Van Vleuten Wins Women’s Tour de France for 1st Time

Van Vleuten Wins Women’s Tour de France for 1st Time
Netherland's Annemiek Van Vleuten, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium after winning the Tour de France women's cycling race in La Super Planche des Belles Filles, eastern France, on July 31, 2022. Jean-Francois Badias/AP Photo
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PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES, France—Veteran rider Annemiek van Vleuten won the women’s Tour de France for the first time on Sunday after clinching the eighth and final stage in style.

The 39-year-old Van Vleuten won the stage by 30 seconds from Dutch countrywoman Demi Vollering, who also finished the race second overall. Italian rider Silvia Persico was third in the stage, 1 minute, 43 seconds behind the winner.