HIGHLIGHTS | 2024 Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Women – Stage Two

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Watch the highlights from a blockbuster day on stage two, with Anna Henderson and Lotte Kopecky going wheel-to-wheel in Wrexham.

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after a thrilling stage to open the Lloyds Bank tour of Britain women yesterday in cland didno stage two is the reom stage starting and finishing in the Welsh City in the north of the country 14.1 km of racing with over 1,370 M of elevation after 4.2 km of neutralized the race went through kilm 0 and it was Francisco cark of Team DSM firman post Andel who immediately wanted to try and animate the race Georgia Baker the rider of liula jaer was right onto the coattails but in the end the pelaton were quite happy when they saw the 23-year-old German Rider with a lead nobody wanting to chase several kilometers passed and the Gap started to open up but then team DSM feric post andell wanted to try and send Danny held up the road with a select group to try and Bridge across to her teammates Francisco C got herself into her Rhythm she continued to open up a gap Over The Paton she still didn’t have any Breakaway Companions and behind it was the squad of SD Works Pro time with the leader of alot Kaki who was trying to control and Patrol the front of the Paton heading towards the categorized 3 Queen of the mountain of the day at Eaton Hill Francisco c boasted a 3 and a half minute advantage over The Paton the German Rider attacked with 120 km to go and reached in this point with 51.8 KM to go she’d already been in the Breakaway for a little over 70 km approaching the base of the climb she was well within her Rhythm getting to the climb itself the 1.4 km climb of eaten Hill at 3% average gradient four three2 and one points available towards the queen of the mountains competition that being led by Lizzie D in the blue jersey on the right hand side it was francisa K who crested the top and she mopped up the Four Points to add to her collection she immediately took to some fuel and nutrition after a hard effort out solo heading into Johnstown in the one and only intermediate Sprint of the day Francisco Cox still had an advantage over the pelaton but was visibly starting to Tire SD Works Pro time in the purple jerseys on the left hand side started to amass themselves H Pro cycling in the green and black likewise and Francisco Co had some great support at the roadside from all of school children she took the Four Points in the classification as well as the three bonus seconds which goes towards the overall General classification she started to Tire she started to slow and soon after the intermediate Sprint in Johnstown the paleton were just behind her and before getting to the category one climb of horseshoe pass it was all going to come back together as all of the teams and the colors started to amass preparing for this 4.2 km climb in the middle in the yellow and orange Jersey it’s s Michelle mavi 93 trying to protect Victor Gilman and Mariam bunell and into the base of the horseshoe pass it’s Elena Chini who took up the paac making along with tanil cble on the right hand side due to the Ferocious Pace being set at the front it left several Riders starting to struggle and The Paton was strung out and a large group started to be distanced including Including Alice wood Chris doel Hickok a world class climber as well as Amy gornell that PR noted his 200° the luxembourgish champion on the front in the red white and blue jersey was setting the pace for their leader lot of Kaki but right there was the blue jersey of Lizzie Dagan keki was looking calm and composed it was one of the world’s best sprinters Lorena weers who was still there on one of the categorized one climbs an incredible performance from the Dutch former European champion Lai made her move and the only Rider to respond to that was Letizia pansta her closest Challenger on stage one into Clan did know the two Riders started to move clear with the two French Riders trying to bridge across unable to do so Henderson saw the danger she bridged across and the pace was all but too much for PSTA it was keki who crested the top of the Horseshoe Pass taking the 10 points and the nine points going to Henderson it was her compatriot Lizzie D of the GB national team who took the eight points to extend her lead in the queen of the mountains competition through 15 km to go the duo still had a strong Advantage they had great cohesion they had great trust between each other and the Gap was 30 seconds for the duo the chase was ferocious behind the Tailwind was roaring and it was liula ja who were trying to make amends after yesterday trying to deliver their Sprinter Letizia ponosa a first victory of the Season onto the wide open roads it really favored the chasing group of 20 behind but the duo out front relented into the narrow run into the finish in the city of rexam it was keki who had the prime position she had the lead and Henderson had troubled to try and respond to the world champion she put up a good fight but in the end it was two from Two for the world champion a rainbow sha in rexam it was Kaki who was Victorious no photo finish needed today and it was Weis behind who was trying to mop up the bonus seconds she had daylight to pster and it was the former European champion in purple who took the third place pster in fourth and the British road race champion FIFA Georgie taking fifth L keki edged out Anna Henderson for the victory in rexim Lorena we is Led home the chase group 20 seconds behind to claim third Letizia ponosa was fourth Fifer Georgie in fifth and Sarah Roy took home sixth L keki makes it two stage wins out of two in this year’s tour she also retains the red jersey as the leader of the Sprint competition Lizzie dner extends her advantage in the queen of the mountains classification and the best young Rider is alen Jansen from the Netherlands Who currently lies sixth overall and for the second day running the leader of the Lloyd’s Bank tour of Britain women is L Capi this is how the general classification looks after stage two py has a 17sec lead over Anna Henderson with Letizia patosa third at 34 seconds fif for Georgie is Just 4 seconds further back in fourth place and Lizzie Dagan heads a group of four Riders at 43 seconds