{"id":13248,"date":"2025-07-31T12:50:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=13248"},"modified":"2025-07-31T12:50:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:50:27","slug":"tour-de-france-femmes-2025-race-heads-into-the-mountains-on-stage-six-live-tour-de-france-femmes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=13248","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France Femmes 2025: race heads into the mountains on stage six \u2013 live | Tour de France Femmes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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108km to go:<\/strong> Green jersey leader Lorena Wiebes<\/strong> has a go at getting away, and heading towards the intermediate sprint without the rest of the peloton, but is caught shortly with three other riders that had gone with her.<\/p>\n

Not long after, French champion Marie Le Net<\/strong> (FDJ-Suez) is one of 10 riders who attack. Again no luck. Morgane Coston<\/strong> (Roland Le D\u00e9voluy) goes solo and manages a slender gap of 10secs on the bunch.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a008.45 EDT<\/p>\n

Cycling Weekly<\/strong> have a great piece asking the Tour de France Femmes<\/strong> questions we all wonder about but don\u2019t want to ask \u2013 or as the publication puts it \u2018dumb questions\u2019, although I don\u2019t think they are. This is a great example: columnist Marley Blonsky <\/strong>asked Veronica Ewers<\/strong>, a pro cyclist for EF Education-Oatly<\/strong>, how riders pee during the race. Ewers explained:<\/p>\n

I personally am terrified of going pee during a race because, for us women, it\u2019s a little bit more difficult \u2026 We have to sort of fully unclothe to go to the bathroom, which takes a bit more time.<\/p>\n

If I needed to pee, I would say it in the radio to my team: \u2018Hey, I need to pee. Does anyone else need to?\u2019. Because it\u2019s better to stop with other people so that you can work together to get back to the peloton.<\/p>\n

In longer races, usually you\u2019ll hear somebody in the peloton yell \u2018pee stop\u2019, and then half the bunch stops for a pee. That\u2019s generally how it goes. We have to make sure that we\u2019re out of towns a good amount to do that, just for public decency, which I can definitely understand.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a008.37 EDT<\/p>\n

155km to go:<\/strong> Despite a flurry of early attacks, the 133 riders are together and heading out of Clermont-Ferrand <\/strong>on flat roads. At 30km in, there will be an intermediate sprint<\/strong> with points on offer for the green jersey classification.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a008.31 EDT<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re into the Tour de France Femmes fantasty team<\/strong> selections, you might be interested to know that the most selected riders for today\u2019s stage win are Demi Vollering<\/strong>, Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot<\/strong> and Katarzyna Niewiadoma<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The racing has begun!<\/h2>\n

122km to go:<\/strong> And we\u2019re off! The riders set off as the race flag is dropped and the attacks come rapidly.<\/p>\n

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Valentina Cavallar and Mie Bj\u00f8rndal Ottestad withdraw from the race<\/h2>\n

Ark\u00e9a-B&B Hotels<\/strong> have announced that their rider Valentina Cavallar<\/strong> will not start stage six of the Tour de France Femmes due to illness. Additionally, Uno X-Mobility<\/strong> said Mie Bj\u00f8rndal Ottestad<\/strong> would not be starting today. That means that Uno X-Mobility now only have three riders left in the race: Susanne Andersen<\/strong>, Linda Zanetti<\/strong> and Teuntje Beekhuis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a008.24 EDT<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s rollout has begun<\/h2>\n

Stage six <\/strong>of the Tour de France Femmes 2025<\/strong> is under way. The peloton have rolled out from Clermont-Ferrand<\/strong>. There\u2019s a 9.7 km<\/strong> neutralised section<\/strong> before the racing begins.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Yellow jersey holder Kimberley Le Court Pienaar (centre) and the rest of the riders prepare for the start of the race.<\/span> Photograph: Szymon Gruchalski\/Getty ImagesShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a008.41 EDT<\/p>\n

Here is the route profile of stage six<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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Sarah Gigante<\/strong> has an infectious energy that shines through whether she is saluting after blowing away her rivals on the toughest of mountain stages, or celebrating every day as much as her successes on social media. The Australian<\/strong> cyclist even keeps her smile beaming while reflecting on a recent health concern that threatened to bring her promising career to a standstill. But hidden just beneath the surface is a killer instinct to \u201cmake others hurt\u201d, as well as a steely determination to overcome challenges on and off the bike that have helped lift Gigante into the cycling form of her life.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Sarah Gigante celebrates winning the fourth stage of the Giro d\u2019Italia Donne.<\/span> Photograph: Massimo Paolone\/LaPresse\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old is still coming to terms with the thrill and pride taken from finishing on the podium at the Giro d\u2019Italia Donne<\/strong> when she was third overall behind winner Elisa Longo Borghini<\/strong>. Gigante finished 1min 11sec behind the Italian home favourite and defending champion, with Switzerland\u2019s Marien Reusser<\/strong> in between, but claimed a pair of spectacular stage wins when soloing away on mountain-top finishes and cemented her place as the best climber in the race with the Queen of the Mountains<\/strong> jersey.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a007.52 EDT<\/p>\n

In case you missed this yesterday, here is Lotte Kopecky<\/strong> (SD Worx-Protime) working on her impressive football skills before stage five:<\/p>\n

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And who\u2019s wearing which jersey:<\/p>\n

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    Yellow jersey \u2013 Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal), 15hrs 7mins 14secs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Green jersey \u2013 Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime), 208pts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Polka dot jersey \u2013 Elise Chabbey (FDJ-Suez), 11pts<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    White jersey \u2013 Julie Bego (Cofidis), 15hrs 9mins 24secs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Here\u2019s a reminder of the top ten on GC after stage five<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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      Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal), 15hrs 7mins 14secs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma-Lease a Bike), +18secs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez), +23secs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Katarzyna Niewiadoma Phinney (Canyon\/SRAM), +24secs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx Protime), +27secs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike), +37secs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Pauliena Rooijakkers (Fenix-Deceuninck), +45secs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Sarah Gigante (AG Insurance-Soudal), +55secs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck), +1min 4secs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      C\u00e9drine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly), +1min 16secs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Stage six: Clermont-Ferrand to Ambert, 124km<\/h2>\n

      Here\u2019s a look at today\u2019s stage, Thursday 31 July: Clermont-Ferrand to Ambert, 123.7km, with the race director of the Tour de France Femmes, Marion Rousse<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

      The stage, which starts in the huge Place de Jaude in the heart of Clermont-Ferrand, will be run entirely in the department of Puy-de-D\u00f4me. Beginning on fairly flat roads, it will head to Courpi\u00e8re, where things will get serious. The ascent of the Col du B\u00e9al (10.2km at 5.6%) will be quickly followed by those of the Col de Chansert (6.3km at 5.5%) and the C\u00f4te de Valcivieres. Running through a wild landscape of volcanic rock, there will be no respite at all on the road to Ambert.<\/p>\n

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      Preamble<\/h2>\n

      The mountains are calling. Today\u2019s 123.7km<\/strong> stage will take the riders towards the terrain of the Central Massif<\/strong>, with four categorised climbs and about 2,350m of ascent on the menu. There are two category three climbs<\/strong>, one category two<\/strong> and one category one<\/strong>, all within a 60km stretch before a finish in Ambert<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      While the stage will start on fast, flat roads out of Clermont-Ferrand<\/strong>, the peloton will need to find their climbing legs pronto. This is one of three mountain stages of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift<\/strong> this year, with the other two coming up this weekend.<\/p>\n

      So, who will be victorious today? The GC contenders will surely want a piece of the action. Winner of yesterday\u2019s stage and in the yellow jersey, Kim Le Court Pienaar<\/strong> (AG Insurance-Soudal) is looking strong, but Anna van der Breggen<\/strong> (SD Worx-Protime), Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot<\/strong> (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Pauliena Rooijakkers<\/strong> (Fenix-Deceuninck) are also ones to keep an eye on. As is defending champion Kasia Niewiadoma<\/strong> (Canyon-SRAM-Zondacrypto), who excels on this kind of parcours. Demi Vollering<\/strong> (FDJ-Suez) won\u2019t want to miss out either.<\/p>\n

      As always, I would love to hear your thoughts on today\u2019s stage and the Tour de France Femmes in general. You can drop me an email via the link at the top of the page.<\/p>\n

      Before today\u2019s stage starts at 2pm CET\/1pm BST<\/strong>, here\u2019s a summary of yesterday\u2019s action:<\/p>\n

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