The decision about the overall victory in the women’s Tour de France will only be made on the last stage. The winner of the penultimate section will be the best in the mountain classification.
Justine Ghekiere from Belgium has won the difficult seventh stage of the Tour de France. The wearer of the mountain jersey won solo with a lead of more than a minute after a good 166 kilometers from Champagnole up to Le Grand-Bornand.
Katarzyna Niewiadoma remains in the lead in the overall rankings after finishing fourth, but the Pole was overtaken by the Dutchwoman Demi Vollering in the final meters. Vollering, a co-favorite who fell during the Tour, is still in eighth place, 1:15 minutes behind, and is not out of the running for the overall victory. The last stage on Sunday will be 150 kilometers from Le Grand-Bornand up to Alpe d’Huez, and the legendary climb will likely decide the Tour winner.
On the Alpine stage to Le Grand-Bornand with more than 2,000 meters of altitude, a six-man leading group was just under five minutes ahead of the main field before the decisive phase. 15 kilometers from the finish, when the following mountain classification began, it was still three and a half minutes ahead. The group, which also included the Dutch Olympic silver medalist Marianne Vos, fell apart. Ghekiere broke away and was able to celebrate at the finish, which is also known as a venue for the Biathlon World Cup.
This time, Liane Lippert came in 21st, almost two minutes behind, and is in eleventh place overall, 1:47 minutes behind.
Source: Stern
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