Spanish veteran Garcia wins stage 2 of women's Tour de France
Spanish rider Mavi Garcia won the second stage of the women's Tour de France on Sunday as Mauritius' Kim Le Court finished the day in the race leader's yellow jersey.
The 41-year-old Garcia, of the Liv-AlUla-Jayco team, attacked with 10km to go and it paid off as she crossed the line three seconds ahead of the chasing peloton.
🇪🇸 Mavi Garcia left alone with 10K to go - exactly at the right time 🏆
— Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (@LeTourFemmes) July 27, 2025
Relive the last K ⏮️
🇪🇸 Mavi Garcia est partie seule à 10km de l’arrivée - exactement au bon moment 🏆
Revivez le dernier kilomètre ⏮️#TDFF2025 #WatchTheFemmes | @GreenEDGEteam pic.twitter.com/9HBWsKaVe8
Le Court took over atop the overall standings from Marianne Vos, who won Saturday's opening stage.
Dutch sprinter Charlotte Kool, who won the opening two stages of last year's Tour, was a late withdrawal from the peloton, which now counts 152 riders.
The Picnic-PostNL rider, who finished 7:40 off Vos' pace on Saturday, fell in competition last week and after consulting her team's medical staff opted to withdraw.
Kool's withdrawal was the second of the Tour following that of Swiss rider Marlen Reusser (Movistar), who had been expected to push for the podium but who was sick.
💛 Top 10 after 2 stages 💛
— Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (@LeTourFemmes) July 27, 2025
💛 Le Top 10 après 2 étapes 💛#TDFF2025 | #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com/GDxg90iH0W
Monday's third stage is a flat 163.5km ride from La Gacilly to Angers.
The women's Tour features nine stages, culminating in a mountain ascent for a summit finish in the ski resort of Chatel on 3 August.
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