Tour de France Femmes: Reusser stays ahead as Le Court savours stage win

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Marlen Reusser retained the overall lead in the Tour de France Femmes from rival Demi Vollering after another broiling stage through central France saw Kim Le Court take the second Tour stage win of her career in Tournon-sur-Rhone. The Mauritian rider Le Court recovered from a mechanical problem earlier in the stage on the climb of the Col de Lalouvesc to join the day’s breakaway group and outsprint Cédrine Kerbaol of France, and Queen of the Mountains classification leader, Puck Pieterse. “I was on the limit,” Le Court said of her winning sprint. “I can’t believe I still had the legs to sprint. It was really hard, this close, before…

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