Tour De France Femmes: Lorena Wiebes Strikes Again In Stage Four Sprint Finish

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Lorena Wiebes stormed to her 2nd consecutive shape triumph astatine nan Tour de France Femmes connected Tuesday, winning nan 4th limb aft denying Marianne Vos successful a sprint decorativeness astatine Poitiers.

Dutch rider Wiebes (Team SD Worx-Protime) made her move astir 250m from nan statement connected a short uphill finish, pinch compatriot and wide leader Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) incapable to overhaul her. Ireland’s Lara Gillespie (UAE Team ADQ) was 3rd crossed nan statement successful nan bunch sprint.

The mostly level 130.7-km shape from Saumur saw nan peloton stay tightly packed until nan closing agelong earlier a showdown among nan sprinters, pinch greenish jersey wearer Wiebes pursuing up her triumph successful Angers connected Monday’s chaotic 3rd stage.

The 26-year-old has moved up to 2nd successful nan wide classification, 12 seconds down Vos pinch Kim Le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal) six seconds backmost successful third. Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez), who suffered a dense clang connected Monday, was capable to proceed nan title aft aesculapian tests and sits sixth successful nan title for nan yellowish jersey.

Wednesday’s hilly shape runs 168.5km from nan Futuroscope taxable parkland conscionable extracurricular Poitiers to nan municipality of Guéret, earlier nan first afloat upland shape originates successful Clermont-Ferrand connected Thursday.