Second stop in Quimper, Brittany: the Spanish of Liv-Jayco surprises the group with an attack 10 km from the finish, second Wiesbes. Historical first time as a leader of the ranking for an island athlete. Best Azzurra Trinca Colonel, 24th at 20 “
Mavi Garcia, a 41-year-old Spanish of Liv-Jayco, won the second stage of the Tour de France Femmes, 110 kilometers from Brest to Quimper, a finish line that in 2018, on the men’s tour, saw Peter Sagan win the three-time world champion. A surprise success that of the Garcia, who surprised all the favorites with an action 10 km from the arrival: at 3 “, the European champion Lorena Wiebes (Ola, SD World) beat Kimberley Le Court Full (Ag Insurance), and thanks to this third place and to the 4” she, who comes from the island of Mauritius, is the new yellow jersey in the base of the comparisons of the Dutch Vos.
The blue on the tour
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As in the first stage, the best blue at the finish is Monica Trinca Colonel, teammate of the winner Garcia at Liv-Jayco: 24th at 20 “. Then Letizia Paternoster 37th at 49”. Elisa Longo Borghini (50th) gave 1’53 “. In the standings, Trinca Colonel is the first of the Italians: 21th at 43”.
Third stage Monday, the Gacilly-Angers, km 163.5. The race will end on Sunday 3 August with an alpine goal in Chatel Les Portes du Soleil.