Belgian has 41-second lead over teammate Lorena WiebesHigh pace of Côte de Durtol climb causes significant splits
Lotte Kopecky of Team SD Worx won the first stage of the 2023 Tour de France Femmes, taking a solo victory and the overall race lead by 41 seconds from her teammate Lorena Wiebes.
The 123.8km loop, out and back from the centre of Clermont-Ferrand, came to a head in the last 20km as the peloton fought for position on the approach to the only real climb of the stage, the Côte de Durtol, in the shadow of the Puy de Dôme.
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