Heading into Tuesday's stage 4 time trial at the Tour de France Femmes, it was expected that defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot would shed time to her GC rivals. A loss of two minutes to stage winner Marlen Reusser and Demi Vollering, last year's runner-up, will sting, though.
On Monday, Visma-Lease a Bike directeur sportif Jos Van Emden told Cyclingnews that he was "confident enough" about the Frenchwoman's chances in the 21km ride to Dijon. Now, however, the Dutch squad will be going back to the drawing board as Ferrand-Prévot has to chase a lead, a contrast to last year's coronation in the Alps, where she soared away from everyone on the Col de la Madeleine.
