It’s still an American a top the standings in the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile but it’s not the same one that was there on Saturday. Evelyn Stevens used a big win to gain 24 seconds on Megan Guarnier and pass her for first place despite Guarnier finishing fifth. Mara Abbott made if three Americans in the top five with a fourth place finish, three seconds back, and moved into sixth overall, 36 seconds back. Kristabel Doebel-Hickok placed in the top 25 again, this time in 14th 1:14 back, and moved up to 17th, now 2:07 behind the leaders. The other Americans to finish in the top 100 were Amber Neben in 57th, Alexis Ryan in 81st, and Liza Rachetto in 95th. Neben is 5:24 back in 45th while Ryan is 80th.
Monday will be a competition long 74.6 mile stage. There will be regular stages all of the remaining days except for an individual time trial Friday. The Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile wraps up on Sunday the 10th.
Megan Guarnier may not have lead after day one but a second place finish on day two propelled her into an eight second lead in her quest for her third straight win. Guarnier was one of six to finish with the top time while Evelyn Stevens finished five seconds further back in seventh. Stevens jumped from 10th to fifth, 14 seconds back. Mara Abbott had a really strong day and finished ninth, nine seconds back, and made a massive move from 126th to 10th but still trails by 37 seconds. Two other Americans finished in the top 50, Kristabel Doebel-Hickok in 19th, 41 seconds back, and Amber Neben in 45th, 1:03 back. Doebel-Hickok is 25th overall, 57 seconds back, while Neben is 42nd, 1:18 back. The only other American to finish in the top 100 was Alexis Ryan in 95th, though she still sits at 81st overall.
Sunday will be a 69 mile stage. There will be regular stages all of the remaining days except for an individual time trial Friday. The Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile wraps up on Sunday the 10th.
Megan Guarnier once again is right in the thick of the things as she bids to win her third straight UCI Women’s World Tour event. Guarnier was fourth in the quick opening prologue, three seconds back. Guarnier was joined by Evelyn Stevens in the top ten, six seconds back in tenth. Alexis Ryan made it three in the top 25 with a 25th place finish nine seconds back. The other Americans were outside the top 50 though not much ground was lost on this day. Amber Neben was 58th, Kristabel Doebel-Hickok was 62nd, and Scotti Lechuga was 84th.
Saturday will be a 64.6 mile stage. There will be regular stages all of the remaining days except for an individual time trial next Friday. The Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile wraps up on Sunday the 10th.
Eight Americans will be in the field for the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile starting on Friday, including two-time winner this year Megan Guarnier. Evelyn Stevens, who has finished in the top four three times, and Kristabel Doebel-Hickok, ninth in the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic provide more top ten depth. Scott Lechuga, 15th in Philadelphia, Mara Abbott, 17th in the Amgen Tour of California, and Amber Neben, 24th in California provides even more contenders.
Friday will be a 1.2 mile prologue that will provide a little separation at the start. There will be regular stages all of the remaining days except for an individual time trial next Friday. The Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile wraps up on Sunday the 10th.
Katie Hall finished in the peloton in 43rd on Sunday at the Aviva Women’s Tour and that was enough to keep Hall in the top 25, finishing 22nd and 3:45 back. It wasn’t her best finish of the year, she had been better at both the races on American soil, but it did make three straight top 25 finishes.
Tayler Wiles ended up finishing 72nd on Sunday and was the only other American to finish the event. She finished 46th overall, 17:06 back.
The next UCI Women’s WorldTour event is the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile. It’s the longest race of the season, contested from July 1st through the 10th.
Katie Hall continued her track towards a top 25 finish at the Aviva Women’s Tour when she finished 35th in the fourth stage, 2:39 back. Hall did drop a spot overall to 24th and is 3:42 behind the leaders. Tayler Wiles in 68th and Alison Tetrick in 79th were the other finishers for the US. Wiles is still hanging in the top 50 overall, 14:58 back in 49th, while Tetrick is 79th.
For the first time the US didn’t have any riders that finished in the top 25 at the Aviva Women’s Tour but still had two finish in the top 50. Katie Hall and Tayler Wiles both finished 49 seconds behind the leaders with Hall in 43rd and Wiles in 45th. Hall actually stayed in 23rd and is now one minute back overall. Wiles is 48th overall and 5:57 back.
Finishing further back were Alison Tetrick in 79th and Lauren Rathbun in 85th. Tetrick is now 79th overall and Rathbun is 85th overall.
The fourth stage on Saturday will be 74.3 miles. The Aviva Women’s Tour runs through Sunday.
After a really large peloton on day one the second day’s peloton was slightly smaller. Just 27 riders deep the only American to finish in it was Katie Hall who finished 25th. The other Americans were further off the pace and finished outside the top 75. Alison Tetrick was 76th, Tayler Wiles was 81st, and Lauren Rathbun was 88th.
Hall is now 23rd overall, 17 seconds behind the leader, and the only American in contention. Tetrick is in 50th and 5:14 back. Wiles is in 74th with Rathbun the final rider still in the race in 88th.
The third stage on Friday will be the shortest of the event, 70 miles. The Aviva Women’s Tour runs through Sunday.
Alison Tetrick had her best stage finish of the year as she was eighth in first stage of The Aviva Women’s Tour. Yes, Tetrick was part of a large peloton, but it was a nice finish regardless. Also finishing in that peloton but further back were Katie Hall in 50th, Tayler Wiles in 61st, and Abigail Mickey in 64th.
The second stage on Thursday will be the longest of the event, 87 miles. The Aviva Women’s Tour runs through Sunday.
After seeing 40 or more riders from the US in the two races held on US soil it’s back to the more normal handful size group at the Aviva Women’s Tour. Of the four riding Katie Hall has the best finish, seventh in the Amgen Tour of California, and was also 14th in the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic. Tayler Wiles was also strong in California where she finished 20th. Lauren Rathbun is participating in her first race of the year.
The Aviva Women’s Tour starts with an 82-mile stage on Wednesday and runs through Sunday.