Tour de France Femmes 2022: Will other teams regret not taking advantage of Annemiek van Vleuten mechanical?
Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team) produced a ride for the ages to put herself in pole position to win the Tour de France Femmes, but will other teams regret not putting time into her when she was struggling with a stomach bug and then had a mechanical. The 39-year-old broke away with Demi Vollering on the first climb – the Petit Ballon – on a day of 3000m of unprecedented climbing before distancing Vollering a kilometre from the top of the second climb of the day, the Col du Platzerwase. Ad/> She then extended her advantage over the day’s final climb, the Grand Ballon, and would finish some 3’26” ahead of SD Worx rider Vollering.


