2019 La Course Results & Recap
2019 La Course is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Vos is boss in Pau\nBy Clara Beard
After a massive attack in the finale of the sixth edition of La Course that led to her 194th UCI victory, it to all that Marianne Vos (CCC-Liv) is back at her best.
Vos launched a move with 350 metres to go that blew apart a reduced peloton caught and passed solo leader Amanda Spratt right before the finish line.
An early breakaway formed on the first of five laps of a lumpy circuit around Pau, including Alexandra Manly, Sarah Roy (Mitchelton–Scott), Karol-AnnCanuel (Boels–Dolmans), Jeanne Korevaar (CCC Liv), Elise Chabbey, Nikola Noskova (Bigla), Alexis Ryan (Canyon SRAM Racing), Liane Lippert (Sunweb), Audrey Cordon-Ragot (Trek–Segafredo), Evita Muzic (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) and Jasper de Vuyst (Parkhotel-Valkenburg). Their advantage maxed out at 1?50? at the halfway point of the race, with Mitchelton Scott and Canyon keeping a close eye on it. \n \nThe breakaway was doomed after Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton–Scott) attacked to thin out the peloton, plenty of counter-attacks came and five riders made it up the road: Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton–Scott), Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (CCC Liv), Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Sunweb), Soraya Paladin (Ale Cipollini) and Lucinda Brand (Sunweb).
Sensing the breakaway would be reabsorbed in the final kilometres, Spratt attacked solo and for a moment, it seemed as though the Aussie would upset the pre-race favorites with a 30 second gap. It wasn’t meant to be on the final climb to the finish when Vos proved her legendary worth as one of the best bike racers in the world. \n
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