Vos holds yellow shirt, Ludwig wins stage three of women’s tour

• Denmark’s Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig completed firmly to win.
• The third phase of the Tour de France Femmes on Tuesday.
• While Dutch incredible Marianne Vos came next to hold the yellow shirt.

Vos had held onto the yellow shirt on Monday subsequent to winning Monday’s subsequent stage yet FDJ Suez Futuroscope.

Rider Ludwig kept her under control to win the uneven 133.6 kilometer ride from Reims to Epernay in a period of three hours and 22.54 minutes.

“I don’t think I understand it yet. I really didn’t come into the last corner in the best position yet I continued to battle. What a triumph, man,” said Ludwig, who split away from a select gathering towards the end and held firm for the triumph.

“This is for my group. They did great work yesterday and continued to trust in me. I love you folks.”

Triumph was particularly sweet for the FDJ Suez Futuroscope after Marta Cavalli, one of the top picks, deserted the race on Monday in the wake of being engaged with a rapid stack up towards the finish of stage two.”Losing Marta and crashing and need to return… I simply love the delightful way the group kept the battling soul,” Ludwig added.

“We realize that today was a great day and in the event that I had the legs I could attempt to go for the success. To do it and be a phase victor in this shirt in fact? Good gracious. It doesn’t improve.”

South Africa’s Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (SD Worx) was third behind Vos, who remained top of the overall grouping with an all-out season of 8:30.36.

“I think Cecilie most certainly had the best legs eventually, so I can’t be frustrated however I just gave everything to be up there in the blend,” Vos said.

“I don’t figure I can be frustrated. We made an honest effort. We realized being hard over the climbs was going. I needed to dig profound. The group set me in an ideal position going into the last yet when it truly opened on the lofty trip I needed to let a hole.”

Pre-race most loved Annemiek van Vleutenfinished the stage in tenth and later said that she was battling with her wellbeing, with trouble to eat and drink on Monday.

Stage four on Wednesday is one bumpier ride, with contenders making a trip 126.8km from Troyes to Bar-sur-Aube.

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