Wiebes sprints to stage three Tour of Britain win

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Dutch cyclist Lorena Wiebes claimed triumph connected shape 3 of nan Women's Tour of Britain to manus Team SD Worx-Protime a 3rd consecutive win.

Led retired by her team-mate and wide leader Lotte Kopecky, sprint master Wiebes launched her onslaught to nan statement pinch 200m remaining of nan 106.8km shape which started and vanished successful Warrington.

Charlotte Kool, of Team dsm-firmenich PostNL, was her closest challenger but Wiebes had capable powerfulness to clasp disconnected her compatriot and triumph by a motorcycle length.

Liv AlUla Jayco's Australian rider Georgia Baker vanished third.

"It was a really accelerated finish, and I was like, ‘oh, it’s only 200 metres to go’, truthful I started my sprint, and I was happy to present for nan team," said Wiebes.

"It's ever bully to decorativeness it disconnected aft nan girls did truthful overmuch work. There is 1 much time to go, truthful we spell afloat for it again."

British brace Jo Tindley, of Pro-Noctis-200° Coffee-Hargreaves Contracting, and Lifeplus-Wahoo's Maddie Leech led a breakaway 4 kilometres into nan race, opening up a 4 infinitesimal lead.

However, mechanical problems meant Leech had to driblet back, while Tindley was caught 12km from nan finish.

SD Worx-Protime, led by Belgian Kopecky successful nan greenish jersey, took power and paved a way for Wiebes to guideline them to victory.

Kopecky retains her 17-second advantage complete Britain's Anna Henderson, while Italy's Letizia Paternoster, riding for Liv AlUla Jayco, remains third.

1. Lorena Wiebes (Ned/Team SD Worx-Protime) 2hrs 44mins 42secs

2. Charlotte Kool (Ned/Team dsm-firmenich PostNL) Same time

3. Georgia Baker (Aus/Liv AlUla Jayco)

4. Rachele Barbieri (Ita/Team dsm-firmenich PostNL)

5. Flora Perkins (GB)

6. Marjolein Geloof (Ned/Hess Cycling Team)

7. Lotte Kopecky (Bel/Team SD Worx-Protime)

8. Letizia Paternoster (Ita/Liv AlUla Jayco)

9. Roxane Fournier (Fra/St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93)

10. Alicia Gonzalez (Spa/Lifeplus-Wahoo)

1. Lotte Kopecky (Bel/Team SD Worx-Protime) 10hrs 25mins 49secs

2. Anna Henderson (GB) +17secs