Live Timing can be found here.
Total: 56km / 3105m descent / 2070m climb (Riders will have a shuttle to help them around part of the course.)
Video: Charlie Murray
Stage Details
Hiroshima Mon Amour: 5.07km / 760m descent
Live Stage Updates
1:34 am PDT: Bailey Christie Wins Stage 1 for the U21 Men
Bailey Christie has come out on top in the first challenge of today’s race besting Jt Fisher by just over two seconds.
1st. Bailey Christie: 8:35.630
2nd. Jt Fisher: 8:38.000
3rd. Alexis Icardo: 8:40.300
4th. Wei Tien Ho: 8:40.300
5th. Raphaël Giambi: 8:41.560
1:43 am PDT: Emmy Lan Wins Stage 1 for the U21 Women
Emmy Lan has kicked the day off win a win on the long first stage. Emmy pulled ahead of Lily Planquart by two seconds with Elly Hoskin nine seconds back in third.
1st. Emmy Lan: 10:00.580
2nd. Lily Planquart: 10:02.660
3rd. Elly Hoskin: 10:10.200
4th. Sophie Riva: 10:17.000
5th. Claire Chabbert: 10:30.040
1:59 am PDT: Gloria Scarsi Leads the Elite Women on Stage 1
After the first group of Elite Women have completed the first stage it is Gloria Scarsi who leads by over 19 seconds ahead of the final riders hitting the stage shortly.
1st. Gloria Scarsi: 9:23.520
2nd. Chloe Taylor: 9:42.900
3rd. Amy Morrison: 9:49.270
4th. Jess Stone: 9:57.400
5th. Charlotte Rey: 9:58.130
2:59 am PDT: Morgane Charre Wins the First Stage by over 7 Seconds
Morgane Charre has taken a big first win today as she beat Italian racer Gloria Scarsi by over seven seconds on stage one. Isabeau Courdurier completed the top three, 10.48 seconds back.
1st. Morgane Charre: 9:16.250
2nd. Gloria Scarsi: 9:23.520
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: 9:26.730
4th. Raphaela Richter: 9:29.210
5th. Mélanie Pugin: 9:40.110
3:22 am PDT: Rhys Verner Takes the Stage 1 Win
Rhys Verner has taken the stage one victory after pulling ahead of Charlie Murray by 3.28 seconds. Series overall leader Richie Rude crossed the line over five and a half seconds back to secure third position.
1st. Rhys Verner: 8:21.170
2nd. Charlie Murray: 8:24.450
3rd. Richie Rude: 8:26.950
4th. Dimitri Tordo: 8:27.080
5th. Jesse Melamed: 8:28.220
Video: Charlie Murray
Stage Details
Oltrefinale: 3.9km / 690m descent
Live Stage Updates
3:12 am PDT: Raphaël Giambi Wins Stage 2 for the U21 Men
Raphaël Giambi has had an amazing second stage as he goes fastest by over five seconds. Sascha Kim ends the stage in second with William Brodie 6.66 back in third place.
1st. Raphaël Giambi: 9:10.920
2nd. Sascha Kim: 9:16.150
3rd. William Brodie: 9:17.580
4th. Bailey Christie: 9:19.310
5th. Lisandru Bertini: 9:19.800
3:14 am PDT: Raphaël Giambi Now Leads the Overall
Raphaël Giambi has jumped four positions in the overall standing after his stage two win with Bailey Christie dropping to 2nd and Jt Fischer in third.
3:25 am PDT: Emmy Lan Wins again on Stage 2
Emmy Lan continues to be the rider to beat today as she goes 15 seconds into the lead on the second stage. Once again it is Lily Planquart in 2nd and Elly Hoskin 3rd.
1st. Emmy Lan: 10:43.360
2nd. Lily Planquart: 10:58.410
3rd. Elly Hoskin: 11:18.780
4th. Claire Chabbert: 11:19.580
5th. Lily Boucher: 11:24.650
3:28 am PDT: Emmy Lan Builds her Overall Lead to 17 Seconds
Emmy Lan has built a solid lead after the second stage with 17 seconds back to Lily Planquart and a huge gap of 45 seconds to Elly Hoskin.
4:38 am PDT: Morgane Charre Goes Two for Two on Stage Wins
Morgane Charre is flying today as she once again takes the stage win with an exact copy of the top five from Stage 1.
1st. Morgane Charre: 10:06.470
2nd. Gloria Scarsi: 10:13.670
3rd. Isabeau Courdurier: 10:14.780
4th. Raphaela Richter: 10:15.490
5th. Mélanie Pugin: 10:19.600
4:43 am PDT: Morgane Charre Leads the Overall by 7 Seconds
After two stage wins Morgane Charre has a healthy overall lead of seven seconds as the Elite Women head into the shorter third and fourth stages.
5:00 am PDT: Jesse Melamed Win Stage 2 by 5 Seconds
Jesse Melamed has taken the top spot on Stage Two as he pulled ahead of Dimitri Tordo by five seconds. Overall series leader Richie Rude crossed the line in 16th.
1st. Jesse Melamed: 8:54.160
2nd. Dimitri Tordo: 8:59.780
3rd. Alex Rudeau: 9:00.310
4th. Tommaso Francardo: 9:00.830
5th. Slawomir Lukasik: 9:00.980
5:02 am PDT: Jesse Melamed Jumps Four Places to Take the Overall Lead
After his stage win Jesse Melamed now sits in the overall lead with fellow Canadian Rhys Verner in 2nd place.
Video: Charlie Murray
Stage Details
Armuin: 0.85km / 120m descent
Live Stage Updates
3:46 am PDT: Raphaël Giambi Takes the Stage 3 Win
Raphaël Giambi continues to be the fastest U21 Men’s rider as he backs up a stage two victory with another fastest time on stage three.
1st. Raphaël Giambi: 2:17.900
2nd. Alexis Icardo: 2:18.200
3rd. William Brodie: 2:18.460
4th. Johnathan Helly: 2:18.890
5th. Wei Tien Ho: 2:19.200
3:51 am PDT: Raphaël Giambi Continues to Lead the Overall
Raphaël Giambi hold an eight-second lead after stage three.
3:54 am PDT: Elly Hoskin Wins Stage 3
Elly Hoskin has taken her first win of the day finding three seconds on Emmy Lan the winner of the first two stages.
1st. Elly Hoskin: 2:40.600
2nd. Emmy Lan: 2:43.600
3rd. Lily Planquart: 2:44.240
4th. Sophie Riva: 2:44.950
5th. Lily Boucher: 2:48.900
3:57 am PDT: Emmy Lan Continues to Lead by 17 Seconds
Emmy Lan continues to hold a lead of 17 seconds with Lily Planquart in 2nd and Elly Hoskin has slightly closed the gap to 42 seconds.
5:11 am PDT: Raphaela Richter Goes Fastest on Stage 3
Raphaela Richter takes the top time on stage two as she finds over two and a half seconds on current series overall leader Bex Baraona.
1st. Raphaela Richter: 2:29.800
2nd. Bex Baraona: 2:32.340
3rd. Morgane Charre: 2:32.430
4th. Jess Stone: 2:32.770
5th. Rae Morrison: 2:33.000
5:16 am PDT: Morgane Charre Extends her Overall Lead to 16 Seconds
Morgane Charre is continuing to build her overall lead as she goes 16 seconds ahead of Gloria Scarsi. After her stage win Raphaela Richter moves into third.
5:37 am PDT: Alex Rudeau Leads Stage 3
Alex Rudeau heads up a French-dominated top five on Stage Three as he goes just over a second up on Youn Deniaud, Richie Rude goes third.
1st. Alex Rudeau: 2:13.380
2nd. Youn Deniaud: 2:14.420
3rd. Richie Rude: 2:15.320
4th. Dimitri Tordo: 2:15.550
5th. Jesse Melamed: 2:15.580
5:40 am PDT: Jesse Melamed Keeps Overall Lead After Stage 3
It’s still a Canadian top two in the overall although Alex Rudeau is closing in on the top two riders after his stage win.
Video: Charlie Murray
Stage Details
Dolcenera: 1.02km / 255m descent
Live Stage Updates
4:21 am PDT: Johnathan Helly Tops Stage 4 for the U21 Men
It’s another stage win for Canada as Johnathan Helly pulls ahead of William Brodie by just over a second to take the stage win.
1st. Johnathan Helly: 2:16.800
2nd. William Brodie: 2:18.000
3rd. Alexis Icardo: 2:19.580
4th. Raphaël Giambi: 2:19.700
5th. Wei Tien Ho: 2:19.780
4:24 am PDT: Raphaël Giambi Still Leads the Overall
Raphaël Giambi has a nine-second advantage after Stage 4 as William Brodie overtakes Baily Christie to go into 2nd place.
4:29 am PDT: Claire Chabbert Wins Stage 4
It’s another new winner on Stage 4 for the U21 Women as Claire Chabbert goes fastest.
1st. Claire Chabbert: 2:47.430
2nd. Lily Planquart: 2:48.220
3rd. Emmy Lan: 2:49.400
4th. Sophie Riva: 2:49.950
5th. Lily Boucher: 2:53.200
4:31 am PDT: Emmy Lan Shrinks Slightly in the Overall
Emmy Lan’s lead has shrunk by half a second but at over 16 seconds it is still very strong heading into the final two stages.
5:47 am PDT: Gloria Scarsi Sets the Top Time on Stage 4
Despite the pressures of her home race Gloria Scarsi has taken the fastest time on the fourth stage just beating Isabeau Courdurier by 0.89 seconds.
1st. Gloria Scarsi: 2:36.130
2nd. Isabeau Courdurier: 2:37.020
3rd. Morgane Charre: 2:37.140
4th. Mélanie Pugin: 2:37.620
5th. Raphaela Richter: 2:38.530
5:52 am PDT: Morgane Charre Still Leads After 4 Stages
Morgane Charre’s lead has fallen by around a second after second-placed Gloria Scarsi took her first stage win of the day. But Morgane still maintains a 15 second advantage that should put her in a good place with just two stages remaining.
6:10 am PDT: Jesse Melamed Takes a 2nd Stage Win
Stage four sees Jesse Melamed take another win today as he goes just over one and a half seconds up on Alex Rudeau.
1st. Jesse Melamed: 2:14.150
2nd. Alex Rudeau: 2:15.710
3rd. Jack Moir: 2:17.930
4th. Slawomir Lukasik: 2:18.000
5th. Martin Maes: 2:18.970
6:13 am PDT: Jesse Melamed Still Leads the Overall with 2 Stages Left
Jesse Melamed continues to lead today’s overall standings but Alex Rudeau has moved up the ranks again to 2nd place and is only 5.79 seconds back with two more stages.
Video: Charlie Murray
Stage Details
Spillpietra: 1.88km / 240m descent
Live Stage Updates
5:55 am PDT: Alexis Icardo Wins Stage 5 for the U21 Men
Alexis Icardo just wins the fifth stage for the U21 Men after an incredibly close fight with Wei Tien Ho who was only 0.4 seconds back.
1st. Alexis Icardo: 4:06.750
2nd. Wei Tien Ho: 4:07.150
3rd. Vojtech Klokocka: 4:08.880
4th. Raphaël Giambi: 4:09.000
5th. Johnathan Helly: 4:09.350
5:58 am PDT: Raphaël Giambi Extends Overall Lead to 10 Seconds
Raphaël Giambi now holds a ten-second advantage after Stage 5 as William Brodie still sits in 2nd with Alexis Icardo jumping two places to third.
6:00 am PDT: Emmy Lan is Back at the Top on Stage 5
Emmy Lan is once again winning a stage as she goes over one and a half seconds into the lead against Lily Planquart.
1st. Emmy Lan: 4:53.320
2nd. Lily Planquart: 4:55.060
3rd. Elly Hoskin: 4:59.190
4th. Sophie Riva: 5:00.440
5th. Claire Chabbert: 5:03.770
6:03 am PDT: Emmy Lan Takes a Big Lead into the Final Stage
Emmy Lan’s lead is looking very good as she sits over 18 seconds ahead of 2nd-placed Lily Planquart and has a gap of over a minute on Elly Hoskin in third.
Video: Charlie Murray
Stage Details
Cuore Di Cervo: 1.28km / 220m descent