Lorena Wiebes won the third stage in the sprint as a favorite. Marianne Vos finished second behind her and takes over the yellow jersey again. Co -favorite Demi Volling was 3.6 kilometers before the finish, but was able to finish the stage. Liane Lippert became a strong fifth.
She was acted as the absolute top candidate for today’s stage victory: Lorena Wiebes from the team SD-WORX-PROTIME. This long and flat stage of 163.5 kilometers was made for sprinters. The Dutchman Lorena Wiebes is considered one of the strongest sprinters in the world and fully competed in the last few meters. Only Marianne Vos in the green jersey could stay on her rear wheel. However, she could not overtake the 26-year-old.
Demi full ring falls 3.7 kilometers before the destination
Large shock moment 3.7 kilometers before the finish line: Several drivers rushed in the curve. Favorite for the overall classification, Demi full ring, was one of the parties involved in the fall. Last year her fall had cost her the victory of the Tour de France. Volling was accompanied by her teammates to the finish line.
Marianne Vos again in yellow – Lippert fifth
Marianne Vos, who wore the yellow jersey at the second stage, drove the second behind Lorena Wiebes and was able to recapture the yellow jersey. The German driver Liane Lippert from the Movistar team became fifth as the day before.
Almost 144 kilometers in Top quartet
There were many attacks right from the start. At the very beginning, however, no drivers were able to stop properly. That changed after 14 kilometers. At that time the four drivers dissolved Alison Jackson,, Sara Martín,, Clémence Stamilier and Catalina Anais Soto from the main field. At this point, these drivers no longer played a role in the overall classification.
This racing situation with the four outliers remained constant almost the entire race. In the meantime, the top quartet had a lead of over four minutes. The peloton slowly reduced the distance. After 125 kilometers driven together in the top group, the distance to the peloton was another minute. The peloton swallowed the four drivers only 5.7 kilometers before the finish line.
Points for Alison Jackson
The Canadian master Alison Jackson from the team EF Education-Oatly Sacked the 25 points in the intermediate sprint after 124 kilometers as the first positioned of the top group. The 36-year-old was also able to win over the two mountain points of the only mountain ranking on this stage.
Alison Jackson at the Tour de France Femmes
However, the two points did not change the overall ranking: the Swiss Elise Chabbey remains with 10 mountain points the driver with the most mountain points.
Franziska Brauß tried to catch up with the top group
The German Olympic champion Franziska Brauße attacked after about 22 kilometers and tried to catch up with the top group. In the meantime, the 26-year-old kept driving together with the French woman Alison Avoine. 21 kilometers later, sometimes in the solo, sometimes together, but the two fell back into the peloton.
More co -favorite got out of the tour
After the two team captain Marlen Reusser (Team Movistar) and Charlotte Kool (Team Picnic-Postnl) is on the third day of the Tour de France Femmes Another captain out of the race: Elisa Longo Borghinithe captain of the UAE Team ADQ, no longer competed in the morning before the third stage. Like Reusser Fights Longo Borghini Currently with gastrointestinal complaints.
Must leave the tour due to a gastrointestinal disease: Elisa Longo Borghini
Elisa Longo Borghini was considered one of the favorites for the overall classification. She had two weeks before the tour of the tour Giro d’Italia Donne won – for the second time. As early as 2024, the Italians won the Giro.
Four drivers had exceeded time limit
Five other drivers are no longer part of this year Tour de France Femmes: At the second stage on Sunday, four drivers had exceeded the time limit and were therefore not allowed to start at the third stage. In addition, the Dutchman has Sylvie Swinkels Team Roland-Le Devoluy gave up the race prematurely. At the third stage, 146 of the initially 154 drivers started.
Outlook on the 4. stage
The fourth stage will also be a flat stage – the second and last of this year’s tour. The route leads from Hem 130.7 kilometers to after Poitieralong the rivers Loan and Vienne. This stage is considered the simplest of this year’s tour and is therefore predestined for a mass sprint.