🚴🏻🇫🇷 | Het regent aanvallen in deze vermakelijke etappe in de Tour de France Femmes. Het is niet het parcours voor Charlotte Kool die het peloton wederom moet laten gaan. #TDFF2024 📺 Stream koers op HBO Max
What a bizarre turn of events in the Tour! Big fall ruled out yellow Vollering, Blanka Vas wins chaotic stage
Women's CyclingFriday, 16 August 2024 at 08:05
Kata Blanka Vas has won the fifth stage of the Tour de France. The SD Worx rider was the best after a chaotic, challenging stage through the Belgian and northern French hills. Katarzyna Niewiadoma was second, and Kristen Faulkner was third in the sprint of a small group. That was due to an unpleasant fall in the final stage, which caused Demi Vollering to lose the yellow jersey.
There are no real mountains so far, but there are a lot of differences in the GC in the Tour de France. The reason, of course, was Wednesday's challenging Ardennes stage. Thursday, however, was more of the same: hills, tricky passages, and lots of altimeters. Again, fuel for chaos or a day for the breakaway riders?
Pieterse shows in polka dot jersey, Van Empel and Adegeest on an adventure
It didn't look like that at all. At first, no group managed to get away, but after a few dozen kilometers, there was a reasonable effort made by some lesser-known names. Amandine Fouquenet (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), Elena Pirrone (Roland Cycling), and Wilma Aintila (Lotto-Dstny) took off and quickly established a gap. However, their forces did not seem strong enough, given the interests of the big teams in the peloton.
That became apparent moments later as the peloton hit back. On the hills that were categorized, Puck Pieterse gathered a few points; Loes Adegeest tried to ride away as she did at the beginning of the stage and, after catching up with the above trio, succeeded better this time. Julie Van De Velde (AG Insurance) and Fem van Empel joined Adegeest. The trio pushed on to a one-minute lead. At this stage, Charlotte Kool had already been detached from the peloton for a long time. She returned, but it was too hard for the green jersey.
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The final stage brings the peloton to life; Balsamo, Wiebes, and Vos survive the battle
The tough finale was started by the trio at the front, with a still nice lead of two minutes after initially being just under a minute larger. The lead slowly dwindled by becoming SD Worx, ahead of Lorena Wiebes, who had also scored many points at the intermediate sprint. She, of course, was still winless and seemed eager to try.
On the final categorized climb, the gap diminished to forty seconds. No Vos, Elisa Balsamo, nor Wiebes at the front of the peloton, but Pieterse again! She pulled through on the sloping sections. Because of the Amersfoortse's execution work, a maximum of 25 ladies were left. The brave escape attempt by Van Empel and Adegeest ended in beauty. Vos maintained herself at the front, but what did Wiebes do?
Vollering full in pursuit after nasty fall in closing stages
Balsamo and the Dutch sprint star survived the battle and remained at the front. Then, six kilometers from the finish, a dramatic moment in the peloton occurred: a big fall eliminated a significant part of the elite group for the stage win. Demi Vollering had to chase fiercely. A small group would battle for the stage win in the uphill stretch. The Dutch rider's yellow jersey was in danger.
🚴🏻🇫🇷 | Oh nee! Een enorme valpartij in het peloton en de geletruidrager Demi Vollering ligt erbij... We zien flinke schaafwonden, maar gelukkig stapt ze weer op de fiets. #TDFF2024 📺 Stream koers op HBO Max
In the final kilometer, Katarzyna Niewiadoma, who had stayed ahead of the fall, went full throttle. Kristen Faulkner was also riding at the front, and Kata Blanka Vas and Liane Lippert were also riding. It became a sprint between the final four. The Hungarian timed best and proved to be the smartest in the sprint. Niewiadoma finished second and took yellow. Vollering came in at a minute and 46 seconds and lost the lead to the Pole.
🇭🇺 Blanka Vas wins in the 🇫🇷 Tour de France Femmes! #TDFF2024 #crossisboss
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Latest Comments
- Well explained, thanks for the clarity! Daniel DantasDanieldantas20-12-2024
- This is the kind of 'news' that belongs in a cheap tabloid. No matter how boring the offseason gets, nobody wants to read this.
santiagobenites19-12-2024 - I wish we could have seen him try. He'd absolutely get dropped before Pogi overtakes his domestiquesVeganpotter10-12-2024
- Talk is cheap! Next year barring crashes with a healthy team... all well be on track! Some need to talk to make a headline!mootman27-11-2024
- I do not see this event listed on HBO Max Sports Online? Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
MrYuck23-11-2024 - It seemed that he was focusing forward at the time of the crash, after seeing a quick video snippet. But one thing I think he should focus on more intently is breaking a bad habit he has, right now. And that is his constant looking over his shoulders. He does that so much, that I am very sure it is not good for him. Simply watch videos of the greats of CX and you will see very little of that constant looking over their shoulders. That is a behavior that betrays a bit of insecurity on his part. He shouldn't be so concerned, incessantly, about what is over his shoulder. He needn't worry they didn't all disappear. He neds to keep his focus more ahead of himself, and he needs to pay a bit more attention to himself, in a confident manner. It is very frustrating to watch, because it is apparent that he has a lot of potential, and is in much better shape thwan many of his competitors, but the mental game needs to be sharpened more, because that part of strategy plays a huge part in the final results
reemmo022-11-2024 - hahahaha love this shit! I didnt even watched the race, but reading all the gossip articles of how stupid this is!Zatoichi19-11-2024
- Van Aert is really handsome. He can influence me all day! Ditto for Philipsen. Why do you think many of us love cycling?: to see heroic attempts at climbing mountains at high altitudes or to watch speedsters sprint for the finish line or to watch a human being ride at break neck speed down a tricky descent? No, it's all about their lean physiques and muscular legs. (apologies for objectifying these dedicated and amazing athletes).BarwonHeadsUp25-10-2024
- It is unfortunate that the author can't feel the joy that Pogacar brings to the sport and his fans who are legion and I for one feel lucky to have watched such a memorable performance and historic season From the Strada until yesterday with multiple wins in stages in both tours and beyond dominance in the World's. He is proud to wear the Rainbow stripes, shows his leadership to protect his fellows and is as courteous and sportsman-like as the sport allows. He goes early to not have to respond to each attack as all the rest would make him do it. Any racer who could would do the same. Don't "grow tired" of greatness as it is always fleeting.ccrider13-10-2024
- What load of rubbish. Pog is likely a once in a generation cyclist, the like of which hasn't been seen since 'the Cannibal '. How many people were complaining that Merckx was making racing predictable? I remember this year's World RR as one of the most exciting I've watched. Mainly BECAUSE Pog was the favourite and launched what everyone thought (Pog included) was a suicidal attack with 80km to go. For the next 2 hours, I was on the edge of my seat thinking "this is too much, even for Pog". Maybe Zonnefeld prefers the snooze-fest that is a bunch sprint? Like most people I know, I can't watch two hours of the bunch riding very fast... I wait for the final 5km and watch just the sprint. In any event, most races are won from a sprint or lone break. What difference does it make who makes the lone break? Ultimately, the other contenders will have to figure out a way to beat Pog. Even if that means collaboration between teams. It's going to be an exciting few seasons, until the next Pog arrives on the scene. If this is boring, heaven knows what exciting looks like!Michael513-10-2024