Lippert keeps nerve as heavy downpour causes crashes Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky retains overall race lead
Liane Lippert of the Movistar team won stage two of the Tour de France Femmes in Mauriac, after the climbs of the Cantal proved as disruptive as predicted with multiple riders distanced in the 151.7km stage.
In a dramatic rainswept finale, three breakaway riders – Fenix-Deceuninck’s Yara Kastelijn, Anouska Koster of Uno-X and Eva van Agt, riding for Jumbo Visma – entered the final 10kms with a half-minute lead on a reduced peloton, but as the rain came down, Van Agt crashed heavily on the final descent and the main contenders then took over.
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