Tour de l'Ardeche: Thalita De Jong takes first leader's jersey with stage 1 victory

Thalita De Jong (Lotto Dstny Ladies) (Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

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Thalita de Jong (Lotto Dstny Ladies) won the opening stage at the Tour de l'Ardeche, beating runner-up Karolina Perekitko (Winspace) by one second at the finish line in Beauchastel. Debora Silvestri (Laboral Kutxa - Fundación Euskadi) finished third on the day.

A 15-rider breakaway emerged early in the day's 88km race from Saint-Fortunat-sur-Eyrieux to Beauchastel, but the field regrouped at the 28km mark.

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Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

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