Squiban wins stage six of Tour de France Femmes
Stage six results
1. Maeva Squiban (Fra/UAE Team ADQ) 3hrs 20min 46secs2. Juliette Labous (Fra/FDJ-Suez) +1min 9secs3. Kimberley le Court (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal) +4secs4. Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-Suez) Same time5. Dominika Wlodarczyk (Pol/UAE Team ADQ)6. Margot Vanpachtenbeke (Ned/Volkerwessels Cycling Team)7. Pauline Ferrand prevot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike)8. Magdeleine Vallieres (Can/EF Education-Oatly)9. Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck)10. Puck Pieterse (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck)
General classification after stage six
1. Kim le Court (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal) 18hrs 29mins 5secs2. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike) +26secs3. Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol/Canyon-Sram-ZondaCrypto) +30secs4. Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-Suez) +31secs5. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) +35secs6. Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +53secs7. Sarah Gigante (Aus/AG Insurance-Soudal) +1min 3secs8. Puck Pieterse (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +1min 12secs9. Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra/EF Education-Oatly) +1min 24secs10. Evita Muzic (Fra/FDJ-Suez) Same time
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