She is there, the first French victory of this 4th Tour de France women with zwift ! Indeed, on this 6th stage between Clermont-Ferrand and Ambert (123 km), it is Maeva Squiban Who won! Solo part 32 kilometers from the finish, the Brestoise of the Training UAE Team ADQ Directed a real show, resisting the return of solo favorites, in order to seek his greatest career victory, at 23 years old. Behind, the favorites have neutralized and Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal) keeps its yellow jersey.
VIDEO – Maeva Squiban, winner of this 6th stage
The summary
The first kilometers are very lively, with many attacks. After a battle of just under an hour, there are finally 20 competitors at the front, with Mischa Bredewold, Femke Gerritse (Team SD Worx – Protime), Elise Chabbey, Amber cracking (FDJ – Suez), Silke Smulders, Letizia Paternoster (Liv is simple jayco), Jelena Eric, Lianne Lippert (Movistar Team), Lauretta Hanson, Emma Norsgaard (Lidl – Trek), Pfeiffer Georgi (Team Picnic PostNL), Soraya paladin (CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto), Brodie Chapman (UAE Team ADQ) Alice Williams (Human Powered Health), Marit Molenaar (VolkerWessels Cycling Team), Morgane Coston (Roland Le Dévoluy), Ils Pluimers (AG Insurance – Soudal Team), Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck), Pigeon ostolaza (Laboral Kutxa – Fundación Euskadi) et Linda Zanetti (UNO-X Mobility). But their advance does not climb too much, the peloton sticks to them in the Basques. And the race race will decant in the Chain Col du Béal (10.2km at 5.6%) and Col du Chansert (6.3km at 5.5%).
While the peloton advances on a sustained pace, the fugitives are included one by one. Counters are launched and it is Maëva Squiban (UAE Team Adq) which goes to the offensive. At the top of the Col du Chansert, 30 kilometers from the finish, the French is 1 minutes ahead of the yellow jersey group reduced to around thirty units, but with all the favorites. In the descent, Squiban Increases its advance, before the last difficulty of the day (not listed), the rise to Valcivières (4.6km to 5.1%). And the Frenchwoman continues her show, not losing the slightest second. While at the top the yellow jersey Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal) and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon // Sram Racing) pocket 4 and 2 seconds of bonus. There is only a small descent left before joining Ambert and Squiban Gos into his greatest career victory. And the 23 -year -old Brestoise raises her arms alone! Behind, thanks to an attack in the last kilometers, Juliette Labous (FDJ-Suez) will seek 2nd place, just in front of the favorite group, settled by the The short PIENAARwhich therefore pockets 4 seconds of bonus again.
