Stage winner Puck Pieterse of The Netherlands celebrates on the podium after the fourth stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Valkenburg, Netherlands, and finish in Liege, Belgium.
Tour De France Femme Stage 4: Puck Pieterse Wins Tough Stage - In Pics
Dutch rider Puck Pieterse finished just ahead of defending champion Demi Vollering in a sprint to win the fourth stage of the women’s Tour de France in the rain on Wednesday. Overall race leader Vollering, Pieterse and Katarzyna Niewiadoma had carved a 30-second lead going into the Belgian city of Liege. Niewiadoma was the first to break for the line, Vollering followed, and Pieterse stayed tucked behind until she made her move as they approached the finish line. Vollering summoned the energy to chase but Pieterse won in a photo finish. The 22-year-old Pieterse finished the hilly 122.7-kilometer (76.2-mile) stage from the southern Dutch town of Valkenburg in 3 hours, 12 minutes, 28 seconds.
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Puck Pieterse of The Netherlands flashes three finger for the stage victory, the best climber's dotted jersey and the best young rider's white jersey, as she celebrates on the podium after the fourth stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Valkenburg, Netherlands, and finish in Liege, Belgium.
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Demi Vollering of The Netherlands, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium after the fourth stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Valkenburg, Netherlands, and finish in Liege, Belgium.
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Valkenburg mayor Daan Prevoo holds a sign reading "More Women on Bikes" prior to the fourth stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Valkenburg, Netherlands, and finish in Liege, Belgium.
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Netherlands Puck Pieterse, left, crosses the finish line ahead of Demi Vollering of The Netherlands, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and Katarzyna Niewiadoma of Poland, rear, to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Valkenburg, Netherlands, and finish in Liege, Belgium.
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Spectators shield themselves from the rain after the fourth stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Valkenburg, Netherlands, and finish in Liege, Belgium.
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Stage winner Puck Pieterse of The Netherlands, third from right with white helmet, rides in the pack during the fourth stage of the Tour de France Women cycling race with start in Valkenburg, Netherlands, and finish in Liege, Belgium.
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