Vos wins opening stage of Tour de France Femmes
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Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) 1hr 53mins 3secsKim Le Court-Pienaar (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal Team) same timePauline Ferrand-Prévot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike) Katarzyna Niewiadoma Phinney (Pol/Canyon-Sram Zondacrypto)Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-Suez) +3secsPuck Pieterse (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +5secsAnna van der Breggen (Ned/Team SD Worx-Protime) same timeEline Jansen (Ned/Volkerwessels Cycling Team) +9secsPauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) same timePfeiffer Georgi (GB/Team Picnic Postnl)
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