PLUMELEC, France: Cycling great Marianne Vos won the opening stage of the women’s Tour de France with a brilliant late attack on Saturday. The 38-year-old Dutchwoman overtook her Visma–Lease a Bike teammate Pauline Ferrand-Prévot approaching the line, and then held off Mauritian rider Kim Le Court in the closing meters of a grueling uphill finish. Ferrand-Prévot looked set to win the stage, but the Frenchwoman attacked too early from 600 meters and could not withstand the late surge from Vos, who punched the air with her left fist as she crossed the line.

Parallel zum Ausklang der Männer starten die Frauen bei der Tour de France. Zum Auftakt gewinnt eine Olympiasiegerin. Für die deutschen Fahrerinnen läuft es durchwachsen.

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