Tour de France Femmes 23, Stage 8: Finishing Strong

Finishing strong is the perfect description of the last two days for Juliette Labous (DSM-firmenich).  Yesterday she started the day in tenth place moving herself up to sixth with her attacking ride on the Col du Tourmalet.  Today she still had the legs to finish sixth on the day which put her up into the top five of the second edition of the Tour de France Femmes.  Her French fans along the final kilometer were thrilled to see one of their countrywomen placing so high in their home race.  They also have another countrywoman finishing the race in the White Jersey of the best young rider.  French cycling is looking good for the future, at least in the women's peloton.

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Tour de France Femmes 23, Stage 7: Going Again

Juliette Labous (DSM-firmenich) had tried twice to escape from the others on the Col du Tourmalet.  That didn't mean she wasn't going to try one more time to slip away from Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime), Annemiek Van Vleutin (Movistar), and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (AG Insurance-Soudal-Quick Step).  She was hoping they would be to busy watching each other to see her attack from the back of the group.  Alas, they weren't letting anyone else get away from them on the climb of the Tourmalet.

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Tour de France Femmes 23, Stage 7: Attacking on the Col d'Aspin

Just because everyone knows you are going to do something at a certain point, it doesn't mean they are going to be able to keep it from succeeding.  Once the last of her teammates had rolled off the front Annemiek Van Vleutin (Movistar) launched her attack on the Col d'Aspin.  Most had figured she wouldn't wait until the final climb, so it was expected.  At first the only two that could go with the acceleration were Katarzyn Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (AG Insurance-Soudal-Quick Step).  Trying to catch on, but not quite making the jump was Juliette Labous (DSM-firmenich).  This was looking like what would determine the final destination of the Maillot Jaune for the second edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.  But there is about nine kilometers to climb on this category one climb and then it will be up to the top of the Haute Catagorie Col du Tourmalet.

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Tour de France 23, Stage 20: Almost There

This trio that contained the American, Kevin Vermaerke (DSM-firmenich), Rigoberto Uran (EF Education-EasyPost) and the French Champion, Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) had been chasing all of the way down the previous climb.  As they came into the feed zone, they were almost back up to the leaders on the road.  They hoped to catch the large group in hopes of being able to fight for the stage victory.  Many riders and teams knew this was their last chance to win a Tour stage so if they have the legs there is no holding back today.

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Tour de France 23, Stage 17: Until the Final Climb

As the large early break away started up the final climb of the day, the Col de la Loze, riders began to drop off the back of the group.  Matthew Dinham (DSM-firmenich) was the next to slip away.  There is no shame in dropping away from the front group of the hardest stage of the Tour on the way up to the highest point of this Tour de France.  After all, he has been in the front group for roughly 140 kilometers with three high category climbs thus far.

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Tour de France 23, Stage 11: Hiding in the Peloton

I had been talking about how there was one team that I have yet to paint in this year's Tour.  I was explaining that they haven't really factored in a stage yet.  I also pointed out that I haven't seen them on the tail of the peloton, nor driving the pace at the front.  They have remained hidden thus far.  Shortly afterward the helicopter camera caught Sam Welsford (DSM Firmenich) and his teammate the American Kevin Vermaerke hiding in the middle of the peloton.  Welsford is the sprinter on the team, so not being anywhere near the front with 76 kilometers to race is wise. To his left is the sprinter for Arkea-Samsic, Luca Mozzato, and ahead on his right is the European Champion Fabio Jakobsen, the sprinter for Soudal-Quick Step.  Others tucked in with him and his team are Silvan Dillier (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and the leader of Groupama-FDJ, Romain Bardet.  I doubt Bardet will be sprinting it out with those around him in Moulins.

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