Cycling - American Ruth Winder wins the Tour of Thuringia
An American woman, Ruth Winder, won the 36th edition of the Frauen-Thueringen-Rundfahrt. The 30-year-old from the Human Powered Health cycling team finished on Sunday with a pursuing group and defended her yellow jersey, which she had taken the previous day in the individual time trial. She had a lead of 2:06 minutes over the Dutch rider Mischa Bredewold (SD Worx-Protime) and 2:59 minutes over Brodie Chapman (Australia/ Lidl-Trek). This was the fourth victory for an American rider in the race's history. The best German was Linda Riedemann in 16th place in the general classification.
Sunday's last stage win was taken by Spanish rider Sandra Alonso from the Ceratizit WNT Pro Cycling team over 105.4 kilometers as a breakaway rider with a two-second lead over Maggie Cokes-Lyster (Canada) from the Swiss team Roland and Lucinda Brand (Netherlands) from Team Lidl-Trek.
Winder always on top
Winder was always at the forefront of the action during the race. Despite heavy rain, she joined the crucial breakaway groups without team support and thus safely defended her two-minute lead. Only when the Spanish rider Alonso attacked two kilometers before the finish did Winder give up the chase and came in as the seventh place.
The 36th edition of the Frauen-Thueringen-Rundfahrt was an important test for the Olympics. Four weeks before the Paris Summer Games, a top-class field was present for the UCI Women’s ProSeries stage race.
Race website with stage jersey standings
Ruth Winder's triumph in Thuringia continued her impressive form, as she dominated the 36th Edition of the Frauen-Thueringen-Rundfahrt while representing the USA. Her individual time trial victory on Saturday granted her the coveted yellow jersey, which she defended on Sunday with a lead of 2:06 minutes over Mischa Bredewold from SD Worx-Protime from the Netherlands, and 2:59 minutes over Brodie Chapman from Australia/Lidl-Trek. This victory marked the fourth for an American rider in the race's history, with Linda Riedemann being the best-placed German, securing 16th position in the general classification.
In the race's final stage, the Spanish rider Sandra Alonso from Ceratizit WNT Pro Cycling took the last stage win over 105.4 kilometers as a breakaway rider, edging out Maggie Cokes-Lyster from Canada's Swiss team Roland and Lucinda Brand from Team Lidl-Trek by a mere two seconds.
For those interested in the jersey standings, the Frauen-Thueringen-Rundfahrt official website offers up-to-date information.
