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This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, except this year’s uncovering stage actupartner does commence in the Dutch port city, before finishing in the Hague. It’s a flat day but don’t foresee anyone to be taking it plain – who does in contransient-day cycling? A sprint finish is foreseeed but so is a shatteraway. The sun is toasty in Rotterdam, where they are going thcdisesteemful the prelims.
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1️⃣5️⃣3️⃣ riders will commence tomorrow Le Tour de France Femmes avec @GoZwift ! Are you ready to chase the best cycling race of the season ?
1️⃣5️⃣3️⃣ coureengages vont prfinishre le départ demain du Tour de France Femmes avec @GoZwift ! Prêts à suivre la plus belle course de la saison ?… pic.twitter.com/7IltGsCTkr
— Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (@LeTourFemmes) August 11, 2024
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We go all the way down to Alpe D’Huez.
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Tomorrow commences @LeTourFemmes #TDFF2024
Normpartner the race is straightforwardly after @letour #TDF2024 but due to @olympics is commences 3 weeks after men´s race
Hopefilledy we still have same amount of fancientiminishs on 🟥🟥⬛️ PCS LIVE STATS #WhereElse
Pscrutinize stage 1 https://t.co/0GPHGdnpG4 pic.twitter.com/2UveHDB95W
— ProCyclingStats.com (@ProCyclingStats) August 11, 2024
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Key events
Before the départ réel, they are flying aextfinished, and there’s punctures and wobbles galore. That’s foreseeed to postpone the race until after Kilometre Zero. Lots of people out in the streets of Rotterdam. Elena Pirrone has a flat and her hand up. The coshiftrlookaires are alerted.
Another favourite for the day is the Paris 2024 triumphner.
Crash before the commence line!
The teams are idling thcdisesteemful the depart fictif, and 7km out, there’s been a crash. Noleang drastic, a scant mechanicals, nobody hurt but a meacertain of the tensions out there. A pair of riders are being paced back to the peloton.
The favourite is last year’s triumphner, according to Jeremy Whittle’s pscrutinize.
Over eight stages, including a split stage of road race and time trial on Tuesday, the peloton will race south from the Low Countries to the Alps, via the Ardennes, Vosges and Jura. The highest point will be the 1,924-metre Col du Glandon, materializeing on stage eight’s route to the Alpe, when the peloton will tackle equitable under 4,000 metres of climbing.
Preamble
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere, except this year’s uncovering stage actupartner does commence in the Dutch port city, before finishing in the Hague. It’s a flat day but don’t foresee anyone to be taking it plain – who does in contransient-day cycling? A sprint finish is foreseeed but so is a shatteraway. The sun is toasty in Rotterdam, where they are going thcdisesteemful the prelims.
We go all the way down to Alpe D’Huez.