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Tour de France Femmes stage 1 Live – The sprinters fight for the first yellow jersey

CAHORS FRANCE JULY 26 LR Elizabeth Deignan of The United Kingdom and Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy and Team Lidl Trek prior to the 2nd Tour de France Femmes 2023 Stage 4 a 1771km stage from Cahors to Rodez 572m UCIWWT on July 26 2023 in Cahors France Photo by Alex BroadwayGetty Images

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Crash in neutral!

Unfortunately, Italian star Elisa Longo-Borghini (LTK) is not at the start of the race after a training crash. Read more by clicking the link below…

Neutral start

Just half an hour before the start in Rotterdam with the race taking on a rather pleasing distance of 123km to Den Haag… Or… In French, Le Haye. 

The riders have completed sign on as we get our first photos from the stage and a very sunny Rotterdam.

The Dutch team come to the race starting in their home nation with just three Dutch riders. Defending champion, Demi Vollering. The rider with the most stage wins at this race, Lorena Wiebes. And European champion, Mischa Bredewold. 

There’s no time to dwell on Olympic blues. The sporting calendar accelerator is pushed to the floor and we move on to one of, if not the, biggest race on the women’s WorldTour calendar. 

Are you ready for the TDFF?

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