HAHNDORF (AUSTRALIA) – Nella terza tappa del Santos Women’s Tour sale in cattedra la campionessa uscente Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton Scott) che, dopo 122,4 km da The Bend Motorsport Park a Hahndorf, si impone per distacco sull’arrivo in salita (foto Tour Down Under / Kevin Anderson). Seconda a 7″ Lauren Stephens (Cylance Pro Cycling) e terza a 59″ Grace Brown (Holden Team Gusto Racing).

L’australiana domani potrà cercare difendere il suo titolo nell’ultima frazione di Adelaide. In classifica generale ora la Spratt guida con 29 secondi di vantaggio su Lauren Stephens e 1’30” su Katrin Garfoot (UniSA Australia).

ORDINE D’ARRIVO: 

1 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton Scott 3:47:24
2 Lauren Stephens (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling 0:00:07
3 Grace Brown (Aus) Holden Team Gusto Racing 0:00:59
4 Katrin Garfoot (Aus) UniSA-Australia 0:01:33
5 Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Mitchelton Scott 0:01:34
6 Emma Grant (GBr) Team Tibco – Silicon Valley Bank 0:01:35
7 Mikayla Harvey (NZl) Vantage New Zealand National Team 0:01:38
8 Grace Anderson (NZl) Vantage New Zealand National Team 0:01:40
9 Chloe Hosking (Aus) Ale Cipollini
10 Marlies Mejias Garcia (Cub) Twenty20 p/b Sho – Air

CLASSIFICA GENERALE: 

1 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Mitchelton Scott 9:39:52
2 Lauren Stephens (USA) Cylance Pro Cycling 0:00:29
3 Katrin Garfoot (Aus) UniSA-Australia 0:01:30
4 Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Mitchelton Scott 0:01:36
5 Grace Brown (Aus) Holden Team Gusto Racing 0:01:54
6 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Mitchelton Scott 0:02:07
7 Shannon Malseed (Aus) Team Tibco – Silicon Valley Bank 0:02:09
8 Kate McIlroy (NZl) Specialized Women’s Racing 0:02:25
9 Grace Anderson (NZl) Vantage New Zealand National Team 0:02:42
10 Emma Grant (GBr) Team Tibco – Silicon Valley Bank 0:02:46

(Servizio a cura di Giorgio Torre)