S9 Ep182: Women’s Tour 2021: Stage 3 – Atherstone time trial

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🗓️ 6 October 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The Women’s Tour had the first time trial stage in its eight-year history as the riders tackled a 16.6-kilometre circuit round Atherstone. But this was about as far from the traditional out-and-back British 10-mile time trial as you could get.

Join Rose Manley, Lionel Birnie and Lizzy Banks in the New Swan in Atherstone as they recap a stage that has turned the race on its head – and possibly put the leader’s jersey out of the reach of all the riders.

Hear how the time trial unfolded with our focus on the riders who sat in the hot seat – or the giant deckchair of destiny – over the course of the afternoon. We spoke to the riders who led the time trial and to Demi Vollering, who won the stage and took what could be an unassailable lead overall.

Lizzy was out on the course checking out the technical aspects of a demanding course and we hear from Clara Copponi, who put up a spirited defence of the race lead she took yesterday.

We also hear from World Hour record breaker Jos Lowden, Women’s Tour ever-present Leah Kirchmann and Lionel finds out about the Atherstone ball game.

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0:00.0	Music
0:11.0	You're listening to the Cycling Podcast Femina,
0:14.0	powered by Super Sapiens,
0:16.0	Energy Management for Committed Athletes and Coaches.
0:20.0	This is the Cycling Podcast Femina at the Women's Tour.
0:25.0	Today we're in Aveston.
0:28.0	An incredible time trial ride for Policester's top of the leaderboard,
0:34.0	the new leader of the AJ Bell Women's Tour is Debbie Volering Team SD Works.
0:47.0	Your time trial winner, an incredible ride,
0:50.0	the only sub-24 second ride of the day, for Team SD Works.
0:56.0	Your stage winner is Debbie Volering.
1:00.0	Well, that was the sound of the podium,
1:03.0	the finishing podium at the end of stage three of the Women's Tour.
1:07.0	Here in Aveston, my name's Rose Merley, I'm joined as always this week by the wonderful Lizzie Banks.
1:13.0	Well, thank you very much Rose, lovely to be here with you.
1:16.0	And the fabulous Lionel Bernie.
1:18.0	Wow, fabulous. It's getting better day by day.
1:20.0	I'll be doing something right here.
1:22.0	Well, we'll see what happens towards the end of the week.
1:26.0	But yeah, we're just sitting just off the market square where the time trial,
1:30.0	the women's tour, first ever time trial,
1:35.0	in fact, finished in the market square of Aveston,
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