Tour of Chongming Island 2025: Van Rooijen fastest on stage 2 with a clear track
Sebastian Lindner
· 15.10.2025
Tour of Chongming Island- Results 3rd stage
Stage 3: Chongming - Chongming
Tour of Chongming Island 2025: Stage 3, Chongming - Chongming
| Rnk. | Riders | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liv AlUla Jayco | 02:34:19 |
| 2 | Lidl - Trek | +00:00:00 |
| 3 | VolkerWessels Cycling Team | +00:00:00 |
| 4 | UAE Team ADQ | +00:00:00 |
| 5 | Roland Le Dévoluy | +00:00:00 |
| 6 | Lotto Ladies | +00:00:00 |
How the 3rd stage of the Tour of Chongming Island 2025 went
For a long time, nothing happened on the final stage of the tour. The early mountain classification, again held on a bridge, no longer had any relevance after Knijnenburg had already scooped up the points on the first two days. Meis Poland (VolkerWessels Cycing Team) took the point without too much resistance, while the peloton continued to ride in unison towards the finish. Only the bonus sprints got the race going. Elisa Balsamo (Lidl - Trek) secured the first two, while the third went to Mia Griffin (Roland Le Dévoluy). Between number two and three, Knijnenburg and Kaja Rysz (Roland Le Dévoluy) managed to gain a few seconds.
However, it only got really nervous around the 30-kilometre mark. A group of around 15 women was able to break away from the peloton, which was briefly split by counter attacks. Ten kilometres later, the spook was over for the time being, but it remained restless despite the flat profile. There were repeated attacks, with small groups or soloists travelling ahead of the peloton. Laura Lizette Sander (Team Coop - Repsol) then led the race on the final twelve-kilometre lap.
When Sander knpp was dropped seven kilometres from the finish, her team-mate April Tacey took over, who in turn was replaced by Knijnenburg, who once again attacked. When the woman in the mountain jersey left, nine more women followed her at a small wave around four kilometres before the finish, creating a gap in the peloton. With UAE ADQ and Liv Jayco AlUla, two sprinter teams were represented twice at the front. The lack of pace work from these two teams ultimately ensured that the group was able to get through and ride to victory.
Knijnenburg was the first to start her sprint 300 metres before the finish. However, she was caught by the incredulous Talbot and Markus. Meanwhile, unobserved by the TV cameras, there was an additional crash in the peloton in the last three kilometres, in which van Rooijen was also involved. More than ten women were on the ground for longer
