TIBCO-Silicon’s Lauren Stephens and Julien Bernard of Trek-Segafredo were the respective winners of the women’s and men’s races at the Virtual Tour de France today on the conclusion of the first weekend of the event, which return next Saturday.
For today’s Stage 2, both the men and women tackled the Zwift Watopia mountain route, covering 29.8 kilometres.
Stephens’ victory means that TIBCO-Silicon Valley top the women’s overall classification with 170 points, a solid lead over second-placed Drops Cycling Team, whose Joss Lowden finished second
The men’s race, meanwhile, saw a tight finish between Bernard AG2R-La Mondiale’s Freddie Ovett, with the Trek-Segafedo rider just taking it on the line.
The four remaining stages of the Virtual Tour de France will take place over the next two weekends, as follows:
Saturday 11th July, stage 3: North-East France, 48 km (flat stage)
Sunday 12th July, stage 4: South-West France, 45.8 km (2 x 22.9 km laps, hilly stage)
Saturday 18th July, stage 5: Mont Ventoux, 22.9 km (finish at Chalet-Reynard, mountain stage)
Sunday 19th July, stage 6: Paris Champs-Elysées, 42.8 km (6 laps of the circuit).
There are also 2 remaining sportive versions in the form of the Virtual l’Étape du Tour de France, with 16 sessions spread over each of the next two weekend.
11th and 12th July, Stage 2: South-West France, 45.8 km (2 x 22.9 km laps, hilly stage)
18th and 19th July, Stage 3: Mont Ventoux, (22.9 km, finishing at the observatory).
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