CyclistPro Log: Tour de France Femmes adds ninth stage, Derek Gees Dauphin delight, SD Worxs Tour of Britain slip-upWelcome back to another edition of Pro Log. Theres been so much racing recently, with the legendary Marianne Vos adding to her extensive palmars after winning Stage 2 and the overall at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya.Primo Rogli geared up for the Tour de France with a strong performance at the Critrium du Dauphin, taking two stage victories and the overall. There was drama on Stage 5 however, with a mass crash on wet roads causing the race to be neutralised.The Tour de Suisse, meanwhile, got underway on Sunday, Bryan Coquard (Cofidis I know, I can only picture him at Europcar too) sprinted to victory on Stage 2 while Yves Lampaert (Soudal-QuickStep) leads the overall standings after victory in the opening time-trial. The Giro Next Gen has also started, with Soudal-QuickStep Devo Team rider Paul Magnier currently leading the general classification. Related Posts 5 things we learnt at the Critrium du Dauphin 2024 How are the favourites preparing for the Tour de France? Mens Tour de Suisse 2024: Route, how to watch, start list and everything you need to know Tour de France Femmes 2024 route announced ft. Alpe dHuez and a mini Monument Mens Tour de France 2024: Route, how to watch and all you need to know 2025 Tour de France Femmes to grow to nine stages A Grand Dpart from Vannes before crossing the Finistre the next day, the #TDFF2025 will then return to Morbihan for the 3rd stage and a total of 9 stages on the menu for the 2025 edition! Un Grand Dpart de Vannes avant de traverser le Finistre le lendemain, le pic.twitter.com/MnM6AjK8wU Le Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (@LeTourFemmes) June 10, 2024 The Tour de France Femmes will grow from eight to nine stages at the 2025 race. The news was announced alongside confirmation that Brittany will host next years Grand Dpart, with Stage 1 heading from Vannes to Plumelec, Stage 2 from Brest to Quimper and Stage 3 departing from La Gacilly.The extra stage is another step in the right direction for the womens sport, which has been growing steadily for several years now. As it stands, the nine-stage Tour de France Femmes will be the longest stage race for the womens peloton. It has taken over from the Giro dItalia Donne, which was once ten days in length but has now been reduced to eight stages for the 2024 edition.Derek Gee impresses at Critrium du DauphinDerek Gee (Israel-Premier Tech) impressed at the Critrium du Dauphin, finishing in third overall at the eight-day race. He attacked the leading group of favourites in the final few hundred metres on Stage 3 to take his first WorldTour win and the leaders jersey. The Canadian time-trial national champion then came home in sixth place on the Stage 4 ITT behind Remco Evenepoel before finishing in the top five on the final three staegs.26-year-old Gee proved an exciting rider to watch at the 2023 Giro dItalia prompting social media users to rename it the Gee-ro dItalia as he consistently lit up the breakaway, leading to a flurry of second place finishes. While a Grand Tour podium may be unlikely for 2024, his potential as a stage race contender is something to keep an eye on.Tour of Britain Women proves fruitful for SD Worx-Protime until final stageSD Worx Disasterclass The team that's dominated the Women's Tour of Britain miscommunicate and are pipped on the line by the Australian Champ Ruby Roseman-Gannon #cycling #roadcycling #womenscycling pic.twitter.com/rVswL5hfWx Eurosport (@eurosport) June 9, 2024 SD Worx-Protime had fun at the Tour of Britain Women last week, but it wasnt without drama.A strong group of contenders formed in the run-in to the Stage 1 finish in Llandudno and SD Worxs World Champion Lotte Kopecky narrowly avoided being beaten by a fast-finishing Letizia Paternoster (Liv-Jayco-AlUla). In true Kopecky and SD Worx fashion, she won back-to-back stages, outsprinting Great Britains Anna Henderson the following day in Wrexham.Kopeckys teammate Lorena Wiebes put on a show in Warrington to win Stage 3, showing off her powerful sprint that won her all three stages of the RideLondon Classique. The team was all set to complete a clean sweep of this British leg of the season, but the final stage was to be their undoing.Kopecky led the pack in the final straight but sat up in an attempt to gift the win to teammate Christine Majerus. However, its not over until its over. Majerus finished her effort and raised an arm just before the line and Australian road race and criterium champion Ruby Roseman-Gannon of Liv-AlUla-Jayco spoiled the party, slipping through the middle of the bunch and passing Wiebes, Kopecky and Majerus to get her first WorldTour victory in Leigh..It was spectacular viewing. Kopecky still won overall though, with Henderson second and Majerus third.See you next week. Related Posts 5 things we learnt at the Critrium du Dauphin 2024 How are the favourites preparing for the Tour de France? Mens Tour de Suisse 2024: Route, how to watch, start list and everything you need to know Tour de France Femmes 2024 route announced ft. Alpe dHuez and a mini Monument Mens Tour de France 2024: Route, how to watch and all you need to know The post Pro Log: Tour de France Femmes adds ninth stage, Derek Gees Dauphin delight, SD Worxs Tour of Britain slip-up appeared first on Cyclist.