Justine Ghekiere (AG Insurance coverage – Soudal) received stage 7 of the Tour de France Femmes. Carrying the polka-dot jersey, the 28-year-old Belgian was a part of a break of six that went away with over 80km to go. Making the most of the assistance of her teammate Julie Van de Velde, Ghekiere squirreled away QOM factors all through the stage and went solo on the Col de Saint-Jean-de-Sixt with 13.5km to go.
Ghekiere began the ending climb with a two-minute benefit and held off the chasers to win the stage. Maëva Squiban (Arkéa-B&B Inns) had attacked from the peloton and completed second at 1:quarter-hour.
Yellow jersey Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) attacked simply earlier than the flamme rouge, and solely Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) might comply with her. On the final metres, Vollering sprinted away to complete third at 1:23 minutes, decreasing her GC deficit by 4 bonus seconds.
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