Lorena Wiebes won the 3rd stage of the Tour de France women won, she prevailed in an exciting sprint to the finish.
Wiebes from the Netherlands from Team SD Worx-Protime won just ahead of Marianne Vos (Netherlands/Jumbo Visma) and ahead of her teammate Lotte Kopecky from Belgium, who continues to wear the yellow jersey of the overall leaders. The peloton only caught up with the Belgian breakaway Julie Van de Velde about 100 meters before the finish line.
The riders had the third stage on Tuesday (07/25/2023) over 147.2 kilometers from Collonges la Rouge after Montignac Lascaux guided. Four climbs of the fourth category and one mountain of the third category were on the program for the wavy part of the day.
Lippert remains second overall
The German road champion Liane Lippert (Movistar) rolled over the finish line with the peloton and claimed second place (+0:55 minutes) in the overall classification one day after her day’s victory. On Monday, the 25-year-old had in Mauriac their first world tour– Victory achieved at all.
Van Agt reports after a fall: “Physically I’m fine”
The second stage on Monday was overshadowed by several falls. While last year’s winner Annemiek van Vleuten from the Netherlands was able to continue the race after a fall, her compatriot Eva van Agt came off the rain-soaked road a few kilometers before the finish line and crashed into a crash barrier.
Van Agt made himself public on Tuesday. She suffered a concussion and a bruise and needed stitches. “Physically I’m fine”she wrote Instagram. She will travel to the Netherlands on Tuesday.
The goal of the tour is Pau, the fourth stage leads to Rodez
The fourth stage takes the female riders over 177.1 kilometers on Wednesday Cahors after Rodez – it’s the longest leg of this year’s tour. In particular, the final with several difficult climbs has it all and gives escapers the chance to win the day.
The second edition of the women’s tour, which was launched again last year, ends after eight sections on July 30th in Pauthe day before, the decisive part of the day leads to the giants of the Pyrenees Col du Tourmalet.