The yellow jersey Marianne Vos won the 6th stage of the Tour de France Women.
The yellow jersey Marianne Vos won the 6th stage of the Tour de France Women on Friday in Rosheim, her second success since leaving Paris. The insatiable Dutchman, who signs a fifth podium in six finishes, settled in the sprint a small group which did not include the queen of mass arrivals, Lorena Wiebes, delayed in a fall.
With 76 points ahead of the DSM rocket, Marianne Vos has almost secured the green jersey.
As for yellow, on the eve of the decisive weekend in the Vosges, the legend Oranje brings her lead in the general classification to 30 seconds over her first pursuers, including the Polish Katarzyna Niewiadoma, contender for the final victory and very comfortable. when the road rises. “You have to be realistic,” swept Vos questioned on Wednesday about her chances of winning after eight stages.
First date with the mountains on Saturday
The seventh Saturday, the first meeting in the mountains and the most generous with 3,000 meters of elevation gain between Sélestat and Le Markstein, will confirm or not his words. Three climbs are on the program: the Petit Ballon (9.3 km at 8.1% average gradient), the Col du Platzerwasel (7.1 km at 8.3%) and the Grand Ballon (13.5 km at 6 .7%), the longest climb proposed this year, the summit of which is located seven terminals from the line.
A final promised to a big name in the peloton. All the breakaways have broken their teeth since Sunday and the Alsace wine route was no exception on Friday. Last survivor of the fourteen runaways of the day, Marie Le Net was caught in the descent to Rosheim 4 kilometers from the finish. In the final package, the Italian Marta Bastianelli, 2nd, and the Belgian Lotte Lopecky, 3rd, did not exist against Vos perfectly placed and unbeatable.