Who is Sigrid Haugset? From racing Paris-Roubaix with a broken hip to making Tour de France Femmes history
A former runner. A military reservist. A climbing domestique. Here are 12 things you should know about the yellow jersey wearer
Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset, a Norwegian cyclist, made history at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift by winning Stage 3 with a solo victory, becoming the first Norwegian to do so. She reached the finish line in Poligny exhausted and dizzy, unable to lift her arms off the bike, earning her a one-handed victory salute. Haugset, born in Berkåk, a village of 1,000 people in central Norway, started racing bikes at 22 after an injury forced her away from running.
She has collected four consecutive medals in the Norwegian elite national time trial championships and won the Norwegian road race championships earlier this season. Haugset also raced Paris-Roubaix with a fractured hip, finishing despite the pain. Her remarkable performance in Poligny earned her the yellow jersey and made her one of Norway's strongest time trialists.
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