January 19/26 13:36 pm - Tour Down Under Women: Stage 3 and Final GC
Posted by Editoress on 01/19/26
Swiss rider Noemi Ruegg (EF Education - Oatly) claimed consecutive Women’s Tour Down Under titles for the first time since Amanda Spratt completed a hat-trick of victories in 2019.
Ruegg won the final stage solo, gaping rival Mavi Cañellas (UAE Team ADQ) for the overall by 11seconds.
Top Canadian on the stage was Sarah van Dam (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) at 12 seconds back. van Dam was top Canadian overall in 5th at 25 seconds back.
Results from the third stage in Australia
| Stage 3: Norwood to Campbelltown, 126.5 km | |
| 1 Noemi Rüegg (Sui) EF Education - Oatly | 3:24:02 |
| 2 Mavi Cañellas (Esp) UAE Team ADQ | at 0:01 |
| 3 Paula Blasi Cairol (Esp) UAE Team ADQ | s.t. |
| 4 Dominika Wlodarczyk (Pol) UAE Team ADQ | 0:02 |
| 5 Sarah van Dam (Can) Team Visma | Lease A Bike | 0:12 |
| 6 Nina Buijsman (Ned) Human Powered Health | |
| 7 Ella Wyllie (NZl) LIV - Alula - Jayco | |
| 8 Mireia Benito Pellicer (Esp) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | |
| 9 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Lidl - Trek | |
| 10 Lotte Claes (Bel) Fenix - Premier Tech | |
| 11 Lauren Dickson (GBr) FDJ United - Suez | |
| 12 Anouska Koster (Ned) Uno-X Mobility | all s.t. |
| 13 Maud Oudeman (Ned) Team Visma | Lease A Bike | 0:14 |
| 14 Josie Nelson (GBr) Team Picnic Postnl | 0:27 |
| 15 Alessia Vigilia (Ita) Uno-X Mobility | |
| 16 Olivia Baril (Can) Movistar Team | |
| 17 Justyna Czapla (Ger) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | |
| 18 Rosita Reijnhout (Ned) Team Visma | Lease A Bike | |
| 19 Erica Magnaldi (Ita) UAE Team ADQ | |
| 20 Julie Van De Velde (Bel) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | all s.t. |
| 21 Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Aus) LIV - Alula - Jayco | 1:18 |
| 22 Mikayla Harvey (NZl) Team SD Worx - Protime | |
| 23 Claire Steels (GBr) Movistar Team | |
| 24 Léa Curinier (Fra) FDJ United - Suez | all s.t. |
| 25 Neve Bradbury (Aus) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | 2:43 |
| 26 Mackenzie Coupland (Aus) LIV - Alula - Jayco | 2:48 |
| 27 Magdeleine Vallieres Mill (Can) EF Education - Oatly | 3:01 |
| 28 Alice Towers (GBr) EF Education - Oatly | 3:26 |
| 29 Gaia Realini (Ita) Lidl - Trek | s.t. |
| 30 Sophie Edwards (Aus) Ara Australian Cycling Team | 3:34 |
| 31 Marta Lach (Pol) Team SD Worx - Protime | |
| 32 Marie Le Net (Fra) FDJ United - Suez | both s.t. |
| 33 Paula Ostiz Taco (Esp) Movistar Team | 3:36 |
| 34 Loes Adegeest (Ned) Lidl - Trek | 4:19 |
| 35 Carina Schrempf (Aut) Fenix - Premier Tech | 4:43 |
| 36 Teuntje Beekhuis (Ned) Uno-X Mobility | 4:53 |
| 37 Lucia Ruiz Perez (Esp) Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 38 Marion Bunel (Fra) Team Visma | Lease A Bike | 5:55 |
| 39 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | 6:04 |
| 40 Gaia Masetti (Ita) Team Picnic Postnl | s.t. |
| 41 Tully Schweitzer (Aus) Ara Australian Cycling Team | 6:56 |
| 42 Alexandra Manly (Aus) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | 7:03 |
| 43 Xaydee Van Sinaey (Bel) Fenix - Premier Tech | |
| 44 Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) FDJ United - Suez | |
| 45 Marit Raaijmakers (Ned) Human Powered Health | |
| 46 Carlotta Cipressi (Ita) Human Powered Health | |
| 47 Margaux Vigie (Fra) Team Visma | Lease A Bike | |
| 48 Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Movistar Team | |
| 49 Anya Louw (Aus) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | |
| 50 Julia Kopecky (Cze) Team SD Worx - Protime | |
| 51 Femke Gerritse (Ned) Team SD Worx - Protime | |
| 52 Amber Kraak (Ned) FDJ United - Suez | |
| 53 Ally Wollaston (NZl) FDJ United - Suez | |
| 54 Ricarda Bauernfeind (Ger) Lidl - Trek | all s.t. |
| 55 Nicole Steigenga (Ned) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | 8:06 |
| 56 Lucie Fityus (Aus) Team Picnic Postnl | 9:25 |
| 57 Juliana Londoño David (Col) Team Picnic Postnl | s.t. |
| 58 Flora Perkins (GBr) Fenix - Premier Tech | 9:43 |
| 59 Fien Van Eynde (Bel) Fenix - Premier Tech | |
| 60 Fauve Bastiaenssen (Bel) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | |
| 61 Wilma Aintila (Fin) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | |
| 62 Henrietta Christie (NZl) EF Education - Oatly | |
| 63 Stina Kagevi (Swe) EF Education - Oatly | |
| 64 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Team SD Worx - Protime | |
| 65 Alena Ivanchenko (XX) UAE Team ADQ | |
| 66 Josie Talbot (Aus) LIV - Alula - Jayco | all s.t. |
| 67 Alyssa Polites (Aus) Ara Australian Cycling Team | 14:37 |
| 68 Julie De Wilde (Bel) Fenix - Premier Tech | 15:20 |
| 69 Emma Cecilie Bjerg (Den) Lidl - Trek | |
| 70 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Lidl - Trek | |
| 71 Francesca Pellegrini (Ita) Uno-X Mobility | all s.t. |
| 72 Ella Heremans (Bel) Team Picnic Postnl | 16:26 |
| DNF Chloe Dygert (USA) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | |
| DNF Carys Lloyd (GBr) Movistar Team | |
| Final GC | |
| 1 Noemi Rüegg (Sui) EF Education - Oatly | 10:27:36 |
| 2 Mavi Cañellas (Esp) UAE Team ADQ | at 0:11 |
| 3 Paula Blasi Cairol (Esp) UAE Team ADQ | 0:14 |
| 4 Dominika Wlodarczyk (Pol) UAE Team ADQ | 0:17 |
| 5 Sarah van Dam (Can) Team Visma | Lease A Bike | 0:25 |
| 6 Nina Buijsman (Ned) Human Powered Health | 0:29 |
| 7 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Lidl - Trek | |
| 8 Ella Wyllie (NZl) LIV - Alula - Jayco | |
| 9 Mireia Benito Pellicer (Esp) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | |
| 10 Lotte Claes (Bel) Fenix - Premier Tech | all s.t. |
| 11 Maud Oudeman (Ned) Team Visma | Lease A Bike | 0:31 |
| 12 Josie Nelson (GBr) Team Picnic Postnl | 0:34 |
| 13 Olivia Baril (Can) Movistar Team | 0:39 |
| 14 Justyna Czapla (Ger) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | 0:44 |
| 15 Rosita Reijnhout (Ned) Team Visma | Lease A Bike | |
| 16 Julie Van De Velde (Bel) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | both s.t. |
| 17 Lauren Dickson (GBr) FDJ United - Suez | 0:51 |
| 18 Erica Magnaldi (Ita) UAE Team ADQ | 0:54 |
| 19 Alessia Vigilia (Ita) Uno-X Mobility | 1:02 |
| 20 Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Aus) LIV - Alula - Jayco | 1:35 |
| 21 Léa Curinier (Fra) FDJ United - Suez | 1:55 |
| 22 Claire Steels (GBr) Movistar Team | 1:57 |
| 23 Mikayla Harvey (NZl) Team SD Worx - Protime | 2:25 |
| 24 Neve Bradbury (Aus) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | 3:00 |
| 25 Magdeleine Vallieres Mill (Can) EF Education - Oatly | 3:28 |
| 26 Gaia Realini (Ita) Lidl - Trek | 3:43 |
| 27 Marta Lach (Pol) Team SD Worx - Protime | 3:49 |
| 28 Sophie Edwards (Aus) Ara Australian Cycling Team | 3:51 |
| 29 Marie Le Net (Fra) FDJ United - Suez | s.t. |
| 30 Paula Ostiz Taco (Esp) Movistar Team | 3:53 |
| 31 Mackenzie Coupland (Aus) LIV - Alula - Jayco | 4:42 |
| 32 Anouska Koster (Ned) Uno-X Mobility | 5:02 |
| 33 Alice Towers (GBr) EF Education - Oatly | 5:05 |
| 34 Teuntje Beekhuis (Ned) Uno-X Mobility | 5:10 |
| 35 Loes Adegeest (Ned) Lidl - Trek | 5:37 |
| 36 Lucia Ruiz Perez (Esp) Movistar Team | 5:55 |
| 37 Carina Schrempf (Aut) Fenix - Premier Tech | 6:29 |
| 38 Marion Bunel (Fra) Team Visma | Lease A Bike | 6:32 |
| 39 Ally Wollaston (NZl) FDJ United - Suez | 6:55 |
| 40 Ricarda Bauernfeind (Ger) Lidl - Trek | 7:20 |
| 41 Margaux Vigie (Fra) Team Visma | Lease A Bike | 7:33 |
| 42 Tully Schweitzer (Aus) Ara Australian Cycling Team | 7:39 |
| 43 Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Movistar Team | 7:42 |
| 44 Alexandra Manly (Aus) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | 7:49 |
| 45 Gaia Masetti (Ita) Team Picnic Postnl | 7:59 |
| 46 Amber Kraak (Ned) FDJ United - Suez | 8:11 |
| 47 Marit Raaijmakers (Ned) Human Powered Health | 8:41 |
| 48 Nicole Steigenga (Ned) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | 8:45 |
| 49 Femke Gerritse (Ned) Team SD Worx - Protime | 8:55 |
| 50 Tiffany Cromwell (Aus) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | 9:36 |
| 51 Fien Van Eynde (Bel) Fenix - Premier Tech | 10:00 |
| 52 Julia Kopecky (Cze) Team SD Worx - Protime | 10:09 |
| 53 Flora Perkins (GBr) Fenix - Premier Tech | 11:11 |
| 54 Henrietta Christie (NZl) EF Education - Oatly | 11:23 |
| 55 Barbara Guarischi (Ita) Team SD Worx - Protime | 11:38 |
| 56 Juliana Londoño David (Col) Team Picnic Postnl | 11:49 |
| 57 Stina Kagevi (Swe) EF Education - Oatly | 11:51 |
| 58 Carlotta Cipressi (Ita) Human Powered Health | 11:53 |
| 59 Alena Ivanchenko (XX) UAE Team ADQ | 11:55 |
| 60 Lucie Fityus (Aus) Team Picnic Postnl | 12:16 |
| 61 Josie Talbot (Aus) LIV - Alula - Jayco | 16:38 |
| 62 Emma Cecilie Bjerg (Den) Lidl - Trek | 17:16 |
| 63 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Lidl - Trek | 17:52 |
| 64 Anya Louw (Aus) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | 18:02 |
| 65 Xaydee Van Sinaey (Bel) Fenix - Premier Tech | 18:58 |
| 66 Sofia Bertizzolo (Ita) FDJ United - Suez | 19:22 |
| 67 Wilma Aintila (Fin) Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto | 19:34 |
| 68 Alyssa Polites (Aus) Ara Australian Cycling Team | 26:14 |
| 69 Fauve Bastiaenssen (Bel) AG Insurance - Soudal Team | 27:00 |
| 70 Francesca Pellegrini (Ita) Uno-X Mobility | 27:47 |
| 71 Ella Heremans (Bel) Team Picnic Postnl | 28:00 |
| 72 Julie De Wilde (Bel) Fenix - Premier Tech | 31:37 |
Tour Down Under Women: Stage 1
Tour Down Under Women: Stage 2
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