USA's Coryn Rivera from Team SubWeb wins Stage 3 

After a day of aggressive, tactical riding, Team Sunweb's Coryn Rivera (USA) took the win at stage three of the women's Amgen Tour of California

With Rivera racing on home soil hungry for another UCI Women's WorldTour win, Team Sunweb set out to make the day as tough as possible before the expected fast finish in Sacramento. Setting up stations at the head of the peloton, the team took advantage of the crosswinds and put in a huge effort to cause splits to the bunch. After various splits and regrouping, the race came back together for a bunch sprint in Sacramento. Team Sunweb were in prime position forming their sprint train to lead out Rivera through to the finish. Rivera was able to finish off the teams hard work leading the charge with her explosive sprint, crossing the line in first place to take her third UCI WorldTour victory of the season.

Anna van der Breggen (Boels Dolmans) took three seconds in the intermediate sprint bonus and moved within a single second of the race lead led by Katie Hall (UnitedHealthcare).

Following her win Rivera said: "Today was all on the girls. It's a hard sport and we're here with the worlds best, I couldn't have done it without them. We tried a few times to break up the field and to drop some other riders. Our move worked but things came back together so next it was time for us to focus on the lead out train. We had planned the sprint in detail and the girls executed the plan perfectly. One of my first wins was in Sacramento when I was 18, so it's great to be back on the top step here years later."

Team Sunweb coach Hans Timmermans (NED) said: "Today is another brilliant win from Coryn and the team. We tried to make the race hard on the crosswind sections but it wasn't exposed enough for it to work as we would have liked. A lot of riders were really tired as a result of this which was an ideal situation for us. We were still able to bring Coryn into a perfect position for the sprint. It's a fantastic win for her and the team in her home state of California."

2017 Tour of California Women's Stage 3 Top Ten Results

1 Coryn Rivera (USA) Team Sunweb Women   
2 Arlenis Sierra (Cub) Astana Women's Team   
3 Giorgia Bronzini (Ita) Wiggle High5

2017 Tour of California Women's Overall after Stage 3

1 Katie Hall (USA) UnitedHealthcare   
2 Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Boels Dolman

VIDEO: 2017 Tour of California Women's Stage3 Highlights