Ally Wollaston on Grand Tour podium
- Dave Worsley
- Jul 29
- 1 min read
New Zealand cyclist Ally Wollaston has claimed another Grand Tour podium finishing third on stage three of the women's Tour de France.
The 24-year-old FDJ-Suez rider survived a chaotic sprint finish to the 164km stage from La Gacilly to Angers.
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Sprint specialist Lorena Wiebes of the Netherlands made an explosive push for the finish as a crash in the final 4km temporarily took out several riders including 2023 champion and Wollaston's team-mate Demi Vollering of the Netherlands.
Opening stage winner Marianne Vos of the Netherlands lost a photo-finish to Wiebes but reclaimed the yellow jersey from Kim Le Court Pienaar, who led the general classification after Sunday's second stage but dropped to second with a six-second deficit.
Another New Zealander, Niamh Fisher-Black, is tenth overall, 25 seconds behind the leader.
Wollaston claimed silver and bronze medal on the track at last year's Paris Olympics and won world titles in the elimination race and omnium.
She finished third on a stage of the Vuelta Femenina earlier this year.
The Tour continues with stage four, a 130.7km ride from Saumur to Poitiers through another mostly-flat terrain. The Tour is over nine stages.
