Healthy Ageing Tour 2021 – Stage 3 [FULL STAGE] (ladies)

March 12, 2021

Healthy Ageing Tour 2021 – Stage 3 – Wijster – Wijster : 115,1 km

The 2021 Healthy Ageing Tour – a three-day race set to take place in the lowlands of the northern Netherlands – will kick off the women’s stage racing season and offer riders from all over the globe a chance to start their year with a bang. To celebrate its 10th edition, the organisers have put together a dynamic route that promises aggressive racing from start to finish. Add to that a star-studded startlist and forecasts of high winds, and you have all the makings of an epic race.

Ellen van Dijk (Trek-Segafredo) won her fourth overall title at the Healthy Ageing Tour on Friday. The Dutch time trial specialist took the overall race lead after winning the stage 2 time trial Merckx-style and then maintained her lead through the final stage 3 in Wijste.

Van Dijk finished the three-day race with the overall victory by six seconds ahead of Lisa Brennauer (Ceratizit-WNT) and 12 seconds ahead of Emma Norsgaard (Movistar).

“I’m super happy that we could finish it off because the team was a really strong force, it was like one unit. It was so cool to see them all working and to be able to ride behind them almost all race. I knew I had to do my own thing in the finale, and I also really wanted to do this for them. Everyone rode so strong and in the final Lauretta [Hanson] was super, super good to help me as well,” said Van Dijk.

The stage 3 victory, however, belonged to Lonneke Uneken (SD Worx) who secured a solo win in Wijste. Uneken finished the stage by 1:14 ahead of runner-up Norsgaard and third-placed Brennauer.

“It was really hard and I attacked early in the stage. I attacked again, had a gap and I only had to keep riding. To take the victory here is great,” Uneken said.

The final day of racing at the Healthy Ageing Tour offered the women’s peloton 115km of racing in Wijster that included 17 laps over the VAM-Berg, a 400-metre climb with an average 6 per cent grade.

After 45 kilometres of racing a decisive breakaway formed that included Uneken and Norsgaard, along with stage 1 winner Jolien D’hoore (SD Worx), Anna Hendersen (Jumbo-Visma), Lauretta Hanson (Trek-Segafredo). They gained 1:40 on the field led by Trek-Segafredo that were keeping their overnight leader Van Dijk well-protected.

The main field dwindled after each lap over the VAM-berg with less than 45 riders in the field at the halfway point of the race. Uneken took the most mountain points over the VAM-berg, while her teammate D’hoore collected full points at the first intermediate sprint.

Hanson eventually dropped out of the breakaway to help her overall leader Van Dijk manage the gap to the breakaway, which was down to 40 seconds with 35km to go.

Once the break had been caught, a new group formed that included, once again, Uneken, Norsgaard, and Hendersen, along with Karol Ann Canuel (SD Worx). Two riders, Lisa Klein (Canyon-SRAM) and D’hoore chased, and Christine Majerus (SD Worx) and Lisa Brennauer (Ceratizit) also jumped from the main field to try to bridge across to the move.

Uneken made her winning solo move and with 18km to go, she held over a minute gap on a group of eight chasers, which included Klein, and then Van Dijk, Brennauer, and Amy Pieters (SD Worx).

Uneken’s gap exploded to 2:45 minutes and with 2km to go, it was clear she had sealed the stage 3 victory and the mountain classification.

Norsgaard took the sprint for second place on the day ahead of Brennauer in third, and Van Dijk crossed the line in fourth with the overall victory.

Results :
1 Lonneke Uneken (Ned) Team SD Worx 3:32:13
2 Emma Norsgaard (Den) Movistar Team Women 0:01:14
3 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team
4 Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:01:29
5 Lisa Klein (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:01:33
6 Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx 0:01:35
7 Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:01:40
8 Amber van der Hulst (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:02:20
9 Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM 0:02:54
10 Marta Lach (Pol) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team 0:02:58
11 Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:03:02
12 Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Movistar Team Women
13 Romy Kasper (Ger) Jumbo-Visma Women Team
14 Susanne Andersen (Nor) Team DSM
15 Maike Van der Duin (Ned) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
16 Teuntje Beekhuis (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:03:09
17 Elise Chabbey (Swi) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:03:13
18 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Team SD Worx
19 Christine Majerus (Lux) Team SD Worx 0:03:15
20 Anna Henderson (GBr) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:03:17
21 Jolien D’Hoore (Bel) Team SD Worx 0:03:19
22 Joscelin Lowden (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur 0:03:42
23 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek-Segafredo 0:05:48
24 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team
25 Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-SRAM Racing
26 Sofia Van Rooijen (Ned) Netherlands 0:07:23
27 Femke Markus (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
28 Mischa Bredewold (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
29 Nicole Steigenga (Ned) Netherlands
30 Gudrun Stock (Ger) Germany 0:07:27
31 Brodie Chapman (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
32 Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
33 Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:07:36
34 Quinty Ton (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
DNF Roxane Fournier (Fra) Team SD Worx
DNF Amalie Dideriksen (Den) Trek-Segafredo
DNF Chloe Hosking (Aus) Trek-Segafredo
DNF Shirin van Anrooij (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
DNF Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo
DNF Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Movistar Team Women
DNF Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team Women
DNF Lourdes Oyarbide Jimenez (Spa) Movistar Team Women
DNF Alba Teruel Ribes (Spa) Movistar Team Women
DNF Omer Shapira (Isr) Canyon-SRAM Racing
DNF Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing
DNF Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team DSM
DNF Lorena Wiebes (Ned) Team DSM
DNF Esmée Peperkamp (Ned) Team DSM
DNF Julia Soek (Ned) Team DSM
DNF Eugénie Duval (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
DNF Victorie Guilman (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
DNF Lauren Kitchen (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
DNF Pernille Mathiesen (Den) Jumbo-Visma Women Team
DNF Franziska Brauße (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team
DNF Julie Leth (Den) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team
DNF Lea Lin Teutenberg (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team
DNF Leonie Bos (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
DNF Femke Gerritse (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
DNF Nina Buijsman (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
DNF Shari Bossuyt (Bel) NXTG Racing
DNF Charlotte Kool (Ned) NXTG Racing
DNF Britt Knaven (Bel) NXTG Racing
DNF Ilse Pluimers (Ned) NXTG Racing
DNF Maud Rijnbeek (Ned) NXTG Racing
DNF Mylene de Zoete (Ned) NXTG Racing
DNF Emilie Moberg (Nor) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
DNF Maria Van ‘T Geloof (Ned) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
DNF Elise Marie Olsen (Nor) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
DNF April Tacey (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
DNF Fabienne Buri (Swi) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch
DNF Georgia Danford (NZl) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch
DNF Line Marie Gulliksen (Nor) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch
DNF Lena Mettraux (Swi) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch
DNF Zsófia Szabó (Hun) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch
DNF Sandra Weiss (Swi) Andy Schleck-CP NVST-Immo Losch
DNF Clara Lundmark (Swe) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
DNF Daniek Hengeveld (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
DNF Melissa Van Neck (Cze) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
DNF Nathalie Eklund (Swe) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
DNF Marissa Baks (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling
DNF Emma Edwards (USA) CAMS-Tifosi
DNF Jessica Finney (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi
DNF Clover Murray (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi
DNF Hayley Simmonds (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi
DNF Jo Tindley (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi
DNF Kate Wootton (GBr) CAMS-Tifosi
DNF Mieke Kröger (Ger) Germany
DNF Christa Riffel (Ger) Germany
DNF Lena Charlotte Reibner (Ger) Germany
DNF Katharina Hechler (Ger) Germany
DNF Eva Jonkers (Ned) Netherlands
DNF Bente van Teeseling (Ned) Netherlands
DNF Ilse Grit (Ned) Netherlands
DNF Eline van Rooijen (Ned) Netherlands

Final General Classification :
1 Ellen van Dijk (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 7:08:38
2 Lisa Brennauer (Ger) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team 0:00:06
3 Emma Norsgaard (Den) Movistar Team Women 0:00:12
4 Lonneke Uneken (Ned) Team SD Worx 0:00:20
5 Amy Pieters (Ned) Team SD Worx 0:00:29
6 Lisa Klein (Ger) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:00:43
7 Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:00:56
8 Teuntje Beekhuis (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:02:42
9 Amber van der Hulst (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg
10 Anna Henderson (GBr) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:02:50
11 Joscelin Lowden (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur 0:02:54
12 Christine Majerus (Lux) Team SD Worx 0:03:03
13 Romy Kasper (Ger) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:03:07
14 Maëlle Grossetete (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:03:18
15 Elise Chabbey (Swi) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:03:27
16 Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Team SD Worx 0:03:31
17 Jolien D’Hoore (Bel) Team SD Worx 0:03:37
18 Marta Lach (Pol) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team 0:03:43
19 Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM 0:04:15
20 Maike Van der Duin (Ned) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur 0:04:23
21 Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (Spa) Movistar Team Women
22 Susanne Andersen (Nor) Team DSM 0:05:16
23 Kirsten Wild (Ned) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team 0:05:30
24 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Trek-Segafredo 0:06:43
25 Alexis Ryan (USA) Canyon-SRAM Racing 0:07:18
26 Femke Markus (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:07:36
27 Mischa Bredewold (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg 0:07:40
28 Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team 0:07:54
29 Gudrun Stock (Ger) Germany 0:07:59
30 Brodie Chapman (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:08:10
31 Nicole Steigenga (Ned) Netherlands 0:08:19
32 Quinty Ton (Ned) GT Krush Tunap Pro Cycling 0:08:35
33 Sofia Van Rooijen (Ned) Netherlands 0:08:44
34 Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 0:09:08