Cycling news - Amy Pieters wins Stage 2 of Women's Tour in Walsall as Clara Copponi takes overall lead

Updated 06/10/2021 at 08:19 GMT

There was a sprint finish on the second stage of the Women's Tour in Walsall and Amy Pieters (Team SD Worx) managed to come out on top ahead of new race leader Clara Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) and Sheyla Gutierrez (Movistar Team). The third stage on Wednesday is a 16.6km individual time trial.

Women's Tour of Britain: Stage 2 highlights

Amy Pieters won Stage 2 of the Women’s Tour in a sprint finish, while Clara Copponi took the overall lead.

Pieters (Team SD Worx) was part of a small group that broke clear on the last of 10 laps around a circuit near Walsall.

The group increased their advantage before a long downhill section that led to the finish line.

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Pieters managed to outsprint Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) and Sheyla Gutierrez (Movistar) to the line to take the stage victory.

With the peloton finishing 42 seconds behind, Copponi, who finished third on Stage 1, takes the overall lead of the race.

The third stage of the six-stage race is a 16.6km individual time trial that starts and finishes in Atherstone.

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