00:16500 meters to go, Hashi and Newey Odoma jumps away now.
00:21And Vollering and Royce, they look at each other, no one reacts.
00:25I knew Kasia would go early because she always does.
00:28And I knew Marlon would gamble, so I let her gamble a bit, but she didn't.
00:33Newey Odoma Fini, is this going to be her first ever stage win?
00:37And then I was like, okay, then if we don't do anything, then Kasia is going to win.
00:42So I was like, okay, I just have to try.
00:45Vollering is hunting her down. Can she get to the line in time?
00:49Vollering is coming past.
00:51So I just gave her my everything until the line was a very long sprint and I managed to do
00:57it.
00:57So I'm very happy about that.
01:00Demi Vollering wins the stage.
01:05And here comes Pauline Franprovoke at 2.36.
01:09She just can't go with those big attacks.
01:15I have to be honest, I think Demi, Marlon and Kasia are in great form.
01:19And well, it's going to be really hard to go after the GC.
01:22And I can't say I felt bad or that I had a bad day.
01:26I think they're just stronger than me.
01:35Hi Marlon, what do you expect to see happen today with different scenarios?
01:39A new battle in the GC or a breakaway?
01:41We never know, anything's possible.
01:44Today is not an easy stage.
01:45It's quite possible we'll see a breakaway today.
01:48Yeah, maybe it's a bit of a breakaway stage, but it really depends on how the legs are, I think,
01:53from yesterday.
01:55Favorites have been going at each other hard, so maybe today's the day for a breakaway.
02:01We just have to take it day by day and see how it goes.
02:05We're here for a stage win, so that's the main priority.
02:16Direction south-west to the Ardèche, a similar terrain to yesterday if less steep and longer climbs.
02:22A thrilling finale containing a bonus sprint not far from the line.
02:25Will the GC contenders play it out for the win again?
02:28Or can someone else step forward?
02:30The peloton leave in Montbrisson, which was part of what's widely believed to be the first women's stage race in
02:361955.
02:38Seventy-one years later, Puck Pettisa taking the first two Queen of the Mountain points.
02:43Her nearest rival, Nikola Noskova, joined forces with Katrine Alaroud and Loïs Adderhest.
02:49That saw the Czech conquer the next three summits, yet she still trailed Pettisa by 18 points at the halfway
02:55stage of the race.
02:57The three Amigas brought up a three-minute gap, but it was quickly beginning to fall.
03:02Phoenix Premier Tech and EF Education Oatly setting a high pace.
03:07Hurston Faulkner tried and failed to lead a counter as Noskova cracked.
03:11Only Alaroud able to follow Adderhest's wheel.
03:14Five seconds of retard for the peloton, who has repris Noskova.
03:18Two concurrents of the test with 35 seconds of the foot.
03:22Proudly riding in her region, French champion Célia Géry led FTG United Suez teammate Demi Volleran down the descent.
03:30A challenge to the yellow jersey, Royce are isolated, but keeping in touch ahead of the hardest challenge of the
03:36day of the Kat 2 Col de la Louvesque.
03:418.6 kilometres at an average gradient of 5%, and it quickly brought Adderhest and Alaroud back into the fold.
03:51Only the strongest surviving, Lidltrek's Amanda Spratt by no means the only one distanced.
03:57Magdalene Valliere out of the saddle leading a bunch that was soon to burst into life.
04:04Blasi now starts to move, a big acceleration of the rider from UAE Team Lumat.
04:11The Vuelta champion though couldn't wriggle free.
04:16Around 30 riders together with 50 kilometres left, as the Queen of the Mountains went uncontested at the top.
04:26And Puckpizza now sprints for the penultimate climb of the day, over the top takes the 5.
04:3244 points she now has in the Queen of the Mountains.
04:37On the long descent, it was Géry who showed there was plenty left in the tank to finally make an
04:43attack stick.
04:43While the GC favourites kept their powder dry, plenty of talent joined the 20-year-old in the Tricolor jersey.
04:49Compatriate Kerbal, Vismas Van Damme, Lippert, the polka dots of Pettisa and Italian champion Longo Borghini best placed in the
04:57GC at 2.58.
05:00So a very good group now has appeared at the front of this race and it's been Géry's acceleration that's
05:08caused this.
05:1130 seconds between the breakaway and the peloton come the foot of the final climb of the day.
05:16Of the six hopefuls, only Kerbal and Pettisa had successfully won a Tour de France fan stage both in 2024.
05:23Meanwhile, Lidltrek pacing the chase as Pettisa went over to further solidify the polka dots on her shoulders.
05:29Heading into the final 30 kilometres, the question was, could the six be caught?
05:42Rihanna Marcus' kick quickly fall by Kim Noko of Pienaar.
05:46The Mauritian champion last year won stage five to also take yellow.
05:49For now, the AG Insurance Sudal rider happy to see off the challenge of Longo Borghini to the max six
05:55points at the bonus sprint.
06:04Plenty of attacks came and went as each of the final eight looked for a definitive move.
06:09Come the Flamme Rouge, it was Marcus' turn to try, but this far from over.
06:14Three of the group looking for a second Tour stage win.
06:16For the rest of first, who would it be?
06:2216 seconds now for the breakaway.
06:25Can they go to the finish?
06:28600 metres to go.
06:29Kerbal needs to hit them now.
06:31She needs to come from behind, carry that momentum and catch them by surprise.
06:35Liana Lippin poised, waiting and ready.
06:38The junction has been made.
06:41400 metres to go.
06:43Liana Lippin on the right-hand side.
06:45Now goes Kim Lekor.
06:47Lekor goes for the finish.
06:48Can Geri get the most beautiful victory in her hometown?
06:52Papizza hits them hard now in the polka-dot jersey.
06:56Geri doesn't have the legs.
06:58Through the centre, it's Kim Lekor.
06:59Kim Lekor the Mauritian.
07:01Kim Lekor wins.
07:03Interton on Sauron.
07:04A beautiful stage win.
07:06She didn't look good early in the stage, but Kim Lekor wins the stage in the end.
07:13It's Naomi Rugg and Vlodachuk side by side.
07:16But it's another African stage win in the Tour de France van Mavic Zwift.
07:21How did she do that?
07:42The race was crazy. I had a mechanical on the downhill before the last climb, and I was really far,
07:50but my team was amazing. They brought me back slowly, but surely.
07:52To the bunch, and I got back on top of the last climb, which was a really big effort. It
07:57was really hard. It was really this close before I could give up. But yeah, it's just, I will never
08:02give up after this big effort my team did.
08:11Winning a stage in a Tour de France is very special. You know, people don't really remember top ten, top
08:17five riders in Tour, but they do remember stage winners.
08:33Kim Lekor-Pinard with a daring performance that rewarded her with a big win.
08:39The ninth woman since 2022 to win two stages for the Tour de France femme. The Mauritian followed by Kerbal
08:46and Pettisse, Jerry fifth while earning the combativity award.
08:51Royce are showing her strength as she stuck with Vollering to maintain her 12 second advantage in yellow.
08:59Longo-Borghini up to fourth, but still at 2 minutes 28, with Lekor-Pinard into the top ten, but over
09:05three minutes off the pace.
09:08Marina Ouibas looks uncatchable in the green jersey.
09:12She lost only two points to Naomi Rueg on the intermediate sprint.
09:18And remains 67 points ahead of her.
09:23Capecchi in between.
09:27A historic day for Pettisse, recording the biggest points haul in a single edition.
09:3447 to be precise, to increase her lead to 26 points over Noskova.
09:42Nedermeyer was active all day and that helped her maintain her white jersey.
09:48Holmgren still in touching distance, Blasi with work to do.
09:56It's time now for the Queen stage and a finish atop the fabled and feared Mont Ventoux.
10:02Move on to.
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