The women They continued to write their story quickly at selective cycling. Mostly forgotten and shunned from major competitions until recently, when ASO decided to relaunch the idea of a Tour de France female with the best condition in history. This new phase of the race, named Tour de France Women, concluded its third edition on Sunday with a heart-warming ending to Alpe D’Huez. It was also a record-breaking edition with results for the ages.
Never has a Tour de France been decided by such a narrow margin: only… 4 seconds!
The Polish Katarzyna fit Niewiadoma resisted the last command of Demi Volleringwinner of the 2023 edition, to take the yellow jersey as the winner of the final ascent of the mythical French mountain by a whisker. It’s a beautiful and crazy finish, with commendable tension and sporting beauty. In addition to its sentiment, the event and its resolution will forever be recorded in history books.
A Tour has never been so cheap. On the occasion of this milestone, we review below the smaller differences in a final general classification of a Tour de France:
Smallest margin of victory in Tour de France history
- Tour de France 2024: 4 seconds. Kasia Niewiadoma in Demi Vollering.
- 1989 Tour de France: 8 seconds. Greg LeMond to Laurent Fignon.
- Tour de France 2007: 23 seconds. Alberto Contador on Cadel Evans.
- Tour de France 2006: 32 seconds. Óscar Pereiro to Andreas Klöden.
- Tour de France of 1968. 38 seconds. Jan Janssen in Herman Van Springel.
To contextualize how racing and cycling have evolved since the inaugural Tour was held in 1903, it suffices to note that in that first edition there was the largest margin of victory in the entire history of the competition. In that inaugural test, the Frenchman won Maurice Garinbeating the second place finisher, also Frenchman Lucien Pothier, by a whopping 2 hours 59 minutes and 21 seconds.
Source: La Verdad
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