Lorena Wiebes wins Tour de France Femmes stage three
Wiebes edged fellow Dutch rider Marianne Vos, who took the overall lead after a 163.5-kilometre trek from La Gacilly to Angers.
Sprint specialist Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime), who narrowly lost stage two to Mavi García, made an explosive push for the finish as a crash in the final 4km temporarily took out several riders, including 2023 champion Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez).
Opening stage winner Vos (Visma–Lease a Bike) lost a photo-finish to Wiebes, but reclaimed the yellow jersey from Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal).
Pienaar led the general classification after stage two, but dropped down a position to trail Vos by six seconds.
"It was very hectic," Vos said.
"I think when we went right on to the river, there was a big crash behind me. I hope everyone is well."
The stage, mostly on a flat terrain, began without Giro d'Italia winner Elisa Longo Borghini, who withdrew from the race due to a stomach infection.
Four riders made an early attack to form the leading pack, with Alison Jackson (EF Education-Oatly) winning a mountain sprint to the top of Cote de La Richardiere.
But others slowly caught up, with Lotte Kopecky expertly leading her teammate Wiebes to the front and setting up the final sprint just before the crash derailed several riders behind them.
New Zealand's Ally Wollaston (FDJ-Suez) finished third as her teammate Vollering, who recovered from the crash, remained in contention in the general classification, sitting 19 seconds behind Vos.
The Tour continues on Tuesday with stage four, a 130.7km ride from Saumur to Poitiers.
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