Sweet milk (Weingarten) lay motionless on the side of the road, it was initially unclear how badly the 25-year-old had it. Her team announced that the hospital was checking whether she had broken any bones.
Marta Cavalli from Italy and Nicole Frain from Australia had both fallen to the ground shortly before. As her team FDJ-Suez confirmed on Monday evening, Cavalli suffered a traumatic brain injury.
After 136.4 km from the starting point in Meaux, Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) prevailed in the sprint and took the yellow jersey, the Dutchwoman had only just been beaten in second place the day before.
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“The best win” of the career
“It’s a beautiful day,” said Vos. It was “definitely the best win” of her career so far. It continues on Tuesday with the third section from Reims to Epernay (133.6 km).
The “Tour de France Femmes” ends on Sunday after eight stages on the legendary Planche des Belles Filles in the Vosges.
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