American Lilly Williams upstaged her rivals on stage 3 of the Joe Martin Stage Race for the biggest win of her career to date. The Sun and Ski Elite Women's Team rider out-kicked Lauren Hall (UnitedHealthcare) and Sara Bergen (Rally Cycling) for the win.
Ruth Winder (UnitedHealthcare) was eighth and holds a ten-second advantage over Lauren Stephens (Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank) with one stage to come.
UHC sport director Rachel Heal explained in a team statement that she was aiming for the win but is content to have kept the race lead.
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"I'm really happy with how the team rode today, obviously the stage win would have been the icing on the cake, but keeping the leaders jersey was the priority, and the team rode a smart and confident race to make that happen. We.re looking forward to an exciting crit tomorrow," Heal said.
Going into the final stage, Rally lead the points classification with Bergen and the young rider classification via Emma White.
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