Shock victory for Clara Copponi in Women's Tour as favourite Lorena Wiebes crashes late on during Stage 1
Clara Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) was the major beneficiary of a crash in the closing metres of the first stage in this year’s Women’s Tour to take the first professional victory of her career. The crash, which occurred at high speed on the tight final turn in Bury St Edmunds, saw stage favourite Lorena Wiebes slide out and into the barriers.


