Tour de France Femmes 2023: Sprint triumph Wiebes, Kopecky still in yellow
foto: Cor VosJulie Van de Velde attacks from the peloton with 60 kilometres remaining. She rides into the polka dot jersey and keeps on pushing. The peloton catches her in the last 300 metres before Lorena Wiebes outsprints Marianne Vos for the win. Lotte Kopecky finishes in third to cement her GC lead. (Slideshow route/profile)
Results 3rd stage 2023 Tour de France Femmes
1. Lorena Wiebes (nld)
2. Marianne Vos (nld) s.t.
3. Lotte Kopecky (bel) s.t.
4. Chiara Consonni (ita) s.t.
5. Elisa Balsamo (ita) s.t.
6. Alexandra Manly (aus) s.t.
7. Charlotte Kool (nld) s.t.
8. Susanne Andersen (nor) s.t.
9. Sorya Paladin (ita) + 0.02
10. Julie De Wilde (bel) s.t.
GC after stage 3
1. Lotte Kopecky (bel)
2. Liane Lippert (ger) + 0.55
3. Ashleigh Moolman (rsa) + 1.05
4. Kasia Niewiadoma (pol) s.t.
5. Elisa Longo Borghini (ita) s.t.
6. Annemiek van Vleuten (nld) s.t.
7. Tamara Dronova-Balabolina (rus) s.t.
8. Demi Vollering (nld) s.t.
9. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (den) s.t.
10. Amanda Spratt (aus) + 1.09
Race report
Kathrin Hammes is the first rider to open up a gap, which she widens to 2 minutes. The peloton brings her back halfway through the race.
Julie van de Velde strikes on the Côte des Andrieux to take maximum KOM points at the top, which she repeats on the Côte de Saint-Robert. The Belgian ITT specialist pushes on to open up a lead of over 2 minutes.
Van de Velde enters the last 3 kilometers with a 30 seconds lead, but it’s not enough and the peloton brings her back inside the last 300 metres.
Yellow jersey Lotte Kopeckey leads out Lorena Wiebes, who powers to a commanding victory ahead of Marianne Vos. Kopecky finishes in third to cement her lead on GC. Not only does she take a time bonus of 4 seconds, a split in the peloton gives her another 2 seconds extra.
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