{"id":842229,"date":"2026-08-02T10:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T10:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/842229\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T10:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T10:51:09","slug":"tour-de-france-femmes-stage-2-preview-wiebes-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/842229\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France Femmes Stage 2 Preview: Wiebes again?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lorena Wiebes could make it two dubs in two days when the Tour de France Femmes continues with a 149-km second stage from Aigle to Geneva on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Although the route is far from flat in its opening two-thirds, the profile is expected to favour the sprinters by the time the peloton reaches the shores of Lake Geneva for the finish.<\/p>\n

Stage 2 Tour de France Femmes<\/p>\n

The women roll out of Aigle before taking a string of short but punchy climbs that will definitely open up the legs. The C\u00f4te de Chexbres (3.2 km at 5.6 per cent) and C\u00f4te de Savigny (2.5 km at five per cent) come early. Later, you\u2019ve got the climbs to Cossonay (2 km at six per cent), C\u00f4te de Bougy-Villars (900 m at 10.4 per cent) and Mont-sur-Rolle (2.3 km at 6.5 per cent). None are really that hard enough to seriously trouble the top sprinters. Still their teams need keep the race under control.<\/p>\n

Once the final categorized climb is behind them, the road flattens out for the run into Geneva, setting the stage for a high-speed bunch finish.<\/p>\n

Wiebes for the W?<\/p>\n

Wiebes enters the day once as the clear rider to beat. She took a big win and the maillot jaune yesterday, and if all goes well she could probably go two for two. She has a helluva poisson pilote with Lotte Kopecky, so the Dutch star will be difficult to get past if she\u2019s right there inside the flamme rouge.
Still, there are others that could spoil the show for Wiebes. Watch out for riders like Lidl-Trek\u2019s Elisa Balsamo, Fenix-Deceuninck\u2019s Charlotte Kool and EF Education-Oatly\u2019s Noemi R\u00fcegg. Although Visma-Lease a Bike is thinking about GC with Pauline Ferrand Prevot, maybe Sarah Van Dam can have a go at it? The Victoria rider has been riding superb all season for the Dutch team.<\/p>\n

Canadians were active in the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes. St Michel \u2013 Pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence Home \u2013 Auber93\u2019s Alison Jackson and Mayenne Monbana My Pie\u2019s Kiara Lylyk were together in a group trying to bridge across to the day\u2019s breakaway.<\/p>\n

The top Canadian on Saturday was Isabelle Holmgren of Oro-Medonte, Ont., who spent a good chunk of the stage chasing back after suffering a mechanical.<\/p>\n

Action is underway on FloBikes.com<\/a> starting at 9:45 a.m. EDT, and Canadian Cycling Magazine will have a full report after!<\/p>\n

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