Norway's Haugset rides to solo win, takes yellow jersey in Tour de France Femmes

GENEVA, Aug 3 : 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 overall lead from Dutchwoman Lorena Wiebes.Lotte Kopecky's bid to catch Haugset failed after a long battle as the Belgian finished one minute and 24 seconds behind the Uno-X Mobility rider. Marianne Vos of the Netherlands crossed the lines third in Poligny.Haugset, 27, secured an overall lead of two minutes and 22 seconds over Kimberly Le Court of Mauritius."I never thought it was possible ... it's unreal," said Haugset, who also became the first Norwegian to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France Femmes. "I thought (Kopecky) would catch me. I thought, should I drop down to her? Because second is good... but I thought of everyone chee