudon and Lourdes.
Second was Australia’s Josie Talbot (Cofidis Women) with Marcela Prieto (BMC-Patobike) in third.
According to Cyclism’actu, Cofidis Women have been amongst the important thing protagonists of the day, as Morgane Coston pushed on early and was solely caught round 12 kilometres from the road.The rolling terrain and quick tempo all day shattered the peloton, leaving some two dozen riders forward within the closing hour and permitting quite a few late breakaways to kind.
Three attackers tried a transfer with some three kilometres to go, with Prieto considered one of their quantity and staying out forward to struggle for the dash. However, an extended dash from Guazzini noticed her come previous Prieto and fend off Talbot by a cushty margin for the win – her second of the yr after a triumph in March in very completely different territory, on the Belgian cobbled Classic of Le Samyn des Dames.
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