In Marianne Vos's words, the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes was something she and her team "couldn't really think or dream about" as she shot to victory and the yellow jersey on the Côte de Cadoudal in Plumelec.
Visma-Lease a Bike teammate Pauline Ferrand-Prévot had looked on the road to a famous win herself, going clear with 700 metres to go on the climb to the line before a Kim Le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal) attack from behind brought a group of favourites close, and with them, Vos.
