Tour de France Femmes 2023: Heartbreak for Julie Van de Velde as Lorena Wiebes wins Stage 3

Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx) sprinted to victory on Stage 3 at the 2023 Tour de France Femmes as Julie Van de Velde (Fenix-Deceuninck) came within 500 metres of a famous upset.

Van de Velde attacked on the Cote des Andrieux with 59km remaining of Tuesday’s run to Montignac-Lascaux and soon built a lead of over two minutes.

The peloton slowly began to reel the Belgian in but with 3km remaining she still had over half a minute on the bunch.

Wiebes was not to be denied though. After finishing second on the opening stage and being distanced on Monday, her SD Worx team-mates worked to ensure there would be a bunch sprint. And when it arrived, she did the rest.