CYCLING At the start of Tour de France femmes on Monday afternoon, seven women from Utrecht were at the start. European champion Mischa Bredewold from Hoogland, Mijdrecht sprinter Lorena Wiebes, Ellen van Dijk and Floortje Mackaij from Woerden, Puck Pieterse from Amersfoort, Mariëlle Meijering from de Bilt and Maaike Coljé from Oudewater hope to finish on the Alpe d’Huez next week. (Monday August 12)