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Emma Norsgaard holds on to take stage win at Tour de France Femmes

Emma Norsgaard celebrates as she takes the stage win
Emma Norsgaard celebrates as she takes the stage win

Emma Norsgaard held off a fast-finishing chasing pack to win a thrilling stage six of the Tour de France Femmes on Friday.

The Danish Movistar rider finished just metres ahead of the peloton in a tight sprint, crossing the line first at the end of the 122.5km route from Albi to Blagnac in a time of two hours 15 minutes and 17 seconds.

Charlotte Kool finished second, just one second behind, with overall race leader Lotte Kopecky taking third.

A number of Kopecky's main rivals for the general classification were slowed by a crash just over one kilometre from the finish.

The Belgian now leads by 54 seconds from Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, with Annemiek van Vleuten, Elisa Longo Borghini and Kasia Niewiadoma a second further back.

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