Stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes saw an unexpected change in the race lead as Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) went down in a mass crash with just over six kilometres to go. Vollering was clearly hurt in the crash and stood at the roadside for a while to collect herself before remounting her bike and riding on. In the end, she lost 1:47 minutes to stage runner-up Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) who took the overall lead from the 2023 winner.
Niewiadoma, third overall in the two previous editions of the race, now leads the GC by 19 seconds on Kristen Faulkner (EF-Oatly-Cannondale). Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) is third at 22 seconds – the young Dutchwoman crashed with Vollering but was quickly back on her bike and chasing. She finished only 28 seconds behind stage winner Blanka Vas (SD Worx-Protime), keeping her GC chances intact.
Cédrine Kerbaol (Ceratizit-WNT) moved up five places to fourth overall, 47 seconds behind Niewiadoma, followed by Juliette Labous (DSM-Firmenich PostNL) at 56 seconds. Thalita de Jong (Lotto-Dstny) also moved up from eighth to sixth, 1:04 minutes down. Shirin van Anrooij (Lidl-Trek) also crashed but managed to finish in the same group as Pieterse and is 1:07 minutes behind.
Pauliena Rooijakkers (Fenix-Deceuninck) in eighth place is a second behind Van Anrooij, and ninth place features Vollering who is now 1:19 minutes behind the yellow jersey. If Vollering wasn’t injured too badly, she might be able to take back time on the last two stages and still mount a challenge for the overall victory, but it certainly puts her in a different position than she was before the stage.
Liane Lippert (Movistar Team) is now tenth overall, 1:20 minutes behind Niewiadoma, followed by Évita Muzic (FDJ-Suez) another second behind, Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team ADQ) at 1:40 minutes, and Lidl-Trek teammates Lucinda Brand at 1:43 minutes and Gaia Realini at 1:44 minutes.
Several other GC hopefuls lost time due to the crash, too. Katrine Aalerud (Uno-X Mobility) came off relatively easily, finishing only 28 seconds down, and is now 17th overall at 1:58 minutes, just two seconds behind Justine Ghekiere (AG Insurance-Soudal) and one second behind Riejanne Markus (Visma-Lease a Bike).
However, Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck) lost over two minutes, as did Neve Bradbury (Canyon-SRAM) and Mavi García. García is now 4:14 minutes behind in 31st place, Kastelijn is 5:39 minutes behind, and Bradbury sits at 6:06 minutes. Kim Le Court lost 4:22 minutes due to the crash and plummeted to 35th place, 4:57 minutes behind Niewiadoma.
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The Tour de France Femmes classifications
Here is on overview of the ongoing competitions and special jerseys at the Tour de France Femmes.
Yellow Jersey/Maillot Jaune – The yellow jersey is worn by the overall race leader on the general classification, the rider who has completed the stages so far with the lowest accumulated time.
Green Jersey – The green jersey designates the points classification leader. Riders accumulate points at intermediate sprints during stages and also at stage finishes, and the woman with the most points leads the ranking.
Polka Dot Jersey – The red and white polka dot jersey is for the mountain classification leader. Points are handed out to the first riders over certain hills and climbs during the Tour de France Femmes, with the hardest mountains giving the most points. Once again, the rider with the most points leads the ranking.
White jersey – The white jersey is for the best young rider classification leader. It works the same way as the yellow jersey, but only riders under 23 years of age are eligible to win.
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