00:00Girls, can you say hi to the camera?
00:15Hi!
00:17Hello!
00:18Bienvenue à Chasseneuil du Poitou!
00:20Chasseneuil du Poitou!
00:22Chasseneuil du Poitou!
00:24Bienvenue à Chasseneuil du Poitou!
00:26Oh no!
00:27No?
00:28Super compliqué?
00:29Ok, enjoy your stage!
00:30Bienvenue à Chasseneuil du Poitou!
00:38There are a lot of spectators, and also today.
00:41It's nice to see that the women's cycling is this popular.
00:52I think today is a good day to try to win on the Recaway.
00:57I think all the teams, they are quite interesting.
01:01If we don't try to win, it's difficult for us to win.
01:05It's a bit the only chance we have to win, to be offensive.
01:09And that's it.
01:10I don't know if it's too hard for me this final, but I think we try our best as always.
01:24And we will see if I can survive the climb or maybe the GC riders think differently.
01:30My strategy is to go look for the victory with Marianne.
01:33And once again, I don't lose weight in general.
01:36I'm happy that the road goes up a bit.
01:38And I hope to see what it can give us in a little bit more onward.
01:43I really want to try to go back to the Recaway.
01:47We're going to try to do something special.
01:49If the legs are there, why not?
01:51There are several opportunities with the bonus sprint, and the arrival.
01:55The tour's longest stage starts out flat before a brutal finale.
02:10Three climbs in the last four TK.
02:13Fireworks expected with the GC leaders ready to launch.
02:18Here's our breakaway group, out on the attack.
02:21Alison Jackson at the back, the Canadian champion of EF Education Oakley.
02:25The peloton already, 4 minutes and 33 seconds behind.
02:31With the chase on, it's always important to be alert to the dangers.
02:35Another rider hits the deck, and it's a Visma Lisa bike rider who is down.
02:40Marianne Bunel has had a really difficult few days, but this looks like it's really hurting.
02:46And this is not good news.
02:48It was also tough for Chiara Leelich.
02:51Seeing her counter fail, as she couldn't reach the breakaway.
02:55Movistar the driving force behind reeling in the 21-year-old Canadian.
02:59The atmosphere off and on the road, one of enjoyment.
03:02That would be contrasted when the incline started in earnest.
03:05We're nearly at the sprint. We're six kilometres away.
03:08These riders are coming back.
03:10Marianne Bunel is almost there.
03:12And she is nearly in the peloton.
03:15Then going through on the front, to take the 25 points is Jackson.
03:22Here she goes.
03:24Wiebis decides to go.
03:29Marianne Vos is with her.
03:31Big acceleration.
03:32Wiebis goes flat out through the intermediate sprint.
03:36Made it look easy.
03:37Dijkstra, who is ejected out of the front group.
03:46Solta goes as well.
03:48She's dropped.
03:49We're losing riders out of this breakaway quickly.
03:52The fourth category climbing.
03:54We have three leaders.
03:55Brodie Chapman, Francesca Barali and Alison Jackson.
03:58The big GC players had their teams working hard on this first major obstacle.
04:03Demi Valeren's FTJ Suisse up front.
04:06With AG Insurance Sudau also supporting Kim Lecourt.
04:10But if the legs were stinging now, still two more category climbs to come.
04:14Although in the break, one of the trio had a spring in their step.
04:18Brodie Chapman starts to launch.
04:22She's gone clear with 25 and a half kilometers to go.
04:26No surprise the Australian would later be named the day's most combative rider.
04:31Lorena Wiebis is gone.
04:33She's been dropped.
04:34She's going to make it to the top of this climb.
04:37Wiebis would end up nine minutes adrift of the best time.
04:41Chapman representing a UAE team that was down to just four riders.
04:45Clearly deciding to turn France upside down.
04:48Going over the top of the second climb of the day.
04:51She's already won one of the climbs.
04:53Here's the Australian Brodie Chapman.
04:55She takes the points.
04:57Big move by a rider who's second overall in the Queen of the Mountains.
05:03Counter attack immediately.
05:05Is that Meva Squibbon into the wheel?
05:08Yes it was.
05:10As a French teammate of Chapman tracked down the move of Silke Schmulders.
05:14Sheeran Van Androoyer and Elixine Meremont able to bridge as well to make it a fantastic five.
05:21But with a bonus sprint on the horizon.
05:24The GC favorites rose to the top.
05:26Chapman's courageous charge at an end.
05:28500 meters to go now to the sprint.
05:34And here goes the sprint.
05:36Kim Le Cor, Pauline Fran Prevaux at the top of this climb.
05:40And look at Kashi Niwi Adama as well.
05:42It's going to be Le Cor.
05:44The divine big champion was challenging Le Cor, but Volleren placed in between.
05:48The 2023 champion showing no ill effects from her stage three crash.
05:52And the yellow jersey looked to be on the move.
05:55Mariana Vos is now starting to be distant.
05:58She's on the back foot chasing.
06:01And Anna van der Breggen leads a group of favorites.
06:04Mariana Vos, 27 seconds.
06:14She's asking Evita Muzic for some help.
06:17But the help has arrived.
06:18The cavalry comes back.
06:19Cedrine Cobal is now there.
06:21So is Elise Shabby.
06:22But they're not going to chase Kashi Niwi Adama.
06:26The front wheel was bouncing all over the place.
06:28And yet she's still sprinting flat out.
06:32Heading towards the Flamme Rouge.
06:34Van der Breggen leading out for Le Cor.
06:37But with the fuse close to being lit.
06:40Sprint time for the GC contenders.
06:44Van der Breggen goes early.
06:48Kashi Niwi Adama moves.
06:50Big move now to the left hand side.
06:52As Niwi Adama goes on the inside.
06:54Fran Prevaux is there.
06:55Kim Le Cor.
06:56Swings across the road.
06:58Kim Le Cor.
06:59They all look at each other.
07:00Van der Breggen was going to attack and attack hard.
07:03Here comes Daimie Boring who's now closed off.
07:06Kashi Niwi Adama onto the wheel of Anna van der Breggen.
07:09Kim Le Cor.
07:10Through the middle.
07:11Le Cor. goes for the line.
07:12Kim Le Cor. all the way.
07:14It's going to be a stage win for the Mauritian champion.
07:18Or is it?
07:19No, you can't!
07:20Yes, I can't give this back.
07:22Thank you, please.
07:23Oh my God.
07:24Thank you for your support.
07:26Thank you for your support.
07:28Thank you for your support.
07:29You're welcome.
07:30No, you're welcome.
07:31Sorry, I can't use it for your time.
07:34Amazing.
07:35We had the plan to try and take it back today.
07:38The team rode amazingly.
07:40Yeah, the plan was to just take the boney sprints and then if it finishes in a small group, try and take the victory, stage victory, and it worked out really well.
07:48I don't think it would have been possible without the teamwork, without Sarah at the end.
07:52It really was amazing, and now we have a second Simba, so super happy.
07:57Kim Lecourt is holding court on this Tour de France femme, dramatically claiming her first tour stage win, and holding off Fullerun at the line.
08:16That victory propels the Mauritian champion back into yellow.
08:20Bonus seconds help Lecourt to 18 seconds over Ferrand Pervo.
08:25But less than 30 seconds are between the top five.
08:33Fiebe is still in the green jersey, but her lead is cut.
08:39Voss managing to pull the gap to 30 points.
08:45Elise Shabby picking up a solitary point in her bid to be Queen of the Mountains.
08:49The true test will come of stage six onwards.
08:52Cinevego in white, still with a 22 second gap.
08:57The biggest climber was compatriot Tetea Rio, up to third.
09:03While the first category one climb on the horizon as the peloton heads for the centre of France,
09:08it's hotting up to be a fearsome battle.
09:10Fiebe is still in the green jersey, but it's hotting up to third.
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