Vos Wins Opening Stage Of Tour De France Femmes

Dutch cyclist Marianne Vos won nan first shape of nan Tour de France Femmes for her 258th profession victory.

She overtook Visma-Lease a Bike team-mate Pauline Ferrand-Prevot successful nan last metres of nan 78.8km route, which began successful Vannes and ended pinch a climb connected nan Cote de Cadoudal successful Plumelec.

Vos past outpaced Mauritian Kim Le Court-Pienaar to triumph nan shape pinch Frenchwoman Ferrand-Prevot finishing successful third.

The 38-year-old said to return nan yellowish jersey was "really special", and added: "It's nan Tour de France, it's nan first day, you really can't picture what it means."

Defending champion Katarzyna Niewiadoma Phinney vanished nan time successful 4th place.

Swiss rider Marlen Reusser, who was expected to beryllium among nan challengers pursuing her runner-up finishes astatine nan Giro d'Italia and nan Vuelta, abandoned nan title pinch tummy problems pursuing a clang astatine nan ft of nan Cote de Cadoudal.

Sunday's 2nd shape takes successful a 110.4km way from Brest to Quimper.