Erica Clevenger (DNA Professional Biking) gained the ultimate stage of the Redlands Traditional but it surely was Heidi Franz (Instafund) who made the most important transfer on the day, escaping midway into the stage and storming away to grab the general victory from in a single day chief Emily Marcolini (3T Q-M Biking).
The hilly Sundown circuit is a notoriously tough stage, with the final classification powerful to defend on the 110 kilometre closing stage. In a single day chief Emily Marcolini (3T Q-M Biking) got here into the stage with 1:01 on second-placed Diana Peñuela (DNA Professional Biking) however was not content material to easily sit in. With a time bonus on the primary time up the climb, the Canadian attacked and was intently tracked by Peñuela on the QOM, with Haley Smith (ATX Wolfpack) and stage 1 winner Heidi Franz (Instafund) simply behind.
The assaults continued on the climbs with fewer riders rejoining on the downhill sections till there have been solely 14 riders left within the main group. Marcolini, having taken the second QOM, pressed on once more for the third climb and claimed the utmost factors.
Nonetheless, a counter-attack flew on the midway level, with Franz and Erica Clevenger (DNA Professional Biking) forging clear and steadily constructed their lead. Though Marcolini sewed up the QOM jersey by taking fourth on the ultimate categorised climb, the hole to the 2 leaders grew sufficient to threaten her general victory.
With two 12km laps remaining, Franz, 3:21 down on Marcolini firstly of the stage, had taken the digital race lead because the hole ballooned to nearly 4 minutes and continued to exit.
On the bell lap, the 2 leaders had 4:40 on the chasers and as they returned from the hilly loop for the closing circuits, Franz had lastly sealed the general win having helped pull the hole out to greater than six minutes.
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