Annemiek Van Vleuten was so fast up the Izoard that only two Tour de France riders could beat her on Strava

Only Warren Barguil and Romain Bardet went faster on Strava

Annemiek Van Vleuten was faster than all but two Tour de France riders up the final five kilometres of the Col d'Izoard

(Image credit: Strava/ASO/Thomas Maheux)
By Henry Robertshaw
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If Annemiek Van Vleuten's attack to win stage one of La Course up the Col d'Izoard wasn't impressive enough, her performance also meant she rode up the final part of the climb faster than the vast majority of male Tour de France riders.

The Orica-Scott rider launched her decisive attack with five kilometres to go to the summit of the hors-categorie, accelerating from 12kph to 23kph in the space of seven seconds to quickly ride away from Lizzie Deignan who had been setting the pace for much of the climb.

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Henry Robertshaw

Henry Robertshaw began his time at Cycling Weekly working with the tech team, writing reviews, buying guides and appearing in videos advising on how to dress for the seasons. He later moved over to the news team, where his work focused on the professional peloton as well as legislation and provision for cycling. He's since moved his career in a new direction, with a role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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