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Niewiadoma crushes Tour de France Femmes rivals on Mont Ventoux and takes overall lead
Pole leaves fellow contenders behind on iconic climb
TL;DR
- Kasia Niewiadoma won stage seven of the Tour de France Femmes with a solo performance on Mont Ventoux.
- Niewiadoma took the overall lead (yellow jersey) with two stages remaining.
- Demi Vollering is second overall, 15 seconds behind Niewiadoma, and Marlen Reusser is third, 39 seconds behind.
- Anna van der Breggen, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, and Kim Le Court were among riders who withdrew or lost significant time.