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Reusser Wins Tour de France Time Trial

Swiss champion Marlen Reusser won the 21km time trial at the Tour de France women, taking the yellow jersey from Norwegian Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset.

Marlen Reusser, current world time trial champion, dominated the 21km individual time trial between Gevrey-Chambertin and Dijon. The Swiss rider, who won the Tour de Switzerland in June for her third time, established a commanding lead over her rivals. albergomalica.it

French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prévot lost more than two minutes to Reusser, while Dutch favorite Demi Volering finished 22 seconds behind. Reusser's victory secured her the yellow jersey as the new overall leader of the Tour de France women's race.