Women’s Tour cycling opens with Northamptonshire stage

Summary

Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma wins stage one of the 2017 Women's Tour through Northamptonshire, on 7 June 2017
Riders left Daventry on the Grand Depart at 11:00 BST
Niewiadoma (WM3 Pro Cycling) crossed the line not long after 15:00 BST in Kettering after opening up a strong lead
Marianne Vos (WM3 Pro Cycling) comes in second, Christine Majerus (Boels Dolmans) in third
"I'm so happy. It went so great today," says Niewiadoma following her win
Riders faced categorised climbs at Haselbech and Rockingham, with sprints at Desborough and Oundle
All of the world's top 15 teams took part in the event
Stage two through Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire takes place tomorrow, 8 June
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Two wheels only, pleasepublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
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Say cheese!published at 11:48 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Jane Mason took these great shots from the start in Daventry earlier this hour (along with an obligatory selfie).
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Stage one in profilepublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
So, we're up and running in the first stage of the 2017 Women's Tour.
As the riders head out of Long Buckby, the next obstacle will be the first Queen of the Mountains stage at Haselbech The title is given to the best climber in the race, with a second long climb at Rockingham Hill later.
There are also sprint stages for the fastest riders at Desborough and Oundle.
The race will finish in Kettering, with the earliest estimated time being 14:44.
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'Tight at the top'published at 11:34 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
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'A wall of noise'published at 11:28 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
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The Grand Depart-edpublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
This was the scene as the riders headed out of Daventry...
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Racing for realpublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
The peloton (cycling speak for the main field or group of cyclists in a race) are out of Daventry and into Long Buckby - which means the real race is just beginning.
The first 9.7km are known as a "neutral zone" where the field stick together, but from here on it is a straight race to the finish in Kettering.
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Long Buckby prepares to welcome the Women's Tourpublished at 11:13 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Graham McKechnie
BBC Radio Northampton sport
This is the scene outside of Long Buckby Rugby Club, which the cyclists are due to pass through in the next few minutes...
They're off!published at 11:04 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
The Grand Depart of the 2017 Women's Tour is under way in Daventry...
Just 147.5km (or 91.7 miles) to go...
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Women's Tour stage one: Riders to watchpublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Almost all of the big names from the world of women's cycling are taking part in this year's Women's Tour.
The line-up includes 2014 winner Marianne Vos, 2015 champion Lisa Brennauer and last year's victor, Lizzie Deignan of Great Britain.
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Marianne Vos of the Netherlands won gold at London 2012
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Lisa Brennauer won the 2015 Women's Tour
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Lizzie Deignan of Great Britain is the defending champion
Rio 2016 Women's road race Olympic champion, Anna van der Breggen, is also taking part, with all of the world's top 15 teams involved.
Of local interest will be the fortunes of sisters Hannah and Alice Barnes, who both grew up in Towcester.
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Anna van der Breggen, also of the Netherlands, won road race gold at Rio 2016
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Hannah (left) and Alice Barnes (right) grew up in the Northamptonshire town of Towcester
Pupils busy creating banner to cheer on the riderspublished at 10:54 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Looks like they've been hard at work in Great Creaton in the past few days...
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And here's the final result outside the church.
Good effort...
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Live coverage: Updates from the opening stage of the Women's Tourpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
BBC Radio Northampton
BBC Radio Northampton will have regular updates of today's Daventry-Kettering stage on their programmes throughout the morning.
You can listen live here.
Alice Barnes excited for Northamptonshire stagepublished at 10:41 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Alice Barnes, who grew up in Towcester along with fellow Women's Tour cyclist and sister Hannah Barnes, looks ahead to today's opening stage...
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Riders are introducedpublished at 10:40 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Martin Heath
BBC Radio Northampton
Just under an hour until the start of the race in Daventry, and as these pictures show, the riders are in the process of signing in and being introduced to the crowd...
Weather: Looks bright, but windypublished at 10:40 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Weather-wise we're looking pretty good if you're a spectator today.
The wind doesn't seem as strong as yesterday, but it might be interesting for the riders on Rockingham hill...
Schools out in force for Grand Departpublished at 10:35 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
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2016 champion Deignan arrivespublished at 10:34 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Lizzie Deignan has arrived for the Grand Depart in Daventry...
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Crowds continue to build in Daventrypublished at 10:29 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
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Thousands of spectators expected to line route through Northamptonshirepublished at 10:18 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Martin Heath
BBC Radio Northampton
Northamptonshire has played a big role in the Women's Tour since it started in 2014, and this year the whole race gets under way in Daventry.
Some of the world's top riders will set off from the Burton Memorial in the High Street at 11:00, completing a relatively sedate circuit out of the town centre and back again, before setting off on their way to Kettering where the first stage will end.
Thousands of spectators are expected along the route, especially at the Queen of the Mountains sections in Haselbech and Rockingham and the Sprints in Desborough and Oundle.
Live from the start linepublished at 10:06 British Summer Time 7 June 2017
Our reporter James Burridge is live at the Grand Depart in Daventry...
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