Lizzie Armitstead turns super-domestique as Bujak wins GP Plouay

Lizzie Armitstead plays domestique to teammate Megan Guarnier at the GP Plouay, the penultimate race on the Women's WorldTour calendar

Lizzie Armitstead in the 2016 Strade Bianche (Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

Saturday’s penultimate round of the Women’s WorldTour brought a surprise result with Eugenia Bujak taking victory ahead of the bigger names at the GP de Plouay Bretagne.

Riding for the Slovenian BTC-City Ljubljana team, the Polish rider sprinted from a small peloton to the biggest win of her career.

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Owen Rogers is an experienced journalist, covering professional cycling and specialising in women's road racing. He has followed races such as the Women's Tour and Giro d'Italia Donne, live-tweeting from Women's WorldTour events as well as providing race reports, interviews, analysis and news stories. He has also worked for race teams, to provide post race reports and communications.