Emma Norsgaard won stage six of the Tour de France Femmes after a three rider breakaway, also containing Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka and Sandra Alonso, held off the pursuing peloton in what was the final chance for the sprinters in this year’s race.
In another nail-biting finale, it looked as if the trio would be caught inside the final kilometre, but a pile-up on the final bend killed the momentum of the chase and the Movistar rider accelerated clear to take the stage win. “I’m lost for words,” the Dane said. “It’s been a difficult start to the year and this is the biggest success of my career.”
