Isabella Holmgren dominates Tour de l'Avenir Femmes
20-year-old Canadian Isabella Holmgren has been crowned winner of the third edition of the Tour de l'Avenir Femmes, reversing the fortunes of herself and Frenchwoman Marion Bunel who got the better of the Canadian in 2024.
Holmgren pulled on her first yellow jersey after a dominant victory in the opening day's Prologue, taking a 17-second lead out of a three-kilometre uphill time trial to Tignes 1800. The Under-23 mountain bike world champion then kept out of trouble until the race returned to the mountains proper, going head to head with U23 French national champ Bunel on the short stage 5a where the pair took two minutes 46 seconds out of nearest rival Talia Appleton of Australia.
Holmgren outkicked Bunel for the win at La Rosière, then made it a double day with stage 5b, a 10.3-kilometre mountain time trial. The yellow jersey took over a minute out of next-best Appleton, with Bunel 1:11 down in third but easily holding on to second overall.
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