Tour de France Femmes: Stage Five Underway

Riders in the Tour de France Femmes are currently competing in stage five, a challenging route from Mâcon to Belleville-en-Beaujolais. Updates from 12:45 BST/13:45 CET indicate that competitors are undergoing checks for aerodynamic chest padding to ensure fair competition. forestarrow.help

Marlen Reusser expressed anticipation for the stage, stating, 'I'm certain there will be hard attacks … hopefully not heart attacks … and we will try to follow.' Meanwhile, Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney reflected on her time trial performance yesterday, calling it 'one of the steps to the main goal' while emphasizing that 'the real stuff is ahead of us' as the race progresses.