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July 28/23 20:16 pm - Tour de France Femmes: Stage 6


Posted by Editoress on 07/28/23
 

Emma Norsgaard Bjerg (Movistar), inspired by the previous attackers’ successes at the Tour de France Femmes powered to success in Blagnac, at the end of a fast stage 6. The Dane was among the fastest riders in the bunch… and she decided to make the most of her raw power in the breakaway, joining Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka (Canyon//SRAM) and Sandra Alonso (Ceratizit-WNT) at the front of the race. The peloton almost came back… For the third day in a row, an attacker claimed the win, as Charlotte Kool (DSM-Firmenich) dominated the sprint from the bunch, finishing 2nd, 1s behind the 24 year-old day. After a fast and furious six days of racing, the riders head into the decisive final week-end of the race, with a summit finish at Col du Tourmalet on Saturday and the Pau ITT on Sunday.

After a breakaway of riders succeeded on stages 4 and 5, many riders wanted to race aggressively. April Tacey (Lifplus Wahoo) was the first attacker to open a proper gap but she was caught ahead of the first ascent of the day, the cat-4 Côte de la Cadène (summit at km 30.9).

Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka (Canyon//SRAM) set off at km 29 and Sandra Alonso (Ceratizit-WNT) tried to follow her, unsuccessfully. Emma Norsgaard Bjerg (Movistar) attacked over the top, joining Alonso, and the two of them eventually got back to the Polish ITT national champion on the second ascent of the day, the cat-4 Côte de Puycelsi (km 51.3). The peloton trail by 2’… But more aggressive racing was about to unfold.

Intense Racing Sees Kool Trail Behind
Lidl-Trek and FDJ-Suez were determined to be on the move, with several attacks from Amanda Spratt, Lizzie Deignan, Jade Wiel and Grace Brown. With a very hard pace on the Côte de Puycelsi and the following Côte du Clos Pourtié (cat. 4, km 58), the gap to the front trio dropped down to 40s and Charlotte Kool (DSM-Firmenich), one of the hot favourites of the day, was momentarily dropped.

Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck), leader of the QOM standings, and Veronica Ewers (EF Education-Tibco-SVB), a contender for the GC top 10, are involved in a crash with 49km to go. The polka-dot jersey quickly resumed racing while the American struggles to get back up but refused to give up.

Another Thrilling Finale
An intense battle was engaged between the front trio and the peloton, mostly led by Charlotte Kool’s DSM-Firmenich, Marianne Vos’ Jumbo-Visma and Chiara Consonni’s UAE Team ADQ. The gap is down to 45s into the last 10 kilometres, and 18s’ with 5 kilometres to go…

Norsgaard Bjerg upped the ante with 4km to go and Alonso was dropped. But Skalniak-Sojka was still up there and the gap was still up to 10s’ with 1 kilometre to go!

The Dane opened up her sprint with 400 metres to go… Her Polish companion is caught inside the last 100 metres but Norsgaard Bjerg manages to maintain a gap of 1s to Charlotte Kool on the line!

Top Canadian was Alison Jackson (EF Education - Tibco - SVB) in 13th at 1 second back. Clara Emond (Arkea Pro Cycling Team) is top Canadian in the overall, 27th at 8:06 back.


Stage 6: Albi to Blagnac, 122.1 km
1 Emma Jorgensen (Den) Movistar Team Women 2:59:16
2 Charlotte Kool (Ned) Team DSM-Firmenich at 0:01
3 Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Team SD Worx
4 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
5 Soraya Paladin (Ita) Canyon//SRAM Racing
6 Chiara Consonni (Ita) UAE Team ADQ
7 Julie De Wilde (Bel) Fenix-Deceuninck
8 Marta Lach (Pol) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team
9 Vittoria Guazzini (Ita) FDJ-Suez
10 Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka (Pol) Canyon//SRAM Racing
11 Susanne Andersen (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
12 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Lidl - Trek
13 Alison Jackson (Can) EF Education - Tibco - SVB
14 Elise Chabbey (Sui) Canyon//SRAM Racing
15 Riejanne Markus (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
16 Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx
17 Liane Lippert (Ger) Movistar Team Women
18 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Lidl - Trek
19 Kathrin Schweinberger (Aut) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team
20 Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Lidl - Trek
21 Anna Henderson (GBr) Team Jumbo-Visma
22 Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini (Ita) UAE Team ADQ
23 Silvia Persico (Ita) UAE Team ADQ
24 Julia Borgström (Swe) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team
25 Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM-Firmenich
26 Christina Schweinberger (Aut) Fenix-Deceuninck
27 Juliette Labous (Fra) Team DSM-Firmenich
28 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Movistar Team Women
29 Simone Boilard (Can) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93
30 Grace Brown (Aus) FDJ-Suez
31 Cecilie Ludwig (Den) FDJ-Suez
32 Clara Emond (Can) Arkea Pro Cycling Team
33 Coralie Demay (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93
34 Ella Wyllie (NZl) Lifeplus Wahoo
35 Nina Berton (Lux) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team
36 Natalie Grinczer (GBr) Lifeplus Wahoo
37 Claire Steels (GBr) Israel Premier Tech Roland
38 Thalita De Jong (Ned) Liv Racing Teqfind
39 Margot Pompanon (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93
40 Anouska Koster (Ned) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
41 April Tacey (GBr) Lifeplus Wahoo
42 Amber Kraak (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
43 Sanne Cant (Bel) Fenix-Deceuninck
44 Nathalie Eklund (Swe) Israel Premier Tech Roland
45 Danielle De Francesco (Aus) Arkea Pro Cycling Team
46 Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Esp) Team Jayco Alula
47 Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (RSA) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team
48 Romy Kasper (Ger) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team
49 Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Movistar Team Women
50 Ricarda Bauernfeind (Ger) Canyon//SRAM Racing
51 Yara Kastelijn (Ned) Fenix-Deceuninck
52 Justine Ghekiere (Bel) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team
53 Henrietta Christie (NZl) Human Powered Health
54 Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Cofidis Women Team
55 Marthe Truyen (Bel) Fenix-Deceuninck
56 Caroline Andersson (Swe) Liv Racing Teqfind
57 Quinty Ton (Ned) Liv Racing Teqfind
58 Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Human Powered Health
59 Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ-Suez
60 Dilyxine Miermont (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93
61 Barbara Malcotti (Ita) Human Powered Health
62 Sarah Roy (Aus) Canyon//SRAM Racing
63 Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team
64 Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team
65 Erica Magnaldi (Ita) UAE Team ADQ
66 Wilma Olausson (Swe) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
67 Léa Curinier (Fra) Team DSM-Firmenich
68 Alice Towers (GBr) Canyon//SRAM Racing
69 Elizabeth Stannard (Aus) Israel Premier Tech Roland
70 Elena Hartmann (Sui) Israel Premier Tech Roland
71 Silke Smulders (Ned) Liv Racing Teqfind
72 Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women
73 Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Esp) Movistar Team Women
74 Paula Patiño Bedoya (Col) Movistar Team Women
75 Nina Kessler (Ned) Team Jayco Alula
76 Coryn Labecki (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma
77 Alexandra Manly (Aus) Team Jayco Alula
78 Christine Majerus (Lux) Team SD Worx
79 Maaike Coljé (Ned) Arkea Pro Cycling Team
80 Kathrin Hammes (Ger) EF Education - Tibco - SVB
81 Marta Cavalli (Ita) FDJ-Suez
82 Alice Arzuffi (Ita) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team
83 Esmée Peperkamp (Ned) Team DSM-Firmenich
84 Megan Jastrab (USA) Team DSM-Firmenich
85 Celia Le Mouel (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93
86 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Cofidis Women Team
87 Letizia Borghesi (Ita) EF Education - Tibco - SVB
88 Georgia Williams (NZl) EF Education - Tibco - SVB
89 Marlen Reusser (Sui) Team SD Worx
90 Morgane Coston (Fra) Cofidis Women Team
91 Mavi Garcia (Esp) Liv Racing Teqfind
92 Georgina Howe (Aus) Team Jayco Alula
93 Elizabeth Holden (GBr) UAE Team ADQ
94 Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
95 Tamara Dronova (XX) Israel Premier Tech Roland
96 Maaike Boogaard (Ned) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team
97 Sandra Alonso Dominguez (Esp) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team
98 Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Lidl - Trek
99 Elena Cecchini (Ita) Team SD Worx
100 Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) Liv Racing Teqfind
101 Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Human Powered Health
102 Amber Pate (Aus) Team Jayco Alula all s.t.
103 Alena Amialiusik (XX) UAE Team ADQ 1:10
104 Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma s.t.
105 Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Lidl - Trek 0:01
106 Mischa Bredewold (Ned) Team SD Worx
107 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Lidl - Trek
108 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon//SRAM Racing s.t.
109 Julie van de Velde (Bel) Fenix-Deceuninck 1:36
110 Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Fenix-Deceuninck s.t.
111 Olivia Baril (Can) UAE Team ADQ 1:39
112 Teniel Campbell (Tto) Team Jayco Alula s.t.
113 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Lidl - Trek 3:30
114 Sara Poidevin (Can) EF Education - Tibco - SVB s.t.
115 Sigrid Haugset (Nor) Team Coop-Hitec Products 7:04
116 Josie Nelson (GBr) Team Coop-Hitec Products
117 Stine Dale (Nor) Team Coop-Hitec Products
118 Tiril Jørgensen (Nor) Team Coop-Hitec Products
119 Margaux Vigie (Fra) Lifeplus Wahoo
120 Van Der WOlf (Ned) Lifeplus Wahoo
121 Marjolein Van T Geloof (Ned) Human Powered Health
122 Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
123 Antri Christoforou (Cyp) Human Powered Health
124 India Grangier (Fra) Team Coop-Hitec Products
125 Martina Alzini (Ita) Cofidis Women Team
126 Anastasiya Kolesava (XX) Arkea Pro Cycling Team
127 Typhaine Laurance (Fra) Lifeplus Wahoo
128 Alice Barnes (GBr) Human Powered Health
129 Jessica Allen (Aus) Team Jayco Alula
130 Josie Talbot (Aus) Cofidis Women Team
131 Sandrine Bideau (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93
132 Camille Fahy (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 all s.t.: :
133 Loes Adegeest (Ned) FDJ-Suez 7:46
134 Magdeleine Vallieres (Can) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 9:56
135 Veronica Ewers (USA) EF Education - Tibco - SVB s.t.
OTL Marie Le Deunff (Fra) Arkea Pro Cycling Team 24:24
DSQ Lotta Henttala (Fin) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team
 
GC
1 Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Team SD Worx 21:54:30
2 Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (RSA) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team at 0:53
3 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Movistar Team Women 0:55
4 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Lidl - Trek
5 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon//SRAM Racing both s.t.
6 Yara Kastelijn (Ned) Fenix-Deceuninck 1:04
7 Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx 1:07
8 Liane Lippert (Ger) Movistar Team Women 1:29
9 Ricarda Bauernfeind (Ger) Canyon//SRAM Racing 1:42
10 Juliette Labous (Fra) Team DSM-Firmenich 1:52
11 Cecilie Ludwig (Den) FDJ-Suez 1:53
12 Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Esp) Team Jayco Alula 1:56
13 Mavi Garcia (Esp) Liv Racing Teqfind 2:01
14 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Lidl - Trek 2:03
15 Erica Magnaldi (Ita) UAE Team ADQ 2:21
16 Silvia Persico (Ita) UAE Team ADQ 2:27
17 Riejanne Markus (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 2:30
18 Claire Steels (GBr) Israel Premier Tech Roland 2:44
19 Tamara Dronova (XX) Israel Premier Tech Roland 2:56
20 Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team 3:11
21 Amber Kraak (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 4:01
22 Marlen Reusser (Sui) Team SD Worx 5:09
23 Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Cofidis Women Team 5:33
24 Ella Wyllie (NZl) Lifeplus Wahoo 5:56
25 Justine Ghekiere (Bel) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team 6:51
26 Barbara Malcotti (Ita) Human Powered Health 7:04
27 Clara Emond (Can) Arkea Pro Cycling Team 8:06
28 Paula Patiño Bedoya (Col) Movistar Team Women 8:31
29 Marta Cavalli (Ita) FDJ-Suez 9:02
30 Coralie Demay (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 11:23
31 Grace Brown (Aus) FDJ-Suez 11:46
32 Veronica Ewers (USA) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 12:16
33 Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Human Powered Health 14:46
34 Soraya Paladin (Ita) Canyon//SRAM Racing 15:25
35 Natalie Grinczer (GBr) Lifeplus Wahoo 15:33
36 Elise Chabbey (Sui) Canyon//SRAM Racing 15:53
37 Alice Arzuffi (Ita) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team 15:59
38 Anouska Koster (Ned) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 16:09
39 Simone Boilard (Can) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 17:07
40 Romy Kasper (Ger) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team 17:14
41 Olivia Baril (Can) UAE Team ADQ 17:40
42 Christina Schweinberger (Aut) Fenix-Deceuninck 18:08
43 Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini (Ita) UAE Team ADQ 19:04
44 Loes Adegeest (Ned) FDJ-Suez 20:07
45 Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Lidl - Trek 21:36
46 Silke Smulders (Ned) Liv Racing Teqfind 22:49
47 Alice Towers (GBr) Canyon//SRAM Racing 23:19
48 Kathrin Hammes (Ger) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 24:18
49 Alena Amialiusik (XX) UAE Team ADQ s.t.
50 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Lidl - Trek 24:43
51 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Cofidis Women Team 25:10
52 Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM-Firmenich 25:12
53 Marta Lach (Pol) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team 25:54
54 Léa Curinier (Fra) Team DSM-Firmenich 26:04
55 Anna Henderson (GBr) Team Jumbo-Visma 26:31
56 Caroline Andersson (Swe) Liv Racing Teqfind 27:13
57 Letizia Borghesi (Ita) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 27:20
58 Emma Jorgensen (Den) Movistar Team Women 27:38
59 Julia Borgström (Swe) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team 28:21
60 Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka (Pol) Canyon//SRAM Racing 28:28
61 Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Movistar Team Women 29:15
62 Maaike Coljé (Ned) Arkea Pro Cycling Team 29:26
63 Elizabeth Stannard (Aus) Israel Premier Tech Roland 29:34
64 Thalita De Jong (Ned) Liv Racing Teqfind 30:07
65 Elizabeth Holden (GBr) UAE Team ADQ 30:09
66 Julie van de Velde (Bel) Fenix-Deceuninck 30:49
67 Quinty Ton (Ned) Liv Racing Teqfind 31:00
68 Marthe Truyen (Bel) Fenix-Deceuninck 31:10
69 Christine Majerus (Lux) Team SD Worx 31:28
70 Dilyxine Miermont (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 32:33
71 Mischa Bredewold (Ned) Team SD Worx 32:37
72 Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ-Suez 33:03
73 Amber Pate (Aus) Team Jayco Alula 33:16
74 Alexandra Manly (Aus) Team Jayco Alula 33:43
75 Georgia Williams (NZl) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 34:01
76 Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Human Powered Health 34:55
77 Esmée Peperkamp (Ned) Team DSM-Firmenich 35:19
78 Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women 35:46
79 Sigrid Haugset (Nor) Team Coop-Hitec Products 36:05
80 Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 36:44
81 Morgane Coston (Fra) Cofidis Women Team 37:02
82 Sara Poidevin (Can) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 38:42
83 Margot Pompanon (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 39:37
84 Julie De Wilde (Bel) Fenix-Deceuninck 39:58
85 Celia Le Mouel (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 40:17
86 Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Esp) Movistar Team Women 40:43
87 Elena Hartmann (Sui) Israel Premier Tech Roland 41:43
88 Danielle De Francesco (Aus) Arkea Pro Cycling Team 43:48
89 Marianne Vos (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 44:05
90 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Lidl - Trek 44:47
91 Camille Fahy (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 45:05
92 Nina Berton (Lux) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team 45:06
93 Sanne Cant (Bel) Fenix-Deceuninck 46:24
94 Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Lidl - Trek 47:27
95 Sarah Roy (Aus) Canyon//SRAM Racing 48:18
96 Sandra Alonso Dominguez (Esp) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team 48:54
97 Charlotte Kool (Ned) Team DSM-Firmenich 49:21
98 Kathrin Schweinberger (Aut) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team 50:07
99 Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 50:35
100 Susanne Andersen (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 50:36
101 Elena Cecchini (Ita) Team SD Worx 51:02
102 Coryn Labecki (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma 51:16
103 Chiara Consonni (Ita) UAE Team ADQ 51:20
104 Maaike Boogaard (Ned) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team 52:39
105 Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) Liv Racing Teqfind 52:50
106 Nina Kessler (Ned) Team Jayco Alula 53:11
107 Nathalie Eklund (Swe) Israel Premier Tech Roland 53:36
108 Alison Jackson (Can) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 57:02
109 Wilma Olausson (Swe) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 58:02
110 Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team 58:09
111 Teniel Campbell (Tto) Team Jayco Alula 58:13
112 Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 58:33
113 Georgina Howe (Aus) Team Jayco Alula 59:28
114 Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Lidl - Trek 59:38
115 Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Fenix-Deceuninck 1:00:14
116 Magdeleine Vallieres (Can) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 1:01:05
117 Sandrine Bideau (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 1:02:29
118 Margaux Vigie (Fra) Lifeplus Wahoo 1:03:25
119 Henrietta Christie (NZl) Human Powered Health 1:04:36
120 Megan Jastrab (USA) Team DSM-Firmenich 1:07:26
121 Stine Dale (Nor) Team Coop-Hitec Products 1:08:44
122 Tiril Jørgensen (Nor) Team Coop-Hitec Products 1:09:13
123 April Tacey (GBr) Lifeplus Wahoo 1:09:57
124 Anastasiya Kolesava (XX) Arkea Pro Cycling Team 1:10:08
125 Vittoria Guazzini (Ita) FDJ-Suez 1:11:10
126 Jessica Allen (Aus) Team Jayco Alula 1:13:24
127 Van Der WOlf (Ned) Lifeplus Wahoo 1:13:42
128 Martina Alzini (Ita) Cofidis Women Team 1:14:36
129 India Grangier (Fra) Team Coop-Hitec Products 1:16:45
130 Antri Christoforou (Cyp) Human Powered Health 1:20:23
131 Alice Barnes (GBr) Human Powered Health 1:21:01
132 Typhaine Laurance (Fra) Lifeplus Wahoo 1:21:09
133 Josie Nelson (GBr) Team Coop-Hitec Products 1:21:50
134 Josie Talbot (Aus) Cofidis Women Team 1:21:51
135 Marjolein Van T Geloof (Ned) Human Powered Health 1:33:05



Tour de France Femmes: Stage 1

Tour de France Femmes: Stage 2

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Tour de France Femmes: Stage 5

 

 

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