Cycling: Marianne Vos has won the second stage of the Tour de France Femmes. The Dutchwoman also takes over the yellow jersey.
Vos wins ahead of Persico and Niewiadoma
Contrary to expectations, the second stage of the Tour de France Femmes saw large gaps between riders. Numerous crashes caused the peloton to splinter in the final kilometers. Six riders capitalized on the chaos and formed a formidable breakaway group after the intermediate sprint. As expected, Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) won the sprint for the stage victory. The Dutch rider thus takes over the overall lead, having narrowly missed out on the yellow jersey yesterday with a second-place finish. Birthday girl Silvia Persico (Valcar-Travel & Service) sprinted to second place today, ahead of Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM Racing).
Many falls overshadow the second stage
The French team FDJ – Suez – Futuroscope had a particularly bad day today. Giro d'Italia runner-up Marta Cavalli had to abandon the race after a crash. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig lost 1:38 minutes. Teammate Évita Muzic was in contention at the front until the end, but then also crashed. Giro winner Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) also had a bad day. The Dutch rider finished 34 seconds behind the winner, as did German hopeful Liane Lippert (DSM).
Apasionante final en la segunda etapa #TDFF
Marianne Vos @marianne_vos
Silvia Persian @silvia_persico
Katarzyna Niewiadoma @KNiewiadoma pic.twitter.com/czZrJlZ5EQ— Atacar Bajando (@AtacarBajando) July 25, 2022
Enchaînement de chutes sur this 2e étape du #TDFF2022 et celle-ci a l'air sévère pour Marta Cavalli #LesRP pic.twitter.com/YdLyZTyaL0
— RoisDeLaPedale (@RoisDeLaPedale) July 25, 2022
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