While the general classification seemed played on Saturday after the queen stage, the Female Romandie Tour Tilted this Sunday for the 3rd and last step this Sunday. Indeed, on a hilly route around Aigle, Elise Chabbey (FDJ-Suez) has reached the yellow jersey remotely Urska Zigart (AG Insurance-Soudal) and overthrow it at the end of the suspense, to win this 4th edition! While it is Blanka you (SD World-Protime) which won this 3rd stage, in the sprint in front Paula Blasi (UAE Team ADQ) and Chabbey. The latter therefore won the general classification for 7 small seconds ahead Zigart. Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck) completes the final podium, at 20 seconds.
Video – Elise Chabbey, great winner of this Romandie Tour
The summary
The last 122 km stage around Eagle comes alive from the start with a breakaway of thirteen runners who quickly takes more than two minutes ahead. In the peloton, FDJ-Suez leads hunting to give a chance to Elise Chabbey to resume time on the leader Urska Zigartwhile Yara Kastelijn Stay in ambush. 20 km from the finish, the gap is greatly reduced and everything is played out in the rise of antagns (1.2km to 9%). Chabbey violently attacks, alone Paula Blasi manages to follow. Zigartin difficulty, loses ground, then commits an error downhill by missing a turn, which dismisses it from the first group of prosecution.
At the front, Blanka you succeeds in returning to Chabbey et Blasi. In the final sprint, Hungarian is essential, in front of Blasi et Chabbey. Thanks to the bonus and the time taken up, Chabbey realizes the perfect blow: it dethrones Zigart in the general classification and won the race, ahead of Slovenian and Yara Kastelijn.
