Fariba Hashimi (WCC Team) made historical past on the Tour de l’Ardèche when she soloed to victory on stage 5 on Saturday, The 21-year-old grew to become the primary Afgan feminine rider to assert a UCI victory, a feat completed on the 103.7km Queen Stage which featured 4 categorized climbs for 2286m of whole elevation achieve.
After attacking her breakaway companions within the last kilometres of the ascent of Mont Lozère, Hashimi raised her hand in victory earlier than crossing the road, 5 seconds forward of Dominika Wlodarczyk (UAE Team ADQ).