Kerbaol defends Tour de France Femmes white jersey in headwinds of stage 2

MAURIAC FRANCE JULY 24 Cédrine Kerbaol of France and Team CERATIZITWNT Pro Cycling celebrates at podium as White best young jersey winner during the 2nd Tour de France Femmes 2023 Stage 2 a 1517km stage from ClermontFerrand to Mauriac UCIWWT on July 24 2023 in Mauriac France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Cédrine Kerbaol of Ceratizit-WN Pro Cycling celebrates at podium with white best young rider jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)


Cédrine Kerbaol makes her debut at the Tour de France Femmes in her first year with Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling. The 22-year-old Breton wasted little time in making her presence known, earning the white jersey as best young rider on stage 1 and then extending her lead in the U23 classification on the second day.

After Monday's hilly stage, Kerbaol put on the white jersey for a second day in a row, and this time a bit more securely on her shoulders with 1:21 over second-placed Ella Wyllie (Lifeplus Wahoo).

Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles. Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications, he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018.