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It’s a particular bike day for Puck PIeterse (FED) as she wears the polka dot jersey immediately after taking 10 factors in yesterday’s stage. She leads that competitors by only one level over Silvia Persico (UAD). Pieterse additionally holds the white jersey for finest younger rider. That jersey is being worn by Shirin van Anrooij (LTK) immediately.
Going into the fifth stage, the highest three in GC appear like this:
The ultimate climb up the Côte de Montois-la-Montagne, which is 1.7km at a median gradient of 6% does not descent instantly after going by the QoM level. The truth is, it carries on climbing to the second bonus dash of the race at Malancourt-la-Montagne with 6″, 4″ and a couple of” accessible. Doubtlessly some extent for the race to interrupt up.
The organisers are saying that is the final day for the sprinters. Nevertheless, this is not a simple course by any stretch of the creativeness and can actually problem the purest of sprints similar to inexperienced jersey, Charlotte Kool (DFP). Nevertheless, anticipate the likes of Marianne Vos (TVL) and Lorena Wiebes (SDW) to utterly be concerned.
It’s day 4 however stage 5 of the 2024 Tour de France Femmes. The race appears to be flying by this week as we’re already over half approach.
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