Vos wins stage six to extend lead before Tour heads to mountains
Yellow jersey holder Marianne Vos timed her sprint to perfection to win stage six of the women's Tour de France on Friday and extend her lead at the top of the general classification.
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‘Disaster!’ – Lorena Wiebes, Lotte Kopecky in nasty crash on high-speed descent at Tour de France Femmes
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.
Marianne Vos doubles up in yellow on Stage 6 after Lorena Wiebes crash at Tour de France Femmes
Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) sprinted to Stage 6 victory at the Tour de France Femmes to extend her lead in the yellow jersey to 30 seconds ahead of the mountains, and practically secure the green jersey. Vos followed up her victory on Stage 2 with another dominant sprint success, although she was helped by the absence of Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) who was unable to latch back on after crashing on a descent at high speed.
Tour de France Femmes 2022 - Riders criticise longest stage of race after 'boring' and 'dangerous' stage
Several Tour de France Femmes riders have criticised the length of the fifth stage, describing it as «boring» and «dangerous». The stage from Bar-le-Duc to Saint-Die-des-Vovsges was 175.6km, the longest race day for the women's peloton both of the Tour and since the creation of the Women's World Tour in 2016. Ad/> UCI regulations allow for a maximum race length of 160km for both one day races and individual, forcing race organisers ASO to apply for an exemption.
Video: After massive crash, Wiebes claims second stage win of 2022 Women’s Tour de France
The fifth and longest stage of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes came down to a final, frantic sprint, with Dutch cyclist Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) out-lasting Italy’s Elisa Balsamo (Trek-Segafredo) and fellow Dutchwoman Marianne Vos (Team Jumbo Visma) to take the win.
Tour de France Femmes: Lorena Wiebes secures a second stage in sprint finish after major crash
Lorena Wiebes earned her second win of the Tour de France Femmes with victory on stage five to Saint-Die-des-Vosges.
Tour de France Femmes: Emma Norsgaard quits race after shocking 30-woman crash
Danish rider Emma Norsgaard was forced to abandon the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift after a major crash during the fifth stage.
Tour de France Femmes: Lorena Wiebes takes stage five as crash clatters peloton
Lorena Wiebes of Team DSM won the longest day of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes, the 175.6km stage from Bar-le-Duc to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, after a four-rider breakaway was closed down on the rolling roads leading to the foot of the Vosges mountains, in eastern France.