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New Straits Times
8 hours ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Wiebes claims Tour de France stage as Vos holds lead
POITIERS: Dutch cyclist Lorena Wiebes won the fourth stage of the women's Tour de France on Tuesday, outpacing her compatriot and yellow jersey-holder Marianne Vos at the end of a bunch sprint. Just as in the previous day's stage, the SD Worx team sprinter once again beat the overall leader by a wheel to claim her second consecutive stage victory. "On the final straight it was a big chaos and I was really fighting for position," said Wiebes, 26. "It's really nice to win again and it's really nice to finish it off for the girls after their hard work at the end again." Ireland's Lara Gillespie completed the podium at the end of a stage which was thankfully much cleaner than Monday's in Angers, when several riders found themselves caught up in a mass crash. The main victim of that crash, Dutch rider Demi Vollering, appeared apprehensive at the start in Saumur on Tuesday. But the overall favourite for the Tour finished in the peloton in the same time as Wiebes. Vollering sits sixth overall, 25sec behind leader Vos and 13sec behind second-placed Wiebes. Tuesday's stage was led by Franziska Koch of Germany and Brazilian Ana Vitoria Magalhaes, after they made a break just over an hour into the day's racing. They were caught 3km from the finish line by the SD Worx team, who catapulted Wiebes to her 16th victory this season and the 109th of her career. "She's (Wiebes) just the best sprinter in the world, she's a phenomenon in the sprint and every time she shows it again," said veteran Vos. "It's nice to keep the yellow on such a day. You know it's going to be tough," added the 38-year-old. Wednesday will be the longest stage of the 2025 edition with its 165.8km run between Chasseneuil-du-Poitou/Futuroscope and Gueret, complete with a slog to the finish featuring three climbs inside the final 35km.--AFP
The Sun
15 hours ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Wiebes wins Tour de France stage as Vos retains yellow jersey
DUTCH cyclist Lorena Wiebes won the fourth stage of the women's Tour de France on Tuesday, outpacing her compatriot and yellow jersey-holder Marianne Vos at the end of a bunch sprint. Just as in the previous day's stage, the SD Worx team sprinter once again beat the overall leader by a wheel to claim her second consecutive stage victory. 'On the final straight it was a big chaos and I was really fighting for position,' said Wiebes, 26. 'It's really nice to win again and it's really nice to finish it off for the girls after their hard work at the end again.' Ireland's Lara Gillespie completed the podium at the end of a stage which was thankfully much cleaner than Monday's in Angers, when several riders found themselves caught up in a mass crash. The main victim of that crash, Dutch rider Demi Vollering, appeared apprehensive at the start in Saumur on Tuesday. But the overall favourite for the Tour finished in the peloton in the same time as Wiebes. Vollering sits sixth overall, 25sec behind leader Vos and 13sec behind second-placed Wiebes. Tuesday's stage was led by Franziska Koch of Germany and Brazilian Ana Vitoria Magalhaes, after they made a break just over an hour into the day's racing. They were caught 3km from the finish line by the SD Worx team, who catapulted Wiebes to her 16th victory this season and the 109th of her career. 'She's (Wiebes) just the best sprinter in the world, she's a phenomenon in the sprint and every time she shows it again,' said veteran Vos. 'It's nice to keep the yellow on such a day. You know it's going to be tough,' added the 38-year-old. Wednesday will be the longest stage of the 2025 edition with its 165.8km run between Chasseneuil-du-Poitou/Futuroscope and Gueret, complete with a slog to the finish featuring three climbs inside the final 35km. - AFP
France 24
17 hours ago
- Sport
- France 24
Wiebes claims Tour de France fourth stage, Vos maintains lead
Dutch cyclist Lorena Wiebes won the fourth stage of the women's Tour de France on Tuesday, outpacing her compatriot and yellow jersey-holder Marianne Vos at the end of a bunch sprint. Just as in the previous day's stage, the SD Worx team sprinter once again beat the overall leader by a wheel to claim her second consecutive stage victory. "On the final straight it was a big chaos and I was really fighting for position," said Wiebes, 26. "It's really nice to win again and it's really nice to finish it off for the girls after their hard work at the end again." Ireland 's Lara Gillespie completed the podium at the end of a stage which was thankfully much cleaner than Monday's in Angers, when several riders found themselves caught up in a mass crash. The main victim of that crash, Dutch rider Demi Vollering, appeared apprehensive at the start in Saumur on Tuesday. But the overall favourite for the Tour finished in the peloton in the same time as Wiebes. Vollering sits sixth overall, 25sec behind leader Vos and 13sec behind second-placed Wiebes. Tuesday's stage was led by Franziska Koch of Germany and Brazilian Ana Vitoria Magalhaes, after they made a break just over an hour into the day's racing. They were caught 3km from the finish line by the SD Worx team, who catapulted Wiebes to her 16th victory this season and the 109th of her career. "She's (Wiebes) just the best sprinter in the world, she's a phenomenon in the sprint and every time she shows it again," said veteran Vos. "It's nice to keep the yellow on such a day. You know it's going to be tough," added the 38-year-old. Wednesday will be the longest stage of the 2025 edition with its 165.8km run between Chasseneuil-du-Poitou/Futuroscope and Gueret, complete with a slog to the finish featuring three climbs inside the final 35km.
SBS Australia
18 hours ago
- Sport
- SBS Australia
Tour de France Femmes: Wiebes claims back-to-back stage wins
Lorena Wiebes has stormed to her second successive stage victory at the Tour de France Femmes, winning the fourth leg with a dominant sprint finish. The Dutch rider from Team SD Worx launched her move around 250 metres from the line and proved untouchable, sealing another emphatic stage victory. Fellow Dutch rider Marianne Vos again took second place, with Ireland's Lara Gillespie third. Wiebes also triumphed in a chaotic sprint on Monday and now sits second overall, trailing Vos, who retains the yellow jersey. Sarah Gigante finished 49th on the stage, and remains the highest-placed Australian in 19th overall. It was Wiebes' fifth stage win overall, a record since the event's revival in 2022. Jeannie Longo holds the all-time record, with 24 stage wins from 1985 and 1989. On the largely flat 130.7-km stage from Saumur to Poitiers the peloton remained tightly packed until the closing stretch before a showdown amongst the sprinters. Wiebes timed her effort perfectly, leaving her rivals unable to respond before it was too late. Former champion Demi Vollering continued racing despite a heavy crash on Monday. Vollering, from the FDJ-Suez team, underwent medical tests that excluded a risk of a concussion and finished the day safely in the peloton. She remained sixth overall, lagging 25 seconds behind race leader Marianne Vos. The place to watch the 2025 Tour de France — live, free and exclusive — plus the fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is right here on the SBS On Demand Hub .
ABC News
19 hours ago
- Sport
- ABC News
Lorena Wiebes wins Tour de France Femmes stage four as Marianne Vos retains yellow jersey
Lorena Wiebes has stormed to her second consecutive stage victory at the Tour de France Femmes, winning the fourth leg with a dominant sprint finish. Wiebes (Team SD Worx) launched her move around 250m from the line and proved untouchable, sealing another emphatic stage triumph. Fellow Dutch rider Marianne Vos took second place, with Ireland's Lara Gillespie finishing third. The largely flat 130.7km stage from Saumur to Poitiers saw the peloton remain tightly packed until the closing stretch before a showdown among the sprinters. Wiebes timed her effort perfectly, leaving her rivals unable to respond before it was too late. She also triumphed in a chaotic sprint in stage three and now sits second overall, trailing Vos, who retains the yellow jersey. "Very nice, I'm happy it worked out again," Wiebes said. "That went well, but it was quite chaotic. I had to start the sprint early again because I was afraid of being boxed in." Vos (Visma–Lease a Bike) had tried to edge past Wiebes in the final metres. "Nice to get close, but Lorena was very fast," Vos said. "It's nice [to still be in the yellow jersey], we knew it would be chaotic … the whole stage was pretty tough, so thanks to the team." Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance–Soudal) is the best-placed Australian in 19th position on the overall standings, 51 seconds adrift of Vos. Reuters
