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Independent Singapore
a day ago
- Sport
- Independent Singapore
Mavi Garcia clinches impressive solo victory on Stage 2 of the Tour de France Femmes at the age of 41
Photo: Mavi Garcia defied age and time to win the second stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Garcia, 41, who is racing for Liv AlUla Jayco, started her attack with 11 km to go. It looked like others might catch up with her during the last climb, but when they faltered, the Spaniard pushed forward and secured her biggest win yet. With this milestone, Garcia made history by becoming the first Spanish rider to win a stage at the Tour de France Femmes. Moreover, she became the oldest rider to win a stage, given the race's new format. Highlights of the race In an intense race, Garcia took her chances with 10 km left. She smoothly moved out from the peloton on the left side and built a lead of about 20 seconds during her 10-km solo ride. However, the gap slowly narrowed as the other riders chased her. The 2024 winner, Demi Vollering, and her former teammate Lotte Kopecky tried to catch up with Garcia but eventually failed to do so. Garcia then passed under the flamme rouge (1 km to go) with a 10-second lead, and she pushed hard to stay ahead. She crossed the finish line just three seconds ahead, narrowly defeating strong competitors in the sprint. She won against Dutch powerhouse Lorena Wiebes, who came in second place, and Kim Le Court Pienaar from Mauritius, who finished in third place. Le Court will also be taking the yellow jersey for the overall lead from Marianne Vos. On social media, netizens expressed their support by saying: 'The queen!!! Well deserved and amazing solo attack 🙌', 'That gave me goosebumps! What an amazing ride! 🔥', and 'What a win…so happy for her🔥' Here is the final results of Stage 2: Mavi Garcia (Esp/Liv-Alula-Jayco) 2 hours, 44 minutes, and 26 seconds Lorena Wiebes (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) +3secs Kim Le Court Pienaar (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal) same time Liane Lippert (Ger/Movistar) same time Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) same time Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) same time Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-SUEZ) same time Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike) same time Puck Pieterse (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) same time Anna van der Breggen (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) same time See also Primoz Roglic aims to become the oldest Giro d'Italia champion Here is the general classification of riders after Stage 2: Kim Le Court Pienaar (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal) 4 hours, 37 minutes 25 seconds Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) same time Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike) +6secs Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) +10secs Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-SUEZ) +13secs Puck Pieterse (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +15secs Anna van der Breggen (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) same time Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +19secs Niamh Fisher-Black (NZ/Lidl-Trek) same time Chloe Dygert (USA/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) same time () => { const trigger = if ('IntersectionObserver' in window && trigger) { const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries, observer) => { => { if ( { lazyLoader(); // You should define lazyLoader() elsewhere or inline here // Run once } }); }, { rootMargin: '800px', threshold: 0.1 }); } else { // Fallback setTimeout(lazyLoader, 3000); } });
The Guardian
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Tour de France Femmes: García takes stage two as Le Court grabs yellow
The veteran Spanish rider Mavi García claimed victory in a demanding second stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday, attacking solo in the closing kilometres to secure a dramatic win in Quimper after a 110.4km ride from Brest. The 41-year-old Liv-AlUla-Jayco rider launched her decisive move with 10km remaining, opening a gap of about 20 seconds on the chasing pack. She held on through the explosive final climb, crossing the line three seconds ahead of her pursuers. 'I can't believe it to be honest,' said García. 'I've had a hard year. I've been racing for a long time and I hadn't been having my best year, but this win really gives me a massive boost of energy. I really didn't believe I was going to win at the end, I've tried many times like that and it never worked out, so I just couldn't believe it until I was five metres from the line and I turned around and saw they wouldn't catch me. It was only then that I knew I'd really done it. It's been a long, long time since I had any feeling this good in my career.' Behind García, Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx Protime) sprinted to second place, with Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal) of Mauritius finishing third and taking the overall leader's yellow jersey. The Dutch rider Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike), who wore the leader's jersey after winning Saturday's opening stage, finished fifth and surrendered her overall lead to Le Court Pienaar. France's Pauline Ferrand-Prévot took eighth after featuring prominently in the finale for the second day in a row. The final climb was lit up by attacks from the local favourite Juliette Labous (FDJ-Suez), the first to surge on the second ascent of the Côte du Chemin de Troheir. Her teammate Demi Vollering, one of the overall favourites, countered with a strong acceleration 5km from the finish, ultimately placing seventh, just behind the defending champion Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon/SRAM). The Tour continues on Monday with stage three, featuring more rolling terrain before the mountain battles later in the week.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Garcia makes Tour de France Femmes history at 41
Mavi Garcia's aggressive approach paid off as the Spaniard became the oldest stage winner of the Tour de France Femmes. The Liv-AlUla-Jayco cyclist boldly opted for a solo break with 10km remaining and opened up a gap of around 20 seconds to the chasing peloton. Garcia held her nerve through the final climb of the 110.4km between Brest and Quimper to seal the first stage victory of her career. At 41 years, six months and 25 days, Garcia is the oldest competitor on this year's Tour and her feat surpassed Annemiek van Vleuten's record - set in 2022 when she was 39 - as the event's oldest stage winner. Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes finished second, while Kim Le Court Pienaar of Mauritius took third place and the overall leader's yellow jersey from Marianne Vos. Monday's third stage takes place between La Gacilly and Angers and covers 163.5km. Stage two results 1. Mavi Garcia (Esp/Liv-Alula-Jayco) 2hr 44mins 26secs 2. Lorena Wiebes (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) +3secs 3. Kim Le Court Pienaar (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal) same time 4. Liane Lippert (Ger/Movistar) same time 5. Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) same time 6. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) same time 7. Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-SUEZ) same time 8. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike) same time 9. Puck Pieterse (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) same time 10. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) same time General classification after stage two 1. Kim Le Court Pienaar (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal) 4hr 37mins 25secs 2. Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) same time 3. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike) +6secs 4. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) +10secs 5. Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-SUEZ) +13secs 6. Puck Pieterse (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +15secs 7. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) same time 8. Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +19secs 9. Niamh Fisher-Black (NZ/Lidl-Trek) same time 10. Chloe Dygert (USA/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) same time
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Garcia makes Tour de France Femmes history at 41
Mavi Garcia's aggressive approach paid off as the Spaniard became the oldest stage winner of the Tour de France Liv-AlUla-Jayco cyclist boldly opted for a solo break with 10km remaining and opened up a gap of around 20 seconds to the chasing held her nerve through the final climb of the 110.4km between Brest and Quimper to seal the first stage victory of her 41 years, six months and 25 days, Garcia is the oldest competitor on this year's Tour and her feat surpassed Annemiek van Vleuten's record - set in 2022 when she was 39 - as the event's oldest stage rider Lorena Wiebes finished second, while Kim Le Court Pienaar of Mauritius took third place and the overall leader's yellow jersey from Marianne third stage takes place between La Gacilly and Angers and covers 163.5km. Stage two results 1. Mavi Garcia (Esp/Liv-Alula-Jayco) 2hr 44mins 26secs2. Lorena Wiebes (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) +3secs3. Kim Le Court Pienaar (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal) same time4. Liane Lippert (Ger/Movistar) same time5. Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) same time6. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) same time7. Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-SUEZ) same time8. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike) same time9. Puck Pieterse (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) same time10. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) same time General classification after stage two 1. Kim Le Court Pienaar (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal) 4hr 37mins 25secs2. Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) same time3. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike) +6secs4. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) +10secs5. Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-SUEZ) +13secs6. Puck Pieterse (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +15secs7. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) same time8. Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +19secs9. Niamh Fisher-Black (NZ/Lidl-Trek) same time10. Chloe Dygert (USA/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto) same time
CNA
2 days ago
- Sport
- CNA
Garcia takes Tour de France Femmes stage two as Le Court grabs yellow
Veteran Spanish rider Mavi Garcia claimed victory in a demanding second stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday, attacking solo in the closing kilometres to secure a dramatic win in Quimper after a 110.4km ride from Brest. The 41-year-old Liv-AlUla-Jayco rider launched her decisive move with 10km remaining, opening a gap of around 20 seconds on the chasing pack. She held on through the explosive final climb, crossing the line three seconds ahead of her pursuers. Behind Garcia, Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) sprinted to second place, with Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal) of Mauritius finishing third and taking the overall leader's yellow jersey. Dutch star Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike), who wore the leader's jersey after winning Saturday's opening stage, finished fifth and surrendered her overall lead to Le Court Pienaar. France's Pauline Ferrand-Prevot took eighth after featuring prominently in the finale for the second day in a row. The final climb was lit up by attacks from local favourite Juliette Labous (FDJ-Suez), the first to surge on the second ascent of the Cote du chemin de Troheir. Her teammate Demi Vollering, one of the overall favourites, countered with a strong acceleration 5km from the finish, ultimately placing seventh, just behind defending champion Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon/SRAM).
