Mavi Garcia wins phase two of Tour de France femmes, Kim Le Court gets yellow
Spanish veteran Knight Mavi Garcia claimed victory in a second phase of Tour de France Femmes on Sunday, attacking solo in closing miles to secure a dramatic victory in Quimper after a 110.4 km trip from Brest.
The 41-year-old Liv-Alula-Jayco knight began its crucial movement with the remaining 10 km, opening a gap of about 20 seconds on the tracking package.
She continued to climb the last explosive climb, spending the line three seconds in front of her followers.
behind Garcia, Lorena Wiebes (DSM team) sprinted in second place, with Kim Le Court Penaar (AG Insurance-Souudal) of Mauritius ending third and taking the yellow shirt of the general leader.
Dutch star Your marianne (Visma-Lease a bike), which wore the leader’s jersey after winning Saturday’s opening phase, ended the fifth and surrendered its overall superiority to Le Court Penaar.
France Pauline Ferrand-Provot It took eight after appearing visibly in the final for the second day in a row.
Last climb was lit by attacks by local favorites Juliette Labous (FDJ-Suez), the first to increase in the second climb of Cote du Chemin de Troheir.
Her teammate Demi Vollery, one of the general favorites, objected with a strong 5km acceleration from the bottom, eventually setting the seventh, only after the defense champion Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon/SRAM).
The tournament continues on Monday with the third phase, displaying more rolling terrain in front of the mountain battles later during the week.