Wiebes wins to claim first yellow jersey at Tour de France Femmes

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Lorena Wiebes won the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes, taking the yellow jersey after outperforming a leader group in Lausanne, Switzerland. Dutch favorite Demi Vollering also placed third on the podium.

Lorena Wiebes came from behind in a small leader group to win the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Saturday and fellow Dutch top favourite Demi Vollering also made the podium in third. Former Milan-Sanremo winner Wiebes had enough strength at the end of a short climb in the Swiss city of Lausanne to take the yellow jersey from a group of 10 riders, after Vollering's attack with some 600m left had fizzled out.