Day 2 of the 2024 Tour de France Femme continues with a 6.3km time trial around the city of Rotterdam, stage 3 and the final leg of the Dutch Grande Paire.
The first two stages, finishing in The Hague and Rotterdam, featured group sprint finishes, both won by Charlotte Kuhl (DSM-Firmenig-Post NL), ending in home glory.
The 25-year-old sprinter defeated Lorena Wiebes (SD Works-Protime) in the short 67.9km stage from Dordrecht to defend the yellow jersey with a 14-second lead over stage 1 runner-up Annina Ahtzalo (Uno-X Mobility).
Vives is also 14 seconds back in third place, with Marianne Vos (Vismaris A-Bike) and Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) 16 seconds behind.
The sprinters filling the top of the GC will be the last riders down the start ramp for stage 3.
The stage will start at 15:15 with Maggie Coles-Lister (Roland).
Cecily Uttrup-Ludwig (FDJ-Suez) will start at 16:31, followed 9 minutes later by Ellen van Dijk (Lidl-Trek). Chloe Dygert (Canyon-Slam) will start at 16:56, Juliette Labouse (DSM-Filmenig-Post NL) a minute later, and Mavi Garcia (Liv-Alura-Jayco) at 16:59.
Gaia Lealini (Lidl-Trek) will start at 15:37, while Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-Slam) and Demi Vollering (SD-Walks-Pro Time) will start at 17:05 and 17:18 respectively.
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