The 39-year-old Dutchman dominates the eighth and final stage of the race and completes the double Giro-Grand Boucle. And she is now aiming for the Vuelta. On the Super Plance Des Belles Filles third place for Persico
Annemiek Van Vleuten. The lady of women’s cycling closes her Tour de France with a flourish. With her success in the last stage with arrival at La Super Planche des Belles Filles (starting from Lure for 123.3 km) the 39-year-old Dutchman dominated the mountain stage, repeating the success on Saturday. Her first Tour comes in the season where she has already imposed herself in the Giro d’Italia (ahead of the Italian Marta Cavalli) by completing a historic double: between men and women this milestone was not successful since 1998 when Marco Pantani completed an extraordinary Giro double. -Tour. For her now the opportunity to improve even more by participating in the Vuelta.
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Behind the Movistar champion, on the climb also faced by the males (success of Pogacar), the compatriot Vollering (Team Sd Work) at 30 “and the blue Silvia Persico (Valcar) at 1’43” . Sixth place for Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) at 2’01 ”. In the standings Van Vleuten triumphs with 3’48 “over Vollering and 6’35” over Niewiadoma. Fifth Silvia Persico at 8 ‘, sixth Elisa Longo Borghini at 8’26 ”.
July 31 – 7:17 pm
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