Norway's Haugset wins stage 3 to claim Tour de France Femmes lead

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 03, 2026 · 412 words

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Norway's Haugset wins stage 3 to claim Tour de France Femmes lead Norway's Sigrid Haugset won stage three of the Women's Tour de France on Monday, seizing the overall lead and yellow jersey from Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes.

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Haugset launched a gutsy solo attack less than halfway into the hilly 156.6km route between Geneva and Poligny, and held off Belgium's Lotte Kopecky.

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Sigrid Haugset of Norway won stage three of the Tour de France Femmes on Monday, seizing the overall lead and the yellow jersey from Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes in the Jura region.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Norway's Sigrid Haugset won stage three of the Women's Tour de France on Monday”

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Multiple independent web search results (AFP, Jeremy Whittle/Overview, and another source) confirm that Sigrid Haugset won stage three of the Tour de France Femmes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 Tour de France Femmes (officially 2023 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift) was the second edition of the Tour de France Femmes. The race took place from 23 to 30 July 2023, and was the 21st rac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Tour_de_France_Femmes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Tour de France Femmes (officially Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift) is the fifth edition of the Tour de France Femmes. The race is taking place from 1 August to 9 August 2026, part of the 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tour_de_France_Femmes

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Tour de France Femmes (officially Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift) will be the fifth edition of the Tour de France Femmes. The race will take place from 1 to 9 August 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tour_de_France_Femmes,_St…

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Claim 2: “She ended more than 20 minutes off the pace”

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Claim 3: “the Norwegian became the first rider from her country to win a Tour stage and wear the yellow jersey”

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Multiple sources, including Reuters, confirm that Haugset is the first Norwegian to win a stage at the Tour de France Femmes and take the overall lead.

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web search NEUTRAL — Norway’s Sigrid Haugset took a stunning win on stage three of the Tour de France Femmes and moved into the overall race lead after a gruelling 88km solo breakaway, the longest solo win in the history …
https://www.aol.com/articles/sigrid-haugset-wins-tour-france…

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web search NEUTRAL — Norway's Haugset celebrates her winREUTERS / Denis Balibouse. Sigrid Haugset sped to a solo victory to become the first Norwegian to win a stage at the Tour de France Femmes on Monday, and took the ov…
https://www.flashscore.com/news/norway-s-haugset-speeds-to-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — Norway's Sigrid Haugset won stage three of the Women's Tour de France on Monday, seizing the overall lead and yellow jersey from Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes. Haugset launched a gutsy solo attack less th…
https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260803-norway-s-haugset-…

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Claim 4: “Wiebes, who won the opening two stages”

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Claim 5: “overall victory on August 9 in Nice”

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Wikipedia confirms the 2026 Tour de France Femmes takes place from 1 August to 9 August 2026.

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Claim 6: “the hilly 156.6km route between Geneva and Poligny”

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While web search results confirm the stage ended in Poligny, the specific distance (156.6km) and the starting point (Geneva) are not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though the destination Poligny is mentioned in several.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tour de France Femmes (French pronunciation: [tuʁ də fʁɑ̃s fam]) is an annual women's cycle stage race around France. It is organised by Amaury Sport Organization (ASO), which also runs the Tour d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_France_Femmes

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Claim 7: “main favourites for overall victory on August 9 in Nice, such as reigning champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot and Demi Vollering, all finished together, almost three minutes behind Haugset”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the finishing positions of Pauline Ferrand-Prevot or Demi Vollering for stage 3.

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Claim 8: “Haugset, of the Uno-X Mobility team”

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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset is a Norwegian cyclist who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Uno-X Mobility.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset (born 1 March 1999) is a Norwegian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Uno-X Mobility.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigrid_Ytterhus_Haugset

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Claim 9: “crossing the line 1 minute 24 seconds behind”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results about the Lotte Corporation and Lotte Group, not the cyclist Lotte Kopecky. No evidence was found regarding the specific time gap of 1 minute 24 seconds.

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web search NEUTRAL — Operations Lotte Department Store in Seoul Lotte New York Palace Hotel Lotte Corporation – is located in Songpa-gu, Seoul and Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd. in Shinjuku, Tokyo. In 2013, as Shin Kyuk-ho, the…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lotte Group is a corporate group started by Zainichi Korean businessman Shin Kyuk-ho in South Korea on June 15, 1948, starting with the South Korean Lotte Co., composed of Lotte Holdings (Japan) and L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotte_Group

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https://www.lotteplaza.com/

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Claim 10: “seizing the overall lead and yellow jersey from Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes”

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Multiple sources confirm Haugset took the overall lead and the yellow jersey from Lorena Wiebes after stage 3.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of teams and riders that will participate in the 2026 Tour de France Femmes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_teams_and_cyclists_in_…

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Claim 11: “held off Belgium's Lotte Kopecky”

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Multiple sources confirm that Haugset held off Lotte Kopecky to win the stage.

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Claim 12: “attacking on the third of the day's four climbs, the Côte de la Savine”

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Multiple sources confirm Haugset attacked on the Côte de la Savine, which was the third of four climbs.

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web search NEUTRAL — So standing here, it's unreal," said Haugset, who built her her win by attacking on the third of the day's four climbs, the Cote de la Savine. "When I went, it wasn't many seconds and I thought she (K…
https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20260803-norway-s-haugset-wins-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sigrid Haugset stunned the Tour de France Femmes with a huge 88-kilometer solo attack on Stage 3 into Poligny. The Uno-X Mobility rider held off Lotte Kopecky and took both the stage win and yellow je…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIT9QDa-G2Y

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web search NEUTRAL — After the second climb, a group of 11 including Kopecky and Haugset broke away but was caught on the third climb. Haugset then attacked solo, holding off Kopecky to win after an 88 km solo and claimed…
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france-femmes/2…

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Claim 13: “Tuesday's fourth stage... a 21km time trial between Gevrey-Chambertin and Dijon”

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