Even the sixth stage of the Tour de France Femmes does not come without a serious fall. Lorena Wiebes, winner of the 5th stage, fell, the day’s victory went to the tour leader Marianne Vos.
Keeping the competition in check: Marianne Vos.
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Marianne Vos heads into the final two mountain stages of the women’s Tour de France as the overall leader. The Dutchwoman from Team Jumbo-Visma won the sixth stage after 128.6 km from Saint-Die-des-Vosges to Rosheim and further extended her lead in the fight for the yellow jersey. Second was the Italian Marta Bastianelli ahead of Lotte Kopecky from Belgium and cycling world champion Elisa Balsamo from Italy.
The series of serious falls continued on Friday. Two-time stage winner Lorena Wiebes (Netherlands/Team DSM) fell in her green jersey, the rider with the best points, 25 kilometers before the finish line and only reached the finish line several minutes after the winner, in tears and with bleeding abrasions.
Vos extends overall lead
Three-time road world champion, who was also an Olympic champion in 2012, is now 30 seconds ahead of Italy’s Silvia Persico and Poland’s Katarzyna Niewiadoma. The German champion Liane Lippert came in 24th place in the daily ranking at the same time and is still 13th in the overall ranking, 3:09 minutes behind Vos.
Although the German riders ultimately had nothing to do with the decision, Franziska Koch and Katrin Hammes were part of a 14-man lead group that was able to pull away during the course of the race. At times, the group was about two minutes ahead of the peloton, which ultimately contained all the breakaways.
The seventh stage this Saturday covers 127.5 kilometers from Sélestat to Le Markstein Fellering. There are three mountain classifications of the first category to be mastered. The race ends on Sunday with another mountain stage.
6. Etappe Saint-Dié-des-Vosges – Rosheim (128.6 km):
1. Marianne Vos (Netherlands) – Jumbo-Visma Women’s Team 3:09:26 Std.; 2. Marta Bastianelli (Italy) – UAE Team ADQ + 0 Sec.; 3. Lotte Kopecky (Belgium) – Team SD Worx; 4. Elisa Balsam (Italy) – Trek – Segafredo; 5. Silvia Persico (Italy) – Valcar-Travel & Service; 6. Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Italy) – Ceratizit – Wnt Pro; 7. Vittoria Guazzini (Italy) – FDJ; 8. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Poland) – Canyon-SRAM Racing; 9. Rachele Barbieri (Italy) – Liv Racing Xstra; 10. Elisa Longo Borghini (Italian) – Trek – Segafredo; … 24. Liane Lippert (Friedrichshafen) – Team DSM; 55. Romy Kasper (Forst) – Jumbo-Visma Women’s Team + 30; 59. Kathryn Hammes (Freiburg im Breisgau) – EF Education-Tibco-SVB + 1:03 min.; 76. Lisa Brennauer (Durach) – Ceratizite – Wnt Pro + 2:24; 87. Hannah Ludwig (Wittlich) – Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
Overall standings after the 6th stage:
1. Marianne Vos (Netherlands) – Jumbo-Visma Women Team 19:30:14 hrs; 2. Silvia Persico (Italy) – Valcar-Travel & Service + 30 sec.; 3. Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Poland) – Canyon-SRAM Racing; 4. Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy) – Trek – Segafredo + 35; 5. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (South Africa) – Team SD Worx + 1:05 mins; 6. Demi Vollering (Netherlands) – Team SD Worx + 1:11; 7. Juliette Labous (France) – Team DSM + 1:19; 8. Annemiek Van Vleuten (Netherlands) – Movistar Team +1:28; 9. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Denmark) – FDJ + 2:02; 10. Elise Chabbey (Switzerland) – Canyon-SRAM Racing + 2:34; … 13. Liane Lippert (Friedrichshafen) – Team DSM + 3:09; 35. Romy Kasper (Forst) – Jumbo-Visma Women Team + 8:20; 72. Lisa Brennauer (Durach) – Ceratizit – Wnt Pro + 23:42; 76. Kathrin Hammes (Freiburg im Breisgau) – EF Education-Tibco-SVB + 24:53; 105. Hannah Ludwig (Wittlich) – Uno-X Pro Cycling Team +48:56
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