The week-long Tour de France Femmes kicked off Monday with the start of the annual eight-stage race in the Netherlands.
Dutch rider Charlotte Kool of team DSM-Firmenich PostNL sprinted to an opening stage victory on her home soil for her first-ever Tour de France Femmes stage win.
Fans line the streets for the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes in Rotterdam.
In 2023, Netherlands’ Demi Vollering secured her first-ever Tour de France Femmes title and is back to defend her yellow jersey.
The history of the Tour de France Femmes dates back to September 1955
Persons:
Charlotte Kool, PostNL, Romy Arroyo Fernandez, Kool, Hague, ”, Kristen Faulkner, Demi Vollering, Alpe d’Huez
Organizations:
CNN, Femmes, Paris, Tour de, Riders, ANP, Getty
Locations:
Paris, Netherlands, Rotterdam, France, Dordrecht, Belgium, Valkenburg, Liège, Bastogne, Amnéville, French