Cycling-Kool wins Tour de France Femmes stage one


(Reuters) - Dutch rider Charlotte Kool of Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL clinched the opening stage of Tour de France Femmes, a 123-km ride from Rotterdam to The Hague in the Netherlands, to take the first yellow jersey of this year's edition on Monday.

Uno-X Mobility's Anniina Ahtosalo finished second ahead of Elisa Balsamo of Lidl-Trek, while Marianne Vos took the green jersey after winning the intermediate sprint at Groeneweg.

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