Charlotte Kool breezes to sprint victory on stage one of Tour de France Femmes

Charlotte Kool breezes to sprint victory on stage one of Tour de France Femmes

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Twenty-four hours after Harrie Lavreysen confirmed himself as the fastest sprinter in the Olympic velodrome, his compatriot Charlotte Kool continued the winning streak for the Netherlands, sprinting to victory in stage one of the Tour de France Femmes in The Hague.

In what was expected to be a three-way battle between the Dutch trio of Kool, Marianne Vos and Lorena Wiebes, Kool easily proved the fastest, taking both Vos, of Visma-Lease a bike, and SD Worx Protime’s Wiebes, by surprise, to claim the first yellow jersey of this year’s race.

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