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 Writer

Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is the host of The TT Podcast, which covers both the men's and women's pelotons and has featured a number of prominent British riders.

An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides.