As it happened: History made as GC fight begins at Tour de France Femmes stage 5

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2025-07-30T16:12:22.229Z

Elise Chabbey extended her lead over Silke Smulders by just one point today meaning she now leads by five points over her Dutch rival.

However, there are some very big points available tomorrow, so their may be a completely new name up at the top of these rankings this time tomorrow.

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2025-07-30T16:09:21.413Z

Lorena Wiebes keeps hold of the green jersey over Marianne Vos but her advantage has shrunk to 30 points over her rival.

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2025-07-30T16:07:00.325Z

And, of course, Le Court goes back into yellow before a key stage in this race as the Tour de France Femmes heads to the Massif Central.

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2025-07-30T16:05:48.981Z

Kim Le Court becomes the first African stage winner at the Tour de France Femmes.

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2025-07-30T15:59:16.154Z

What an incrediblee stage that was. You can read all the analysis and ractions from today on our homepage with our post race report being a perfect place to start…

>>> Tour de France Femmes stage 5: Kim Le Court awarded victory ahead of Demi Vollering in photo-finish sprint and reclaims yellow jersey

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2025-07-30T15:50:40.117Z
GC after stage 5

1. Kim Le Court (MAU) AG Insurance-Soudal 15:07’14”
2. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (FRA) Visma-Lease a Bike +18″
3. Demi Vollering (NED) FDJ-Suez +23″
4. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (POL) Canyon-SRAM-ZondaCrypto +24″
5. Anna van der Breggen (NED) SD Worx-Protime +27″
6. Marianne Vos (NED) Visma-Lease a Bike +37″
7. Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) Fenix-Deceuninck +45″
8. Sarah Gigante (AUS) AG Insurance-Soudal +55″
9. Puck Pieterse (NED) Fenix-Deceuninck +1’04”
10. Cedrine Kerbaol (FRA) EF Education-Oatly +1’16”

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2025-07-30T15:37:45.647Z
Stage 5 top 10

1. Kim Le Court (MAU) AG Insurance-Soudal 3:54’07”
2. Demi Vollering (NED) FDJ-Suez
3. Anna van der Breggen (NED) SD Worx-Protime
4. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (POL) Canyon-SRAM-ZondaCrypto
5. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (FRA) Visma-Lease a Bike
6. Sarah Gigante (AUS) AG Insurance-Soudal
7. Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) Fenix-Deceuninck all S.T.
8. Marianne Vos (NED) Visma-Lease a Bike +33″
9. Evita Muzic (FRA) FDJ-Suez
10. Elise Chabbey (SUI) FDJ-Suez all S.T.

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2025-07-30T15:33:31.549Z

Le Court takes the 10″ bonus to go with her 6″ bonus in the bonus sprint. Vollering in 2nd and Van der Breggen in 3rd.

2025-07-30T15:32:16.253Z

Le Court is confirmed as the stage winner and that she also goes back into the yellow jersey.

2025-07-30T15:31:46.784Z

Kim Le Court of AG Insurance-Soudal celebrates but Demi Vollering of FDJ-Suez was very very close as the Mauritian national champion celebrated early.

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2025-07-30T15:30:47.142Z
Attack!

Van der Breggen goes with 500 metrs to go but she is caught quickly.

2025-07-30T15:30:13.390Z
Flamme Rouge!

Into the final kilometre with Le Court in 2nd wheel followed by Ferrand-Prevot, Niewiadoma-Phinney, Vollering, Van der Breggen and Rooijakkers.

31″ back to the Vos, Kerboal and Pieterse group.

2025-07-30T15:28:54.533Z

Kerbaol and Pieterse doing a fine job and are slowly closing the gap to 27″ but Gigante is back working again in the lead group after Van der Breggen tried an attack with 2km to go.

2025-07-30T15:27:33.270Z

Gigante comes back to the lead group and goes straight to the front for Le Court.

2025-07-30T15:27:09.711Z

Gigante has been dropped by the leading group but is fighting to get back on with 3km to go.

Vos is now 34″ back in a group with Kerbaol and Pieterse.

2025-07-30T15:26:22.756Z
5km to go

Niewiadoma-Phinney is going full gas into the final 5km and is gapping the rest but Van der Breggen, Vollering and Le Court are able to follow.

Ferrand-Prevot and Rooijakkers riding their own pace and are able to come back again.

2025-07-30T15:24:55.993Z
QoM (Le Maupuy)

1. Anna van der Breggen (NED) SD Worx-Protime 3pts
2. Kim Le Court (MAU) AG Insurance-Soudal 2pts
3. Kasia Niewidoma-Phinney (POL) Canyon-SRAM-ZondaCrypto 1pt

2025-07-30T15:23:37.478Z
Attack!

Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime)

She isn’t allowed a gap over the top of the climb as Vos is now limiting her losses and may get back on.

2025-07-30T15:22:58.061Z

Leaders:

Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (TVL)
Anna van der Brggen (SDW)
Demi Vollering (FST)
Sarah Gigante (AGS)
Kim Le Court (AGS)
Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (CSZ)
Pauliena Rooijakkers (FED)

Vos is 17″ behind now.

2025-07-30T15:21:24.191Z
Attack!

Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez)

She is brought back with Gigante coming to the front for Le Court but Vos is making her way back into the lead group again.

2025-07-30T15:20:30.374Z
Bonus sprint

1. Kim Le Court (MAU) AG Insurance-Soudal 6″
2. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (FRA) Visma-Lease a Bike 4″
3. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (POL) Canyon-SRAM-ZondaCrypto 2″

2025-07-30T15:19:24.550Z

Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Visma-Lease a Bike), Kim Le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal), Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, Demi Vollering all at the front.

2025-07-30T15:17:53.897Z

Onto the final climb of the day, Le Maupuy with 1km to go for the bonus sprint and Squiban, Van Anrooij and Smulders have all been caught.

2025-07-30T15:17:10.501Z
10km to go

Ottestad and Bauernfeind have been dropped from the peloton. Soraya Paladin on the front for Niewiadoma-Phinney.

2025-07-30T15:16:00.957Z
Attack!

The break was about to be caught but Squiban launches again. Van Anrooij and Smulders try to follow but the French woman’s kick was so strong that she has distanced them.

2025-07-30T15:14:52.812Z

Bauernfeind is working flat out for Niewiadoma-Phinney in the peloton along with Dygert and Cecile Uttrup Ludwig.

2025-07-30T15:14:12.529Z

Amazingly, considering she was at the back of the peloton not too long before the first climb, Gigante is in the peloton!

2025-07-30T15:13:36.333Z

Magdeleine Vallieres (EF Education-Oatly) on the front of the peloton working for Cedrine Kerbaol but they are not closing to Squiban, Chapman, Van Anrooij, Miermont and Smulders with just 14″ seperating them.

2025-07-30T15:12:16.413Z

Wiebes is now over a minute and a half off the back of the peloton.

2025-07-30T15:11:36.333Z

Ricarda Bauernfeind (Canyon-SRAM-ZondaCrypto) tries a move that was closed down by Vos.

2025-07-30T15:10:31.876Z

Multiple attacks coming from the peloton with Titia Ryo (Arkea-B&B Hotels) the latest to try. Quickly shut down but now Marianne Vos herself is attacking in the yellow jersey!

2025-07-30T15:09:05.545Z

Shirin van Anrooij (Lidl-Trek) and Dilyxine Miermont (Ceratizit) bridge across to Squiban, Smulders and Chapman.

2025-07-30T15:07:27.434Z
Attack!

Silke Smulders (Liv-AlUla-Jayco)
Maeva Squiban (UAE Team ADQ)

The two riders fly across to Chapman and now have three riders leading with two trying to bridge.

2025-07-30T15:06:35.021Z

Two groups come together and Ottestad immediately goes on the attack but it is quickly shut down.

2025-07-30T15:05:56.546Z
Attack!

Eline Jansen (VolkerWessels)

She is quickly shut down. The peloton is in tiny groups all over the route. Chapman has extended her advantage to 17″.

2025-07-30T15:02:58.590Z
20km to go

Chapman is holding a very small advantage of 10″ over the peloton. Wiebes is now just 30″ off the back of the bunch.

2025-07-30T15:01:53.161Z

Chloe Dygert now comes to the front with her leader and defending champion, Kasia Niewiadome-Phinney, on her wheel as they go down this rapid descent.

2025-07-30T15:01:10.173Z

Wiebes and Kopecky now 50″ off the back of the peloton.

2025-07-30T15:00:33.453Z
QoM (Côte du Peyroux)

1. Brodei Chapman (AUS) UAE Team ADQ 2pts
2. Elise Chabbey (SUI) FDJ-Suez 1pt

Perfect riding by the polka dot jersey of Chabbey to take that point and protect her QoM jersey.

2025-07-30T14:59:04.102Z

Ghekiere now on the front with Elise Chabbey (FDJ-Suez) and Chloe Dygert (Canyon-SRAM-ZondaCrypto).

2025-07-30T14:58:21.495Z

Chapman has just 25″ on the chasing peloton that see multiple teams come to the front as they see their chance to drop Wiebes but the top of the climb is coming with a 3km descent afterwards.

2025-07-30T14:57:28.872Z

Lotte Kopecky has dropped back for her SD Worx-Protime teammate with Amalie Dideriksen (Cofidis) and Franziska Koch (Picnic-PostNL) also out the back with them.

2025-07-30T14:56:41.170Z
Green jersey dropped

Lorena Wiebes is struggling to follow the pace set by Fenix-Deceunick as they are dragging Barale back in the bunch.

2025-07-30T14:55:36.211Z

Jackson caught by the peloton as the peloton is losing riders out of the back all the time.

2025-07-30T14:55:09.664Z

Fenix-Deceuninck are dramatically upping the pace in the peloton working for Puck Pieterse and Pauliena Rooijakkers as Yara Kastelijn is on the front.

2025-07-30T14:53:59.728Z

Barale’s initial reaction was strong but Chapman is so strong she takes off like a rocket.

2025-07-30T14:53:30.278Z

Chapman has gone solo as she launches her attack with Barale chasing after her. Jackson isn’t giving up but has been dropped.

2025-07-30T14:52:17.146Z

The Côte du Peyroux is 3.3km long with an average gradient of 4.3%.

2025-07-30T14:50:53.267Z

Onto the Côte du Peyroux go the break and peloton with just 50″ between them now.

2025-07-30T14:48:35.912Z

Dijkstra and Soto are caught by the peloton.

2025-07-30T14:48:20.662Z

Multiple surprise riders said to be out of the back:

Mie Bjorndal Ottestad (Uno-X Mobility)
Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck)

Both 1’30” behind peloton in a large group of around 13 riders.

Whereas, Bunel missed the split and is now almost 6 minutes behind the peloton.

2025-07-30T14:46:06.858Z
30km to go

Dijkstra and Soto are 1’15” behind the leaders and the peloton are now 1’35” back.

2025-07-30T14:44:30.966Z

The next QoM summit comes in 10km time on the Côte du Peyroux with a further 2 and 1 point(s) available. The three leaders have 1’46” on the peloton.

2025-07-30T14:42:04.023Z

FDJ-Suez, AG Insurance-Soudal and Visma-Lease a Bike leading the peloton over the Côte de Chabannes with Amber Kraak, Justine Ghekiere and Femke De Vries.

2025-07-30T14:40:29.993Z
QoM (Côte de Chabannes)

1. Brodie Chapman (AUS) UAE Team ADQ 2pts
2. Francesca Barale (ITA) Picnic-PostNL 1pt

🏁 34 km⛰ Côte de Chabannes (cat. 4) ⛰1️⃣ 🇦🇺 Brodie Chapman, 2 pts2️⃣ 🇮🇹 Francesca Barale, 1 pt#TDFF2024 #WatchTheFemmes@GoZwift pic.twitter.com/AwBKsE6pIRJuly 30, 2025

2025-07-30T14:39:44.335Z
Attack in break

Chapman, Jackson and Barale launch away from Dijkstra and Soto.

2025-07-30T14:38:33.928Z

Onto the first QoM of the day, the category 4 Côte de Chabannes. 1.4km at 5.2% with several riders losing touch with the bunch due to the gradients and pace of the bunch.

2025-07-30T14:34:18.391Z
Intermediate sprint (Dun-le-Palestel)

1. Alison Jackson (CAN) EF Education-Oatly 25pts
2. Francesca Barale (ITA) Picnic-PostNL 20pts
3. Catalina Soto (CHL) Laboral Kutx-Fundacion Euskadi 17pts
4. Brodie Chapman (AUS) UAE Team ADQ 15pts
5. Anneke Dijkstra (NED) VolkerWessels 13pts
6. Lorena Wiebes (NED) SD Worx-Protime 11pts
7. Marianne Vos (NED) Visma-Lease a Bike 10pts

And it’s 🇨🇦 @aliACTIONjackso who crosses the line at the intermediate sprint first, claiming 25 points. The top points up for grabs for the peloton is 11. Et c’est 🇨🇦 @aliACTIONjackso qui franchit la ligne d’arrivée en première et remporte 25 points. Le peloton peut obtenir un… pic.twitter.com/HbRtCuxVecJuly 30, 2025

2025-07-30T14:29:11.161Z
40km to go

Just 2’00” between the break and the peloton now with 1km to the intermediate sprint.

Marion Bunel is still 1’27” off the back of the peloton.

2025-07-30T14:28:08.136Z

Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Loren Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) now moving up for the intermediate sprint where they will be competing for 11 and 10 points behind the five rider break.

2025-07-30T14:26:06.031Z

Movistar are joined by AG Insurance-Soudal, FDJ-Suez, Canyon-SRAM-ZondaCrypto and Cofidis on the fron of the peloton.

2025-07-30T14:25:15.965Z

The breakaway are working extremely well together in a chain gang but the gap is still coming down. There is now 2’18” between the bunch and the break.

2025-07-30T14:23:41.218Z

AG Insurance-Soudal have now joined Movistar in the chase.

2025-07-30T14:23:20.085Z

The Spanish national champion of Sara Martin has done a huge amount of work on the front of the peloton. Ever since her attack was pulled back they have been working flat out.

2025-07-30T14:22:26.082Z

Just 5km to go until the intermediate sprint in Dun-le-Palestel.

2025-07-30T14:19:50.220Z

Movistar are really testing the peloton here as they are in one long line. Multiple riders struggling to hold onto the back including Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance-Soudal).

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2025-07-30T14:17:18.222Z

The average speed so far has been 43.65kph. It has been an extremely fast stage.

2025-07-30T14:14:59.090Z
50km to go

10km to the intermediate sprint and the gap is now really coming down as Movistar are going flat out for Lippert. The gap is now 2’50” between them and the break.

2025-07-30T14:14:04.277Z

Multiple teams now challenging Movistar on the front of the peloton as the wind speed is going up. SD Worx-Protime, FDJ-Suez and Fenix-Deceuninck.

2025-07-30T14:11:53.757Z

The breakaway are working very hard but that doesn’t take the playful nature of Jackson away from her…

👋 Hello 🇨🇦 Alison! #TDFF2025 | #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com/2XvAtqikeWJuly 30, 2025

2025-07-30T14:05:53.368Z

Last rider on the road is Czech champion Kristyna Burlova (Ceratizit) 6’50” down on the leaders and over 3’00” down on the peloton.

Bunel is getting closer and is now 1’43” off the peloton after her crash.

2025-07-30T14:03:34.990Z
60km to go

The break’s gap is finally coming down with Movistar reducing the gap to 3’40” with 60km to the finish and 20km to the intermediate sprint.

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2025-07-30T13:56:37.479Z

Bunel is now almost 3 minutes behind the peloton. She is having a very tough Tour de France Femmes.

2025-07-30T13:54:02.361Z

Movistar are pushing very hard to try and close the gap as they catch Lylyk. A good effort by the young Canadian from Winspace-Orange-Seal but she wasn’t able to get close to the leaders.

2025-07-30T13:51:35.260Z
Crash!

Marion Bunel (Visma-Lease a Bike)

So many crashes today.

🇫🇷 Marion Bunel crashes towards the back of the peloton. After being seen by the medical team, she is back on the bike and attempting to rejoin the peloton. 🇫🇷 Marion Bunel chute à l’arrière du peloton. Après avoir été examinée par l’équipe médicale, elle remonte sur son vélo… pic.twitter.com/tVSEnTyhwEJuly 30, 2025

2025-07-30T13:46:42.274Z

The riders are now 30km away from the intermediate sprint in Dun-le-Palestel.

2025-07-30T13:45:11.396Z
70km to go

Jackson, Soto, Dijkstra, Chapman and Barale have 3’17” on Lylyk in the chase and 4’36” on the peloton. This could be very tricky to bring back.

2025-07-30T13:44:14.956Z

Movistar leading the peloton en masse. It could be an ideal day for their rider Liane Lippert.

2025-07-30T13:37:57.121Z

Williams tried but is already caught again. The peloton now over 4 minutes down on the leaders.

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2025-07-30T13:37:22.625Z
Counter attack

Lily Williams (Human Powered Health)

The American rider is trying to, firstly, join Lylyk and then try with the Canadian to join the leaders.

2025-07-30T13:35:50.115Z

Lylyk’s gap appears to be going out as she struggles to get across to the leaders.

2025-07-30T13:33:20.176Z

The race has finally settled down with a gap between the five leaders and the peloton now at 3’17” with Lylyk in the gap at 2’05” from the leaders.

2025-07-30T13:28:52.213Z

The counter attack is by Kiara Lylyk (Winspace-Orange-Seal). The Canadian rider has a big gap to bridge with 2’04” between her and the leaders and the peloton now at 2’37”.

2025-07-30T13:27:52.825Z

The riders have made it over the halfway mark in the stage. And there is a new counter attack by a rider from Winspace-Orange-Seal.

2025-07-30T13:26:08.003Z
Abandons

Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly)
Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Uno-X Mobility)

Completely understandable that Faulkner leaves the race. She has had a torrid time of things in these opening 5 days. Confalonieri was caught in a crash and becomes the 3rd Uno-X Mobility riders to leave the race and 2nd today.

2025-07-30T13:24:30.610Z

With all the crashes today and in this race as a whole, you can completely understand why Ellen van Dijk has decided to step away from the sport with fears for her safety…

>>> ‘The peloton is not my place any more’ – Ellen van Dijk retires due to fear of crashes and further injury

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2025-07-30T13:19:17.684Z

Chapman has bridged to the leading quad of riders to make it a quintet. Markus has been caught with the peloton now a minute behind.

2025-07-30T13:17:14.613Z

Split in the peloton with 10 riders going clear of the main bunch.

2025-07-30T13:16:27.925Z

The leading four riders have 14″ on Chapman, 1’00” on Markus and 1’15” to the peloton.

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2025-07-30T13:14:00.108Z
Counter attack

Riejanne Markus (Lidl-Trek)

This is causing a big reaction from Visma-Lease a Bike in the peloton as that is one too many dangerous riders going clear.

2025-07-30T13:12:09.121Z
Abandons

Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek)
Monica Trinca Colonel (Liv-AlUla-Jayco)

Two big names forced to leave the race. Both came down in crashes today but Balsamo has suffered since the crash on stage three. A real blow to both teams.

🚨Following a crash in the early part of stage 5 of @letourfemmes.bsky.social , Elisa Balsamo has been forced to abandon the race. Wishing you a speedy recovery, Barzi 💪
#TDFF2025 
@gettysport

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2025-07-30T13:09:55.462Z
Counter attack

Brodie Chapman (UAE Team ADQ)

The former Australian national champion goes clear to try and bridge to the four leaders and is just a handful of seconds ahead of the peloton who are 55″ behind the leaders.

2025-07-30T13:07:41.657Z
Abandon

Eugenia Bujak (Cofidis)

The Slovenian national champion has had to leave the race after crashing.

2025-07-30T13:06:54.565Z

The gap has been reduced further to just one minute between the peloton and the breakaway.

2025-07-30T13:04:41.175Z

Martin dragged back by the peloton again. They are only allowed a relatively small gap to the four leaders.

2025-07-30T13:03:30.544Z

Jackson and Soto have bridged to Dijkstra and Barale with a new chaser in the gap, Sara Martine (Movistar). She is 1’10” down on the leaders with the peloton 1’22” down.

2025-07-30T13:02:31.074Z

It was “a big relief to feel good” for Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez) after her crash on stage three. All the uncertainty around whether she would be able to start yesterday or not will have been a lot for her to deal with.

Today will be the first real test since the accident and will see whether she does actually have the legs or not when it comes to the key moments.

>>> ‘A big relief to feel good’ – Neck pain improves through Tour de France Femmes stage 4 as Demi Vollering now takes it day by day

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2025-07-30T12:59:35.768Z
100km to go

The leading duo of Dijkstra and Barale have 12″ on Soto and Jackson and did have 1’44” on the peloton but it has been reduced down to 1’20”.

2025-07-30T12:54:28.188Z

The peloton has finally let a gap go over a minute to the breakaway. Barale and Dijkstra have 1’15” on the bunch with Jackson and Soto still 25″ down in the chase.

2025-07-30T12:53:18.932Z

Dijkstra has bridged to Barale as Jackson and Catalina Soto (Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi) are trying to join them. They are 25″ from the leaders and 25″ from the peloton.

2025-07-30T12:49:58.733Z

Anneke Dijkstra (VolkerWessels) trying to bridge to Barale. She is 20″ off the leader. The peloton are back up to 40″.

2025-07-30T12:49:06.544Z
Crash!

Arkea-B&B Hotels and Fenix-Deceuninck riders involved including Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck).

2025-07-30T12:48:30.431Z

The gap is starting to fall again as Barale has 30″ and the counter move has been dragged back.

2025-07-30T12:47:14.112Z
110km to go

The gap between Barale and the peloton is now out to 40″ with a counter attack now forming.

2025-07-30T12:46:36.174Z

There are some big plans in place for Kim Le Court and her AG Insurance-Soudal team as they try to take the stage and reclaim yellow from Vos.

🗣️ “Aujourd’hui on va essayer de faire quelque chose de spécial, pourquoi pas reprendre le @MaillotjauneLCL.” 🇲🇺 @KimLeCourt #TDFF2025 l #WatchTheFemmes l @GoZwift pic.twitter.com/NWVgmMOgBAJuly 30, 2025

2025-07-30T12:44:54.559Z

Barale extends her advantage to 24″. She may have timed this perfectly just as every team is going back to get bottles, gels, bars etc.

2025-07-30T12:43:32.207Z
Attack!

Francesca Barale (Picnic-PostNL)

The young Italian has 18″ on the peloton.

2025-07-30T12:42:45.511Z

Multiple riders are going back to the car for feeding as the race appears to have calmed down for the first time today.

2025-07-30T12:39:34.389Z

The average speed in the first hour has been a rapid 46.5kph.

After 1 hour of racing, 46km has been covered but no breakaway has formed yet. 🔛Après 1h de course 46km ont été parcourus et aucune échappée n’est encore formée. ⚡️#TDFF2025 l #WatchTheFemmes l @GoZwift pic.twitter.com/InX26ZrcesJuly 30, 2025

2025-07-30T12:38:44.886Z

The race is about to head into the perfect terrain for double Giro d’Italia Women stage winner, Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance-Soudal) with her sitting 19th in GC at just 51″ from yellow.

With no time trial on the route she can really challenge the top riders at this race if she brings the form she had at the Giro.

>>> ‘The Giro was just like a hard training week’ – Sarah Gigante well-placed as she heads towards her favoured mountain territory at Tour de France Femmes

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2025-07-30T12:35:25.982Z

And it is all back together yet again.

2025-07-30T12:34:43.213Z

More attacks as a group of four riders get a 13″ gap ahead of the Visma-Lease a Bike led peloton.

2025-07-30T12:34:06.343Z

The Visma-Lease a Bike plan sounds simple on paper…

🗣️ “The strategy is to go for victory with Marianne without losing time overall for me.” – 🇫🇷 @FERRANDPREVOT #TDFF2025 l #WatchTheFemmes l @GoZwift pic.twitter.com/cwnp2fWYvfJuly 30, 2025

2025-07-30T12:32:51.479Z

Lorena Wiebes’ group is now back in the peloton again after a frantic chase.

2025-07-30T12:30:00.348Z
Puncture

Mavi Garcia (Liv-AlUla-Jayco)

2025-07-30T12:29:20.226Z

The small group of attackers have been brought back by the peloton but Wiebes’ group are yet to rejoin.

2025-07-30T12:27:30.881Z

The race split into four. Wiebes and co have, in fact, not made it back on and are 33″ off the back of the peloton. There is another group over two minutes down.

2025-07-30T12:26:42.442Z

Thankfully, everyone involved in the last crash are back riding again.

2025-07-30T12:25:39.762Z

Wiebes, with help from SD Worx-Protim teammate Blanka Vas, is back in the peloton again. A scary moment that the green jersey and second overall could’ve done without.

2025-07-30T12:23:27.262Z

The five riders attacking have been caught. There is a small group off the back of the peloton after the crash.

2025-07-30T12:22:33.324Z

Five riders clear of the peloton in all the carnage. Several riders went down in the crash.

2025-07-30T12:21:42.547Z
Crash!

Another crash! Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) caught in the spill as well as several other riders from multiple teams.

2025-07-30T12:20:13.726Z

It has been a very difficult race so far for American national champion and Olympic road race champion, Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly).

She has crashed multiple times in this race and has been caught out in multiple splits and even crashed in this morning’s neutral zone.

>>> No luck for Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner after second crash at Tour de France Femmes

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2025-07-30T12:18:06.525Z
Abandon

Katrine Aalerud (Uno-X Mobility)

The Norwegian rider is unable to continue after crashing.

2025-07-30T12:16:44.961Z

The peloton is all back together. Including the riders involved in the earlier crash such as Linda Zanetti (Uno-X Mobility).

2025-07-30T12:15:09.921Z

Many riders have tried to form a break today including the likes of Riejanne Markus (Lidl-Trek), Susanne Andersen (Uno-X Mobility), Alice Maria Arzuffi (Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi), Anneke Dijkstra (VolkerWessels) and many others besides, but it is Jackson, Beekhuis and Molenaar who have got the gap for now.

2025-07-30T12:13:32.967Z

The three leaders are Alison Jackson (EF Education-Oatly), Laura Molenaar (VolkerWessels) and Teuntje Beekhuis (Uno-X Mobility) and they have a gap of 22″ on the peloton.

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2025-07-30T12:11:57.698Z

Cecchini is caught but new moves start up again immediately with Uno-X Mobility involved in a three rider group.

2025-07-30T12:09:11.356Z

The peloton are riding at very high speed and splits are starting to form under the pressure.

2025-07-30T12:06:01.393Z
Crash!

There’s been a fall involving riders from Uno-X Mobility and AG Insurance-Soudal.

Elena Cecchini (SD Worx-Protime) launches an attack at the front of the bunch at the same time. She has a gap of 33″.

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2025-07-30T12:01:51.630Z

Around 100km until the intermediate sprint in Dun-le-Palestel.

2025-07-30T12:01:18.367Z

It is all back together again after various attempts to form the break almost stuck. Another fast start at the Tour.

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2025-07-30T11:58:07.764Z
150km to go

Berteau swiftly dragged back with just two riders leading the way.

2025-07-30T11:57:14.621Z

The leading three have 20″ on the peloton with Victoire Berteau (Cofidis) 12″ down on the leaders.

2025-07-30T11:56:08.880Z

Saying that, the gap expands to 18″.

2025-07-30T11:55:43.916Z

The three riders have just 10″ on the peloton. This doesn’t appear to be sticking.

2025-07-30T11:49:27.718Z
Attack!

Three riders go clear and get a small gap on the peloton.

2025-07-30T11:45:02.821Z
160km to go

Into the final 100 miles of the race and the moves are coming thick and fast with Lidl-Trek trying to join the action but it comes to nothing and it is all back together again.

Attacks are continuing at the front of the peloton, but no group has yet formed. 💨Les attaques s’enchaînent en tête de peloton mais aucun groupe ne s’est encore créé. ⚔️#TDFF2025 l #WatchTheFemmes l @GoZwift pic.twitter.com/CU1zMg7PwBJuly 30, 2025

2025-07-30T11:44:10.559Z
Attack!

Two riders go clear with, surprise surprise, Franziska Koch (Picnic-PostNL) being the first to launch with a rider from Ceratizit joining.

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2025-07-30T11:43:14.740Z

143 riders start today’s stage.

2025-07-30T11:40:48.271Z

No moves coming early on with a long wait until the action points of the day and, indeed, television coverage.

2025-07-30T11:36:09.927Z
165.8km to go

The fifth stage of the Tour de France Femmes has begun.

2025-07-30T11:30:36.640Z
Crash!

Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly)

You couldn’t make it up. If Faulkner didn’t have bad luck she’s have no luck at all at this race.

2025-07-30T11:20:47.437Z
Neutral start

The riders have started the neutralised zone for stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes 2025. They have 7.5km of neutral before racing begins.

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2025-07-30T11:09:52.536Z

This morning sees Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (Canyon-SRAM-ZondaCrypto) join Eleonora Gasparrini (UAE Team ADQ) as the 10th and 11th riders to abandon the race.

We’re sad to report that @agula59 won’t start stage five of @LeTourFemmes avec @GoZwift due to illness. 💔She’ll be deeply missed but above all, we’re hoping that she recovers quickly. 🫶🏼#TDFF2025 #WatchTheFemmes⁰📸 @SaskiaDugon pic.twitter.com/w6soYpls86July 30, 2025

2025-07-30T11:08:26.185Z

Yesterday saw Ana Vitoria Magalhães (Movistar) take the first mountains points by a Brazilian rider in Tour de France history!

🤩 Breakout Brazilian 🇧🇷 @totamagalhaes relives her epic breakaway stage yesterday ⬇️ 🤩 La Brésilienne 🇧🇷 @totamagalhaes revient sur son échappée épique d’hier ⬇️#TDFF2025 | #WatchTheFemmes | @gozwift pic.twitter.com/d1DrHd2CfzJuly 30, 2025

2025-07-30T11:03:35.727Z

The riders are all getting ready for the stage with sign on almost complete.

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2025-07-30T11:01:15.800Z

The deciding factor will likely be on the final climb of Le Maupuy. It is 2.8km long with an average gradient of 5.4%. However, this tells just part of the story. The category 3 climb is also where the bonus sprint is placed.

The bonus sprint comes moments before a 16% kicker. The riders wanting to attack will have to make a key tactical decision here. Attack for the 6″, 4″ and 2″ bonuses or make the move afterwards and potentially gain more from it. The top of the climb comes about 500 metres after the bonus sprint and then it is downhill into the finish.

2025-07-30T10:58:15.502Z

The main focus today is on what sort of stage it will be. Will it be a breakaway success with some GC snipes behind? Perhaps a GC rider will come out on top and claim yellow? Or will it be yet another day for the likes of Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) to go head-to-head again?

2025-07-30T10:56:42.967Z

The riders are due to set off for the neutral start in around 20 minutes from now.

2025-07-30T10:46:45.666Z

The race may be a slow burner today as there isn’t any sprint of any kind until 40km to go. That means 126km of flat or gently rolling terrain for the peloton to get very nervous on.

2025-07-30T10:44:56.666Z

Today’s stage is the longest of the race with the riders set to tackle 165.8km of racing between Chasseneuil du Poitou Futuroscope to Guéret.

There are three categorised climbs towards the end of the stage as well as the usual intermediate sprint which is in Dun-le-Palestel and a return of the bonus sprint, which comes shortly before the summit of the final climb.

2025-07-23T20:55:47.410Z

Bonjour and welcome to our live updates on stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes 2025.