Refresh

2025-07-30T13:09:55.462Z
Counter attack

2025-07-30T13:07:41.657Z
Abandon

2025-07-30T13:06:54.565Z

The gap has been reduced further to just one minute between the peloton and the breakaway.

2025-07-30T13:04:41.175Z

Martin dragged back by the peloton again. They are only allowed a relatively small gap to the four leaders.

2025-07-30T13:03:30.544Z

Jackson and Soto have bridged to Dijkstra and Barale with a new chaser in the gap, Sara Martine (Movistar). She is 1’10” down on the leaders with the peloton 1’22” down.

2025-07-30T13:02:31.074Z

It was “a big relief to feel good” for Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez) after her crash on stage three. All the uncertainty around whether she would be able to start yesterday or not will have been a lot for her to deal with.

FDJ-SUEZ team's Dutch rider Demi Vollering reacts during the warm up before the 4th stage (out of 9) of the fourth edition of the Women's Tour de France cycling race, 130.7 km from Saumur to Poitiers, in Poitiers, western France on July 29, 2025. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)

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2025-07-30T12:59:35.768Z
100km to go

2025-07-30T12:54:28.188Z

The peloton has finally let a gap go over a minute to the breakaway. Barale and Dijkstra have 1’15” on the bunch with Jackson and Soto still 25″ down in the chase.

2025-07-30T12:53:18.932Z

Dijkstra has bridged to Barale as Jackson and Catalina Soto (Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi) are trying to join them. They are 25″ from the leaders and 25″ from the peloton.

2025-07-30T12:49:58.733Z

Anneke Dijkstra (VolkerWessels) trying to bridge to Barale. She is 20″ off the leader. The peloton are back up to 40″.

2025-07-30T12:49:06.544Z
Crash!

2025-07-30T12:48:30.431Z

The gap is starting to fall again as Barale has 30″ and the counter move has been dragged back.

2025-07-30T12:47:14.112Z
110km to go

2025-07-30T12:46:36.174Z

There are some big plans in place for Kim Le Court and her AG Insurance-Soudal team as they try to take the stage and reclaim yellow from Vos.

2025-07-30T12:44:54.559Z

Barale extends her advantage to 24″. She may have timed this perfectly just as every team is going back to get bottles, gels, bars etc.

2025-07-30T12:43:32.207Z
Attack!

2025-07-30T12:42:45.511Z

Multiple riders are going back to the car for feeding as the race appears to have calmed down for the first time today.

2025-07-30T12:39:34.389Z

The average speed in the first hour has been a rapid 46.5kph.

2025-07-30T12:38:44.886Z

The race is about to head into the perfect terrain for double Giro d’Italia Women stage winner, Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance-Soudal) with her sitting 19th in GC at just 51″ from yellow.

PLUMELEC, FRANCE - JULY 26: Sarah Gigante of Australia and Team AG Insurance - Soudal competes during the 4th Tour de France Femmes 2025, Stage 1 a 78.8km stage from Vannes to Plumelec / #UCIWWT / on July 26, 2025 in Plumelec, France. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski/Getty Images)

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2025-07-30T12:35:25.982Z

And it is all back together yet again.

2025-07-30T12:34:43.213Z

More attacks as a group of four riders get a 13″ gap ahead of the Visma-Lease a Bike led peloton.

2025-07-30T12:34:06.343Z

The Visma-Lease a Bike plan sounds simple on paper…

2025-07-30T12:32:51.479Z

Lorena Wiebes’ group is now back in the peloton again after a frantic chase.

2025-07-30T12:30:00.348Z
Puncture

2025-07-30T12:29:20.226Z

The small group of attackers have been brought back by the peloton but Wiebes’ group are yet to rejoin.

2025-07-30T12:27:30.881Z

The race split into four. Wiebes and co have, in fact, not made it back on and are 33″ off the back of the peloton. There is another group over two minutes down.

2025-07-30T12:26:42.442Z

Thankfully, everyone involved in the last crash are back riding again.

2025-07-30T12:25:39.762Z

Wiebes, with help from SD Worx-Protim teammate Blanka Vas, is back in the peloton again. A scary moment that the green jersey and second overall could’ve done without.

2025-07-30T12:23:27.262Z

The five riders attacking have been caught. There is a small group off the back of the peloton after the crash.

2025-07-30T12:22:33.324Z

Five riders clear of the peloton in all the carnage. Several riders went down in the crash.

2025-07-30T12:21:42.547Z
Crash!

2025-07-30T12:20:13.726Z

It has been a very difficult race so far for American national champion and Olympic road race champion, Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly).

BREST, FRANCE - JULY 27: Kristen Faulkner of The United States and Team EF Education-Oatly prior to the 4th Tour de France Femmes 2025, Stage 2 a 110.4km stage from Brest to Quimper / #UCIWWT / on July 27, 2025 in Brest, France. (Photo by Szymon Gruchalski/Getty Images)

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2025-07-30T12:18:06.525Z
Abandon

2025-07-30T12:16:44.961Z

The peloton is all back together. Including the riders involved in the earlier crash such as Linda Zanetti (Uno-X Mobility).

2025-07-30T12:15:09.921Z

Many riders have tried to form a break today including the likes of Riejanne Markus (Lidl-Trek), Susanne Andersen (Uno-X Mobility), Alice Maria Arzuffi (Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi), Anneke Dijkstra (VolkerWessels) and many others besides, but it is Jackson, Beekhuis and Molenaar who have got the gap for now.

2025-07-30T12:13:32.967Z

The three leaders are Alison Jackson (EF Education-Oatly), Laura Molenaar (VolkerWessels) and Teuntje Beekhuis (Uno-X Mobility) and they have a gap of 22″ on the peloton.

Breakaway attempt stage 5 Tour de France 2025.

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2025-07-30T12:11:57.698Z

Cecchini is caught but new moves start up again immediately with Uno-X Mobility involved in a three rider group.

2025-07-30T12:09:11.356Z

The peloton are riding at very high speed and splits are starting to form under the pressure.

2025-07-30T12:06:01.393Z
Crash!

Katrine Aalerud abandons after crashing on stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes 2025.

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2025-07-30T12:01:51.630Z

Around 100km until the intermediate sprint in Dun-le-Palestel.

2025-07-30T12:01:18.367Z

It is all back together again after various attempts to form the break almost stuck. Another fast start at the Tour.

Stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes 2025

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2025-07-30T11:58:07.764Z
150km to go

2025-07-30T11:57:14.621Z

The leading three have 20″ on the peloton with Victoire Berteau (Cofidis) 12″ down on the leaders.

2025-07-30T11:56:08.880Z

Saying that, the gap expands to 18″.

2025-07-30T11:55:43.916Z

The three riders have just 10″ on the peloton. This doesn’t appear to be sticking.

2025-07-30T11:49:27.718Z
Attack!

2025-07-30T11:45:02.821Z
160km to go

2025-07-30T11:44:10.559Z
Attack!

Franziska Koch attacking again at the Tour de France Femmes 2025.

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2025-07-30T11:43:14.740Z

143 riders start today’s stage.

2025-07-30T11:40:48.271Z

No moves coming early on with a long wait until the action points of the day and, indeed, television coverage.

2025-07-30T11:36:09.927Z
165.8km to go

2025-07-30T11:30:36.640Z
Crash!

2025-07-30T11:20:47.437Z
Neutral start

The peloton starting stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes 2025.

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2025-07-30T11:09:52.536Z

This morning sees Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (Canyon-SRAM-ZondaCrypto) join Eleonora Gasparrini (UAE Team ADQ) as the 10th and 11th riders to abandon the race.

2025-07-30T11:08:26.185Z

Yesterday saw Ana Vitoria Magalhães (Movistar) take the first mountains points by a Brazilian rider in Tour de France history!

2025-07-30T11:03:35.727Z

The riders are all getting ready for the stage with sign on almost complete.

UAE Team ADQ sign on for stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes 2025.

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2025-07-30T11:01:15.800Z

The deciding factor will likely be on the final climb of Le Maupuy. It is 2.8km long with an average gradient of 5.4%. However, this tells just part of the story. The category 3 climb is also where the bonus sprint is placed.

2025-07-30T10:58:15.502Z

The main focus today is on what sort of stage it will be. Will it be a breakaway success with some GC snipes behind? Perhaps a GC rider will come out on top and claim yellow? Or will it be yet another day for the likes of Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) to go head-to-head again?

2025-07-30T10:56:42.967Z

The riders are due to set off for the neutral start in around 20 minutes from now.

2025-07-30T10:46:45.666Z

The race may be a slow burner today as there isn’t any sprint of any kind until 40km to go. That means 126km of flat or gently rolling terrain for the peloton to get very nervous on.

2025-07-30T10:44:56.666Z

Today’s stage is the longest of the race with the riders set to tackle 165.8km of racing between Chasseneuil du Poitou Futuroscope to Guéret.

2025-07-23T20:55:47.410Z

Bonjour and welcome to our live updates on stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes 2025.