17:22
Lorena Wiebes takes the stage!
At 200 meters from the finish, the peloton takes Julie Van de Velde back. Lorena Wiebes then thunders over it and takes the victory!
17:21
Another 1 km: Van de Velde looks back
Another 10 seconds ahead!
5:20 pm
Another 2 km: twenty seconds for Van de Velde!
It is very exciting in the last kilometers, Julie Van de Velde has only 17 seconds left. It will strain!
5:18 pm
Another 3 km: Van de Velde seems to be going to make it!
All well and good, those sprinter trains in the peloton, but Julie Van de Velde seems to be going to make it. The lead even extends slightly to 32 seconds!
5:13 pm
Another 6 km: Sprinter trains are formed
From here it is almost flat towards the line Montignac Lascaux. The sprinters are already at the front of the peloton.
But, Julie Van de Velde still needs to be caught ‘for a while’. The Belgian kicks stoically and still has a gap of thirty seconds.
5:05 PM
Another 15 km: Gap with Van de Velde getting smaller
The pace goes up and the peloton chases escapee Van de Velde, who doesn’t seem to be able to make it. The Belgian has another half minute.
We are going to prepare for a mass sprint!
4:55 pm
Another 20 km: Peloton catches up to Van de Velde
The peloton is rapidly approaching Julie Van de Velde. In the last ten kilometers, a minute lead has already gone up in smoke. The difference is more than a minute. In the intermediate sprint Lorena Wiebes is the strongest of the peloton, which gives her 20 points.
Will it be a mass sprint after all or will the Belgian persevere?
16:44
Another 29 km: Crash!
In the peloton a few riders crash at low speed. Coryn Labecki (Jumbo-Visma) and Elena Cechhini (SD Worx) are there. The American in particular suffers from it, but she seems to be able to move on.
Van de Velde still two minutes ahead of the peloton.
16:38
Another 32 km: Van de Velde’s lead over two minutes
Julie Van de Velde is still in the lead and has expanded her lead to more than two minutes.
In the peloton they prepare for the intermediate sprint, just over 25 kilometers before the end of the stage. At SD Worx they will try to bring Lorena Wiebes into position, but DSM-Firmenich and Liv Racing TeqFind will also report to the front.
4:25 pm
Another 40 km: Van de Velde alone in the lead
The Belgian Julie Van de Velde has more than a minute and a half ahead of the peloton, where so far no one has had any problems with the breakaway attempt by the Fenix-Deceuninck rider.
Will she make it to Montignac-Lascaux?
16:22
Welcome!
Welcome to the live blog of the third stage of the Tour de France Femmes 2023. Today on the program: the 147.2 kilometer long stage between Collonges-la-Rouge and Montignac-Lascaux.
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