'The one to beat' - Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig's quest to dethrone Annemiek van Vleuten at Tour de France Femmes
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ–Suez) has a bold target for this year’s Tour de France Femmes: topple Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) and win the yellow jersey. The animated Dane won a stage at last year’s inaugural women’s Tour, just one day after seeing her GC hopes unravel following a nasty crash that forced her FDJ co-leader Marta Cavalli out of the race. Ad Buoyed by her victory, Uttrup Ludwig went on to finish seventh in the battle for yellow – albeit 8’59” off runaway winner Van Vleuten.