DIRECT. Tour de France Women: Kim Le Court is essential in Guéret and recovers the yellow jersey

Kim the Court will be launched on a boulevard by his teammate.

Marianne your should not come back, Kim the Court should be yellow tonight.

Everyone takes turns except Pauline Ferrand-Prevot who has her leader just behind. This end of 5th stage will be tactical. In such a small group, Anne Van der Breggen and Kim short are a favorite.

Niewiadoma (Canyon // Sram), Van der Breggen (SD Worx), Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Visma Lease A Bike), Kim Le Court (AG Insurance), Demi Volling (FDJ-Suez), Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance) et Pauline Rooijakers) et alerted (AG Insurance) and Pauline Rooijakkers) Et Paulin-Bakakers).

Let’s go for a few kilometers of descent and it attacks all directions.

They are 7 at the front to play the points at the top and why not victory.

Evita Muzic is also back in the wheel of the yellow jersey.

The Mauritian took 6 seconds of bonus, well followed by Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (4 seconds), Kasia Niewiadoma (2 seconds). Half Vollering is also in the blow.

The young Frenchwoman from the UAE Team Adq resumes a few seconds in advance. Above all, she lets go of her counterattack partners.

Soraya Paladin launches Chloée Dygert perfectly and especially the winner of the 2024 Tour, Niewiadoma.

Silke Smulders stimulates at the top of the race while the peloton is only 15 seconds.

Juliette Labous tried her luck but was taken up on Marianne’s initiative in person.

10 seconds ahead for this group of 5 with the French Dilyxine Miremont (Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team) and Shirine Van Anrooij (Lidl-Trek).

Brodie Chapman, Maeva Squiban (same team) and Silke Smulders (Jayco Alula) form the leading group.

The young Dutchman, 12th of the general, tried her luck. Resumption, it against directly with a runner from the UNO-X Mobility team.

The Australian, although full of good will, no longer reaches the peloton. 10 seconds apart.

2 additional points for the Australian. Elise Chabbey, still in the peloton, takes the opportunity to accelerate at the end of the coast and take 1 additional point. Here it is with 12 points.

The best sprinter of this Tour de France Women is brought back to the peloton by its Lotte Kopecky leader, the world champion in person.

Fenix-Deceuninck took over from the peloton. Brodie Chapman is only 40 seconds ahead.

Alison Jacksn will be resumed.

3.3 kilometers to 4.2 % average with a very active chapman brodie at the front. She leaves alone at the moment. Francesca Barale remains within fire.

The young Cofidis runner is back in the peloton… The Movistar continues her work to return to 1’15 of the escape less than two kilometers from the Deuixeme Climber.

The two residents of the breakaway of the day are taken up by a peloton launched at high speed. Alison Jackson at the front continues to be forcing.

Some runners have already let go of this first difficulty in the peloton. This is the case with the Julie Bego white jersey (Cofidis).

They are only 3 at the front. In the peloton at 1’40 it rolls hard, the favorites are placed and there are some first accelerations.

Barale takes second place from the climber.

The peloton comes back hard so it rolls in front. Anneke Dijkstra then Catalina Soto Campos pay the costs.

Let’s go for 1.4 km at 5.2 % in this coast of Chabannes.

Movistar continues his effort. The breakaway is 1 kilometer from the intermediate sprint.

For the past few kilometers, the young Visma Lease A Bike climber has been based on her car to go up to the heart of the peloton. However, a commissioner is just behind her. She is accompanied by Maurène Tregouet, the Breton of Arkéa.

Five kilometers from the intermediate sprint, the peloton accuses 2’30 behind the head.

Marion Bunnel is pointed at 1’15 further, in the queue of cars.

1 minute of recovery by the Spanish formation on the breakaway in the space of 10 kilometers. The peloton is now pointed at 2’55.

3’30 late for the peloton. Marion Bunnel is in cars, about 1’30 from the peloton.

In about three quarters of an hour, the runners will start the Chabannes coast, the first difficulty of the day.

Then, in 30 kilometers then, they will have the right to a 4th category and a 3rd, the most difficult climb of this start of the round. Meanwhile, there will be a sprint for bonuses in Saint-Léger-le-Guéretois. What give the favorites an opportunity to show themselves … This end of the stage promises!

The Canadian, who has left out-time, has never managed to return to her head and was taken over by the Movistar at the head of the peloton.

It is the team of one of the favorites of the day that rolls. Liane Lippert’s teammates are trying to reduce the gap with the leading group … 4’35 is already a beautiful mattress.

4’30 In advance for the head quintet on the peloton. The prosecutor Kiara Lylyk sails around three minutes.

A suitable for the yellow jersey and the stage victory, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot responded to the microphone of Eurosport: “The wind will be strong today so everything will be possible. It will be important to be well placed at the end. We will try not to waste time to the general but above all we want to win the stage with Marianne Vos. I am happy that the road rises a little but the last three days will be difficult so it will also be necessary to remain concentrated. »»

It is the Canadian Kiara Lylyk (Winspace Orange Seal) who tries her luck. She rolls two minutes from the leading group.

The peloton is relegated to three minutes.

Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly), champion of the United States and Maria Confallonieri (UNO-X Mobility) also abandoned earlier.

Half Vollering, which had fallen the day before yesterday, felt better at the start today at the microphone of Eurosport: “I feel better than yesterday. I recovered well. My neck was really tense but now it’s gone, I’m better. I can’t wait for the next few days but today.

I try to focus on the small steps and not to project myself too much. Step by step. »»

After almost 6 kilometers of chase, Brodie Chapman succeeds in rallying the escape.

A new Dutchman, Riejanne Markus (Lidl-Trek) tries her luck.

The former world champion (2021), Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) had to abandon. This is also the case for the champion Slovenian Eugenia Bujak (Cofidis) and Monica Trinca Colonel (Jayco Alula).

The Australian (Uae Team Adq) felt her attack. It resumes seconds after seconds and is getting closer to the leading group. The peloton is still at 1’20.