Marianne Vos (WaowDeals) won the PostNord Vårgårda West Sweden Road Race with a perfectly executed attack into the final corner that allowed her to open a gap on the rest of the peloton and savour her third victory in the prestigious women`s WorldTour race. The Dutchwoman recovered from a crash earlier in the race to take her impressive victory. `People may think: `it ended in a bunch sprint, so nothing happened`, but it was a fast race with lots of attacks and of course there was some gravel, where you need to pedal to stay in the front,` Vos explained.ADVERTISEMENT `I had a little hiccup and landed in the ditch. My bike wanted to go to the right off the road, so I followed the bike. But I could get to the front again with the help of my teammates.` With one lap of 11 kilometres to go, UCI Women`s WorldTour leader Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans) made a strong solo attack but the combined efforts of the peloton, including a long pull by Vos` WaowDeals teammate Dani Rowe, brought the Olympic champion back. `It is not easy to catch Anna, but when it got within five seconds in the last five kilometres, I went to the front,` said Vos. `And with a perfect lead-out I managed to get first into the last corner.` - Voxwomen (@Voxwomen) August 13, 2018 Wild and Lepistö satisfied with podium places
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