Geneva, Switzerland – Spanish Paula Blasi, a player on the Emirates women’s cycling team, maintained the white shirt designated for the best young rider. For the third day in a row, following the conclusion of the third stage of the Women’s Tour de France yesterday. Which extended for a distance of 156.5 kilometers between Geneva, Switzerland, and Poligny, France.
All the main contestants of the Emirates team finished the stage in the front group. While Blasi continued to lead the rankings of the best young female competitors, confirming her consistent level in the early stages of the race.
Norwegian Sigrid Ytterhaus Høgst, the Norwegian champion and Uno-X Mobility cyclist, won the stage after a solo attack that started 88 kilometers before the finish line. She successfully withstood the chase attempts to achieve her first victory in the Tour and snatch the yellow jersey for the overall leader. Belgian Lotte Kubicki, from SD Works – Protime, came in second place.
Blasi expressed her happiness at keeping the white shirt for the third time in a row. “I am very happy to keep the white shirt because it means a lot to me,” she said. It would be special to wear it again in a singles time trial. I will do everything I can to give the best possible performance and try to keep it for an extra day.
