Ferrand-Prévot climbs to second place in GC after strong performance in fifth stage Tour de France Femmes
After two flat stages, today’s programme featured a difficult hilly ride. With three categorised climbs in the last forty kilometres, the difficulty lay in the final part. Five riders formed the breakaway, but were unable to stay ahead. On Le Maupuy, the last climb of the day, bonus seconds were up for grabs, so the GC women moved to the front.Ferrand-Prévot was attentive and was part of a seven-rider elite group. Vos was unable to keep up and gave everything she had to minimise the gap with the leaders. “I tried to keep up for as long as possible, but I just couldn’t stay with them. In the end, I ended up in the second group and sprinted to eighth place”, she said. “The most important thing was that Pauline was at the front and wouldn’t lose any time in the general classification. After five days, she’s still in a good position. I’m happy about that.”
“I felt I was in control on the final climb.”
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
Ferrand-Prévot finished fifth after 165 kilometres. She moved up to second place in the GC. “It was another good day. The girls did a great job controlling the first part of the stage and then dropping me off at the foot of the final climb. It was a climb that doesn’t really suit me, but I felt I was in control.””On the descent after the final climb, I braked a little too hard and my wheel slipped. I missed the corner, but luckily I was able to catch up quickly. In the sprint, I tried to stay on Kimberley’s wheel because I knew she had the best sprint. It was quite chaotic and in the end I had to settle for fifth place. I can be very satisfied with that.”Marion Bunel was involved in a crash and went to hospital for further examinations after crossing the finish line.
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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift
Stage 5
Result
Rankings
Result
1
Kimberley (Le Court) Pienaar
AG Insurance – Soudal Team
03:54:07
2
Demi Vollering
FDJ – SUEZ
+00:00:00
3
Anna van der Breggen
Team SD Worx – Protime
+00:00:00
5
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
8
Marianne Vos
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:33
34
Lieke Nooijen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:02:09
50
Femke de Vries
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:05:50
93
Imogen Wolff
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:09:59
129
Eva van Agt
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:12:36
135
Marion Bunel
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:21:26
Rankings
1
Kimberley (Le Court) Pienaar
AG Insurance – Soudal Team
15:07:14
2
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:18
3
Demi Vollering
FDJ – SUEZ
+00:00:23
6
Marianne Vos
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:37
38
Femke de Vries
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:10:17
43
Lieke Nooijen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:13:18
61
Imogen Wolff
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:21:31
66
Eva van Agt
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:23:18
87
Marion Bunel
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:27:19
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