The yellow jersey changed hands, again, on the third day of the Tour de France Femmes, as Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) finished on the back wheel of stage 3 winner Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) in second and took back the race lead from Kim Le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal)
Le Court was caught in a large pileup with a little more than 3km to go into Angers, crossing the finish 35 seconds after the Wiebes and Vos sprint but recording the same time in the overall. The crash split a large portion of the field that also included former Tour de France Femmes winner Demi Vollering (FDJ-SUEZ), who came into stage 3 in fifth overall.
Vos, who wore the first yellow jersey of the race with her victory on stage 1, switched back into the lead, now 6 seconds ahead of Le Court. Vos’ teammate Pauline Ferrand-Prévot retained third, now 12 seconds back.
Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto), the defending champion, remained in fourth, 16 seconds in arrears.
The big mover into the top 10 was stage 3 winner Wiebes, who jumped to fifth overall, now timed with Niewiadoma-Phinney at 16 seconds back.
Vollering, who was inside the 5km mark to record the same time as the winners, lost three seconds like the others, the bonus time Vos earned, and was bumped by Wiebes to sixth overall at 19 seconds back.
Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) held seventh overall and Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) dropped from sixth to eighth, both riders tied with a 21-second gap to the leader.
Pauliena Rooijakkers (Fenix-Deceuninck), Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl-Trek) and Chloé Dygert (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) all lost 6 seconds and were bumped a spot, so are at 25 seconds back, Rooijakkers in ninth, Fisher-Black in 10th and Dygert just outside the top 10.
Tuesday’s stage 4 will begin in Saumur and cover flat terrain to Poitiers for a total of 128km.
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Tour de France Femmes 2025 classifications
Here’s a rundown of all the ongoing competitions at the Tour de France Femmes.
Yellow Jersey/Maillot Jaune – The yellow jersey is worn by the overall race leader on the general classification who has completed the stages so far in the lowest accumulated time.
Green Jersey – The green jersey is the points classification. Riders accrue points at the intermediate sprints during stages and also at stage finishes, and the rider with the most points leads the ranking.
Polka Dot Jersey – The red and white polka dot jersey is the mountain classification. Points are handed out to the first riders over certain hills and climbs during the Tour de France Femmes, with the hardest mountains giving the most points. Once again, the rider with the most points leads the ranking.
White jersey – The white jersey is the best young rider classification. It works the same way as the yellow jersey, but only riders aged 25 or under are eligible to win.
