Live Updates: Tour de France Femmes Stage 4
We’re off to an exciting start on Stage 4! Although live images are still on their way, the anticipation is building. In the meantime, here’s a look at a classic shot from Stage 3 featuring a vintage Citroën 2CV.
Tour de France Femmes Stage 3 Snapshot
Photograph: Szymon Gruchalski/Getty Images
Points Classification Before Stage 4
1) Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) – 130 points
2) Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) – 112 points
3) Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal) – 55 points
4) Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez) – 53 points
5) Katarzyna Niewiadoma Phinney (Canyon/SRAM) – 47 points
General Classification Top 10 Before Stage 4
1) Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) – 8 hours 19 minutes 6 seconds
2) Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal) – +6 seconds
3) Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma-Lease a Bike) – +12 seconds
4) Katarzyna Niewiadoma Phinney (Canyon/SRAM) – +16 seconds
5) Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) – +16 seconds
6) Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez) – +19 seconds
7) Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) – +21 seconds
8) Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) – +21 seconds
9) Pauliena Rooijakkers (Fenix-Deceuninck) – +25 seconds
10) Niamh Fisher-Black (Lidl-Trek) – +25 seconds
Preamble to Stage 4
Demi Vollering of FDJ-Suez will participate in today’s Stage 4 despite suffering a heavy crash on the approach to Angers yesterday. The reigning champion of the Tour de France Femmes narrowly avoids the fate of several notable riders who have already withdrawn, including Marlen Reusser (Movistar) and Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ).
Vollering’s team manager, Stephen Delcourt, voiced concerns about the attitude of many teams and riders, emphasizing the need for respect within the sport.
In the meantime, Marianne Vos has reclaimed the General Classification lead after yesterday’s stage victory by Lorena Wiebes. Vos is currently just 6 seconds ahead of Kim Le Court Pienaar and 12 seconds in front of her teammate, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. As the stakes rise, expect excitement and potential surprises as the peloton navigates through today’s 131 km route from Saumur to Poitiers, which features a category-four climb at Côte de Marigny.
Stage Start: 1:45 PM UK time / 2:45 PM local time
Stay tuned for live updates as the action unfolds!
