The first step of Tour de France women promised us a sprint between strong to take the first yellow jersey of this 4th edition. Well that did not fail, since on arrival in Plumelec, after an ascent of 1.8 km at 6 %, it is the huge Marianne your (Team Visma | Lease A Bike) which has imposed itself. The triple world champion thus won her third victory on the roads of Tour by ahead of Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance – Sudal Team) and his teammate Pauline Ferrand-Prévotpart in the last kilometer and which almost offered us the first French victory for this Tour de France women.
“Starting the tour like that is incredible”
“The stage was short so we knew it would be nervous, sometimes it was very stretched but we felt the tension in the peloton. We really wanted to make a team train in the final, before the right turn.” explained Marianne your After the line, something that the Visma | Lease a Bike perfectly achieved. “”Pauline and I were well placed, the team did a fantastic job, and Pauline got a little early, 500 m from the line she really had a good lead. I saw Kim the court to go there, she sprinkled very well so I went there with her. I did not know if Pauline would hold up to the line but in the end, I shaped with Kim and we recovered Pauline. I am very happy with the work of the whole team and to have won. I launched at the last moment because if Pauline won, it would have been good too. Starting the tour like that is incredible. “
