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01:17Yesterday we had an exceptional time trial that threw up some good surprises and some
01:22not so good ones.
01:23The positive?
01:24Well, that's Malin Roycer, although, yeah, well, we knew she'd win over the rest.
01:28Debbie Volleran, who didn't finish far from the reigning world champion, Miwa Doma, who
01:33really limited her losses, same as Elisa Longo-Burghini and Kerbal third overall in the GC.
01:39The bad was seeing Pauline Ferrand-Prévost lose time more than two minutes on Roycer,
01:43equally the lot to Vollering.
01:49Well, honestly, I was expected to lose time in the time trial.
01:52I know I'm not a specialist, you know, I'm really featherweight.
01:56So it was a tough day, but, well, I feel it's a weight off my shoulders and I'll look to
02:01grab back a few seconds, well, maybe a few minutes.
02:08Time trial kind of made some sort of selection in between some riders and I do believe that
02:13the real tour for us starts, so we're very excited for the upcoming stages.
02:19Let's talk about Vollering, you know her very well, your former teammates.
02:22You must be expecting her to attack.
02:26Well, yeah, I think we're in good shape, but yeah, I expect her to try and win back some
02:30time.
02:31So yeah, I'm expecting attacks.
02:39140 kilometres of constant climbing and plunging descents through the Beaujolais.
02:43This one bites from kilometre zero.
02:46A breakaway on the cards, but GC hopefuls will want to make sure they avoid losing costly
02:52time.
03:04After a stunning time trial effort, Marlon Royce are in yellow, but the Movistar rider
03:08wary of the certain Dutch woman just 14 seconds behind with designs on it.
03:13As sprinters started to be distanced, Puck Pedessa was active in her bid to protect her
03:18polka dot jersey, five points bagged on the first summit.
03:23Pedessa with two major road successes, beating Vollering in both, first on a stage of the
03:282024 tour and last year at La Flesche Wallen Femme.
03:32Now the multi-talented biker targeting a first major Grand Tour jersey.
03:36Dakota San Cristof, 27 points now in the pocket of Puck Pizza.
03:43Now the green jersey came to the fore as the intermediate sprint arrived.
03:47Carlotta Capressi stole a march, but Lorena Wiebes made sure she was at least second across
03:51the line.
03:52None of her rivals able to counter, Vos failing to score, as Wiebes took 20 points and teammate
03:58Kopecky third, the 17th.
04:01Pedessa continued to nav points and was alert to follow as a breakaway finally formed.
04:06A 19-strong group with reigning world champion Madeleine Valliere and Julia Berte pushing from
04:12the front.
04:13FDJ United Suez coming to the fore to keep track of the gap in control.
04:19Meanwhile Pedessa had already secured the jersey for another day, but wanted as big an
04:23advantage as possible.
04:24Puck Pizza, fantastic mountain biker, amazing cyclocross rider.
04:30She goes over the top, five points in the pocket.
04:34Movistar headed forward to cooperate with FDJ.
04:37United Suez in service of trying to keep their women in the yellow jersey.
04:41Junior road race world champion Apola Ostes helping out crack and music with around 40 riders
04:48left in the peloton.
04:51Out of the 19 escapades, only four had won tour stages.
04:54One of them did so back-to-back last year.
04:57Mavis Skiband decided to test the legs of her rivals of the Col du Durpies.
05:03While down the road, it wasn't music to everyone's ears.
05:06The French riders pace was scorching and only the GC contenders were keeping up.
05:12Niamh Fischer-Black led the response to Skiband's kick.
05:15The Kiwi leading one kilometre from the summit, with the majority of the breakaway keeping up.
05:22With the group whittled down by her teammates, Volleran elected to hit the accelerator 700 metres from the summit.
05:29Holmgren, Niwe Adoma Fini and Reusser following the European champion.
05:35Pauline from Pravares dropped.
05:43Volleran's move brought the yellow jersey back to the head of the race while others were trying to catch up.
05:49UAE teammates Elisa Borghini and white jersey Paula Blasi were alongside AG Insurance Sudau's Kim Le Corpinar.
05:56This is the sprint bonus offered up valuable seconds.
06:01Royce starts to go for the bonus. Volleran tries to go as well. I'm amazed.
06:06Royce goes through and takes the six bonus seconds.
06:11Not deterred by losing a couple of seconds to her Swiss GC rival, Volleran was ready to test everyone's mettle.
06:18The FTJ United-Suez leader tearing up Montbrouille.
06:24Only the yellow jersey of Royce and Niwe Adoma Fini had the strength to follow her wheel.
06:32A 2024 champion crossed the summit first, while Volleran's performance earned her the combativity award.
06:38These secondary to the real battle in play, three world-class competitors preparing to sprint for the day's stage honours.
06:52Hear everybody banging the boards. Vollering does a little stretch as they come out of that corner.
06:57They've got 500 metres to go.
07:00You can see Niwe Adoma Fini just leaving a gap to Vollering and Royce.
07:05She wants to try and rush the gap, try and carry as much speed, as much momentum as possible.
07:11Right now she's got the full overview as to what's going to happen.
07:14And she goes early.
07:15She goes on the left-hand side.
07:17And Vollering and Royce, they look at each other.
07:19No one reacts.
07:20Kashia Niwe Adoma Fini jumps away now.
07:24Is this going to be her first ever Tour de France fan?
07:27Avec Swift stage win.
07:29Kashia Niwe Adoma Fini.
07:32It's Vollering who's hunting her down.
07:34Can she get to the line in time?
07:36Vollering is coming past.
07:38Vollering is going to go through the middle.
07:40Demi Vollering wins the stage.
07:56Oh my god.
07:58I don't know where Adoma is.
08:01I don't know where Adoma is.
08:03Demi Vollering.
08:04Demi Vollering.
08:05Demi Vollering.
08:06Demi Vollering.
08:07Demi.
08:08Demi Adoma.
08:09Demi, you're amazing.
08:11Demi, thank you.
08:11Gignard for the winner today.
08:16Today, it's like...
08:18It was just a really cool race, you know?
08:22Like, the whole team, like every single rider of the team was part of it.
08:29And I enjoyed those victories the most.
08:31When everybody put their hard work in it, it's even more special and beautiful.
08:37Because you do it really all together.
08:39But I'm very happy about that.
08:41Oh la la.
08:43Oh, what the fuck.
08:44No, it's super.
08:46It was so cool.
08:47One, two, three.
08:50Vollering's fourth career stage win.
08:52Only Wiebes has won more in tour history.
08:55That's now 20 out of 38 contested stages since 2022 that a Dutch woman has won.
09:01Royce edging Niwe Adoma Fini to limit the damage in second place.
09:06Successive top two finishes and bonuses keeping the Swiss machine in yellow.
09:1034-year-old losing just two seconds to leave Volleran by 12.
09:16Niwe Adoma Fini at 1 minute 17 after the gaps have winded to more than two and a half minutes
09:21past her.
09:22Defending champion Ferne Prevost at five minutes.
09:29Lerina Wiebes with even more command in the points classification.
09:3463 points in hand to be exact.
09:37And that's over team-mate Lotika Pecky.
09:39A second successive green jersey is hers to lose.
09:46A tremendous showing from Puk Pirisa as she now dominated the summits.
09:51The Fenix Premier Tech climber increasing her advantage over Noskova from four to 23 points.
10:03One jersey did change hands, Antonia Neddermeyer taking proud possession.
10:09She holds a 25 second lead over Holmgren as Blasi's bad day saw her ship over a minute off.
10:25A similar looking parkour tomorrow, but can Roycer once again resist the growing threat from Vollery?
