Marion Bunel delivered a solo victory for Team Visma–Lease a Bike on stage 5 of Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, following a two-up attack with teammate Femke De Vries, who now moves into the race lead ahead of Mischa Bredewold (Team SD Worx–Protime).
Bunel and De Vries attacked from a breakaway with third-place Trinca Colonel – the three riders having attacked late in the stage after a series of breakaways and regroupings, along with a handful of crashes which forced abandons. Bunel came out the better of the two teammates in an amicable final sprint.
