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Tour de France Femmes: Emotional Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig wins thrilling Stage 3 showdown to boost FDJ morale

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Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig produced a flying finish to win Stage 3 at the Tour de France Femmes and banish the misery at FDJ Suez Futuroscope.

The Dane ripped away from a select group, including Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) in the yellow jersey, to claim victory – with Uttrup Ludwig giving an extraordinary post-race interview as the emotion flowed.

Ad/> FDJ were downtrodden after co-leader Marta Cavalli suffered a horrible crash on Monday, with Uttrup Ludwig also caught up in the carnage.

Tour de FranceMas drops out of Stage 19 after returning positive Covid-19 test22/07/2022 AT 11:52 A lively final 15km saw Vos fight back after being dropped to finish second and retain yellow, Demi Vollering (SD Worx) crash and Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) struggle on the final climb.

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Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team) said she soared into yellow on Stage 7 of the Tour de France after “six days of waiting and surviving” after being laid low by a sickness bug. Van Vleuten was the red-hot favourite for the inaugural running of the Tour de France Femmes. However, having leaked time over the first two flat stages, Van Vleuten revealed that she had been suffering from a stomach bug as she fought to stay in contention for the yellow jersey.
Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) is in pole position at the Tour de France Femmes with just two stages remaining, but Eurosport expert Dani Rowe believes her challenge will fade in the mountains. The legendary Dutchwoman, widely considered the greatest of all time, made history on Stage 6 by becoming the first rider to win in the yellow jersey at the inaugural eight-stage race in France.
The Tour de France Femmes leader, Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) won stage six of the race, from Saint-Die-Des-Vosges to Rosheim in the Alsace region, after outsprinting Marta Bastianelli of the UAE Team. It was the Dutchwoman’s second stage win after her success in Provins on stage two.
Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) was involved in a nasty high-speed crash on Stage 6 at the Tour de France Femmes. The two-time stage winner was unseated along with fellow sprinter Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) and Alena Amialiusik (Canyon/SRAM) with 23km remaining of the undulating run from Saint-Die-des-Vosges to Rosheim. Ad/> “That’s a disaster,” said Dani Rowe on Eurosport commentary as Wiebes sat crumpled on the floor.
All set, Marianne Vos? The Tour de France Femmes may be just three stages from finishing, but the Jumbo-Visma star is going to need to produce the defensive performance of her life if she is to keep the maillot jaune. Ad/> The kindest of those three tests comes on Friday, the last time the climbs have the audacity to be classed as hills rather than mountains.
Lorena Wiebes earned her second win of the Tour de France Femmes with victory on stage five to Saint-Die-des-Vosges.

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