'Tour de France Femmes is alive' - Annemiek van Vleuten wants more events like Tour after 2022 success

31.07.2022 - 22:51 eurosport.com

Annemiek van Vleuten says the Tour de France Femmes is «alive» after winning the event atop the Super Planche des Belles Filles.

The 39-year-old led by 3'14" ahead of the final stage and sealed the overall win at the top of the celebrated climb on Sunday, and said she would celebrate with ice cream and pizza.

Ad/> Van Vleuten says she had «goosebumps» as she approached the finish line. Tour de France FemmesOpinion: Three front-runners as Tour de France Femmes heads to big mountains29/07/2022 AT 19:40 «Unbelievable to win on La Planche with so many people,» the Dutchwoman said in her podium speech. «The Tour des Femmes is alive.

All week it has been fantastic. »Thank you very much to the organisers to get this back on the calendar. «It's been greatly organised and the public have made it even more special and everyone following on television. »I had goosebumps to ride up in here yellow.

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A camera motorbike toppled over as it tried to track Annemiek van Vleuten’s progress up the brutal Super Planche des Belles Filles climb at the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday. As the Movistar rider closed on a final-stage victory in the yellow jersey, the motorbike's lens was diligently fixed upon her as it crawled alongside the Dutchwoman. Ad/> But such was the iconic ramp’s steepness, topping out at 24%, it started to grind to a halt before rolling backwards near the summit and awkwardly falling to eject its driver and camera operator.

Annemiek van Vleuten wins 2022 Tour de France Femmes

By Claire Colbert, CNN

Annemiek van Vleuten closes out 'dream' Tour triumph

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