The Frenchwoman Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Has taken over the yellow jersey with an incredible performance. The mountain arrival after the 18.6 -kilometer climb to the Col de la Madeleine She reached over a three -minute lead over the big favorites Demi Volling and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney. The German champion Franziska Koch drove about 87 kilometers in the top group.
The queen stage became a change of power and possibly already the decision of this year’s Tour de France Femmes: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot hung on the climb to Col de la Madeleine all competitors for the overall victory.
The French did not even attack the French, she only presented such a strong pace that she continuously drove until the competitors could no longer follow.
The crucial one Pace
At first it was the climbing expert Sarah Gigantethe twelve kilometers before the destination tightened the pace. Pauliena Rooijakkers went along, just like the later stage winner. Rooijakkers fell back a little later, then drove together with Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney The most demanding increase of this Tour de France Femmes up.
Demi full ring, who initially drove behind these drivers for 30 seconds, also joined them until they were just two kilometers before the destination Niewiadoma phinney opened.
Demi full ring ends up 3:18 minutes after the eighth stage behind the yellow jersey in the overall classification
Full ring finally occurred 23 seconds Niewiadoma-Hinney to the finish and thus limit the damage to the overall classification to third place. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney In the overall classification there is a place behind in fourth place. Both drivers lost over three minutes Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. The day before it was a few seconds.
| driver | Time | |
|---|---|---|
1. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | – | |
2. Sarah Gigante | + 2:37 minutes | |
3. Demi full ring | + 3:18 minutes | |
4. Kasia Niewiadoma phinney | + 3:40 minutes | |
5. Cédrine Kerbaol | + 4:11 minutes |
Sarah Gigante becomes second
Sarah Gigante Although 8.6 kilometers before the finish line, the French stage winner was left behind, but the Australian driver showed how strong she is in the mountains. The 24-year-old came second, with 1:45 behind Ferrand-Prévotto the finish and thus caught up with eighth place in the overall estate.
Sarah Gigante in action at the Tour de France Femmes.
Kim Le Court tried to pull out and fell on departure
At the beginning of the race there were many attacks and tests. Also Kimberley Le Court Pienaar In the yellow jersey, initially looking for ways to get into an outlier group. As soon as Le Court attacked, put it Peloton But right behind. As a result, the Mauritierin could not put herself in a group.
In addition, the 29-year-old fell on the departure from Col du frêne About 65 kilometers before the destination out of the curve and fell. The fall was comparatively light because Le Court slowed down. Nevertheless, she initially lost a minute until she Peloton opened.
Contrary to first expectations remained Kimberley Le Court Pienaar then strong in the mountains and only became at the end when Sarah Gigante The pace tightened, finally left behind.
Chabbey wants to go forward
Elise Chabbey in the dotted jersey went into attack right from the start. In order to defend the jersey, the Swiss was not allowed to hang out. After all, the first ten mountain points were already after 13.3 kilometers Col de Plainpalais – A mountain of category one. Her strategy went up: the 32-year-old got both the maximum ten mountain points on the first and the maximum five mountain points on the two mountain ranking and continues to carry the mountain jersey.
15-member top group with German participation
It was also part of the first top group to form eleven kilometers after the start. This included a total of 15 drivers, including the two Germans Hannah Ludwig and Franziska Koch and the winner of both previous days Maeva Squiban.
Koch does leadership work
On the first departure down from Col de Plainpalais the German champion Franziska Koch led the top group. The driver from Mettmann attracted the pace at the descent, Hannah Ludwig then fell back from the top group.
Franziska Koch (in the German championship jersey) kept leading the top group
The Peloton had a gap of 30 seconds at this point. Here Lorena Wiebes led the departure in the green jersey – presumably more than 40 kilometers later.
Koch attacked 71.5 kilometers before the finish, loosened from the top group and only Lotte Claes stayed on her. Maeva Squiban followed a little later and opened to the duo. Both Koch and Squiban had already won the award as the most combative driver.
25 sprint points for Franziska Koch
With this attack, Franziska Koch was the first to secure 25 points in the sprint rating. Maeva Squiban followed directly behind her. Squiban later lost the connection to the top group in the race, 16.7 kilometers before the finish. At that time, Franziska Koch was still part of the top group, but she also fell back into the dismembered Peloton about three kilometers later.
Twelve kilometers before the finish, the long-term top group was only a duo left out Niamh Fisher-Black and Yara Kastelijn. The two drivers were 7.2 kilometers before the target of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot obtained.
Lorena Wiebes got two sprint points
The Dutchman Lorena Wiebes was the first of the Pelotons During the sprint rating, but the 15th driver in total and got the last possible two sprint points. In the overall classification around the green jersey, Wiebes still stays in first place with 210 points and can thus start again in the green jersey.
Bike exchange at Vinke in the white jersey
Your compatriot Nienke Vinke Had a defective rear wheel about 25 kilometers before the finish, first switched to the bike of a team-mate and then on her own spare wheel. As a result, the 21-year-old lost, who the day before the white jersey from the French woman Julie Bego had been practicing important time in the fight for the white jersey. After all, Bego was just 21 seconds behind Vinke in the overall classification.
Since an overall high speed was driven in the main field at this time, fell Julie Bego back from the field. This enabled Vinke to catch up quickly, Bego and Vinke were in a group a little later in a group Peloton together.
Nienke Vinke finally finished eight minutes before Bego at the Mountain Center, making her defending the white jersey – and possibly already decided.
Outlook on the last stage
The eighth stage was the queen stage, but it remains demanding on the ninth and last stage of this year’s Tour de France Femmes. In heavy mountainous terrain, it goes to 124.1 kilometers of Praz-sur-arly after Châtel. The chances for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot are good with the big lead to win the Tour de France Femmes.