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James Moultrie

Shimano neutral service motorbike knocks Noemi Rüegg off bike amid the chaos of Tour de France Femmes stage 5 - Video

Noemi Ruegg of Switzerland and Team EF Education - Oatly competes during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026.

Amid all the chaos of an explosive fifth stage, Noemi Rüegg was knocked off her bike by a Shimano motorbike during the Tour de France Femmes, with groups, riders and vehicles scattered across the 160km course.

Rüegg was part of an early 19-rider breakaway on the road from Mâcon to Belleville-en-Beaujolais, but was dropped by the strongest climbers, caught, and then passed by the Demi Vollering-driven group of GC favourites towards the top of the Col de Durbize.

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