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'It’s so steep!' – Camera motorbike topples over as Annemiek van Vleuten rides to Tour de France Femmes glory

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.

Commonwealth Games: Here are all of Scotland's medal winners from Birmingham 2022 - including Neil Fachie and Duncan Scott

As althletes continue to view for gold, silver and bronze in Birmingham, here are all the Scots who have appeared on the podium.

Tour de France Femmes 2022 - 'How fantastic is that?' - Dani Rowe and Dani Christmas revel in huge Stage 8 crowds

Dani Rowe and Dani Christmas revelled in the huge crowds who turned out on La Super Planche des Belles Filles to watch the conclusion of the inaugural Tour de France Femmes. Movistar's Annemiek van Vleuten secured overall victory with another dominant climbing performance, surviving the steep slopes and gravel sections of the iconic Vosges Mountain summit finish. Ad/> Van Vleuten and the rest of the women's peloton were roared all the way to the top by a great throng of supporters who had gathered to watch the race's conclusion.