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Former pro cyclist and filmmaker Kathryn Bertine is careful when choosing how to describe the 2022 Tour de France Femmes, which concluded on Sunday with Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten cruising to victory.
PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES, France — Veteran rider Annemiek van Vleuten won the women's Tour de France for the first time on Sunday after clinching the eighth and final stage in style.
LE MARKSTEIN, France: Dutch veteran Annemiek van Vleuten took the yellow jersey in the women’s Tour de France with a crushing performance in the mountains which powered her to a remarkable solo victory on Saturday’s penultimate stage.
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.
Just days ago, Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten was so ill that she couldn’t eat or drink. The two-time Olympic medalist, who entered the historic 2022 Women’s Tour de France as the favorite, began feeling sick just hours after the first day of racing in Paris and struggled mightily in the early stages.
Dutch rider Annemiek Van Vleuten blew the Tour de France Femmes field apart with a climbing masterclass to seize the yellow jersey on the penultimate stage on Saturday.