Annemiek Van Vleuten seizes yellow jersey ahead of Tour de France Femmes finale
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.
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Tour de France Femmes: How to watch Stage 7 on Saturday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map
Welcome to the mountains! Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) defended the yellow jersey in style by winning Stage 6, but she will need to call on every drop of her legendary powers to hold-off the GC favourites on Saturday as three Cat. 1 climbs await. Ad/> Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar), Demi Vollering (SD Worx) and Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) are all expected to chance their arm and put Vos under pressure.
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Opinion: Annemiek van Vleuten, Demi Vollering, Elisa Longo Borghini favourites on big mountains on Stage 7
Tomorrow women’s racing enters uncharted territory. The three category 1 climbs on Stage 7 of Tour de France Femmes comprise 29.9km (almost a quarter) of the 127.1km, for a total of more than 3000m of ascent. All of it comes in the final 90km.
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