CAMS-Basso, despite racing as one of the smallest teams on the World Tour start list, put in a series of aggressive runs that earned Becky Storey the Best British Rider award.

Storry finished 15th overall and took the title of Best Home Rider in the British Stage Race ahead of British riders Jos Roden (Uno X), Pfeiffer Gheorghi (Team DSM), and Alice Barnes (Canyon-SRAM).

The 23-year-old's standout performance came in the Black Mountain summit finish of stage 5, finishing in 9th place, 21 seconds behind winner Longo Borghini.

"I was confident," said Borghini. But these girls are the best in the world, so it was sobering. But it was a really good run, and I'm glad I finished for the team."

Stree's result was part of a very active week for CAMS-Basso, a team that recently launched the career of World Tour pro Anna Henderson (now Jumbo Visma).

Daniel Schlossbrey and Sammy Stuart managed to break away alone on the first and second stages. In the later stages, the team's red and yellow kits rarely left the front in the early battles.

"The team atmosphere is very good. We are like one family and we inspire each other to do our best."

"We have a great team spirit.

"I think success breeds success and we proved that we can run with the best in the world. I'm really proud of everyone.

The Women's Tour was Storrie's first WorldTour race of the season, but she has already competed in a number of European stage races in 2022, including eighth overall at the Vuelta a Andalucía in May.

After this race, Storey will return to the British national series, but with the goal of improving her level.

"I'm taking it one day at a time, but it's always my goal to one day step up to the World Tour," she said.

"I'm just thinking about the next race. Next weekend is the CiCLE Classic in the National Series.