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Kirsten Frattini

'I somehow touched her back wheel' - Anniina Ahtosalo skirts disaster after touch of wheels with Lorena Wiebes in Tour de France Femmes sprint

Uno-X Mobility team's Finnish rider Anniina Ahtosalo celebrates on the podium with the best young rider's white jersey after the first stage (out of 8) of the third edition of the Women's Tour de France cycling race a 123 km individual time trial between Rotterdam and The Hague, on August 12, 2024. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP).

Anniina Ahtosalo (Uno-X Mobility) skirted disaster and sprinted to second place in the opening stage at the Tour de France Femmes after a touch of wheels left Lorena Wiebes' (SD Worx-Protime) bike without a derailleur and a hanging chain unable to sprint in The Hague.

The Finnish Champion sprinted to second behind stage winner Charlotte Kool (dsm-firmenich PostNL) and is now positioned second overall and, at just 20 years old, is also leading the young rider competition. 

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