Lizzie Deignan tops Marianne Vos to win La Course
Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) powered to victory at La Course on Saturday, topping defending champion Marianne Vos (CCC-Liv) in a photo finish.
The 96-kilometer race in and around Nice was ultimately contested among a select group of six riders, with Deignan, Vos, Demi Vollering (Parkhotel Valkenburg), Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-Sram), Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott), and Deignan’s Trek teammate Elisa Longo Borghini in the mix at the end of the race.
Longo Borghini launched early in the finale, drawing out Vos with some 300 meters still to go. Vos pulled past Longo Borghini to take the lead but Deignan surged ahead moments before the line, topping Vos by a matter of centimeters on the bike throw. Demi Vollering rounded out the day’s podium in third.
Top 10
1 DEIGNAN Elizabeth (Trek-Segafredo Women) 2:22:51
2 VOS Marianne (CCC – Liv)
3 VOLLERING Demi (Parkhotel Valkenburg)
4 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna (Canyon SRAM Racing)
5 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek (Mitchelton-Scott)
6 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa (Trek-Segafredo Women) 0:07
7 FAHLIN Emilia (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope) 1:50
8 BALSAMO Elisa (Valcar – Travel & Service)
9 PALADIN Soraya (CCC – Liv)
10 LIPPERT Liane (Team Sunweb)
“What a performance for Trek-Segafredo today. Every single rider played their part,” Deignan said after her victory. “Me and Elisa just had to wait for the final and she did the perfect job, forced Marianne to sprint early and I took advantage.”
The victory is Deignan’s second at the WorldTour in just four days after she rode to victory at the GP de Plouay earlier this week. It is her first ever win at La Course, a race that saw her ride to runner-up honors in 2017.
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