Lizzie Deignan takes Women's Tour glory by two seconds

15 June 2019 01:32
British rider holds off Katarzyna Niewiadom to winAmy Pieters sprints home in concluding sixth stageLizzie Deignan took victory in the Women’s Tour after pipping Katarzyna Niewiadoma by just two seconds, the smallest winning margin in the race’s history.The Trek-Segafredo rider finished eighth after a bunch sprint on the concluding sixth stage to Pembrey Country Park in Carmarthenshire, ahead of Niewiadoma. Amy Pieters won the stage. @AmyPieters wins the sixth and final stage of this year’s @OVOEnergy Women’s Tour at @ParkPembrey .@TrekSegafredo’s @lizziedeignan finishes safely within the front group to become our 2019 champion! #OVOWT #UCIWWT pic.twitter.com/B7ykZpcqOR#OVOWTFastest in the race, but not at opening the champagne! Congrats @lizziedeignan!! pic.twitter.com/ebrJqnalhr Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian