The 5 day Canadian race was held entirely on Prince Edward Island (hence PEI!) and Cox, who was guesting for the NEBC/CycleLoft team started well with a 9th place on the first stage which ended in a bunch sprint won by team Menikini’s Rochelle Gilmour but it was on stage 3 that Cox laid the groundwork for the High GC position by attacking and forging a small breakaway group that stayed away to the finish where Cox took 5th on the stage and moved up to 5th overall. 

The race brings to a close the first half of Cox’s season which has seen her stamp a dominant mark on American women’s racing, winning seven races including the Tour of Tucson and Front Range Classic stage races.  Following her return to London her attention will soon turn to the two British national titles up for grabs in the coming weeks; the national circuit champs and the road race title.  The races will mark the start of another new chapter in Cox’s pro career as she seeks to seal a new contract in the June UCI transfer window having taken the decision to move on from her American team where she was based in Boulder, Colorado.

Her progress can be followed at www.ledacox.co.uk

Final classification

1 Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini-Selle Italia / Master Color    10.40.09
2 Nathalie Bates (Aus) Menikini-Selle Italia / Master Color              0.24
3 Trine Schmidt (Den) Menikini-Selle Italia / Master Color               2.24
4 Sophie Creux (Fra) ESGL 93 GSD Gestion                                 2.37
5 Leda Cox (GBr) NEBC / Cycle Loft / Devonshire Dental                   2.56
6 Merrill Collins (Can) Provincial Team Ontario                          3.16
7 Heather Logan (Can) Provincial Team Ontario                            3.35
8 Karin Aune (Swe) Uniqa                                                 3.55
9 Moriah Jo Macgregor (Can) Atlantic Cycling Centre                      4.12
10 Dalila Rodriguez (Cub) Equipe Nationale Cuba                          4.23
11 Emmanuelle Merlot (Fra) Vienne Futuroscope                            5.05
12 Brei Gudsell (NZl) Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz                        5.09
13 Rochelle Gilmore (Aus) Menikini-Selle Italia / Master Color           5.22
14 Yong Li Liu (Chn) Giant Pro Cycling                                   5.56
15 Denise Ramsden (Can) Ultralink                                        6.01