Tour de Normandie Féminin: Uno-X's Ottestad snatches overall from breakaway

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Nelson wins final stage in Caen ahead of Ava Holmgren

Mie Bjørndal Ottestad (Uno-X)
Mie Bjørndal Ottestad (Uno-X) (Image credit: Getty Images)
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Mie Bjørndal Ottestad (Uno-X) parlayed a successful breakaway on the final stage of the Tour de Normandie into the overall victory, knocking overnight leader Ellen van Dijk (Lidl-Trek) down to third place.

Stage winner Josie Nelson (DSM-Firmenich-PostNl) won the stage ahead of Ava Holmgren (Lidl-Trek) but missed out on the overall victory by a single second as the Norwegian fought to third on the stage.

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