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With only nine stages and four major jersey competitions to settle, there is little room to recover from lost time or missed opportunities. Bonus seconds, sprint points, mountain points, breakaway moves and decisive race incidents can all produce significant changes from one day to the next.<\/p>\n
General Classification Standings after Stage 6Marlen Reusser<\/a> has survived an important day in yellow, saving her legs whilst Demi Vollering<\/a> did spend some time in the wind today looking to create opportunities, and also looking to not see Elisa Longo Borghini enter the fight for the overall win. Into Mont Ventoux, Reusser carries only 12 seconds over Vollering, in what should be the decisive stage of the race.<\/p>\n Katarzyna Niewiadoma sits in an isolated third place, 1:17 minutes behind. Although not the hardest, this was an important day for the GC. Consistency matters, but not everyone has it. Femke de Vries lost time and dropped out of the Top10, another hit for Visma; whilst Anna van der Breggen completely fell out of GC contention.<\/p>\n And in the finale, Elisa Longo Borghini’s late attack earned her important time. The Italian champion moved up from sixth to fourth, 2:28 away from Reusser now. Antonia Niedermaier sits 2:40 minutes behind whilst Dominika Wlodarczyk is 2:54. Very close by is Isabella Holmgren only on a 3:05-minute gap; whilst behind two riders who benefited from today’s attack.<\/p>\n C\u00e9drine Kerbaol moved up a position and is only two seconds away from Holmgren whilst Kim Le Court not only won the stage but conquered plenty bonus seconds throughout the day. From 13th to 9th in a day that didn’t look crucial. Paula Blasi completes the Top10 whilst, despite not making time on her rivals, Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot<\/a> has ascended into 15th after finishing with the GC group.Rnk\u25bc\u25b2RiderTeamTime1-\u00a0Reusser\u00a0MarlenMovistar Team19:43:342-\u00a0Vollering\u00a0DemiFDJ United – SUEZ0:123-\u00a0Niewiadoma\u00a0KasiaCANYON\/\/SRAM1:174\u25b22\u00a0Longo Borghini\u00a0ElisaUAE Team L’IMAD2:285\u25bc1\u00a0Niedermaier\u00a0AntoniaCANYON\/\/SRAM2:406\u25bc1\u00a0W\u0142odarczyk\u00a0DominikaUAE Team L’IMAD2:547-\u00a0Holmgren\u00a0IsabellaLidl – Trek3:058\u25b21\u00a0Kerbaol\u00a0C\u00e9drineEF Education-Oatly3:079\u25b24\u00a0Le Court-Pienaar\u00a0KimAG Insurance – Soudal Team3:2610-\u00a0Blasi\u00a0PaulaUAE Team L’IMAD3:5111-\u00a0Vinke\u00a0NienkeTeam SD Worx – Protime3:5412\u25b22\u00a0de Jong\u00a0ThalitaHuman Powered Health4:2813\u25b22\u00a0Fisher-Black\u00a0NiamhLidl – Trek4:3414\u25b24\u00a0Pieterse\u00a0PuckFenix-Premier Tech4:5915\u25b22\u00a0Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot\u00a0PaulineTeam Visma | Lease a Bike5:0016\u25bc8\u00a0de Vries\u00a0FemkeTeam Visma | Lease a Bike5:5017\u25bc1\u00a0Berthet\u00a0JulietteFDJ United – SUEZ7:2618\u25b23\u00a0Garc\u00eda\u00a0MaviUAE Team L’IMAD8:4319\u25b25\u00a0R\u00fcegg\u00a0NoemiEF Education-Oatly9:2820\u25b28\u00a0Gery\u00a0C\u00e9liaFDJ United – SUEZ10:0021\u25b29\u00a0Vallieres\u00a0MagdeleineEF Education-Oatly11:4222\u25b24\u00a0Buijsman\u00a0NinaHuman Powered Health12:3223\u25b29\u00a0Faulkner\u00a0KristenEF Education-Oatly12:4124\u25b210\u00a0Markus\u00a0RiejanneLidl – Trek13:3825\u25b26\u00a0Squiban\u00a0MaevaUAE Team L’IMAD14:43Points Classification Standings after Stage 6<\/p>\n Lorena Wiebes remains in the lead of the points classification with a comfortable margin, but one that does fade slightly as the Tour moves through another difficult day. Her 144 points now lead Lotte Kopecky’s 85.<\/p>\n With Kopecky lacking her best form, Wiebes is not rivaled by her teammate, but Noemi R\u00fcegg and Kim Le Court with 84 and 82 can be a threat if they continue to show good form and strong results like today’s.<\/p>\n Rnk\u25bc\u25b2RiderTeamPnt1-\u00a0Wiebes\u00a0LorenaTeam SD Worx – Protime1442-\u00a0Kopecky\u00a0LotteTeam SD Worx – Protime853\u25b21\u00a0R\u00fcegg\u00a0NoemiEF Education-Oatly844\u25b23\u00a0Le Court-Pienaar\u00a0KimAG Insurance – Soudal Team825\u25bc2\u00a0Vollering\u00a0DemiFDJ United – SUEZ656\u25b27\u00a0Pieterse\u00a0PuckFenix-Premier Tech627\u25b25\u00a0Kerbaol\u00a0C\u00e9drineEF Education-Oatly608\u25bc3 Haugset Sigrid YtterhusUno-X Mobility559\u25bc3Reusser MarlenMovistar Team5410-\u00a0W\u0142odarczyk\u00a0DominikaUAE Team L’IMAD49Queen of the Mountains Standings after Stage 6<\/p>\n Whilst the GC women continue to miss the QOM points, Puck Pieterse continues to rack them up. Whilst Nikola Noskov\u00e1 was in the breakaway of the day and scored some early points, the lead grew to Pieterse who was on the attack late in the day. The 47 points that the Fenix – Premier Tech rider currently has will be important as the race heads into Mont Ventoux.<\/p>\n Rnk\u25bc\u25b2RiderTeamPnt1-\u00a0Pieterse\u00a0PuckFenix-Premier Tech472-\u00a0Noskov\u00e1\u00a0NikolaCofidis Women Team213-\u00a0Haugset\u00a0Sigrid YtterhusUno-X Mobility114-\u00a0Squiban\u00a0MaevaUAE Team L’IMAD95-\u00a0Mah\u00e9\u00a0Oc\u00e9aneMa Petite Entreprise86\u25b23\u00a0Vollering\u00a0DemiFDJ United – SUEZ77\u25bc1\u00a0Koster\u00a0AnouskaUno-X Mobility78\u25b28\u00a0Casasola\u00a0SaraFenix-Premier Tech79\u25bc2 Lippert LianeMovistar Team710\u25bc2Comte EmaCofidis Women Team6Youth Classification Standings after Stage 6<\/p>\n The youth classification has remained the same over this stage, with none of the four contenders gaining time in the late attack of the day. Antonia Niedermaier remains in the lead whilst Isabella Holmgren is only 25 seconds away from the white jersey. Paula Blasi and Nienke Vinke are 1:11 and 1:14 minutes behind respectively.<\/p>\n Rnk\u25bc\u25b2RiderTeamTime1-\u00a0Niedermaier\u00a0AntoniaCANYON\/\/SRAM19:46:142-\u00a0Holmgren\u00a0IsabellaLidl – Trek0:253-\u00a0Blasi\u00a0PaulaUAE Team L’IMAD1:114-\u00a0Vinke\u00a0NienkeTeam SD Worx – Protime1:145-\u00a0Gery\u00a0C\u00e9liaFDJ United – SUEZ7:206\u25b27\u00a0Bunel\u00a0MarionTeam Visma | Lease a Bike33:547-\u00a0Muller\u00a0Sol\u00e8neSt Michel – Preference Home – Auber9334:458\u25bc2Backstedt ZoeCANYON\/\/SRAM37:119- Latimier Cl\u00e9menceMa Petite Entreprise38:5110\u25b25\u00a0Ostiz\u00a0PaulaMovistar Team42:02Team Classification Standings after Stage 6<\/p>\n UAE Team L’IMAD remain in the lead of the teams’ classification, having Elisa Longo Borghini on the attack in the latter parts of the stage, whilst Paula Blasi and Dominika Wlodarczyk finished the stage in the main GC group. The lead is of 1:59 minutes over Lidl-Trek.<\/p>\n Rnk\u25bc\u25b2TeamClassTime1-\u00a0UAE Team L’IMADWTW59:19:322-\u00a0Lidl – TrekWTW1:593-\u00a0FDJ United – SUEZWTW6:544\u25b21\u00a0Team Visma | Lease a BikeWTW7:275\u25b22\u00a0EF Education-OatlyWTW12:036\u25bc2\u00a0Team SD Worx – ProtimeWTW14:277\u25bc1\u00a0CANYON\/\/SRAMWTW18:578\u25b23\u00a0Movistar TeamWTW38:169\u25b21\u00a0Fenix-Premier TechWTW40:2110\u25bc2\u00a0AG Insurance – Soudal TeamWTW41:0011\u25bc2\u00a0Human Powered HealthWTW43:0312-\u00a0Ma Petite EntreprisePRW1:13:2213\u25b22\u00a0Liv AlUla JaycoWTW1:26:0814-\u00a0Uno-X MobilityWTW1:27:4815\u25bc2\u00a0Laboral Kutxa – Fundaci\u00f3n EuskadiPRW1:48:3316\u25b21\u00a0St Michel – Preference Home – Auber93PRW2:16:5917\u25bc1\u00a0Cofidis Women TeamPRW2:23:4618-\u00a0Team Picnic PostNLWTW2:37:0319-\u00a0Mayenne Monbana My PiePRW2:43:0020-\u00a0VolkerWessels Cycling TeamPRW3:32:4821-\u00a0Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 LadiesPRW4:20:15You can check the full standings of each of the classifications at the 2026 Tour de France Femmes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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