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eNCA
5 days ago
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- eNCA
Spanish veteran Garcia wins stage 2 of women's Tour de France
Spanish veteran Mavi Garcia won the second stage of the women's Tour de France on Sunday as Mauritius' Kim Le Court finished the day in the race leader's yellow jersey -- a first for an African rider. The 41-year-old Garcia, of the Liv-AlUla-Jayco team, attacked with 10km to go and it paid off as she crossed the line three seconds ahead of the chasing peloton. Garcia is the oldest rider in the Tour peloton and her victory beat the former age record for a stage winner set by Annemiek Van Vleuten (39 years 9 months 23 days) in 2022. "I've been racing for a long time and I hadn't been having my best year, but this win really gives me a massive boost of energy," said Garcia. "I really didn't believe I was going to win at the end. I've tried many times like that and it never worked out, so I just couldn't believe it until I was five metres from the line and I turned around and saw they wouldn't catch me. "It was only then that I knew I'd really done it. It's been a long, long time since I had any feeling this good in my career." Le Court took over atop the overall standings from Marianne Vos, who won Saturday's opening stage. The duo are tied with the exact same time at the top of the general classifications, with the Mauritian earning the yellow jersey courtesy of her combined stage finish placings over the first two days of racing. "My team said we can take yellow today, but I could not believe it, to be honest I think I'm still a bit shocked," said Le Court. "The ultimate goal of the team is to fight for GC towards the end of the Tour for the overall, but our goal was also to win a stage. "I've come close twice, but now that I have the yellow jersey on my shoulders, it's already a massive achievement for the team and for myself." Dutch sprinter Charlotte Kool, who won the opening two stages of last year's Tour, was a late withdrawal from the peloton, which now counts 152 riders. The Picnic-PostNL rider, who finished 7:40 off Vos' pace on Saturday, fell in competition last week and after consulting her team's medical staff opted to withdraw. Kool's withdrawal was the second of the Tour following that of Swiss rider Marlen Reusser (Movistar), who had been expected to push for the podium but who was sick. Monday's third stage is a flat 163.5km ride from La Gacilly to Angers. The women's Tour features nine stages, culminating in a mountain ascent for a summit finish in the ski resort of Chatel on August 3.
LeMonde
5 days ago
- Sport
- LeMonde
Spanish veteran Garcia wins second stage of women's Tour de France
Spanish veteran Mavi Garcia won the second stage of the women's Tour de France on Sunday, July 27, as Mauritius's Kim Le Court finished the day in the race leader's yellow jersey – a first for an African rider. The 41-year-old Garcia, of the Liv-AlUla-Jayco team, attacked with 10 km to go, and it paid off as she crossed the line three seconds ahead of the chasing peloton. Garcia is the oldest rider in the Tour peloton, and her victory beat the former age record for a stage winner set by Annemiek Van Vleuten (39 years, 9 months, 23 days) in 2022. "I've been racing for a long time and I hadn't been having my best year, but this win really gives me a massive boost of energy," said Garcia. "I really didn't believe I was going to win at the end. I've tried many times like that and it never worked out, so I just couldn't believe it until I was five meters from the line and I turned around and saw they wouldn't catch me. It was only then that I knew I'd really done it. It's been a long, long time since I had any feeling this good in my career." Le Court took over atop the overall standings from Marianne Vos, who won Saturday's opening stage. The duo is tied with the exact same time at the top of the general classifications, with the Mauritian earning the yellow jersey courtesy of her combined stage finish placings over the first two days of racing. "My team said we can take yellow today, but I could not believe it, to be honest, I think I'm still a bit shocked," said Le Court. "The ultimate goal of the team is to fight for GC toward the end of the Tour for the overall, but our goal was also to win a stage. I've come close twice, but now that I have the yellow jersey on my shoulders, it's already a massive achievement for the team and for myself." Dutch sprinter Charlotte Kool, who won the opening two stages of last year's Tour, was a late withdrawal from the peloton, which now counts 152 riders. The Picnic-PostNL rider, who finished 7:40 off Vos's pace on Saturday, fell in competition last week, and after consulting her team's medical staff, opted to withdraw. Kool's withdrawal was the second of the Tour following that of Swiss rider Marlen Reusser (Movistar), who had been expected to push for the podium but who was sick. Monday's third stage is a flat 163.5 km ride from La Gacilly to Angers. The women's Tour features nine stages, culminating in a mountain ascent for a summit finish in the ski resort of Chatel on August 3.
New Straits Times
5 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Vos surges to opening stage win in Tour de France Femmes
PLUMELEC, (France): Dutch rider Marianne Vos claimed a jaw-dropping 258th career victory when she prevailed in the first stage of the Tour de France Femmes, a 78.8-km hilly ride from Vannes to Plumelec yesterday. The three-time road world champion, 38, prevailed at the top of the Cote de Cadoudal (1.7km at 6.2%) after her Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Pauline Ferrand Prevot cracked in the final metres to finish third behind Kim Le Court of Mauritius. While Ferrand Prevot could not convert, she showed impressive strength when she attacked 700 metres from the line, a move that underlined the mountain biking Olympic champion's title credentials. Vos, who will wear the yellow jersey in Sunday's second stage, surged past in the final 50 metres and raised her arm in celebration, just like Ferrand-Prevot. After a dozen riders were involved in a crash as the peloton rolled towards the start of the stage, Maud Rijnbeek and Laura Tomasi formed the day's breakaway. Rijnbeek went solo after 23 kilometres before Tomasi was swallowed by the peloton. Swiss rider Marlen Reusser was involved in another crash at the foot of the Cote de Cadoudal, a 1.7-km ascent at 6.2 per cent. Reusser, who finished second in the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta, later abandoned with stomach problems, her Movistar team said. Defending champion Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, who beat Demi Vollering by just four seconds last year, finished fourth in the same time as the winner. Vollering was fifth, three seconds behind. — REUTERS
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
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- Hindustan Times
Cycling-Vos surges to opening stage win in Tour de France Femmes
July 26 (Reuters) - Dutch rider Marianne Vos claimed a jaw-dropping 258th career victory when she prevailed in the first stage of the Tour de France Femmes, a 78.8-km hilly ride from Vannes to Plumelec on Saturday. HT Image The three-time road world champion, 38, prevailed at the top of the Cote de Cadoudal (1.7km at 6.2%) after her Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Pauline Ferrand Prevot cracked in the final metres to finish third behind Kim Le Court of Mauritius. While Ferrand Prevot could not convert, she showed impressive strength when she attacked 700 metres from the line, a move that underlined the mountain biking Olympic champion's title credentials. Vos, who will wear the yellow jersey in Sunday's second stage, surged past in the final 50 metres and raised her arm in celebration, just like Ferrand-Prevot. After a dozen riders were involved in a crash as the peloton rolled towards the start of the stage, Maud Rijnbeek and Laura Tomasi formed the day's breakaway. Rijnbeek went solo after 23 kilometres before Tomasi was swallowed by the peloton. Swiss rider Marlen Reusser was involved in another crash at the foot of the Cote de Cadoudal, a 1.7-km ascent at 6.2%. Reusser, who finished second in the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta, later abandoned with stomach problems, her Movistar team said. Defending champion Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, who beat Demi Vollering by just four seconds last year, finished fourth in the same time as the winner. Vollering was fifth, three seconds behind. (Writing by Julien Pretot; editing by Pritha Sarkar)
New York Times
5 days ago
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- New York Times
Marlen Reusser abandons Tour de France Femmes in stage 1 after suffering with stomach bug
Movistar's Marlen Reusser has abandoned the Tour de France Femmes in the first stage after suffering with a stomach bug. The 33-year-old fell off the back of the peloton during the opening stage on Saturday and could not continue after revealing in the run-up to the race that she had suffered from a stomach bug during the Giro d'Italia and fallen ill again this week. Advertisement Reusser finished second in the Giro d'Italia earlier this month, losing out to UAE Team ADQ's Elisa Longo Borghini by 18 seconds. The Movistar rider came close to winning her first Grand Tour after wearing the leader's pink jersey for four stages before losing out in the mountains on the penultimate day. Her team posted a statement on X on Thursday evening, confirming her withdrawal. 'Due to stomach problems since Wednesday night, (Reusser) has been unable to continue in this edition of the Tour,' said Movistar. 'At the moment, her priority is to rest and recover. 'Health is the most important thing and we know she will come back stronger than ever. We are very proud of her effort and dedication.' The Tour de France Femmes started on Saturday, after the penultimate stage of the men's Tour which saw Alpecin-Deceunick's Kaden Groves take a solo stage win. Team Visma Lease-A-Bike's Pauline Ferrand Prevot attacked alone within the last kilometre of the stage but her teammate Marriane Vos overtook her just before the line, hunted down by AG Insurance-Soudal's Kim le Court. Vos recorded her third Tour stage win after victories at Provins and Rosheim in 2022, making her the the joint-most successful rider in Tour history, alongside 2023 winner Demi Vollering and European champion Lorena Wiebes. (Jasper Jacobs/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images)
