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Annemiek van Vleuten wins 2022 Tour de France Femmes
Annemiek van Vleuten wins 2022 Tour de France Femmes
By Claire Colbert, CNN
Updated 8:11 PM ET, Sun July 31, 2022
Netherland's Annemiek van Vleuten wins the Tour de France Femmes cycling race, Sunday, July 31, 2022.
(CNN) -- Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten won the rebirth edition of the Tour de France Femmes Sunday, earning the prized yellow jersey.
The 39-year-old Movistar Team rider and Tour favorite bested compatriot Demi Vollering by 3 minutes and 48 seconds in the eight-stage bike race. Katarzyna "Kasia" Niewiadoma of Poland finished third.
Van Vleuten, ranked No. 1 in the world, won stages seven and eight.
Related article: 'An absolutely beautiful moment': How the inaugural Tour de France Femmes can change women's cycling
Her win comes despite starting the Tour with a stomach bug and dealing with no less than five bike changes during the final stage Sunday, according to cycling news publications VeloNews and Cycling Weekly.
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By Claire Colbert, CNN
Updated 8:11 PM ET, Sun July 31, 2022
Netherland's Annemiek van Vleuten wins the Tour de France Femmes cycling race, Sunday, July 31, 2022.
(CNN) -- Dutch cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten won the rebirth edition of the Tour de France Femmes Sunday, earning the prized yellow jersey.
The 39-year-old Movistar Team rider and Tour favorite bested compatriot Demi Vollering by 3 minutes and 48 seconds in the eight-stage bike race. Katarzyna "Kasia" Niewiadoma of Poland finished third.
Van Vleuten, ranked No. 1 in the world, won stages seven and eight.
Related article: 'An absolutely beautiful moment': How the inaugural Tour de France Femmes can change women's cycling
Her win comes despite starting the Tour with a stomach bug and dealing with no less than five bike changes during the final stage Sunday, according to cycling news publications VeloNews and Cycling Weekly.
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