Liane Lippert sprinted through the rain to take victory on stage two of the Tour de France Femmes in Mauriac as Lotte Kopecky had to settle for second in the yellow jersey.
German champion Lippert overcame some early spills of her own to survive a crash-strewn finish in damp conditions, coming around Kopecky on the drag up to the line as the race leader blamed a flat tire for hampering her efforts.
