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July 29/23 20:38 pm - New Leader After Stage 7 of Tour de France Femmes


Posted by Editoress on 07/29/23
 

The Queen stage of the Tour de France Femmes saw an all out battle over the Pyrenean summits. Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) put the hammer down up Col d’Aspin, to try and wear down her rivals, but she couldn’t repeat her one-woman-show from 2022, with Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM) throwing everything she had in this fight, before Demi Vollering (SD Worx) surged on the iconic ascent of the Tourmalet. Through the mist, the Dutch star covered the last 5 kilometres on her own to open significant gaps on the line: 1:58 to Niewiadoma and 2:34 to van Vleuten. Vollering also takes the Maillot Jaune on the eve of the closing ITT in Pau.
The higher summits of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2023 lie ahead of the 130 riders starting from Lannemezan (after they finished inside the GC top-10 last year, Elisa Longo Borghini and Veronica Ewers don’t start due to physical issues). And many riders are inspired according to the flurry of attacks on the way to the first ascent of the day, up to Col d’Aspin.

Van Vleuten Initiates the Battle
Annemiek van Vleuten’s Movistar immediately set a strong pace that wore down the peloton. The winner of the Tour 2022 put the hammer down with 5km to go to the summit of the cat-1 ascent up Col d’Aspin (12km at 6.5%). Only Demi Vollering (SD Worx) and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM) were able to accompany her. At the summit, Lotte Kopecky, Marlen Reusser (SD Worx), Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step), Juliette Labous (DSM-Firmenich), Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, Marta Cavalli (FDJ-Suez), Ane Santesteban (Jayco-AlUla), Amanda Spratt (Lidl-Trek) trail by 45s.

Niewiadoma accelerated on the downhill toward the final ascent of the day. Vollering and van Vleuten looked at each other. They’re eventually caught by the chasers, while Niewiadoma keeps pushing. She faces the HC ascent to Col du Tourmalet with a lead of 45s.

Vollering flies through the mist
With Reusser setting the pace, the gap drops down to 5s with 12km to go. But the Swiss powerhouse is done with her work, and the gap increases again, up to 35s for the last 10km. Labous tries to attack several times. Vollering, Van Vleuten, Moolman Pasio and Kopecky match her moves.

Vollering eventually attacked with 5.5km to go. And nobody can react. Niewiadoma is caught 500 metres later and the Polich attacker couldn’t keep up with the pace set buy the Dutch climber.

Through the mist, Vollering never looks back. And she celebrates an iconic success with significant gaps: 1:58 to Niewiadoma, 2:34 to Van Vleuten, 2:43 to Moolman Pasio, 2:46 to Labous and 3:32 to Kopecky, who gives her Maillot Jaune to Vollering on the eve of the final ITT, in Pau.

Top Canadian, Clara Emond (Arkea Pro Cycling Team) finished 24th at 14:04 back, Emond also top Canadian in the overall, 25th at 21:10 back.


Results

Stage 7: Lannemezan to Bagnères-de-Bigorre, 89.8 km
1 Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx 2:52:43
2 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon//SRAM Racing at 1:58
3 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Movistar Team Women 2:34
4 Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (RSA) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team 2:43
5 Juliette Labous (Fra) Team DSM-Firmenich 2:46
6 Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Team SD Worx 3:32
7 Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Esp) Team Jayco Alula 5:24
8 Marta Cavalli (Ita) FDJ-Suez 5:43
9 Cecilie Ludwig (Den) FDJ-Suez 5:46
10 Ricarda Bauernfeind (Ger) Canyon//SRAM Racing 6:57
11 Ella Wyllie (NZl) Lifeplus Wahoo 7:08
12 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Lidl - Trek 7:12
13 Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 7:52
14 Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team s.t.
15 Erica Magnaldi (Ita) UAE Team ADQ 7:58
16 Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Cofidis Women Team s.t.
17 Riejanne Markus (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 8:19
18 Silvia Persico (Ita) UAE Team ADQ 9:54
19 Esmée Peperkamp (Ned) Team DSM-Firmenich 10:01
20 Mavi Garcia (Esp) Liv Racing Teqfind 10:55
21 Claire Steels (GBr) Israel Premier Tech Roland 12:17
22 Léa Curinier (Fra) Team DSM-Firmenich 12:39
23 Amber Kraak (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 12:43
24 Clara Emond (Can) Arkea Pro Cycling Team 14:01
25 Justine Ghekiere (Bel) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team 14:11
26 Caroline Andersson (Swe) Liv Racing Teqfind 14:48
27 Natalie Grinczer (GBr) Lifeplus Wahoo
28 Liane Lippert (Ger) Movistar Team Women
29 Paula Patiño Bedoya (Col) Movistar Team Women
30 Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini (Ita) UAE Team ADQ
31 Tamara Dronova (XX) Israel Premier Tech Roland
32 Olivia Baril (Can) UAE Team ADQ
33 Barbara Malcotti (Ita) Human Powered Health all s.t.
34 Julia Borgström (Swe) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team 15:27
35 Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Lidl - Trek 15:59
36 Coralie Demay (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 16:16
37 Simone Boilard (Can) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 18:04
38 Alena Amialiusik (XX) UAE Team ADQ 18:28
39 Alice Towers (GBr) Canyon//SRAM Racing 18:45
40 Danielle De Francesco (Aus) Arkea Pro Cycling Team 18:49
41 Stine Dale (Nor) Team Coop-Hitec Products 19:00
42 Elizabeth Stannard (Aus) Israel Premier Tech Roland 19:09
43 Georgia Williams (NZl) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 19:34
44 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Cofidis Women Team 20:16
45 Sigrid Haugset (Nor) Team Coop-Hitec Products 20:40
46 Silke Smulders (Ned) Liv Racing Teqfind 20:46
47 Yara Kastelijn (Ned) Fenix-Deceuninck 21:31
48 Julie van de Velde (Bel) Fenix-Deceuninck s.t.
49 Magdeleine Vallieres (Can) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 21:42
50 Kathrin Hammes (Ger) EF Education - Tibco - SVB
51 Romy Kasper (Ger) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team
52 Christine Majerus (Lux) Team SD Worx
53 Nina Berton (Lux) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team
54 Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Human Powered Health
55 Dilyxine Miermont (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93
56 Morgane Coston (Fra) Cofidis Women Team
57 Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka (Pol) Canyon//SRAM Racing
58 Marta Lach (Pol) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team
59 Maaike Coljé (Ned) Arkea Pro Cycling Team
60 Elena Hartmann (Sui) Israel Premier Tech Roland
61 Elise Chabbey (Sui) Canyon//SRAM Racing all s.t.
62 Henrietta Christie (NZl) Human Powered Health 21:54
63 Quinty Ton (Ned) Liv Racing Teqfind 21:58
64 Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ-Suez 22:03
65 Mischa Bredewold (Ned) Team SD Worx 22:23
66 Christina Schweinberger (Aut) Fenix-Deceuninck 22:50
67 Sanne Cant (Bel) Fenix-Deceuninck s.t.
68 Grace Brown (Aus) FDJ-Suez 23:53
69 Elizabeth Holden (GBr) UAE Team ADQ s.t.
70 Alice Arzuffi (Ita) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team 24:04
71 India Grangier (Fra) Team Coop-Hitec Products 24:06
72 Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team s.t.
73 Camille Fahy (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 24:12
74 Georgina Howe (Aus) Team Jayco Alula 24:22
75 Soraya Paladin (Ita) Canyon//SRAM Racing 24:41
76 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Lidl - Trek 25:17
77 Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
78 Anouska Koster (Ned) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
79 Nina Kessler (Ned) Team Jayco Alula
80 Teniel Campbell (Tto) Team Jayco Alula all s.t.
81 Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Human Powered Health 25:35
82 Maaike Boogaard (Ned) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team s.t.
83 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Lidl - Trek 25:41
84 Amber Pate (Aus) Team Jayco Alula s.t.
85 Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Movistar Team Women 25:49
86 Letizia Borghesi (Ita) EF Education - Tibco - SVB s.t.
87 Sara Poidevin (Can) EF Education - Tibco - SVB both s.t.
88 Marlen Reusser (Sui) Team SD Worx 25:58
89 Sarah Roy (Aus) Canyon//SRAM Racing 26:04
90 Antri Christoforou (Cyp) Human Powered Health 26:06
91 Thalita De Jong (Ned) Liv Racing Teqfind 26:17
92 Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Fenix-Deceuninck 27:04
93 Typhaine Laurance (Fra) Lifeplus Wahoo s.t.
94 Margot Pompanon (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 27:15
95 Susanne Andersen (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 27:22
96 Alexandra Manly (Aus) Team Jayco Alula s.t.
97 Tiril Jørgensen (Nor) Team Coop-Hitec Products 27:54
98 Josie Nelson (GBr) Team Coop-Hitec Products s.t.
99 Megan Jastrab (USA) Team DSM-Firmenich 27:58
100 Marthe Truyen (Bel) Fenix-Deceuninck 28:09
101 Sandra Alonso Dominguez (Esp) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team 28:19
102 Anastasiya Kolesava (XX) Arkea Pro Cycling Team 28:40
103 Julie De Wilde (Bel) Fenix-Deceuninck 28:50
104 Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM-Firmenich
105 Nathalie Eklund (Swe) Israel Premier Tech Roland
106 Wilma Olausson (Swe) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
107 Jessica Allen (Aus) Team Jayco Alula all s.t.
108 April Tacey (GBr) Lifeplus Wahoo 29:45
109 Margaux Vigie (Fra) Lifeplus Wahoo 29:47
110 Vittoria Guazzini (Ita) FDJ-Suez 29:58
111 Elena Cecchini (Ita) Team SD Worx 30:00
112 Emma Jorgensen (Den) Movistar Team Women 31:07
113 Anna Henderson (GBr) Team Jumbo-Visma s.t.
114 Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) Liv Racing Teqfind 31:38
115 Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Esp) Movistar Team Women 32:01
116 Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women
117 Coryn Labecki (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma
118 Celia Le Mouel (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93
119 Sandrine Bideau (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93
120 Kathrin Schweinberger (Aut) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team all s.t.
121 Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Lidl - Trek 32:04
122 Alison Jackson (Can) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 32:11
123 Josie Talbot (Aus) Cofidis Women Team 32:50
124 Marjolein Van T Geloof (Ned) Human Powered Health 32:54
OTL Alice Barnes (GBr) Human Powered Health 35:31
OTL Charlotte Kool (Ned) Team DSM-Firmenich 36:27
DNF Marianne Vos (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
DNF Loes Adegeest (Ned) FDJ-Suez
DNF Martina Alzini (Ita) Cofidis Women Team
DNF Van Der WOlf (Ned) Lifeplus Wahoo
DNS Chiara Consonni (Ita) UAE Team ADQ
DNS Elisa Balsamo (Ita) Lidl - Trek
DNS Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Lidl - Trek
DNS Veronica Ewers (USA) EF Education - Tibco - SVB
DNS Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ita) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
 
GC
1 Demi Vollering (Ned) Team SD Worx 24:48:10
2 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Canyon//SRAM Racing at 1:50
3 Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Movistar Team Women 2:28
4 Lotte Kopecky (Bel) Team SD Worx 2:35
5 Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (RSA) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team 2:39
6 Juliette Labous (Fra) Team DSM-Firmenich 3:41
7 Ane Santesteban Gonzalez (Esp) Team Jayco Alula 6:23
8 Cecilie Ludwig (Den) FDJ-Suez 6:42
9 Ricarda Bauernfeind (Ger) Canyon//SRAM Racing 7:42
10 Amanda Spratt (Aus) Lidl - Trek 8:18
11 Erica Magnaldi (Ita) UAE Team ADQ 9:22
12 Riejanne Markus (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 9:52
13 Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team 10:06
14 Silvia Persico (Ita) UAE Team ADQ 11:24
15 Mavi Garcia (Esp) Liv Racing Teqfind 11:59
16 Ella Wyllie (NZl) Lifeplus Wahoo 12:07
17 Clara Koppenburg (Ger) Cofidis Women Team 12:34
18 Marta Cavalli (Ita) FDJ-Suez 13:48
19 Claire Steels (GBr) Israel Premier Tech Roland 14:04
20 Liane Lippert (Ger) Movistar Team Women 15:20
21 Amber Kraak (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 15:47
22 Tamara Dronova (XX) Israel Premier Tech Roland 16:47
23 Justine Ghekiere (Bel) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team 20:05
24 Barbara Malcotti (Ita) Human Powered Health 20:55
25 Clara Emond (Can) Arkea Pro Cycling Team 21:10
26 Yara Kastelijn (Ned) Fenix-Deceuninck 21:38
27 Paula Patiño Bedoya (Col) Movistar Team Women 22:22
28 Coralie Demay (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 26:42
29 Natalie Grinczer (GBr) Lifeplus Wahoo 29:24
30 Marlen Reusser (Sui) Team SD Worx 30:10
31 Olivia Baril (Can) UAE Team ADQ 31:31
32 Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini (Ita) UAE Team ADQ 32:55
33 Simone Boilard (Can) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 34:14
34 Grace Brown (Aus) FDJ-Suez 34:42
35 Audrey Cordon Ragot (Fra) Human Powered Health 35:31
36 Elise Chabbey (Sui) Canyon//SRAM Racing 36:38
37 Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Lidl - Trek s.t.
38 Léa Curinier (Fra) Team DSM-Firmenich 37:46
39 Romy Kasper (Ger) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team 37:59
40 Alice Arzuffi (Ita) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team 39:06
41 Soraya Paladin (Ita) Canyon//SRAM Racing 39:09
42 Christina Schweinberger (Aut) Fenix-Deceuninck 40:01
43 Anouska Koster (Ned) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 40:29
44 Caroline Andersson (Swe) Liv Racing Teqfind 41:04
45 Alice Towers (GBr) Canyon//SRAM Racing 41:07
46 Alena Amialiusik (XX) UAE Team ADQ 41:49
47 Silke Smulders (Ned) Liv Racing Teqfind 42:38
48 Julia Borgström (Swe) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team 42:51
49 Esmée Peperkamp (Ned) Team DSM-Firmenich 44:23
50 Rachel Neylan (Aus) Cofidis Women Team 44:29
51 Kathrin Hammes (Ger) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 45:03
52 Marta Lach (Pol) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team 46:39
53 Elizabeth Stannard (Aus) Israel Premier Tech Roland 47:46
54 Lucinda Brand (Ned) Lidl - Trek 49:03
55 Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka (Pol) Canyon//SRAM Racing 49:13
56 Maaike Coljé (Ned) Arkea Pro Cycling Team 50:11
57 Julie van de Velde (Bel) Fenix-Deceuninck 51:23
58 Quinty Ton (Ned) Liv Racing Teqfind 52:01
59 Letizia Borghesi (Ita) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 52:12
60 Christine Majerus (Lux) Team SD Worx 52:13
61 Georgia Williams (NZl) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 52:38
62 Pfeiffer Georgi (GBr) Team DSM-Firmenich 53:05
63 Elizabeth Holden (GBr) UAE Team ADQ s.t.
64 Dilyxine Miermont (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 53:18
65 Mischa Bredewold (Ned) Team SD Worx 54:03
66 Floortje Mackaij (Ned) Movistar Team Women 54:07
67 Jade Wiel (Fra) FDJ-Suez 54:09
68 Thalita De Jong (Ned) Liv Racing Teqfind 55:27
69 Sigrid Haugset (Nor) Team Coop-Hitec Products 55:48
70 Anna Henderson (GBr) Team Jumbo-Visma 56:41
71 Hannah Ludwig (Ger) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 57:30
72 Morgane Coston (Fra) Cofidis Women Team 57:47
73 Emma Jorgensen (Den) Movistar Team Women 57:48
74 Amber Pate (Aus) Team Jayco Alula 58:00
75 Marthe Truyen (Bel) Fenix-Deceuninck 58:22
76 Eri Yonamine (Jpn) Human Powered Health 59:33
77 Alexandra Manly (Aus) Team Jayco Alula 1:00:08
78 Karlijn Swinkels (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 1:01:04
79 Danielle De Francesco (Aus) Arkea Pro Cycling Team 1:01:40
80 Elena Hartmann (Sui) Israel Premier Tech Roland 1:02:28
81 Sara Poidevin (Can) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 1:03:34
82 Nina Berton (Lux) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team 1:05:51
83 Margot Pompanon (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 1:05:55
84 Aude Biannic (Fra) Movistar Team Women 1:06:50
85 Julie De Wilde (Bel) Fenix-Deceuninck 1:07:51
86 Sanne Cant (Bel) Fenix-Deceuninck 1:08:17
87 Camille Fahy (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 1:08:20
88 Lauretta Hanson (Aus) Lidl - Trek 1:09:31
89 Celia Le Mouel (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 1:11:21
90 Sheyla Gutierrez Ruiz (Esp) Movistar Team Women 1:11:47
91 Sarah Roy (Aus) Canyon//SRAM Racing 1:13:25
92 Sandra Alonso Dominguez (Esp) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team 1:16:16
93 Susanne Andersen (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 1:17:01
94 Maaike Boogaard (Ned) AG Insurance - Soudal Quick-Step Team 1:17:17
95 Nina Kessler (Ned) Team Jayco Alula 1:17:31
96 Elena Cecchini (Ita) Team SD Worx 1:20:05
97 Kathrin Schweinberger (Aut) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team 1:21:11
98 Arianna Fidanza (Ita) Ceratizit - Wnt Pro Cycling Team 1:21:18
99 Nathalie Eklund (Swe) Israel Premier Tech Roland 1:21:29
100 Magdeleine Vallieres (Can) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 1:21:50
101 Coryn Labecki (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma 1:22:20
102 Teniel Campbell (Tto) Team Jayco Alula 1:22:33
103 Georgina Howe (Aus) Team Jayco Alula 1:22:53
104 Jeanne Korevaar (Ned) Liv Racing Teqfind 1:23:31
105 Henrietta Christie (NZl) Human Powered Health 1:25:33
106 Wilma Olausson (Swe) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 1:25:55
107 Evy Kuijpers (Ned) Fenix-Deceuninck 1:26:21
108 Stine Dale (Nor) Team Coop-Hitec Products 1:26:47
109 Alison Jackson (Can) EF Education - Tibco - SVB 1:28:16
110 Ilaria Sanguineti (Ita) Lidl - Trek 1:30:45
111 Margaux Vigie (Fra) Lifeplus Wahoo 1:32:15
112 Sandrine Bideau (Fra) St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 1:33:33
113 Megan Jastrab (USA) Team DSM-Firmenich 1:34:27
114 Tiril Jørgensen (Nor) Team Coop-Hitec Products 1:36:10
115 Anastasiya Kolesava (XX) Arkea Pro Cycling Team 1:37:51
116 April Tacey (GBr) Lifeplus Wahoo 1:38:45
117 India Grangier (Fra) Team Coop-Hitec Products 1:39:54
118 Vittoria Guazzini (Ita) FDJ-Suez 1:40:11
119 Jessica Allen (Aus) Team Jayco Alula 1:41:17
120 Antri Christoforou (Cyp) Human Powered Health 1:45:32
121 Typhaine Laurance (Fra) Lifeplus Wahoo 1:47:16
122 Josie Nelson (GBr) Team Coop-Hitec Products 1:48:47
123 Josie Talbot (Aus) Cofidis Women Team 1:53:44
124 Marjolein Van T Geloof (Ned) Human Powered Health 2:05:02



Tour de France Femmes: Stage 1

Tour de France Femmes: Stage 2

Tour de France Femmes: Stage 3

Kopecky Safe in Yellow after Stage 4 of Tour de France Femmes

Tour de France Femmes: Stage 5

Tour de France Femmes: Stage 6

 

 

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