PHYSICAL. Women’s Tour de France: Vollering and Rooijakkers in the lead before the climb to Alpe-d’Huez

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2024-08-18 15:50:41

17:50

Let’s go to Alpe-d’Huez!

The leading duo started the final climb 40 seconds ahead of the yellow jersey team. The gap narrows over a few flat kilometers.

17:47

The last kilometers of this Tour de France…

17:44

The composition of the yellow jersey team

  • Niamh Fisher-Black
  • Katarzyna Niewiadoma
  • Gaia Realini
  • Lucinda Brand
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  • Cédrine Kerbaol
  • Valentina Cavalar

17:42

It’s hot up front!

Demi Vollering asked Pauliena Rooijakkers for relays, which she refused. However, after, the yellow jersey team returned to less than 50 seconds.

17:38

The 21 bends of Alpe-d’Huez are approaching

The leading women will turn right, reach Bourg-d’Oisans and they will turn left to attack the first bends of the hill.

17:31

Vollering went to Rooijakkers

Both women will attack the climb of Alpe-d’Huez together while Kerbaol and Niewiadoma catch Valentina Cavalar one minute and 20 minutes behind.

17:26

The end of the fall is near

The descent from the Col du Glandon would have taken longer than 20 minutes. Before the climb of Alpe d’Huez, the runners will have fifteen kilometers to cover in the valley.

17:23

Justine Gekhiere recommends winning the polka dot dress!

Only Puck Pieterese could worry the Belgian rider, but he did not lead in the meeting of Glandon.

17:21

Update on the gaps

  • Demi Vollering and Pauliena Rooijakkers are leading the descent of the Col du Glandon.
  • 20 seconds behind, Valentina Cavalar could not keep up with the pace set by the two Dutch women
  • A minute of the Vollering-Rooijakkers duo, Cédrine Kerbaol and the ambush
  • He was a few minutes ahead of the yellow jersey team, which was five runners

17:17

Kerbaol stood out on the descent

The Frenchwoman tried to escape the yellow team halfway down Glandon.

17:13

Niewiadoma almost lost his yellow shirt

Demi Vollering’s next opponent is none other than Rooijakkers, two seconds ahead of her in the entire classification this morning.

17:11

The gap is not depressed

Leading women are slowly increasing their progress. One minute 18 separated him from the yellow jersey team.

17:09

Cavallar lost a season on the road to Volering

As the road rose slightly down from Glandon, the three leaders formed a duo for a few minutes. Then, the French woman Cédrine Kerbaol returned to the yellow shirt team!

17:05

Diewiadoma a minute later

Your yellow jersey only takes a few seconds!

17:04

Vollering was the leader in the meeting of Glandon

Valentina Cavallar went first, followed by last year’s Tour winner and Pauliena Rooijakkers, almost second overall.

17:02

The meeting of Glandon is approaching

Only 500 meters left to go in the fog and the Volering team is increasing its lead! The gap on the yellow side is approaching one minute.

16:59

The yellow dress is turning the shoulders

In the virtual general classification, Paulina Rooijakkers was second, 32 seconds behind Diewiadoma and two seconds ahead of Vollering. This morning, he was 1’13” behind the Pole.

16:56

Vollering’s attack did a lot of damage

The Dutch woman, along with Cavallar and Rooijakkers, was already 30 seconds ahead of Niewiadoma’s yellow jersey.

16:53

A solid attack!

The winner of the Tour 2023 detonates the yellow jersey of Niewiadoma as we reach the last kilometers of the mountain.

16:49

Cavalar is still in the lead

The Australian is 16 seconds ahead of the yellow team. Puck Pieterse, Katarzya Niewiadoma, Domi Vollering and Evita Muzic are also present.

16:46

Labous let go

The French champion, fourth overall, is in trouble at the back of the group of favorites. Thalita De Jong, fifth, also cracked.

16:43

Cavalar already in front!

In a few minutes, she had joined the women in the lead group. You even hit the breakaway team!

16:41

Horse against

Austrian Valentina Cavallar (Arkéa – B&B Hotels) is trying to join the leadership team!

16:35

Gaps halfway through Glandon

The seven leading women are now 50 seconds ahead of the group of intermediates, joined by Mavi Garcia. Behind, the peloton is twenty seconds behind.

16:32

It is time for FDJ to lead the pace

The French team set the pace at the front of the peloton after a slightly flat section.

16:28

Mavi Garcia ends the peloton

The Spaniard from Liv AlUla Jayco set up an ambush 9.5 km from the summit. It’s getting closer to the polka dot swimsuit band.

16:22

Good weather wise

After the start in the rain, the runners are protected from the drops on the hill to Glandon.

16:17

The composition of the leading group

  • Brand Lucinda (Lidl-Trek)
  • Loes Adegeest (FDJ-Suez)
  • Silke Smulders (Alula Jayco)
  • Alice Maria Arzuffi (Ceratizit)
  • Liane Lippert (Movistar)
  • Erica Magnaldi (Team EUA)
  • Katrine Aelrud (Uno-X)

This team was 30 seconds ahead of the polka dot Jersey team and 20 minutes ahead of the peloton favourites.

16:14

16:13

Another 15 kilometers of climbing

The riders at the front are holding on as best they can to the lead group which has ten laps to go…

16:11

16:06

Loaded with two Glandons!

The profile of the record makes your feet soft just to see. Above all, the last two kilometers at around 11% will cause destruction.

16:02

Glandon’s first meter caused damage

Many small groups grew up. Only 18 of them were at the front when the platoon was losing parts.

15:58

Let’s go to Glandon!

The ascent of the first non-category pass of this Tour begins. See it is almost 20 kilometers.

15:56

Le Glandon, a good memory for Bardet

In 2015, the French took the lead on this pass during the 18th stage of the Tour with the Colombian winner Anacona, who managed to stay away. At the end of a 40 km solo effort, Bardet raised his hand in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to win his first stage on the Tour.

15:48

The peloton accelerates

Under the leadership of FDJ-Suez, Canyon SRAM-racing and Fenix-Deceuninck… But the gap with the race leader will not change.

15:41

Broken repairs

The leading 22 riders are all together again and are two minutes ahead of the peloton.

15:35

The climb to the Col du Glandon is approaching

And three of Demi Vollering’s colleagues escaped from the leadership team! They are with Silvia Persico (UEA Team) and Katrine Aalerud (Uno-X).

15:29

Three more hours of racing

The end of the stage should be decided around 6:30 pm.

15:24

The two climbs of the day

At 30 kilometers, runners will arrive at the foot of the Col du Glandon (19.7 km at 7.2%) before climbing to Alpe-d’Huez (13.8 km at 8.1%).

15:18

The gap stabilizes

The leading group has a lead of almost three minutes and Justine Ghekiere is almost at the top of the general classification. But we have only experienced the aperitif of this Dantesque level!

15:14

Pieterse, they are the only one who can steal the jersey polka dots

There are only 30 points to distribute in the mountain classification (15 at the Glanon summit and 15 at Alpe-d’Huez). If he wants to win the polka dot jersey, Puck Pieterse must pass two passes in the lead while Justine Ghekiere will not get any points.

15:09

Ghekiere on track to win the top classification

By winning five additional points at the top of the Col de Tamié, the Belgian from AG Insurance has a total of 46 points, ahead of Puck Pieterse (25) and Yara Kastelijn (14).

15:04

The gap is narrowing

The leading women only have one minute and 15 left in the peloton as the descent of the Col de Traimer comes to an end. Before the ascent of the Col du Glandon, around forty kilometers of flat terrain are planned.

14:59

22 horsemen in front

In this group, we find four colleagues of Demi Vollering at SD Worx: Mischa Bredewold, Christine Majerus, Blanka Vas and Lorena Wiebes.

14:53

Ghekiere wins the championship!

Belgium has valuable sites at the top of the Col de Tamié, classified in the second category.

14:48

An update on the race

The start was given three quarters of an hour ago. And after the descent from Grand-Bornand, a group of 22 riders is at the front in the ascent of the Col de Tramié, with polka dot jersey Justine Ghekiere, who won yesterday’s stage.

This group is one minute and 25 seconds ahead of the peloton with Marthe Truyen in between.

14:43

Today’s way

149.9 km awaits the peloton between Le Grand-Bornand, the end point of yesterday’s stage, and Alpe-d’Huez.

14:39

Hello everyone!

Hello and welcome to this live dedicated to the final stage of the women’s Tour de France.

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