Linda Zanetti (Switzerland) won the sprint on the second stage of the Tour de l'Avenir Femmes, emerging from the bunch on the final bend and carving out such a solid gap that she could start her celebration before the line.
Zanetti topped Julie De Wilde of Belgium and Fem van Empel (Netherlands) in the bunch sprint on the 91.8km stage from Charolles to Louhans Chateaurenaud.
“Today was quite an easy stage because there weren’t many attacks and we raced all together with my team always in the front. They did a really good job for me and I could finish with the win in the sprint,” said Zanetti in a post stage interview.
Antonia Niedermaier (Germany) continues as the race leader as she, second-placed Anna Shackley (Great Britain) and Shirin van Anrooij (Netherlands) all finished in the bunch on the same time.
The debut edition of the five-day U23 women's race continues on Wednesday with a lumpy 97km stage from Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne to Val d'Epy with 1,223m of altitude gain and the category 2 climb of Côte du Thoissia topping out around 14km from the finish line.
Results
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Sticky situation for Filippo Ganna resolved with 200 CHF fine after taking victory at Dwars door Vlaanderen
Race officials ruled race winner and Ineos Grenadiers used 'sticky bottle' for Italian to recover quickly from first mechanical -
'I just don't feel the best' – Lingering illness continues to disrupt Elisa Longo Borghini with time running out to recover fully for Tour of Flanders
Italian Champion still suffering with nasty cough as headline Flemish race quickly approaches in just four days away -
Mads Pedersen definitely on the up but his sprint is 'the part missing from the injury' ahead of Tour of Flanders
Another top 10 for Dane in Dwars door Vlaanderen, only his third race back from a long time on the sidelines -
'I have mixed feelings' - Late-race gamble falls short for Demi Vollering at Dwars door Vlaanderen
'In the end, there are always things you can do better in hindsight' as FDJ United-Suez talent carries strong form into the Tour of Flanders
