C'est parti ! Après une première édition réussie, le deuxième Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift s'est élancé ce dimanche midi depuis Clermont-Ferrand. Au terme des 124 kilomètres d'une première étape qui a mis du temps à se décanter, la victoire et le premier Maillot Jaune sont revenues à Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx) dans la capitale de l'Auvergne, à l'issue d'un magnifique numéro en solitaire ! La championne de Belgique a mis à profit la Côte de Durtol, située à 10 kilomètres de l'arrivée, pour placer un puissant démarrage et partir seule. La lauréate du Tour des Flandres 2023 ne sera plus revue jusqu'à la ligne, confirmant son excellente saison avec un 10e bouquet. Plus de 40 secondes derrière, un maigre peloton d'une vingtaine d'unités est arrivé pour la 2e place, que la meilleure sprinteuse du monde Lorena Wiebes s'est fait un plaisir de décrocher pour un beau doublé du Team SD Worx.
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00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 - Yeah, it was something that was actually on my mind
00:06 already quite a long time.
00:07 I think the last three weeks I was joking about it
00:10 with my best friend and every day we texted each other
00:12 and we said like, 10 kilometers to go to Yellow.
00:16 So, yeah, it's amazing that I can also just do it.
00:19 And, yeah, this final climb I had the feeling
00:22 that I had some, yeah, something left.
00:25 And I just went and I thought, yeah,
00:28 probably somebody will follow, but nobody could follow.
00:30 And, yeah, once I was on the top,
00:33 I knew it was mostly downhill and, or, yeah,
00:37 slightly dragging down.
00:38 So I was like, yeah, I just, if I can keep my power,
00:42 they will not catch me back.
00:43 - Was it the team strategy this morning
00:45 before the stage to play your card?
00:47 - Yeah, we had two strategies actually,
00:50 'cause we had Lorena and it was,
00:52 if she could get over the climb,
00:53 then we should go for Lorena in the bunch sprint.
00:57 But, yeah, I also had my chance to go myself
00:59 and, yeah, I'm happy they gave me this chance.
01:03 And I'm also very happy that for the team,
01:05 Team Asieworks, that I can finish it off like this.
01:07 - At the end, you're one-two with Lorena.
01:10 What a year for Asieworks.
01:11 - Yeah, it's amazing.
01:12 We also, yeah, in the team we are really,
01:15 yeah, also laughing about it.
01:19 And, like, we also don't understand it ourselves
01:21 that so many races we were already one and two.
01:23 And, yeah, this year we just have a super strong
01:26 and a super good team together
01:28 and it's really nice to race like this.
01:30 - Tomorrow you will wear the yellow jersey.
01:32 That's the dream?
01:33 - Yeah, I think it will be something very special
01:35 and I really look forward to it.
01:37 (chorus singing)