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Brodie Chapman was voted most combative rider on the day after a superb display to bridge to the break and then to attack it on the penultimate climb and holding on until the bottom of the final climb. She will wear the green numbers tomorrow.<\/p>\n
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Julie Bego (Cofidis) retains her white jersey at the race by 22″ over Nienke Vinke (Picnic-PostNL) with her moving up to 17th in GC, 2’10” behind Le Court.<\/p>\n
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Elise Chabbey extended her lead over Silke Smulders by just one point today meaning she now leads by five points over her Dutch rival.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lorena Wiebes keeps hold of the green jersey over Marianne Vos but her advantage has shrunk to 30 points over her rival.<\/p>\n
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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.<\/p>\n
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Kim Le Court becomes the first African stage winner at the Tour de France Femmes.<\/p>\n
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2025-07-30T15:59:16.154Z<\/p>\n
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…<\/p>\n
>>> Tour de France Femmes stage 5: Kim Le Court awarded victory ahead of Demi Vollering in photo-finish sprint and reclaims yellow jersey<\/a><\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:50:40.117Z 1. Kim Le Court (MAU) AG Insurance-Soudal 15:07’14” (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:37:45.647Z 1. Kim Le Court (MAU) AG Insurance-Soudal 3:54’07” (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:33:31.549Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:32:16.253Z<\/p>\n Le Court is confirmed as the stage winner and that she also goes back into the yellow jersey.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:31:46.784Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:30:47.142Z Van der Breggen goes with 500 metrs to go but she is caught quickly.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:30:13.390Z Into the final kilometre with Le Court in 2nd wheel followed by Ferrand-Prevot, Niewiadoma-Phinney, Vollering, Van der Breggen and Rooijakkers.<\/p>\n 31″ back to the Vos, Kerboal and Pieterse group.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:28:54.533Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:27:33.270Z<\/p>\n Gigante comes back to the lead group and goes straight to the front for Le Court.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:27:09.711Z<\/p>\n Gigante has been dropped by the leading group but is fighting to get back on with 3km to go.<\/p>\n Vos is now 34″ back in a group with Kerbaol and Pieterse.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:26:22.756Z 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.<\/p>\n Ferrand-Prevot and Rooijakkers riding their own pace and are able to come back again.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:24:55.993Z 1. Anna van der Breggen (NED) SD Worx-Protime 3pts 2025-07-30T15:23:37.478Z Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime)<\/p>\n She isn’t allowed a gap over the top of the climb as Vos is now limiting her losses and may get back on.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:22:58.061Z<\/p>\n Leaders:<\/p>\n Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (TVL) Vos is 17″ behind now.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:21:24.191Z Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez)<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:20:30.374Z 1. Kim Le Court (MAU) AG Insurance-Soudal 6″ 2025-07-30T15:19:24.550Z<\/p>\n Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Visma-Lease a Bike), Kim Le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal), Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, Demi Vollering all at the front.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:17:53.897Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:17:10.501Z Ottestad and Bauernfeind have been dropped from the peloton. Soraya Paladin on the front for Niewiadoma-Phinney.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:16:00.957Z 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:14:52.812Z<\/p>\n Bauernfeind is working flat out for Niewiadoma-Phinney in the peloton along with Dygert and Cecile Uttrup Ludwig.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:14:12.529Z<\/p>\n Amazingly, considering she was at the back of the peloton not too long before the first climb, Gigante is in the peloton!<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:13:36.333Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:12:16.413Z<\/p>\n Wiebes is now over a minute and a half off the back of the peloton.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:11:36.333Z<\/p>\n Ricarda Bauernfeind (Canyon-SRAM-ZondaCrypto) tries a move that was closed down by Vos.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:10:31.876Z<\/p>\n 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!<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:09:05.545Z<\/p>\n Shirin van Anrooij (Lidl-Trek) and Dilyxine Miermont (Ceratizit) bridge across to Squiban, Smulders and Chapman.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:07:27.434Z Silke Smulders (Liv-AlUla-Jayco) The two riders fly across to Chapman and now have three riders leading with two trying to bridge.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:06:35.021Z<\/p>\n Two groups come together and Ottestad immediately goes on the attack but it is quickly shut down.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:05:56.546Z Eline Jansen (VolkerWessels)<\/p>\n She is quickly shut down. The peloton is in tiny groups all over the route. Chapman has extended her advantage to 17″.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:02:58.590Z Chapman is holding a very small advantage of 10″ over the peloton. Wiebes is now just 30″ off the back of the bunch.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:01:53.161Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:01:10.173Z<\/p>\n Wiebes and Kopecky now 50″ off the back of the peloton.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T15:00:33.453Z 1. Brodei Chapman (AUS) UAE Team ADQ 2pts Perfect riding by the polka dot jersey of Chabbey to take that point and protect her QoM jersey.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:59:04.102Z<\/p>\n Ghekiere now on the front with Elise Chabbey (FDJ-Suez) and Chloe Dygert (Canyon-SRAM-ZondaCrypto).<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:58:21.495Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:57:28.872Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:56:41.170Z Lorena Wiebes is struggling to follow the pace set by Fenix-Deceunick as they are dragging Barale back in the bunch.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:55:36.211Z<\/p>\n Jackson caught by the peloton as the peloton is losing riders out of the back all the time.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:55:09.664Z<\/p>\n Fenix-Deceuninck are dramatically upping the pace in the peloton working for Puck Pieterse and Pauliena Rooijakkers as Yara Kastelijn is on the front.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:53:59.728Z<\/p>\n Barale’s initial reaction was strong but Chapman is so strong she takes off like a rocket.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:53:30.278Z<\/p>\n Chapman has gone solo as she launches her attack with Barale chasing after her. Jackson isn’t giving up but has been dropped.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:52:17.146Z<\/p>\n The C\u00f4te du Peyroux is 3.3km long with an average gradient of 4.3%.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:50:53.267Z<\/p>\n Onto the C\u00f4te du Peyroux go the break and peloton with just 50″ between them now.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:48:35.912Z<\/p>\n Dijkstra and Soto are caught by the peloton.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:48:20.662Z<\/p>\n Multiple surprise riders said to be out of the back:<\/p>\n Mie Bjorndal Ottestad (Uno-X Mobility) Both 1’30” behind peloton in a large group of around 13 riders.<\/p>\n Whereas, Bunel missed the split and is now almost 6 minutes behind the peloton.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:46:06.858Z Dijkstra and Soto are 1’15” behind the leaders and the peloton are now 1’35” back.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:44:30.966Z<\/p>\n The next QoM summit comes in 10km time on the C\u00f4te du Peyroux with a further 2 and 1 point(s) available. The three leaders have 1’46” on the peloton.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:42:04.023Z<\/p>\n FDJ-Suez, AG Insurance-Soudal and Visma-Lease a Bike leading the peloton over the C\u00f4te de Chabannes with Amber Kraak, Justine Ghekiere and Femke De Vries.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:40:29.993Z 1. Brodie Chapman (AUS) UAE Team ADQ 2pts \ud83c\udfc1 34 km\u26f0 C\u00f4te de Chabannes (cat. 4) \u26f01\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa Brodie Chapman, 2 pts2\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Francesca Barale, 1 pt#TDFF2024 #WatchTheFemmes@GoZwift pic.twitter.com\/AwBKsE6pIRJuly 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:39:44.335Z Chapman, Jackson and Barale launch away from Dijkstra and Soto.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:38:33.928Z<\/p>\n Onto the first QoM of the day, the category 4 C\u00f4te de Chabannes. 1.4km at 5.2% with several riders losing touch with the bunch due to the gradients and pace of the bunch.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:34:18.391Z 1. Alison Jackson (CAN) EF Education-Oatly 25pts And it’s \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 @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 \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 @aliACTIONjackso qui franchit la ligne d’arriv\u00e9e en premi\u00e8re et remporte 25 points. Le peloton peut obtenir un\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/HbRtCuxVecJuly 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:29:11.161Z Just 2’00” between the break and the peloton now with 1km to the intermediate sprint.<\/p>\n Marion Bunel is still 1’27” off the back of the peloton.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:28:08.136Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:26:06.031Z<\/p>\n Movistar are joined by AG Insurance-Soudal, FDJ-Suez, Canyon-SRAM-ZondaCrypto and Cofidis on the fron of the peloton.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:25:15.965Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:23:41.218Z<\/p>\n AG Insurance-Soudal have now joined Movistar in the chase.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:23:20.085Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:22:26.082Z<\/p>\n Just 5km to go until the intermediate sprint in Dun-le-Palestel.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:19:50.220Z<\/p>\n 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).<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:17:18.222Z<\/p>\n The average speed so far has been 43.65kph. It has been an extremely fast stage.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:14:59.090Z 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:14:04.277Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:11:53.757Z<\/p>\n The breakaway are working very hard but that doesn’t take the playful nature of Jackson away from her…<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4b Hello \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Alison! #TDFF2025 | #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/2XvAtqikeWJuly 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:05:53.368Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Bunel is getting closer and is now 1’43” off the peloton after her crash.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T14:03:34.990Z 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.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:56:37.479Z<\/p>\n Bunel is now almost 3 minutes behind the peloton. She is having a very tough Tour de France Femmes.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:54:02.361Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:51:35.260Z Marion Bunel (Visma-Lease a Bike)<\/p>\n So many crashes today.<\/p>\n \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 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. \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Marion Bunel chute \u00e0 l’arri\u00e8re du peloton. Apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 examin\u00e9e par l’\u00e9quipe m\u00e9dicale, elle remonte sur son v\u00e9lo\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/tVSEnTyhwEJuly 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:46:42.274Z<\/p>\n The riders are now 30km away from the intermediate sprint in Dun-le-Palestel.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:45:11.396Z 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:44:14.956Z<\/p>\n Movistar leading the peloton en masse. It could be an ideal day for their rider Liane Lippert.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:37:57.121Z<\/p>\n Williams tried but is already caught again. The peloton now over 4 minutes down on the leaders.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:37:22.625Z Lily Williams (Human Powered Health)<\/p>\n The American rider is trying to, firstly, join Lylyk and then try with the Canadian to join the leaders.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:35:50.115Z<\/p>\n Lylyk’s gap appears to be going out as she struggles to get across to the leaders.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:33:20.176Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:28:52.213Z<\/p>\n 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”.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:27:52.825Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:26:08.003Z Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly) 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:24:30.610Z<\/p>\n 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…<\/p>\n >>> ‘The peloton is not my place any more’ – Ellen van Dijk retires due to fear of crashes and further injury<\/a><\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:19:17.684Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:17:14.613Z<\/p>\n Split in the peloton with 10 riders going clear of the main bunch.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:16:27.925Z<\/p>\n The leading four riders have 14″ on Chapman, 1’00” on Markus and 1’15” to the peloton.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:14:00.108Z Riejanne Markus (Lidl-Trek)<\/p>\n This is causing a big reaction from Visma-Lease a Bike in the peloton as that is one too many dangerous riders going clear.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:12:09.121Z Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) 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.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8Following 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 \ud83d\udcaa \u2014 @lidltrek.bsky.social (@lidltrek.bsky.social.bsky.social<\/a>) 2025-07-30T13:50:23.595Z<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:09:55.462Z Brodie Chapman (UAE Team ADQ)<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:07:41.657Z Eugenia Bujak (Cofidis)<\/p>\n The Slovenian national champion has had to leave the race after crashing.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:06:54.565Z<\/p>\n The gap has been reduced further to just one minute between the peloton and the breakaway.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:04:41.175Z<\/p>\n Martin dragged back by the peloton again. They are only allowed a relatively small gap to the four leaders.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:03:30.544Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T13:02:31.074Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n >>> ‘A big relief to feel good’ \u2013 Neck pain improves through Tour de France Femmes stage 4 as Demi Vollering now takes it day by day<\/a><\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:59:35.768Z 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”.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:54:28.188Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:53:18.932Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:49:58.733Z<\/p>\n Anneke Dijkstra (VolkerWessels) trying to bridge to Barale. She is 20″ off the leader. The peloton are back up to 40″.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:49:06.544Z Arkea-B&B Hotels and Fenix-Deceuninck riders involved including Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck).<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:48:30.431Z<\/p>\n The gap is starting to fall again as Barale has 30″ and the counter move has been dragged back.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:47:14.112Z The gap between Barale and the peloton is now out to 40″ with a counter attack now forming.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:46:36.174Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f “Aujourd\u2019hui on va essayer de faire quelque chose de sp\u00e9cial, pourquoi pas reprendre le @MaillotjauneLCL.” \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfa @KimLeCourt #TDFF2025 l #WatchTheFemmes l @GoZwift pic.twitter.com\/NWVgmMOgBAJuly 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:44:54.559Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:43:32.207Z Francesca Barale (Picnic-PostNL)<\/p>\n The young Italian has 18″ on the peloton.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:42:45.511Z<\/p>\n Multiple riders are going back to the car for feeding as the race appears to have calmed down for the first time today.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:39:34.389Z<\/p>\n The average speed in the first hour has been a rapid 46.5kph.<\/p>\n After 1 hour of racing, 46km has been covered but no breakaway has formed yet. \ud83d\udd1bApr\u00e8s 1h de course 46km ont \u00e9t\u00e9 parcourus et aucune \u00e9chapp\u00e9e n’est encore form\u00e9e. \u26a1\ufe0f#TDFF2025 l #WatchTheFemmes l @GoZwift pic.twitter.com\/InX26ZrcesJuly 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:38:44.886Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n >>> \u2018The Giro was just like a hard training week\u2019 – Sarah Gigante well-placed as she heads towards her favoured mountain territory at Tour de France Femmes<\/a><\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:35:25.982Z<\/p>\n And it is all back together yet again.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:34:43.213Z<\/p>\n More attacks as a group of four riders get a 13″ gap ahead of the Visma-Lease a Bike led peloton.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:34:06.343Z<\/p>\n The Visma-Lease a Bike plan sounds simple on paper…<\/p>\n \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f “The strategy is to go for victory with Marianne without losing time overall for me.” – \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 @FERRANDPREVOT #TDFF2025 l #WatchTheFemmes l @GoZwift pic.twitter.com\/cwnp2fWYvfJuly 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:32:51.479Z<\/p>\n Lorena Wiebes’ group is now back in the peloton again after a frantic chase.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:30:00.348Z Mavi Garcia (Liv-AlUla-Jayco)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:29:20.226Z<\/p>\n The small group of attackers have been brought back by the peloton but Wiebes’ group are yet to rejoin.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:27:30.881Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:26:42.442Z<\/p>\n Thankfully, everyone involved in the last crash are back riding again.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:25:39.762Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:23:27.262Z<\/p>\n The five riders attacking have been caught. There is a small group off the back of the peloton after the crash.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:22:33.324Z<\/p>\n Five riders clear of the peloton in all the carnage. Several riders went down in the crash.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:21:42.547Z Another crash! Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) caught in the spill as well as several other riders from multiple teams.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:20:13.726Z<\/p>\n It has been a very difficult race so far for American national champion and Olympic road race champion, Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly).<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n >>> No luck for Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner after second crash at Tour de France Femmes<\/a><\/p>\n (Image credit: Szymon Gruchalski\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:18:06.525Z Katrine Aalerud (Uno-X Mobility)<\/p>\n The Norwegian rider is unable to continue after crashing.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:16:44.961Z<\/p>\n The peloton is all back together. Including the riders involved in the earlier crash such as Linda Zanetti (Uno-X Mobility).<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:15:09.921Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:13:32.967Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:11:57.698Z<\/p>\n Cecchini is caught but new moves start up again immediately with Uno-X Mobility involved in a three rider group.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:09:11.356Z<\/p>\n The peloton are riding at very high speed and splits are starting to form under the pressure.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:06:01.393Z There’s been a fall involving riders from Uno-X Mobility and AG Insurance-Soudal.<\/p>\n Elena Cecchini (SD Worx-Protime) launches an attack at the front of the bunch at the same time. She has a gap of 33″.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:01:51.630Z<\/p>\n Around 100km until the intermediate sprint in Dun-le-Palestel.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T12:01:18.367Z<\/p>\n It is all back together again after various attempts to form the break almost stuck. Another fast start at the Tour.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T11:58:07.764Z Berteau swiftly dragged back with just two riders leading the way.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T11:57:14.621Z<\/p>\n The leading three have 20″ on the peloton with Victoire Berteau (Cofidis) 12″ down on the leaders.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T11:56:08.880Z<\/p>\n Saying that, the gap expands to 18″.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T11:55:43.916Z<\/p>\n The three riders have just 10″ on the peloton. This doesn’t appear to be sticking.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T11:49:27.718Z Three riders go clear and get a small gap on the peloton.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T11:45:02.821Z 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.<\/p>\n Attacks are continuing at the front of the peloton, but no group has yet formed. \ud83d\udca8Les attaques s’encha\u00eenent en t\u00eate de peloton mais aucun groupe ne s’est encore cr\u00e9\u00e9. \u2694\ufe0f#TDFF2025 l #WatchTheFemmes l @GoZwift pic.twitter.com\/CU1zMg7PwBJuly 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-30T11:44:10.559Z Two riders go clear with, surprise surprise, Franziska Koch (Picnic-PostNL) being the first to launch with a rider from Ceratizit joining.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T11:43:14.740Z<\/p>\n 143 riders start today’s stage.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T11:40:48.271Z<\/p>\n No moves coming early on with a long wait until the action points of the day and, indeed, television coverage.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T11:36:09.927Z The fifth stage of the Tour de France Femmes has begun.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T11:30:36.640Z Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly)<\/p>\n You couldn’t make it up. If Faulkner didn’t have bad luck she’s have no luck at all at this race.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T11:20:47.437Z 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.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T11:09:52.536Z<\/p>\n This morning sees Agnieszka Skalniak-S\u00f3jka (Canyon-SRAM-ZondaCrypto) join Eleonora Gasparrini (UAE Team ADQ) as the 10th and 11th riders to abandon the race.<\/p>\n We\u2019re sad to report that @agula59 won\u2019t start stage five of @LeTourFemmes avec @GoZwift due to illness. \ud83d\udc94She\u2019ll be deeply missed but above all, we\u2019re hoping that she recovers quickly. \ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffc#TDFF2025 #WatchTheFemmes\u2070\ud83d\udcf8 @SaskiaDugon pic.twitter.com\/w6soYpls86July 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-30T11:08:26.185Z<\/p>\n Yesterday saw Ana Vitoria Magalh\u00e3es (Movistar) take the first mountains points by a Brazilian rider in Tour de France history!<\/p>\n \ud83e\udd29 Breakout Brazilian \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 @totamagalhaes relives her epic breakaway stage yesterday \u2b07\ufe0f \ud83e\udd29 La Br\u00e9silienne \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 @totamagalhaes revient sur son \u00e9chapp\u00e9e \u00e9pique d’hier \u2b07\ufe0f#TDFF2025 | #WatchTheFemmes | @gozwift pic.twitter.com\/d1DrHd2CfzJuly 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-30T11:03:35.727Z<\/p>\n The riders are all getting ready for the stage with sign on almost complete.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T11:01:15.800Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T10:58:15.502Z<\/p>\n 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?<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T10:56:42.967Z<\/p>\n The riders are due to set off for the neutral start in around 20 minutes from now.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T10:46:45.666Z<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-30T10:44:56.666Z<\/p>\n 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 Gu\u00e9ret.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 2025-07-23T20:55:47.410Z<\/p>\n Bonjour and welcome to our live updates on stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes 2025.<\/p>\n![\"Kim](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FsDqP7TU23DNzopiqsnj9i.jpg\")
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\nGC after stage 5<\/p>\n
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”<\/p>\n![\"AG](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/eoPxCXDWUU3wHW65aUveMU.jpg\")
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\nStage 5 top 10<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n![\"Kim](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3Hv3TCHJ5TMd8SpxbRrpcb.jpg\")
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\nAttack!<\/p>\n
\nFlamme Rouge!<\/p>\n
\n5km to go<\/p>\n
\nQoM (Le Maupuy)<\/p>\n
2. Kim Le Court (MAU) AG Insurance-Soudal 2pts
3. Kasia Niewidoma-Phinney (POL) Canyon-SRAM-ZondaCrypto 1pt<\/p>\n
\nAttack!<\/p>\n
Anna van der Brggen (SDW)
Demi Vollering (FST)
Sarah Gigante (AGS)
Kim Le Court (AGS)
Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (CSZ)
Pauliena Rooijakkers (FED)<\/p>\n
\nAttack!<\/p>\n
\nBonus sprint<\/p>\n
2. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (FRA) Visma-Lease a Bike 4″
3. Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (POL) Canyon-SRAM-ZondaCrypto 2″<\/p>\n
\n10km to go<\/p>\n
\nAttack!<\/p>\n
\nAttack!<\/p>\n
Maeva Squiban (UAE Team ADQ)<\/p>\n
\nAttack!<\/p>\n
\n20km to go<\/p>\n
\nQoM (C\u00f4te du Peyroux)<\/p>\n
2. Elise Chabbey (SUI) FDJ-Suez 1pt<\/p>\n
\nGreen jersey dropped<\/p>\n
Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck)<\/p>\n
\n30km to go<\/p>\n
\nQoM (C\u00f4te de Chabannes)<\/p>\n
2. Francesca Barale (ITA) Picnic-PostNL 1pt<\/p>\n
\nAttack in break<\/p>\n
\nIntermediate sprint (Dun-le-Palestel)<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n
\n40km to go<\/p>\n![\"Movistar](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/sCKSZSKqyew4Rx7JtDFYa8.jpg\")
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\n50km to go<\/p>\n
\n60km to go<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/7ntLWDnhmxcrmgX39zVEem.jpg\")
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\nCrash!<\/p>\n
\n70km to go<\/p>\n![\"Lily](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/5pseeqCoi2CFjn9PXDc449.jpg\")
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\nCounter attack<\/p>\n
\nAbandons<\/p>\n
Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Uno-X Mobility)<\/p>\n![\"BARCELONA,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3dQMgQzdUY4CtTJabrDwbT.jpg\")
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\nCounter attack<\/p>\n
\nAbandons<\/p>\n
Monica Trinca Colonel (Liv-AlUla-Jayco)<\/p>\n
\n#TDFF2025\u00a0
\n@gettysport<\/p>\n
\nCounter attack<\/p>\n
\nAbandon<\/p>\n![\"FDJ-SUEZ](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/uSGNSPRqJvSazzCLrvNR3K.jpg\")
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\n100km to go<\/p>\n
\nCrash!<\/p>\n
\n110km to go<\/p>\n
\nAttack!<\/p>\n![\"PLUMELEC,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/SgA24cYwWC8r23i8GKmL3g.jpg\")
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\nPuncture<\/p>\n
\nCrash!<\/p>\n![\"BREST,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/YwZMMowRAnzenq4WdUfLxP.jpg\")
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\nAbandon<\/p>\n![\"Breakaway](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/rrCvonRGABaX3n445368SC.jpg\")
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\nCrash!<\/p>\n![\"Katrine](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tNtHajuFkzbkkytvLkS928.jpg\")
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\n150km to go<\/p>\n
\nAttack!<\/p>\n
\n160km to go<\/p>\n
\nAttack!<\/p>\n![\"Franziska](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PfuSwZPKfJUQ6jFE4bUQGB.jpg\")
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\n165.8km to go<\/p>\n
\nCrash!<\/p>\n
\nNeutral start<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/FtxC6kAzfFoCqjQZbgeJk5.jpg\")
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