Women's Tour of Scotland abandoned due to extreme weather conditions
Sections of the route had been blocked by standing water
Stage one of the women's Tour of Scotland was abandoned with around 30km to go due to extreme weather conditions.
The UCI category 2.1 race was stopped after two hours of racing, as heavy rain battered the peloton en route to the finish in Dunfermline.
"Due to extreme weather conditions we have taken the unfortunate decision together with Police Scotland and the other relevant authorities to abandon today’s stage," said race organisers.
"Conditions have proven impossible due to heavy sections of standing water. Rider safety is therefore paramount and conditions were no longer safe to continue."
The days' winners of the Queen of the Mountains and sprint competitions were required for podium presentation in Dunfermline but all other competitors were allowed to return to their accomodation.
A number of high-profile riders are competing in the three-day stage race, with Katie Archibald leading the Scottish national team and Bigla's Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig and Leah Thomas also in attendance.
As it stands the race will continue tomorrow, with stage two rolling out of Perth and ending in Glasgow and stage three starting and finishing in Edinburgh.
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Jonny was Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor until 2022.
I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.
Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I needed the money at the time so let me live).
I also worked for ITV Cycling between 2011-2018 on their Tour de France and Vuelta a España coverage. Sometimes I'd be helping the producers make the programme and other times I'd be getting the lunches. Just in case you were wondering - Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen had the same ham sandwich every day, it was great.
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