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| Emma Johansson claims stage one victory in Women's Tour of Britain | Emma Johansson claims stage one victory in Women's Tour of Britain |
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| Sweden's Emma Johansson held off Marianne Vos and Britain's Hannah Barnes to claim victory on stage one of the inaugural Women's Tour of Britain. | Sweden's Emma Johansson held off Marianne Vos and Britain's Hannah Barnes to claim victory on stage one of the inaugural Women's Tour of Britain. |
| Riding for Orica-AIS, the 30-year-old who finished sixth in the 2012 Olympic road race came through a bunch finish in Northampton after solo breakaway rider Elise Delzenne had been caught with less than two kilometres remaining. The result saw Johansson take the overall lead, four seconds ahead of second-placed Vos, of Rabobank-liv, and eight ahead of 21-year-old Barnes, of UnitedHealthcare. | Riding for Orica-AIS, the 30-year-old who finished sixth in the 2012 Olympic road race came through a bunch finish in Northampton after solo breakaway rider Elise Delzenne had been caught with less than two kilometres remaining. The result saw Johansson take the overall lead, four seconds ahead of second-placed Vos, of Rabobank-liv, and eight ahead of 21-year-old Barnes, of UnitedHealthcare. |
| "It feels great, I don't have great memories of racing in England but this was great," said Johansson | "It feels great, I don't have great memories of racing in England but this was great," said Johansson |
| "It was a long sprint into a head wind. I know Lizzie [Armitstead] was going to be up there and Marianne [Vos] so I was watching them but the crowds were crazy and it helped. I did get a bit scared as I was not used to it and thought it may be a crash but they were just excited." | "It was a long sprint into a head wind. I know Lizzie [Armitstead] was going to be up there and Marianne [Vos] so I was watching them but the crowds were crazy and it helped. I did get a bit scared as I was not used to it and thought it may be a crash but they were just excited." |
| Lucy Garner's sixth and Lizzie Armitstead's eighth placed finish means there are now three British riders in the top 10 of the standings. Hundreds of fans lined the route from the start in Oundle as organisers hope to make the new race a regular fixture on the cycling calendar. |