In a new massive sprint, Lorena Wiebes still took the measure of Marianne Vos to win the 4th stage of the Tour de France women in the streets of Poitiers. The positions do not change in the general classification.
Lorena Wiebes is the reference concerning the sprint on this Tour de France women. The runner of the SD World-Protime team has left no one to win in force this Tuesday in Poitiers. On a 130.7 -kilometer long course from Saumur, devoid of major difficulties, this 4th stage started with attempts to escape in all directions. We were able to see the Cofidis team shake the peloton but without managing to take off.
Already in view this Sunday on the road to Quimper, Franziska Koch found the means to isolate himself at the head of the peloton after about fifteen kilometers. Valerie Demey and Fiona Mangan chased the runner of the Picnic-Postnl team but the peloton did not let this trio leave. After a provisional lull, it was Maud Rijnbeek who was responsible for animating the race.
The member of the Volkerwessels team was not followed immediately. Indeed, the replica of Célia Le Mouel then those of Elyne Roussel and Victoire Berteau were against time and did not allow the Tricolores to make the junction. It was after around thirty kilometers alone in front that the Dutchman was able to have reinforcement. Ana Victoria Magalhães was followed by Franziska Koch to try to come back.
Koch again at the front
They were able to fill the 35 seconds separating them from the head runner to form a trio which had the green light of the peloton. Indeed, the gap very quickly exceeded the minute, but the sprinters teams did not completely drop the bridle, like the Fenix-Deceuninck. The consequence was a gap that did not grow up. At the start of the last 60 kilometers, the breakaway lost Maud Rijnbeek. The Volkerwessels team runner paid the efforts made when she was alone at the front of the race. Ana Victoria Magalhães and Franziska Koch redoubled their efforts to take a margin close to two minutes on a peloton led by the Lidl-Trek of Elisa Balsamo and the FDJ-Suez of Ally Wollaston.
The intermediate sprint of Sudun, located 44 kilometers from the goal, saw Franziska Koch pass the line in first when Lorena Wiebes has ahead of Marianne your to strengthen her green jersey. In the process, the Coast of Marigny saw Ana Victoria Magalhães ahead of Franziska Koch for the two points distributed in the pea jersey classification, solidly hung on the shoulders of Elise Chabbey. From then on, it was a duel between the head duo and the peloton that was launched. A breakaway which maintained an advance close to the minute at the start of the last 20 kilometers. At the same time, the second in the Nienke Vinke white jersey ranked on the ground at the exit of a roundabout.
Wiebes intractable
But the Dutchman was able to leave to try to limit the waste of time. The sprinters’ teams began to embrace to gradually return to the breakaway, increasing the nervousness of the peloton. After having narrowly escaped the elimination this Sunday, the reigning Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner once again went to the ground six kilometers from the finish. For Ana Victoria Magalhães and Franziska Koch, who won the prize for combativeness, the leak ended just over 4000 meters from the goal, opening the door to the massive sprint expected at the arrival of this 4th stage of the Tour de France women.
Anna Van der Breggen then opened the road as Côte du Pont Neuf, not listed by the organizers of the event but which has not made any differences. Like this Monday in Angers and despite a laborious start with Chloe Dygert ahead of her, Lorena Wiebes has once again demonstrated her speed. The carrier of the green jersey has left Marianne Vos, who still has to be satisfied with second place, but keeps the yellow jersey of the general classification when Lara Gillespie completes the top 3 for the UAE Team Adq team. After two days reserved for sprinters, the Tour de France women will offer a more rugged profile this Wednesday on the road leading to Guéret.
Cycling / Tour de France women 2025
4th step – Saumur> Poitiers (130.7km) – Tuesday July 29, 2025
1- Lorena Wiebes (PBS / SD World-Protime) and 2h54’11 ”
2- Marianne Vos (pbs / Visma-laise a bike) Mt
3- Lara Gillespie (IRL / UAE Team Adq) Mt
4- Eline Jansen (PBS / Volkerwessels) Mt
5- Chloé Dygert (USA / Canyon-Sram-Zondacrypto) Mt
6- Shari Bossuyt (Bel / AG Insurance-Soudal) Mt
7- RACHELE BARBIERI (Ita / Picnic-Posnl) Mt
8- Linda Zanetti (Sul / Un-X Mobility) Mt
9- Alicia Gonzalez Blanco (ESP / St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93) Mt
10- Sarah van Dam (can / ceratizit) Mt
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15- Cédrine Kerbaol (de / EF Education-oatly) Mt
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1- Marrianne Vos (pbs / Visma-laise a bike) and 11:13’11 ” ‘
2- Lorena Wiebes (PBS / SD World-Protime) at 12 ”
3- Kim Le Court-Pienaar (MRI/AG Insurance-Soudal) at 12 ”
4- Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Fra/Visma-Lease A Bike) at 18 ”
5- Katarzyna Niewiadom-Phinney (Pol / Canyon-Sram-Zondacrypto) at 22 ”
6- Half Vollering (PBS/FDJ-Suez) at 25 ”
7- Anna van der Breggen (PBS / SD World-Protime) at 27 ”
8- Puck Pieterse (PBS / Fenix-Deceuninck) at 27 ”
9- Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL/Lidl-Trek) at 31 ”
10- Chloé Dygert (USA / Canon-Sram-Sram-Zondapto) at 31 ”
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