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An all-Dutch drag race to the finish line of stage 3 of the Tour de France Femmes saw Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx) edge out Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) during the first bunch sprint of the race in Montignac-Lascaux.
The pair led home the charging peloton which broke the heart of Julie Van de Velde (Fenix-Deceuninck) just 300 metres from the line, the Belgian having led the race solo for almost 60km.
As the race headed into the final kilometres, Van de Velde fought on valiantly with a 35-second gap, but it proved to be just a handful of seconds short as the sprint team lead-out trains swept her up within sight of the line.
Following the catch, a lead out from race leader Lotte Kopecky set up Wiebes to launch for the line. She went head-to-head on either side of the road with Vos, coming out on top at the finish for her ninth win of the year as Kopecky rounded out the podium just behind.
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