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Sigrid Haugset Secures Historic Tour de France Femmes Stage Win and Yellow Jersey

Norway's Sigrid Haugset has won stage three of the Tour de France Femmes, taking the overall race lead after an 88km solo breakaway. This marks her biggest career victory and the longest solo win in the race's history.

  • Sigrid Haugset won stage three of the Tour de France Femmes after an 88km solo breakaway.
  • The 27-year-old Norwegian now leads the general classification and holds the yellow jersey.
  • Haugset finished one minute and 24 seconds ahead of two-time world champion Lotte Kopecky.

Sigrid Haugset, representing Uno X-Mobility, claimed a significant victory on the third stage of the Tour de France Femmes today, 3 August 2026. Her 88km solo effort, which began with more than half the stage remaining, is the longest solo win in the history of the race.

Haugset, 27, finished one minute and 24 seconds clear of two-time world champion Lotte Kopecky. Marianne Vos of Visma-Lease a Bike secured third place, nearly three minutes behind Haugset.

This win is Haugset's second professional victory and her biggest career achievement, making her the first Uno-X rider to win a stage at the Tour de France Femmes and the first Norwegian to lead the general classification. She now holds a two-minute and two-second lead over Kim Le Court-Pienaar in the overall standings.

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