Victorious of the 5th stage of the Tour de France, Kim Le Court seized the yellow jersey to the detriment of Marianne Vos. The Frenchwoman Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, 5th of the day, is the Dauphine of the Mauritian in the general classification, distant of 18 seconds.
The Tour de France female ran this longest stage this 2025 edition this Wednesday between Futuroscope and Guéret (165.8 kilometers). A day marked by a breakaway whose fate was destroyed from the start by a decided peloton not to leave the women in mind to go to the end. Alison Jackson (EF Education-Oatly) and Brodie Chapman (UAE Team Adq) were the most solid, especially in the ascents of fourth category. But the last named, however, ended up being taken up fifteen kilometers from the goal and in the rise of Maupuy, classified in third category, the first serious explanation between favorites took place.
The seven strongest competitors have detached themselves. In legs since the big departure of this Tour de France, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma-Lease A Bike) immersed itself in this group but only won 5th place. The sprint was removed with authority by Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal) in front of Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez) and Anna Van der Breggen (SD World). The reigning champion, the Polish Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon), ranked 4th behind the two Dutch. Distancy, Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease A Bike) nevertheless won the sprint of the group of prosecutors relegated to 33 seconds, she takes 8th place in the stage.
Ferrand-Prévot Dauphine de le Court to the general
Insufficient, however, to keep the yellow jersey, returned to Kim the court Pienaar. First African in history to dominate the general classification of the Grande Boucle following her second place in Quimper on Sunday, the Mauritian also becomes the first woman on the continent to win a stage. The holder of the yellow tunic has 18 seconds ahead of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and 23 over half a vollering. Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney is relegated to 24 seconds. This quartet will have the opportunity to illustrate this Thursday on the occasion of the 6th stage, the first in the mountains between Clermont-Ferrand and Ambert.
