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Lukas Knöfler

Tour de France Femmes: Demi Vollering wins climbing skirmish on stage 5 in three-rider sprint

Demi Vollering of FDJ United - SUEZ wins stage 5 ahead of Marlen Reusser of Movistar in the Yellow Leader Jersey.

Demi Vollering (FDJ United-SUEZ) won stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes, outsprinting Marlen Reusser (Movistar) and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM) from a group of three that got away on the Mont Brouilly. Marlen Reusser keeps the yellow jersey, and all three riders take a lot of time on their GC rivals.

FDJ United-Suez had chased behind the breakaway that only formed with just over 80km to go on a very demanding stage, then led out their leader on the Col de Durbize, cresting 30.4km from the line. Vollering accelerated herself on the steeper second part of the climb, and her pace saw Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma-Lease a Bike), Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime), Cédrine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly), Elisa Longo Borghini, and Paula Blasi (both UAE Team L'IMAD) dropped.

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