Annemiek van Vleuten hails 'breakthrough win' for Liane Lippert at Tour de France Femmes

25-year-old takes biggest victory of her career to date at French Grand Tour

Liane Lippert and Annemiek van Vleuten
(Image credit: Getty)

Annemiek van Vleuten had one instruction for her Movistar team-mate Liane Lippert, after she punched her way to victory on stage two of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift on Monday. 

With a beaming smile, the world champion hugged her lieutenant, dealt her a high-five and, shouting so she could hear over the swarming press, told her to “enjoy". 

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Tom Davidson
Senior News and Features Writer

Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is fluent in French and Spanish, and holds a master's degree in International Journalism, which he passed with distinction. Since 2020, he has been the host of The TT Podcast, offering race analysis and rider interviews.

An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill, and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides. His best result is 28th in a hill-climb competition, albeit out of 40 entrants.