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Tech features<\/a><\/p>\n A closer look at the bike of the oldest stage winner in Tour de France Femmes history. <\/p>\n Matt de Neef<\/p>\n Taking to the start of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, Mavi Garc\u00eda was the oldest rider in the peloton. At 41 years, 6 months and and 25 days (as of the start of the TdFF), Garc\u00eda is also the second-oldest rider to ever compete at the Tour de France Femmes behind Sandra L\u00e9v\u00e9nez, who competed at the age of 43 during the inaugural 2022 edition.<\/p>\n Come Stage 2 of this year’s edition, Garc\u00eda would write herself into the race’s history book, taking her first stage win at the race. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Liv AlUla Jayco have their win, finally<\/p>\n Mavi Garc\u00eda\u2019s stage 2 win at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is the Australian team\u2019s first of 2025, and the biggest in the long career of the Spanish veteran.<\/p>\n The victory came as a result of a daring breakaway ride in the closing kilometres of the stage that looked destined to fail; however, in the final kilometre and with an uphill kick to the line, she was able to hold a three-second gap as the sprinters closed in behind. <\/p>\n What made this win even more sensational for the Spanish rider is that she was riding the Liv Langma, rather than the EnviLiv Aero bike. For all the talk of aero bike domination this season, Stage 2 was won solo by a rider on a lightweight bike, even though an aero bike was an option. <\/p>\n For those that are not so up to speed with Liv’s range, it mirrors that of Giant; after all, Liv is a subsidiary of Giant. As a result, the Langma is the equivalent of the TCR and the EnviLiv twin to the Propel. <\/p>\n The Langma isn’t simply a carbon copy of the TCR with different touch points. Instead, the Langma has its own geometry with a slightly higher stack height for any given size, a different, size-specific head tube angle, less trail, and less BB drop, all things that Liv believes make the bike specifically suited to women. <\/p>\n This is Garc\u00eda’s second season with Liv AlUla Jayco, and her victory at the Tour de France Femmes marks her first win since claiming the overall GC at the Vuelta Ciclista Andalucia Women in June last year. But it’s her third on Liv, as she joined the team after its late-2023 merger with Liv-Teqfind.<\/p>\n There is very little that is unique to Garc\u00eda on her bike \u2013\u00a0no stickers or personalisation beyond her name sticker differentiates her bike from the rest of her team. Instead, everything is simply team-spec. It is understated but effective, just like the rider atop it. <\/p>\n This post is for paying subscribers only Already have an account? Sign in<\/a><\/p>\n Did we do a good job with this story?<\/p>\n \n \ud83d\udc4dYep![\"Alex](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Alex-Hunt-150x150.png\")
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