As it happened: Late move succeeds in Morteau as yellow stays with Niewiadoma
Cédrine K🎃erbaol rides to the stage win and second in GC as Marianne Vos takes the green jersey
Bonjour and welcome to to Cyclingnews' ♍live coverage of stage 6 ofඣ the Tour de France Femmes!
The race heads back into the hills after what was an extremely chaotic stage 🌞yesterday. Vollering (SDW) crashing in yellow and dropping to ninth in GC handing yellow to Niewiadoma (CSR) with Vollering's SD Worx-Protime teammate, Vas, taking the win. The race has been really shaken up.
Unfortunately, yesterday's crash has seen a couple of riders leave the race. British champion, Pfeiffer Georgi (DFP), Canadian rider Magdeleine Vallieres (EFO) and former Polish champion 🥂Marta Lach (WNT).
Strong as ever in both the lead-outs and on the climbs, unfortunately @pfeiffergeorgi's @LeTourFemmes journey came to an end yesterday 😔 We have an update on her #TDFF2024 injuries now she is back at the hotel with the team ⤵️ Join us in sending her your best wishes. Heal up… pic.twitter.com/QNee5gWkGR
First of the usual newsroom r🏅ecap is an update on Georgi (DFP) after the crash...
It was a sigh ℱof relief for Vollering and SD Worx-Protime as the defending champion has no serious injuries...
>>> No broken bones for Demi Vollering after Tour de France Femmes crash, looks set to start stage 6
Puck Pieterse (FED) 💛dropped to thir⛎d after crashing, holds onto polka dots and white but misses out on yellow chance...
>>> Puck Pieterse misses out on chance at yellow jersey after Tour de France Femmes crash
Lightning did not strike twice between Vas (SDW) and Faulkner (EFO) as the Olympic champion tried her trademark attack oncꦕe again in the final kilometres yesterda🎀y...
>>> 'Could not let Faulkner go' - Blanka Vas avoids Olympic déjà vu at Tour de France Femmes
Mixed♛ emotions for new yellow jersey, Kasia Niewiadoma (CSR)...
SD Worx-Protime had ﷽a very chaotic final few kilometres with Bredewold the only oꦅne to drop back and support Vollering after crash...
The team presentation and sign on is ༒well u🃏nderway in Remiremont...
💪 Ensemble !#TDFF2024 | #WatchTheFemmes | @GoZwift pic.twitter.com/1f7SII3qNk
The jerseys going into the sixth stage of the 🤡raꦆce:
Yellow - Kasia Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon-SRAM
Green - Charlotte Kool (NED) DSM-Firmenich-PostNL
Polka dots - Puck Pieterse (NED) Fenix-Deceuninck
White - Puck Pieterse (NED) Fenix-Deceuninck*
Green number - Loes Adegeest (NED) FDJ-Suez
Team - Lidl-Trek
*Worn by - Shirin van Anrooij (NED) Lidl-Trek
"And it was all yellow...." New yellow Canyon♈ bike and ♐helmet for Niewiadoma (CSR)...
💛🤩#TDFF2024 l #WatchTheFemmes l @GoZwift pic.twitter.com/tZiDK8QIOK
Happy 24th birthday to Victoire Berteau (COF)!
🥳 Joyeux anniversaire @velopipoire ! Cette tenue te va à merveille !🥳 Happy birthday @velopipoire! This kit suits you perfectly!#TDFF2024 | #WatchTheFemmes | @GoZwift | @TeamCOFIDIS pic.twitter.com/wANRDaNNod
Neutral start
The ride🦋rs have rolled out of the start and have begun the neutralised zone.
Delayed start after the race waits for a rider to rejoin the peloton after a crash. We do not know who🎐 went down just ye♏t.
159.2km to go
The racing begins on stage six of the Toꦿur de France Femmes 2024. The flag is waved by Marion Rousse and the riders begin the second longest stage of the race. Immediately riders atཧtack...
The early attacks have been dragge�▨�d back and the peloton is all together again.
It is a beautiful day in France as the ride♎rs have lovely sunshine and 26 degrees C temperatures with a light 7kph wind currently coming from the their right side.
Just over 5km ಌto the first climb of the day, the 3.2km at 5.9% categoryಌ 3 climb of the Col du Mont de Fourche.
The last time a race went over the Col du Mont de Fourche, it was in 2012 at the men's Tour de 💞France. Chris Froome won the day ahead of Cadel Evans and eventual GC winner Bradley Wiggins on the Planche des Belles Filles.
12 years later and the women's Tour peloton will roll over the climb. But not with the same stage finale🐼 as tha♔t race all those years ago.
150km to go
The riders💜 are now climbing the Col du Mont de Fourche.
Some riders already losing touch with the🥃 peloton on the early slo🥃pes of the first climb of the day. It will be a very long stage for them.
Attacks in the pelo🎃ton with around 500 metres to the top of the climb.
Green jersey dropped
Charlotte Kool (DFP) begins her day of suffering ♎as she is struggling to🎃 hold the wheels.
Attack
Justine Ghekiere (AGS)
Crash!
Multiple riders down. No clear update on who has go🃏ne d🐻own.
Nine riders are chas🍸ing Ghekiere (AGS) with a gap of just 5", but the pelotonไ is chasing.
Ten riders now lead the wa♌y and have 25" on the chasing peloton. A good sized gr♊oup if they are willing to work.
Breakaway:
Justine Ghekiere (AGS)
Mischa Bredewold (SDW)
Grace Brown (FST)
Amber Kraak (FST)
Neve Bradbury (CSR)
Amanda Spratt (LTK)
Cecile Uttrup Ludwig (FST)
Silvia Persico (UAD)
Valentina Cavallar (ARK)
Anouska Koster (UXM)
They have a gap of 20" on the peloton.
140km to go
Justine Ghekiere (AGS) was the first𓃲 over the Col du Mont de 🌳Fourche.
QoM (Col du Mont de Fourche)
1. Justine Ghekiere (AGS) 3pts
2. Silvia Persico (UAD) 2pts
3. Valentina Cavallar (ARK) 1pt
Visma-Lease a Bike,ඣ who have missed 🌺this move, are leading the chase with the gap dropping to 18".
Chloe Dygert (CSR) is key for Kasia Niew🍷iadoma (CSR) keeping yellow today as the time trial world champion looks after the yellow jersey. Gap between the break and the peloton now down to just 12".
After Silvia Persico (UAD) took those two points, she now pa🍸sses Puck Pieterse (FED) in the virtual QoM standings once again.
Just 10" between the peloton and the break.
Breakaway caught
The race is all back together again as Visma-Lease 🌌a Bike stretch the peloton out in one long lin🦋e.
130km to go
After almost 30km of riding, the averag๊e speed has been 42.5kph. A rapid start to the race. Uno-X Mobili⛎ty leading the peloton at the moment.
New moves off the f▨ront involving riders from St. Michel-Mavic-Auber93 and Movistar.
Those latest attacks quickly dragged back and t⛦he pelo𓆉ton is all together yet again.
Multiple attacks off the front of the peloton but each one is being brought ꦅback.
Just under 60km to go until the next QoM of the day, the Col de Ferri𒁏ère.
Attack
Another Movistar rider launches a move but the peloton i༒s, once again, reacting to it.
Two ཧriders now have a small gap on the peloton.
Yara Kastelijn (FED) was one of the riders who went down in the earlier crash on the firs🌸t QoM. She has just returned to the peloton now.
120km to go
Breakaway:
Audrey Cordon-Ragot (HPH)
Iurani Blanco (LAB)
They have around 2🐠5" on𒀰 the peloton currently.
Cordon-Ragot (HPH) and Blanco (LAB)🍰 have a gap🌞 of 30" over the peloton now.
The gap is growing to 40" for Cordon-Ragot (HPH) and Blanco (LAB). It is a good group to allow a good gap as neither are dangerou🉐s in the GC with Cordon-Ragot at 19'28" and Blanco at 22'33".
Arke🐷a-B&B Hotels chasing and closes th🐲e gap as now there is a new counter move in the pack as the gap falls to 30".
A group of around 10 riders have a gap of 25" from the front and 5" on the pelꦅoton.
The chasers now at 15" from th𒉰e leading duo with the peloton a further 10" behind the chase.&𝓀nbsp;
Two more riders bridge to the counter move as the gaps continue to shrink🎉 between the leaders, the chase and the peꦇloton.
Now two chasing groups with around 15 riders chasing the leading duo.&nb💃sp;
Breakaway comes to🍌gether with 14 rℱiders leading with a gap of just 15" on the peloton.
Th🌃e peloton now 25" behind t൲he 14 rider break.
100km to go
Break:
Ellen van Dijk (LTK)
Christine Majerus (SDW)
Audrey Cordon-Ragot (HPH)
Iurani Blanco (LAB)
Victoire Berteau (COF)
Anniina Ahtosalo (UXM)
Sheyla Gutiérrez (MOV)
Franziska Koch (DFP)
Fem van Empel (TVL)
Amber Pate (LAJ)
Justine Ghekiere (AGS)
Nina Berton (WNT)
Maaike Coljé (ARK)
Julie De Wilde (FED)
Gap sitting at 30".
Best place♑d rider in the break is cyclocross world champion, Fem van Empel (TVL), sitting 4'45" back on Kasia Niewiadoma's yellow jersey.
Currently experiꦍencing a period of radio silence, literally. Last update of the gap was 30" and that doesn't seem to have changed. A very strong breakaway with several riders more than capable of winning.
90km to go
Around ꦯ20km to the next climb, the Col de Ferrière. Currently 🎀still saying 30" between the 14 rider break and the peloton.
A birthday 🎐breakaway for Victoire Berteau (COF)...&nbs꧟p;
Four rider bridge the gap:
Marianne Vos (TVL)
Grace Brown (FST)
Niamh Fisher-Black (SDW)
Soraya Paladin (CSR)
Also, Neve Bradbᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚury (CSR) is no longer listed as being in the break despite radio tour saying she was as the group w💫as confirmed.
The gap🙈 has grown to 1'55" between the peloton and the breakaway.🥃
So, 18 riders are clear with almost 2'00" on the pelotoܫn. Mariannne Vos (TVL) is now by far the best placed rider in the break at just 1'59" down on Kasia Niewiadoma's (CSR) jersey.
The gap ✱is up to 2'15". Marianne Vos (TVL) is the virtual yellow jersey.
The 🍰gap goes out to 2'35" between this extremely strong breakaway and the peloton.
Now just 10km to th second climb of the day, the Col de Ferrière. Last time a race went over this climb was in stage six of the 2021 Paris-Nice where Primož Roglič won an uphill sprint into Biot.
The rac♐e go onto the Col de Ferrière climb. 2.6km at 4.7% average gradient.
Two hours raced𒊎 and the average speed is at 42.2kph. The gap is at 2'35" between the break and the peloton.
The gap is still extending and is now at 2'48"💎 between the break and the pelo𓆏ton.
Canyon-SRAM leading the peloton with the time gap droppཧing to 2'0𓆏9".
70km to go
The gap is 2'10" between the break and the peloton. A few riders starting to lose contact. Fenix-Deceuninck joining Canyon-SRAM on th🐈e front of the bunch.
Multiple teams now on the fr🧔ont ✃of the peloton with a gap of 2'07" up to the breakaway who are set to sweet up the QoM points.
QoM (Col de Ferrière)
1. Justine Ghekiere (AGS) 2pts
2. Marianne Vos (TVL) 1pt
That acceleration for the QoM points, Ghekiere (AGS), Vos (TVL) and Koch (DFP𓄧) have a small gap.
But the break comes back together again. 2'18" back to the peloton who only now crest the climb. The next point of interest is the intermediate sprint in Sancey. Jusꦕt around 8km to go unti🌜l that.
Ch💎arlotte Kool (DFP) has just made it back to the peloton. Unfortunately for her, she will likely be losing 25 points in her lead to Marianne Vos (TVL) who is in the breakaway.
Canyon-SRAM, Fenix-Deceuninck and Li𓃲dl-Trek leading the peloton. 2'23" gap up to the break.
60km to go
The gap is now at 2'22" as the break are about to get ꦺto the intermediate sprint.
Van Empel (TVL) leading out Vos (TVL) fꦕor t𒁏he intermediate sprint with Koch (DFP) and Ahtosalo (UXM) challenging her.
Intermediate sprint (Sancey)
1. Marianne Vos (TVL) 25pts
2. Anniina Ahtosalo (UXM) 20pts
3. Franziska Koch (DFP) 17pts
4. Christine Majerus (SDW) 15pts
5. Niamh Fisher-Black (SDW) 13pts
Marianne V🍷os (TVL) now joint on points with Ch🌜arlotte Kool (DFP).
Straight onto the next QoM of the Côte de Laviron.🤪 Category 3 climb which is 5.7km long with an average gradient of 4.1%.
Liv-AlUla-Jayco lead𝐆ing the peloton at 2'40" back on t🐬he break.
Dropped from peloton
Charlotte Kool (DFP)
Rachele Barbieri (DFP)
Barbara Guarischi (SDW)
Ruby Roseman-Gannon (LAJ)
The peloton are closing the gap to the break. The gap is now sat at 1'37" with 54km to go.&🎶nbsp;
QoM (Côte de Laviron)
1. Justine Ghekiere (AGS) 3pts
2. Niamh Fisher-Black (SDW) 2pts
3. Franziska Koch (DFP) 1pt
Now 25km to the next QoM of La Roche du Prêtre. It is a category two climb, so five, three, two and one poiℱnts available.
Justine Ghekiereౠ (AGS) is now the virtual QoM leader after taking the points today. Plenty more points to come, though.
50km to go
The pelo🌠ton stretch a little bit to 2'0🌜3". The bunch are not happy letting Vos (TVL) go up the road and take yellow even though she won't be in the fight for the overall race with the big mountains to come.
Riders currently on a very technical desꦫcent on their way down to the valley before the penultimate climb of the day.
40km to go
Paladin (CSR) an🙈d Blanco (LAB) just losing touch with the break on the descent but a𝓰s the road flattens and straightens they get back in.
Movistar leading ♔the peloton at 1'08" back on the break. Several riders being tailed off the back due to the technical descent. Yara Kastelijn (FED) really struggling to keep up with the pace and is needed assistance from the car.
The race is about to head onto the next climb, La Roche du Prêtre. It🔯 is a category 2 climb so a maximum of 5 points. Just 1'35" betw✤een the break and the peloton now.
📈 Voici ce qui attend les coureuses dans 5 kilomètres. La montée de La Roche du Prêtre et ses dernières pentes qui vont faire mal aux jambes ! 🥵#TDFF2024 #WatchTheFemmes@GoZwift pic.twitter.com/EoNx6Kbdux
Charlotte Kool (DFP) makes it back to the peloton wi✅th Barbieri (DFP), Roseman-ꦜGannon (LAJ) and Guarischi (SDW). They have been fighting hard today.
Lidl-Trek, Movistar and SD Worx-Protime leading the peloton as the time gap continues to fall to the break with it now at 1'28". Yesterday's stage wဣinner,💙 Blanka Vas (SDW) working hard for her teammate, Vollering (SDW).
Onto the next climb La Roche du Prêtre. Fem van Empel (TVL) leading the break onto the climb. It will not be long at all before the peloton start the climb. They are 1'22" behind. Immediately the climb goes onto 9% with 11% right at the end of th🐭e climb.
It is another climb where the QoM sprint iꦑsn't at 🌠the top but half way up as the bonus sprint is at the top of the climb. A brief bit of rest bite then onto another climb.
Attack in peloton
Mavi Garcia (LAJ)
She kicks on solo at the start of La Roche du Prê🗹;ꦗtre.
Van Empel (TVL), Majerus (SDW), Berton (WNT), Pate (LAJ), Ahtosalo (UXM), De Wilde (FED), Van Dijk (LTK), Cordon-Ragot (HPH) and Berteau (COF) dropped꧃ from the break.
30km to go
Colje (ARK), Blanco (LAB) and Koch ༒(DFP) also dropped by the break which is now just seven riders.
Attack in break
Niamh Fisher-Black (TVL)
That acceleration drops Vos (TVL) a✤nd Gutierrez (MOV). Pa🧔ladin (CSR), Ghekkiere (AGS) and Brown (FST) able to follow.
FDJ-Sue♈z absolutely ripping the peloton to bits as they catch Fem van Empel (T🐟VL), Nina Berton (WNT) and Christine Majerus (SDW).
Sheyla🍸 Gutierrez (MOV) claws her way back onto the lead group and drops Marianne Vos (TVL) for now.
SD Worx-Protime lose another rider from the peloton as Mischa Brede💝wold is distanced. Christine Majerus probably won't be far off being dropped as well after a long ride in the breakaway.
F💫DJ-Suez have decimated the peloton now. Muzic (FST) is the rider they will be working for but they could also be working for the stage win with Ludwig (FST) as well.
Ah, De Wilde (FED), Co𒈔rdon-Ragot (HPH) and Majerus (SDW) getting caught by the꧂ peloton now.
FDJ-Suez continues to lead the pe♚loton as Ma🔴vi Garcia (LAJ) is finally caught by Lea Curinier (FST).
Attack in break
Niamh Fisher-Black (SDW)
The New Zealander goes solo with Brown (FST) and Ghekiere (AGS) chase with Paladin (CSR) and Gutierrez (MOV) out of the back of the group hea꧃ding back to the peloton.
FDJ-Suez no longer setting the tempo. Gai🐻a Realini (LTK) and Puck Pieterse (FEDꦇ) come to the front.
QoM (La Roche du Prêtre)
1. Niamh Fisher-Black (SDW) 5pts
2. Justine Ghekiere (AGS) 3pts
3. Grace Brown (FST) 2pts
4. Sheyla Gutiérrez (MOV) 1pt
Ghekiere (AGS) caught Fi🐷sher-Black (SDW) but wasn't able to🔥 get maximum points.
Fisher-Bla🎉ck (SDW) kicked on ♏again and Brown (FST) was able to catch her. However, Ghekiere (AGS) shook her head as she wasn't able to follow any more.
Attack in peloton
Marion Bunel (AUB)
She flies pass💛ed Gutiérrez (MOV) and Paladin (CSR) who have just been caught by the peloton. She is a superbly talented 19 year old French climber and will be setting her sights on Ghekiere (AGS) before aiming for the race lead.
Amazingly, Justine Ghekiere (AGS) makes it back to 🦩the leaders. This is yet another superbly gutsy ride by the Belgian.
Movistar working hard on the front of the peloton 🐟and they drag Bunel (AUB) back.
Bonus sprint (Le Mont Sianet)
1. Justine Ghekiere (AGS) 6"
2. Grace Brown (FST) 4"
3. Niamh Fisher-Black (SDW) 2"
Ghekiere (AGS) threw t🧜he bike to the line there to make surღe she pipped Brown (FST).
20km to go
Movistar working ꦆvery hard for Liane Lippert in what's ಞleft of the bunch with a gap of just 38" between the two groups.
The riders are about to start the final climb of the day, the Côte des Fins. It is category 3 climb that is 1.8km long with an average gradient of 6.9%. Should be 🐲a big moment for the GC riders as Arkea-B&B Hotels take over the lead of the bunch, interestingly.
Attack in break and peloton
Grace Brown (FST) accelerates in the break.
Juliette Labo𝔍us (DFP) launches in t♑he peloton.
Sm🎐ulder (LAJ), Kerbaol (WNT), Muz🌼ic (FST) and Niewiadome (CSR) followed the move by Labous (DFP) well with Vollering (SDW) being the one to close things down.
Attack
Pauliena Rooijakkers (FED)
She briꦦdges to Brown (FST) and Fisher-Black (SDW) as Niewiadoma (CSR) is having to chase on her own.
Break caught
Brown (FST), Fisher-Black (SDW) and Rooijakkers (FED) are caught by the Niewia💞domಌa (CSR) led peloton.
Dropped by peloton
Kristen Faulkner (EFO)
Marianne Vos (TVL)
Le Curinier (FST)
They are all slowly coming back, though.
Attack
Puck Pieterse (FED)
Kasia Niewiadoma (CSR)
Juliette Labous (DFP)
Demi Vollering (SDW)
Gaia Realini (LTK)
QoM (Côte des Fins)
1. Puck Pieterse (FED) 3pts
2. Kasia Niewiadoma (CSR) 2pts
3. Demi Vollering (SDW) 1pt
Attack
Cédrine Kerbaol (WNT)
Pauliena Rooijakkers (FED)
Kerbaol (WNT) is fourth in the GC at just over💫 40" down on Niewiad💙oma (CSR).
Cédrine Kerbaol (WNT) has distanced Pauliena Rooijakkers (FED) on the descent. Behind, Juliette Labous (DFP) leads the p𒊎eloton down the descent.
Marianne Vos ♌(TVL) is just off the back of the GC group and is riding flat out to try and get back into contention for t🥀he stage win.
10km to go
Lea Curinier (FST) now leading the GC group. Cédrine Kerbaol (WNT) still leads and has 15" on Pauliena Rooijakkers (F🐻ED) with the GC g♍roup at 22" and Marianne Vos (TVL) makes it back to the main group!
Caught
Pauliena Rooijakkers (FED)
She is dragged back by the bunch as her descending skills let her 🎐down. It isn't her strongest point.&🌟nbsp;
Cédrine Kerbaol (WNT) is absolutely flying down this descent. She is pulling out the gap and now has 32" on the chasing GC group. This French rider could be flying up the G﷽C, taking the stage and, maybe, take yellow? She is just 15" in the virtual standings.
Neve Bradbury (CSR) finally moves up to help Lea Curinier (FST) on the fro🏅nt of the peloton as C🦂édrine Kerbaol (WNT) was edging a bit too close to Kasia Niewiadoma's (CSR) yellow jersey.
5km to go
Cédrine Kerbaol (WNT) is off the descꦑent and is now laying down the power ඣwith 39" gap on the peloton chasing led by Neve Bradbury (CSR), Lea Curinier (FST) and Grace Brown (FST).
3km to 🤡go for Cé💟drine Kerbaol (WNT) as her gap falls to 36".
2km to go. Cédrine Kerbaol (WNT) still h💟as a gap of 34" on the chasin🙈g GC group.
Flamme Rouge
Cédrine Kerbaol (WNT) is holding the chasers brilliant. But there is a short climb with around 700 metres to go all the way to the line. Can she become the first French stage winner of the Tour de France Femmes? Just 34" between herღ and the chase.
500 metres to go for Kerbaol (WNT). The gap🤪 isn't really closing enough but several riders are starting to push her behind to le🃏ad out teammates.
Cédrine Kerbaol (WNT) wins stage six of the Tour de France Femmes 2024! The☂ first French stage winner at the race.
Behind, unsurprisingly, Marianne Vos (TVL) flies to second place with Liane Li🐻ppert (MOV) in third. Marianne Vos i🐻s the new green jersey.
Stage six top 10
1. Cédrine Kerbaol (FRA) Ceratizit-WNT 4:04'41"
2. Marianne Vos (NED) Visma-Lease a BIke +21"
3. Liane Lippert (GER) Movistar
4. Karlijn Swinkels (NED) UAE Team ADQ
5. Lucinda Brand (NED) Lidl-Trek
6. Kasia Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon-SRAM
7. Puck Pieterse (NED) Fenix-Deceuninck
8. Thalita De Jong (NED) Lotto-DSTNY
9. Évita Muzic (FRA) FDJ-Suez
10. Julietta Labous (FRA)♒ DSM-Firmenich-PostN༒L all S.T.
General Classification after stage six
1. Kasia Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon-SRAM 15:32'31"
2. Cédrine Kerbaol (FRA) Ceratizit-WNT +16"
3. Kristen Faulkner (USA) EF-Oatly-Cannondale +19"
4. Puck Pieterse (NED) Fenix-Deceuninck +22"
5. Juliette Labous (FRA) DSM-Firmenich-PostNL +56"
6. Thalita De Jong (NED) Lotto-DSTNY +1'04"
7. Shirin van Anrooij (NED) Lidl-Trek +1'07"
8. Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) Fenix-Deceuninck +1'08"
9. Liane Lippert (GER) Movistar +1'16"
10. Demi Vollering (NED) SD Worx-Protime +1'19"
Marianne Vos (TVL) very nearly had the absolutely perfect day. She won the intermediate sprint, taking her level on points with Charlotte Kool (DFP) in the fight for greeꦯn.
Then, taking second💖 on the stage, she goes ahead of her fellow countrywoman and takes the green jersey going into the final two stages with a lead of 25 points over Kool.
What a moment for Cédrine Kerbaol and Ceratizit-WNT. Th𝔍e first French stage winner in the To🐓ur de France Femmes.
Our post ra༺ce report is online now! Make sure to keep going back to it as it'll be updated with reactions and more infor as 🎐the afternoon goes on...
>>> Tour de France Femmes: Cedrine Kerbaol solos to stage 6 victory
Kasia Niewiadoma (CSR) had a really good day as she defended her yellow jersey well, only losing time to Kerbaol🧸 (WNT𓆉) as well as Vos (TVL) and Lippert (MOV), neither of whom shoudl pose a threat in the mountains this weekend.
Marianne Vos (TVL) goes into the lead of the point standing🦩s with just two stages remaining. The winner of the green jersey in 2022 will be hoping for another victory in the classification this year.
Puck Pieterse (FED) loses both the polka dot jersey and her podium position 🌠after today but, she does keep the white jersey as the race heads to the mountains.
Just✨in Ghekiere (AGS) goes into the polka dot jersey after yet another brilliant breakaway ride.
As well as winning the stage, Cédrine Kerbao🌄l (WNT) also takes the most combative rider prize and wil🎶l wear the green number tomorrow.
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'Good for morale' - Julian Alaphilippe shows a flash of his former brilliance on Tour de France hilly finish
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'I've struggled the last few years' – New approach and Classics-style racing see Mathieu van der Poel back in Tour de France yellow jersey
Dutchman wins first stage for four years in Boulogne-sur-Mer ahead of Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard
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Is it April or July? Classics-style racing and early GC tension delivers thrilling Tour de France opening weekend – Analysis
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'Taken out of proportion' – Visma-Lease a Bike downplay tension with Jonas Vingegaard at Tour de France amid wife's public criticism
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'Just like a Classic' - Tadej Pogačar misses out on Tour de France lead but makes slender gain on Jonas Vingegaard in fraught stage finale
Pogačar claims the polka dot jersey, UAE happy to tick off another day without incident