From the lake to the mountains

Today’s best female riders will race on a stage tailor-made for champions, Tuesday July 17, in edition 5 of La Course by Le Tour de France. As was the case last year with the col d’Izoard serving as the finish line, this will be a mountain race between Annecy and Le Grand-Bornand. However, this year there will be just one stage. The 112.5 kilometres will be anything...

Van Vleuten unchallenged !

Annemiek Van Vleuten held off the competition to win La Course by Le Tour. The Dutch rider started with a 43-second advantage from England’s Elizabeth Deignan and 1:23 from Italy’s Elisa Longo Borghini. After 22.5 kms of pursuit racing in the streets of Marseilles, the Orica Scott team leader took the win with an almost two minute lead from her closest rivals.

The...