Garcia makes Tour de France Femmes history at 41

Mavi Garcia became the Tour de France Femmes’ oldest stage winner thanks to his aggressive style.

With 10 kilometers remaining, the Liv-AlUla-Jayco cyclist bravely chose to take a solo break and open a 20-second lead over the chasing peloton.

Garcia won the stage victory of her career by surviving the final 113 kilometers of the route between Brest and Quimper with her strength.

Garcia is the oldest competitor on this year’s Tour at 41 years, 6 months, and 25 days, surpassing Annemiek van Vleuten’s record of the event’s oldest stage winner, set at 39 in 2022.

Lorena Wiebes, a Dutch rider, came in second place, Marianne Vos, a Mauritinian, and Kim Le Court Pienaar, a Mauritius national, in third place.

1. Mavi Garcia (Esp/Liv-Alula-Jayco) 2h 44, 26 seconds

2. Lorenza Wiebes (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) + 3 seconds

3. Same time Kim Le Court Pienaar (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal).

4. Same time as Laurence Lippert (Ger/Movistar).

5. Same time as Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike).

6. Same time as Asia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto).

7. Same time as Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-SUEZ).

8. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike) at the same time

9. Same time as Puck Pieterse (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck).

1. Kim Le Court Pienaar (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal) 4 h 37 min 25 secs

2. Same time as Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike).

3. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike) + 6secs

4. 10secs + Asia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol/Canyon-SRAM-zondacrypto).

5. 13secs by Dimi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-SUEZ)

6. 15secs of Puck Pieterse (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) plus 15 seconds

7. Same time as Anne van der Breggen (Ned/SD Worx-Protime).

8. Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) + 19secs

9. Same time as Niamh Fisher-Black (NZ/Lidl-Trek).