Tour de France Femmes Stage 5: Mâcon to Belleville

In the fifth stage of the Tour de France Femmes, riders from Mâcon to Belleville‑en‑Beaujolais were subjected to aerodynamic chest‑padding checks as part of the race’s strictôte regulation. The scrutiny aims to ensure compliance with the UCI’s equipment guidelines.

Visma‑Lease A Bike’s manager Rutger Tijssen discussed the impact of Pauline Ferrand‑Prévot’s 2m13s deficit in the previous time trial. The loss dropped her from 32nd to 34th in the day’s results and moved her down to 14th in the overall classification, a setback Tijssen said would be re‑evaluated in the coming days. catcross.biz