{"id":2077557,"date":"2026-08-04T11:56:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2077557"},"modified":"2026-08-04T11:56:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:56:42","slug":"as-it-happened-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-4-time-trial-sparks-big-time-gaps-and-creates-a-new-gc-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2077557","title":{"rendered":"As it happened: Tour de France Femmes stage 4 time trial sparks big time gaps and creates a new GC battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Jne4kTcfwJoM4axXspMh87-1024-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none upnext-article-divider\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 1 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/t4yoWPhT7A6k44w4XM8pAh.jpg\" alt=\"Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset of Norway and Team Uno-X Mobility celebrates at finish line as stage 3 winner\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] w-20 h-20 object-cover flex-none rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-4 h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                    <span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">1<\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    Tour de France Femmes stage 3 LIVE: An 85km solo attack is rewarded with the stage victory and the leader&#8217;s yellow jersey\n                                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none upnext-article-divider\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 2 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/NZrX8ZygXnCG4mMGCij7cP.jpg\" alt=\"Lorena Wiebes of Team SD Worx - Protime celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] w-20 h-20 object-cover flex-none rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-[18px] h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                    <span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">2<\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    As it happened: The GC riders fight for the stage 1 win in Lausanne but nobody can stop the fastest sprinter in the world\n                                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 3 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/XRUUrqwXEXzPFLwJK5pecb.jpg\" alt=\"GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 02: Lorena Wiebes of Netherlands and Team SD Worx - Protime - Yellow leader jersey celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 2 a 147.9km stage from Aigle to Geneva \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 02, 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] w-20 h-20 object-cover flex-none rounded-lg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-[18px] h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                                    <span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">3<\/span>\n                                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    As it happened: SD Worx strike again on Tour de France Femmes stage 2 with a perfect chase and unbeatable sprint\n                                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"page-content-onecol flex-1\nlive-article\n\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-area-group widget-area-group-2col flex flex-wrap box-border\">\n<div id=\"widgetArea16\" class=\"widget-area basis-full md:basis-2\/3 widget-area-g-md-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-lg-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-xl-vp-2-3 page-widget-area-16\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"hero\" id=\"hero\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-hero widget-hero widget-hero-hero hero-live news-article widget-hero widget-hero-fter-review\">\n<div class=\"clear-both widget-header\">\n<\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"Article:Hero\" class=\"news-article\">\n<div class=\"header-container\">\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\nPro Cycling\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRacing\n<\/li>\n<li>\nWomen&#8217;s Cycling\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRoad\n<\/li>\n<li>\nTour de France Femmes\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<header>\n<div class=\"header-sub-container\">\n<h1 class=\"review-title-long live-report\">As it happened: Tour de France Femmes stage 4 time trial sparks big time gaps and creates a new GC battle<\/h1>\n<h2>August 4, 2026; Gevrey-Chambertin &#8211; Dijon, 21km, individual time trial<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<div class=\"vds-byline-block flex flex-row flex-nowrap my-1.5 gap-2 text-left items-start justify-start\" data-component-name=\"Article:BylineBlock\">\n<p>Live-reports<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-auto vds-simple-byline\">\n<span class=\"inline-block vds-author\"><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nStephen Farrand <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"inline-block h-3 my-auto border-l border-solid vds-simple-byline__divider max-sm:hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex gap-1 vds-byline-with-avatar__meta\">\n<span class=\"vds-date block font-normal tracking-normal normal-case text-xs\"><br \/>\nLast updated<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:56:56Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n4 August 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<nav class=\"socialite-widget box less-space \" data-contexturl=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/live\/tour-de-france-femmes-stage-4-live-21km-dijon-tt-decisive-for-gc-battle\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"socialite\">\n<ul class=\"socialite-widget-ul\">\n<li class=\"socialite-widget-item social-facebook\">\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"socialite-widget-item social-twitter\">\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"socialite-widget-item social-pinterest\">\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"socialite-widget-item social-email\">\n<p><i class=\"icon icon-envelope-solid\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <span class=\"text-[color:var(--comment-count-text-color,inherit)]\"><span>2<\/span> <span class=\"visible hidden sm:inline-block\">Comments<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n    <span class=\"text-[color:var(--comment-count-text-color,inherit)] hidden visible sm:inline-block\">Join the conversation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/nav>\n<aside class=\"text-gray-700 flex items-center mx-0 my-5 p-0 justify-start text-left\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-[color:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--text-color,inherit)] mb-2 text-[length:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--font-size,0.75rem)] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-inherit [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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Plus, the Cyclingnews app lets you follow the action wherever you go!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer kiosq-button-layer\"><strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer-container\">\n<div class=\"kiosq-login-button rowCenter\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-results\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-results\"><span>Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"slice-container table-wrapper slice-container-table\" data-component-name=\"Slice:Table\" id=\"elk-d32f18e6-9020-11f1-a82e-373320bc7b9c\">\n<div class=\"table__instruction\">\nSwipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table__container\">\n<table class=\"table__wrapper table__wrapper--inbodyContent table__wrapper--sticky table__wrapper--divider\">\n<caption class=\"table__caption table__caption--top table__caption--left\">\nStage result<br \/>\n<\/caption>\n<thead class=\"table__head\">\n<tr class=\"table__head__row\">\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Rank<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Name<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Result<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"table__body\">\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Marlen Reusser (Swi) Movistar Team<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:27:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Lieke Nooijen (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:04<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Demi Vollering (Ned) FDJ United-SUEZ<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Zoe Jane Backstedt (GBr) Canyon-SRAM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Mischa Bredewold (Ned) SD Worx-Protime<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Kristen Faulkner (USA) EF Education-Oatly<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:54<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra) EF Education-Oatly<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:54<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Lotte Claes (Bel) Fenix-Premier Tech<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:55<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Riejanne Markus (Ned) Lidl-Trek<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:1:01<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:1:03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slice-container table-wrapper slice-container-table\" data-component-name=\"Slice:Table\" id=\"elk-c4f2fd64-9021-11f1-b08b-6d345aa6b2b8\">\n<div class=\"table__instruction\">\nSwipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table__container\">\n<table class=\"table__wrapper table__wrapper--inbodyContent table__wrapper--sticky table__wrapper--divider\">\n<caption class=\"table__caption table__caption--top table__caption--left\">\nGeneral Classification after stage 4<br \/>\n<\/caption>\n<thead class=\"table__head\">\n<tr class=\"table__head__row\">\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Rank<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Name<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Result<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"table__body\">\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Marlen Reusser (Swi) Movistar Team<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>11:47:36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Demi Vollering (Ned) FDJ United-SUEZ<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra) EF Education-Oatly<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:54<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Sigrid Haugset (Nor) Uno-X Mobility<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:56<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:1:03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol) Canyon-SRAM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:1:09<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Paula Blasi Cairol (Spa) UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:1:12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Anna van der Breggen (Ned) SD Worx-Protime<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:1:17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Antonia Niedermaier (Ger) Canyon-SRAM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:1:43<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Femke de Vries (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:1:47<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-widget-type=\"contentparsed\" id=\"live-feed-multipage\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-contentparsed widget-live-feed-multipage widget-contentparsed-live-feed-multipage news-article widget-content-parsed widget-content-parsed-default multipage widget-content-parsed-live-feed \">\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\" article-body \">\n<div id=\"ad-unit-1\" class=\"ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"Article:LiveReportUpdater\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:56:05+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:56:05.322Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-621923ae-9025-11f1-82e5-1502dd083e05\">Thanks for joining us for full live coverage of the time trial.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be back on Wednesday with full live coverage of stage 5.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-621923ae-9025-11f1-82e5-1502dd083e05-2\">We can&#8217;t wait. Follow the Femmes!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:54:59+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:54:59.505Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3ae00a5a-9025-11f1-bc91-ef8c26b50fcf\">The 2026 Tour de France Femmes continues on Wednesday with stage 5 in the hills of Beaujolais. We&#8217;re expecting great wines and great racing.<\/p>\n<p>The constantly rolling stage is from M\u00e2con to Belleville-en-Beaujolais and includes 2900 metres of elevation gain over 140 kilometres of racing.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-3ae00a5a-9025-11f1-bc91-ef8c26b50fcf-2\">The climbing starts immediately with the 9.6km climb of C\u00f4te de Cenves, followed by five more classified climbs packed into the opening 75km of the stage.<\/p>\n<p>The final 30km includes Col de Gerbet (4.6 km at 6.5%), it is a climb of two parts, 1.3km of climbing is followed by a flat section before the road pitches up once again for the final 1.4 kilometres, maxing out at 16%.<\/p>\n<p>The bonus second point comes at the bottom of the final climb of the day, Mont Brouilly (3 km at 7.7%), where the final selection will be made. It is just 10 km from the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>Check out full stage preview.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 5 preview<\/strong> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-3ae00abe-9025-11f1-bfa3-eb2fc119e077\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM.jpg\" alt=\"Tour de France Femmes 2026 map\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: ASO)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-3ae00b2c-9025-11f1-8ce3-153745df7162\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BCEuaTG5VN4qYgaqxWC5pR.jpg\" alt=\"Stage 5 map, Tour de France Femmes 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: \u00a9GEOATLAS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:45:09+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:45:09.454Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-db2dfcbc-9023-11f1-8430-9dc46f3d057d\">Matilda Price and Dani Ostanek are in Dijon speaking to riders and teams for news and analysis. They will soon have a full view and multiple stories on what happened in the time trial.<\/p>\n<p>First up is this quick news on Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma) and how she lost 2:13 to Reusser, 1:59 to Demi Vollering and a minute to all her other GC rivals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the back foot: defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot suffers major GC setback in Tour de France Femmes time trial<\/strong> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-db2dfd20-9023-11f1-b5a2-cd63ff4a4d70\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hYrzGhKW3oJM4Rctv2UP5g.jpg\" alt=\"Team Visma | Lease a Bike&amp;#039;s French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot competes during the individual time-trial in the 4th (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women&amp;#039;s Tour de France cycling race, 21 km time trial between Gevrey-Chambertin and Dijon, eastern France on August 4, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:40:09+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:40:09.361Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-284c7682-9023-11f1-9b3f-bff3865e014e\">Reusser increased her gear options for the fast descent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During the recon, it felt a bit different, so I had planned it differently. But in the end, I think I did a good time trial,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-284c7682-9023-11f1-9b3f-bff3865e014e-2\">Reusser described winning the TT and taking yellow as her Project Dijon. It is mission accomplished, as she has the yellow jersey, just like the colour of mustard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the first Tour de France that was really my goal of the year,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were starting in Switzerland on the Swiss National Day, and on the fourth day a time trial in Dijon. We\u2019ve been talking about it since Christmas, \u2018Project Dijon\u2019, for the yellow colour of the mustard, to win the time trial and maybe take yellow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It worked out, and I\u2019m really happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-284c76e6-9023-11f1-9e09-159bbc503ab0\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3RQ9P7infBaWv5DC2CSpS3.jpg\" alt=\"Movistar Team&amp;#039;s Swiss rider Marlen Reusser celebrates on the podium after winning the individual time-trial in the 4th (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women&amp;#039;s Tour de France cycling race, 21 km time trial between Gevrey-Chambertin and Dijon, in Dijon, eastern France on August 4, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-284c7754-9023-11f1-97a2-353180aecfae\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Jne4kTcfwJoM4axXspMh87.jpg\" alt=\"Movistar Team&amp;#039;s Swiss rider Marlen Reusser celebrates on the podium with the overall leader&amp;#039;s yellow jersey after the individual time-trial in the 4th (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women&amp;#039;s Tour de France cycling race, 21 km time trial between Gevrey-Chambertin and Dijon, in Dijon, eastern France on August 4, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:36:14+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:36:14.252Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9c44e2c8-9022-11f1-9cc1-8bd12c36ccd5\">Marlen Reusser savoured her third Tour stage victory and especially pulling on the leader&#8217;s yellow jersey, even if she is a perfectionist.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It wasn\u2019t perfect perfect, but it was good,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I started well, I did a good climb, but I had a little bit of a problem with my bike and the wind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-9c44e35e-9022-11f1-be32-9b3e8260a83f\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uRfxk76iYJF7GNm6vkYnjR.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Marlen Reusser of Switzerland and Team Movistar competes during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:32:05+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:32:05.236Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-07b61492-9022-11f1-9812-05f7234506a8\"><strong>Support our unrivalled coverage of the Tour de France Femmes and women&#8217;s cycling by subscribing to Cyclingnews. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In return, you get unlimited access to high-quality journalism, with breaking news, race analysis, and expert insight from inside the women&#8217;s peloton. Plus, the Cyclingnews app lets you follow the action wherever you go!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-07b61492-9022-11f1-9812-05f7234506a8-2\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer kiosq-button-layer\"><strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer-container\">\n<div class=\"kiosq-login-button rowCenter\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:27:39+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:27:39.963Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6998a1c6-9021-11f1-a885-69d3c4ee53e1\">To understand the details of the TT, read our full stage report.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes: Marlen Reusser rockets into yellow jersey with victory in Dijon on stage 4 time trial<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-6998a23e-9021-11f1-a126-0b1c16e8fc32\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/AN4U6fH6UpWmp67YeAJxnK.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Marlen Reusser of Switzerland and Team Movistar competes during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:16:22+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:16:22.457Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d5cc0ef2-901f-11f1-ac60-8dff4da246a7\">We have the first photos of Marlen Reusser.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-d5cc0f56-901f-11f1-912c-19698370889e\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSsxBQBsC9YiWKT6AJEcXe.jpg\" alt=\"Movistar Team&amp;#039;s Swiss rider Marlen Reusser competes during the individual time-trial in the 4th (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women&amp;#039;s Tour de France cycling race, 21 km time trial between Gevrey-Chambertin and Dijon, eastern France on August 4, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:13:07+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:13:07.040Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6140dcde-901f-11f1-8640-2b266d561906\">The TT has created a new GC and created a new handicap race for the Ventoux finish.<\/p>\n<p>From stage 5 we will see a new Tour de France Femmes.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:02:29+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:02:29.357Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-e52ed9da-901d-11f1-a70c-f1c4b1ea40e7\">This is the new GC after stage 4.<\/p>\n<p>Look at the time gaps and think about what it means with all the mountain stages still to come.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-e52ed9da-901d-11f1-a70c-f1c4b1ea40e7-2\">1 Marlen Reusser (Swi) Movistar Team 11:47:36<br \/>2 Demi Vollering (Ned) FDJ United-SUEZ 0:0:14<br \/>3 Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra) EF Education-Oatly 0:0:54<br \/>4 Sigrid Haugset (Nor) Uno-X Mobility 0:0:56<br \/>5 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD 0:1:03<br \/>6 Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol) Canyon-SRAM 0:1:09<br \/>7 Paula Blasi Cairol (Spa) UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD 0:1:12<br \/>8 Anna van der Breggen (Ned) SD Worx-Protime 0:1:17<br \/>9 Antonia Niedermaier (Ger) Canyon-SRAM 0:1:43<br \/>10 Femke de Vries (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike 0:1:47<\/p>\n<p><strong>14 Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Fra) Visma-Lease a Bike 2:13.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:01:09+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:01:09.979Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-b61583f6-901d-11f1-ae7b-37547542b6a8\">This is the stage result:<\/p>\n<p>1 Marlen Reusser (Swi) Movistar Team 0:27:30<br \/>2 Lieke Nooijen (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike 0:0:04<br \/>3 Demi Vollering (Ned) FDJ United-SUEZ 0:0:18<br \/>4 Zoe Jane Backstedt (GBr) Canyon-SRAM 0:0:20<br \/>5 Mischa Bredewold (Ned) SD Worx-Protime 0:0:45<br \/>6 Kristen Faulkner (USA) EF Education-Oatly 0:0:54<br \/>7 Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra) EF Education-Oatly 0:0:54<br \/>8 Lotte Claes (Bel) Fenix-Premier Tech 0:0:55<br \/>9 Riejanne Markus (Ned) Lidl-Trek 0:1:01<br \/>10 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD 0:1:03<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:59:53+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:59:53.810Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8871f2f4-901d-11f1-831f-c3fa230f1588\">Here comes Sigrid Haugset (Uno-X Mobility).<\/p>\n<p>She was already 2:00 slower than Reusser with a kilometre to go and sets a final time of 30:36<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-8871f2f4-901d-11f1-831f-c3fa230f1588-2\">That&#8217;s 3:06 slower than Reusser and so she loses yellow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:57:10+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:57:10.970Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-288e6020-901d-11f1-849f-27b0046814c1\">Kim Le Court-Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal) sets 29:53, to slip out of the top five on GC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:56:16+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:56:16.713Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-0720e3a4-901d-11f1-8925-fb46a9359ee2\">As Vollering finished, she stopped her computer and banged her chest twice in recognition of her good ride.<\/p>\n<p>Vollering has limited her losses on Resusser and gained close to 2:00 to Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:53:25+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:53:25.859Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a16e3692-901c-11f1-8de5-ebb3bf94cb57\">Demi Vollering (FDJ) stops the clock in 27:48.<\/p>\n<p>Marlen Reusser set 27:30 and so that is a great ride by Vollering.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-a16e3692-901c-11f1-8de5-ebb3bf94cb57-2\">She was very fast on the descent, doing a negative split compared to Reusser.<\/p>\n<p>Vollering slumps to rhe road and can hardly breath. She gave her absolute all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:51:33+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:51:33.651Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-5e8deaf2-901c-11f1-ab42-0d306cbfba8b\">Demi Vollering dives down the descent to Dijon.<\/p>\n<p>She opts not to always use the aero bars to stay a little safer.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-5e8deaf2-901c-11f1-ab42-0d306cbfba8b-2\">She sprints out of the corners to keep her speed close to 60km\/h on the flat roads to the finish.<\/p>\n<p>Vollering is set to be the best of the rest of the GC contenders, behind expected stage winner and new race leader Reusser.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:48:26+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:48:26.247Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-eedd13b8-901b-11f1-94c9-7967bc0d43f9\">Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD) finishes in 28:33. That keeps her in the GC battle.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9drine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly) sets 28:24.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:46:29+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:46:29.862Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a94e8f7a-901b-11f1-9535-1596615fd4d5\">Sigrid Haugset (Uno-X Mobility) is dressed all in yellow.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s trying to stay aero on the climb but is losing time after her huge ride yesterday. She sets 17:15 and so is 2:05 down on Reusser.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-a94e8f7a-901b-11f1-9535-1596615fd4d5-2\">Sadly she will lose the yellow jersey to Reusser.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:41:59+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:41:59.535Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-08247452-901b-11f1-b8ef-27d6b55a3b01\">Demi Vollering is on the climb and sets at the time check 15:33, only 22 slower than Reusser.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s an interesting ride and Vollering is in the GC battle.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:40:47+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:40:47.972Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-dd7c53e6-901a-11f1-bab1-719b86339daf\">Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot finishes in a time of 29:43 She will not be happy with that ride and time loss.<\/p>\n<p>She lost 2:13 to Reusser.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-dd7c53e6-901a-11f1-bab1-719b86339daf-2\">What does that mean to the GC battle now?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:37:48+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:37:48.232Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-72594ba0-901a-11f1-bf50-d50671f0b18f\">Marlen Reusser (Movistar) stops the clock in 27:30.<\/p>\n<p>She beats Lieke Nooijen (Visma) by just 4 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-72594ba0-901a-11f1-bf50-d50671f0b18f-2\">She lost some seconds on the descewnt but did enough to surely win the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Now we wait to see how much her GC rivals lose, especially Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot, who is losing minutes to Reusser.<\/p>\n<p>We will have a very different GC tonight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:33:22+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:33:22.940Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d43f14fe-9019-11f1-9dc6-015da37f6ee0\">Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD) is only 20 seconds slower than Reusser at the time split.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:31:45+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:31:45.042Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-99911af0-9019-11f1-a1f2-d7733eaa6d53\">Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon) is 50 seconds faster than Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot and only 30 seconds down on Marlen Reusser.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:30:25+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:30:25.225Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-69fa0356-9019-11f1-9509-59155e82d1c7\">Sigrid Haugset (Uno-X Mobility) starts her TT and so all the riders are out on the course.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:28:44+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:28:44.994Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-2eba7b90-9019-11f1-b983-e5f4b6214528\">Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot sets 16:31 at the time check.<\/p>\n<p>That is 1:20 down Marlen Reusser and the 10km fast descent and flat road to the finish is still to come.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:25:13+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:25:13.208Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-b0681270-9018-11f1-9b28-7d548d855cf5\">Marlen Reusser sets 15:10 at the time check.<\/p>\n<p>That is 20 seconds faster than Lieke Nooijen (Visma).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-b0681270-9018-11f1-9b28-7d548d855cf5-2\">Reusser will still have to ride fast on the descent and take some risks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:19:44+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:19:44.096Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ec40a088-9017-11f1-af4e-498f93930a30\">In comparison, Marlen Reusser has a great position, with a flat back but while also putting out the power.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-ec40a0ec-9017-11f1-949d-53a6b6b0c3d7\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/edRjqwL3YowrBq2Wss2M5j.jpg\" alt=\"AARBURG, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 20: Marlen Reusser of Switzerland and Team Movistar competes during the 89th Tour de Suisse 2026, Stage 4 a 23.7km individual time trial stage from Aarburg to Aarburg \/ #UCIWT \/ on June 20, 2026 in Aarburg, Switzerland. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:17:09+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:17:09.444Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-90013c06-9017-11f1-8f73-e932079492b3\">Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot does not look very aero on her TT bike. She is rocking and has a high head and body.<\/p>\n<p>She has worked on her TT position but she is a climber and seems to lack the power and aero position adaption.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-90013c06-9017-11f1-8f73-e932079492b3-2\">It will be fascinating to see how much time she loses to Reusser today and what does that mean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:13:03+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:13:03.788Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fdb60a8e-9016-11f1-805d-59a2feabf5bb\">Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx) set 16:08 at the 9.7km time check. Remember that time for the GC battle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:12:04+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:12:04.767Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-marlen-reusser-starts\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-marlen-reusser-starts\"><span>Marlen Reusser starts<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-da73f0d6-9016-11f1-b0b8-c52f3fcbe1b9\">Marlen Reusser Movistar is off and now so is Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;ll be vital to start fast but surely the world champion is the favourite today.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:07:33+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:07:33.357Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-38abe524-9016-11f1-b01c-795aa54dc7e0\">In the next 20 minutes all the GC riders will start their rides.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:07:01+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:07:01.979Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-25e2e564-9016-11f1-b76a-b5b000c35da9\">Dani Ostanek spoke to Puck Pieterse after she took the polka-dot jersey on stage 3. She is about to start her TT and we will discover is she is a GC contender.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;If there are points up for grabs, then I\u2019m not going to let them slip by&#8217; \u2013 Puck Pieterse remains focussed on original Tour de France Femmes goal despite taking polka dot jersey<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-25e2e5dc-9016-11f1-a44f-5d5b9d0fc067\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SJZ7mTHtLyx8SCFMvjMUr7.jpg\" alt=\"POLIGNY, FRANCE - AUGUST 03: Puck Pieterse of Netherlands and Team Fenix - Premier Tech celebrates at podium as Polka Dot Mountains Jersey winner during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026 - Stage 3 a 156.5km stage from Geneva to Poligny \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 03, 2026 in Poligny, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:02:57+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:02:57.218Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-93f8c330-9015-11f1-92a9-5ba638de65b8\">Lieke Nooijen (Visma) spoke about her ride. In truth she was fast on the descent, as well as the climb.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"elk-93f8c39e-9015-11f1-be72-0bd82e040a7f\">\n<blockquote class=\"vanilla-quoteblock\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s so hot here but I kept pushing to the end. The first part is mostly uplll, where you gain most time, I gave it everything to that point.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:00:29+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:00:29.116Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3bb79a3e-9015-11f1-ad56-2de56b236f3f\">All the big-name riders are in the start area for a final bike check and moment of peace.<\/p>\n<p>Once the top 20 take the start ramp, the time between riders will be expanded from one minute to two minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-3bb79a3e-9015-11f1-ad56-2de56b236f3f-2\">The top pair of contenders in the youth classification will be separated by just one rider, second-placed Isabella Holmgren (Lidl-Trek) starting at 17:00 and then best U24 rider Paul Blasi (UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD) going off at 17:04.<\/p>\n<p>Reusser will begin her ride at 17:08, followed by defending Tour champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Visma-Lease a Bike) leading a process of the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>Vollering goes off at 17:24, then Kim le Court-Pienaar at 17:26 and Haugset in the yellow jersey at 17:28.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:58:41+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:58:41.011Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fb527b6c-9014-11f1-a26d-8ffeee91eb03\">Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt (Canyon) lost some precious seconds on the descent and proves that the descewnt is a vital part of the race today.<\/p>\n<p>She sets a time of 27:50. She lost 16 seconds to Lieke Nooijen in 10km on the descent.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:56:42+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:56:42.306Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-b47de3d4-9014-11f1-a029-f9d035d13e21\">It&#8217;s time for the GC battle to begin.<\/p>\n<p>Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx &#8211; Protime) starts her time trial.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-b47de3d4-9014-11f1-a029-f9d035d13e21-2\">All her GC rivals will start after her.<\/p>\n<p>This is the TT start times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes stage 4 time trial start times \u2013 B\u00e4ckstedt, Reusser, Vollering among second half of starters taking on 21km ITT<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:54:30+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:54:30.866Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-663de020-9014-11f1-b28f-bfa809c67eab\">Kirsten Faulkner (EF) sets 28:24.<\/p>\n<p>She was third fastest at the time check and third at the finish.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-663de020-9014-11f1-b28f-bfa809c67eab-2\">However Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt (Canyon) is on the way to the finish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:45:35+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:45:35.168Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-26fbf150-9013-11f1-85ad-e94b3317ebce\">Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt (Canyon) is moving fast. She quickly catches her minute-rider Sol\u00e8ne Muller (St Michel &#8211; Preference Home-Auber93).<\/p>\n<p>On the climb B\u00e4ckstedt also caught Paula Pati\u00f1o (Laboral Kutxa-Fundaci\u00f3n Euskadi). She is flying!<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-26fbf150-9013-11f1-85ad-e94b3317ebce-2\">At the 10km intermediate time check, B\u00e4ckstedt is the fastest with a time of 15:30. That is the same time as Lieke Nooijen (Visma).<\/p>\n<p>B\u00e4ckstedt went deep on the climb but can now dive down the descent to the finish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:36:20+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:36:20.545Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-dc490220-9011-11f1-b5bb-030effaa288b\">Staying cool is important.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084648494757806489\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084648494757806489\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2744\ufe0f Keeping cool before it&#8217;s time to race. Zoe Backstedt et Rosa Maria Kloser cherchent un peu de fra\u00eecheur avant le d\u00e9part. \ud83e\udd75#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/z26VSgfj3yAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:35:26+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:35:26.637Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-bc2e8e4c-9011-11f1-a798-d3c73c4bd512\">Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt (Canyon) is underway. We will be watching her ride carefully.<\/p>\n<p>The British champion won the TT and the GC at the recent Baloise Ladies Tour. She also defended her British national TT title.<\/p>\n<p>B\u00e4ckstedt will set the benchmark amongst the TT specialist and the GC riders.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-bc2e8eb0-9011-11f1-bea9-3f01f2628a9d\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FivQquLon5uoMQpJLxHSea.jpg\" alt=\"MAASEIK, BELGIUM - JULY 18: Zoe Backstedt of Great Britain and Team CANYON\/\/SRAM zondacrypto - White Best Young Rider Jersey competes during the 12th Baloise Ladies Tour 2026 - Stage 3a a 8.4km individual time trial stage from Maaseik to Maaseik on July 18, 2026 in Maaseik, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:30:17+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:30:17.482Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-lieke-nooijen-27-36\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-lieke-nooijen-27-36\"><span>Lieke Nooijen 27:36<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-03d811ce-9011-11f1-848e-7347e577d17f\">Lieke Nooijen (Visma) sets a new fast time of 27:36.<\/p>\n<p>She was 50 seconds faster than Lotte Claes and clearly blasted down the descent at high, high speed.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-03d811ce-9011-11f1-848e-7347e577d17f-2\">That will be a hard time to beat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:28:01+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:28:01.388Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-b2e77656-9010-11f1-bbeb-6b722d35a183\">These are the TT start times.<\/p>\n<p>The 21km individual time trial takes place in the C\u00f4te d&#8217;Or vineyards, hills. Riders are on the hunt for gold at the finish line in Dijon, the ride expected to take 27 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-b2e77656-9010-11f1-bbeb-6b722d35a183-2\">The course begins in the centre of the village, with a flat opening 7km. The route is punctuated by a 1.8km climb to Marsannay-la-C\u00f4te, which averages 6.9%.<\/p>\n<p>Once across the top, there is still another one kilometre at 4% gradient to cover to reach Corcelles-les-Monts. The final 9km roll downhill for the finish in Dijon, for the finish on Avenue du G\u00e9n\u00e9ral-de-Gaulle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes stage 4 time trial start times \u2013 B\u00e4ckstedt, Reusser, Vollering among second half of starters taking on 21km ITT<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-b2e776ec-9010-11f1-9a70-950bffb8c398\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JsLjAyXZv28fjswP8VyEoX.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Nina Berton of Luxembourg and Team EF Education - Oatly competes during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:24:08+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:24:08.805Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-281ec36c-9010-11f1-9a09-25f6a3538416\">Time trials are are special bike tech days and we created this photo gallery from the opening stages. It&#8217;s for our Cyclingnews members and so has a special layout.<\/p>\n<p>There are some great bikes and tech innovations in the TDFF peloton.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes Tech Gallery: Lightweight parts, custom paint and a host of clever tech tricks<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-281ec40c-9010-11f1-ba32-d1ce6c378d9c\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fajogma9Me7SkLQ6Chx9ZV.jpg\" alt=\"Visma Lease a Bike&amp;#039;s Cervelo S5 at the Tour de France femmes\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:15:19+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:15:19.734Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ecd4dbe4-900e-11f1-9a53-17114aecbdcf\">We had a chance to see the fast descent and it is very fast.<\/p>\n<p>Riders are touching 100km\/h even as they ride time trial bikes and perhaps in the aero bars.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-ecd4dbe4-900e-11f1-9a53-17114aecbdcf-2\">Let&#8217;s hope everyone stays safe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:14:00+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:14:00.278Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-bfb897ae-900e-11f1-9d57-ef3c8ec050d2\">Britain&#8217;s Millie Couzens (Fenix-Premier Tech) is also fast.<\/p>\n<p>She sets 28:38, to take second place for now.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:08:44+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:08:44.070Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-lotte-claes-28-25\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-lotte-claes-28-25\"><span>Lotte Claes 28:25<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-011af6fc-900e-11f1-ac34-3d8b3841735e\">Lotte Claes (Fenix-Premier Tech) sets the new fastest time of 28:25.<\/p>\n<p>She was 24 seconds faster than Sandrine Tas.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:04:33+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:04:33.654Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6bad6aaa-900d-11f1-9f4d-cf5b314fb611\">Next off is Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx) she is racing in the green points jersey.<\/p>\n<p>We know she is fast and has speed and power but we are not expecting her to go full gas in the TT.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-6bad6aaa-900d-11f1-9f4d-cf5b314fb611-2\">Wiebes is likely to try to safe energy for a shot at another stage or in the intermediate sprints.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:02:02+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:02:02.677Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-11c4e450-900d-11f1-832f-071fd090fff8\">Ur\u0161ka \u017digart (AG Insurance &#8211; Soudal Team) is underway.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084638258244301289\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084638258244301289\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee Urska Zigart rolls down the start ramp!La Slov\u00e8ne Urska Zigart s&#8217;\u00e9lance \u00e0 son tour ! \ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2640\ufe0f#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/pDIK8fuQrDAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:56:36+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:56:36.797Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-4f6413cc-900c-11f1-8517-67902b60c1ef\">Lotte Claes (Fenix-Premier Tech) sets a new fastest time of 15:44 at the 11.3km time check.<\/p>\n<p>She is one to watch for the finish.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:55:41+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:55:41.615Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-2e8e6d28-900c-11f1-b6d5-2ff13fb6b6f5\">Daniek Hengeveld (Visma) is the Dutch TT champion and she sets the third-fastest time of 28:59. She is only 9 seconds slower than Sandrine Tas (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:54:15+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:54:15.077Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fbb85418-900b-11f1-bf04-fd934aea311b\">The first kilometre in Gevrey-Chambertin is testing in the town centre streets, with cobbles and road gullies.<\/p>\n<p>It will be important to start fast and perhaps take a few risks.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:50:05+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:50:05.269Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6620d6fa-900b-11f1-ae13-53f802364e9e\">60 riders have started the TT, with around 80 still to start.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our interactive times to see who is closest to Sandrine Tas (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies). For now she is in the hot seat.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:42:45+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:42:45.467Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6011ffb0-900a-11f1-8c60-5dbd40678174\">Dutch journalist and former rider Thijs Zonneveld rode the TT earlier and highlights the impact of the tail wind, especially off the mid-stage rise.<\/p>\n<p>The time checks show the difference in speed on the different parts of the course.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-6011ffb0-900a-11f1-8c60-5dbd40678174-2\">Zonneveld wrote: &#8220;Did a lap of the time trial course. What a racetrack. Wind coming diagonally from behind; after the climb, it goes so fast that you need a parachute to brake on the way down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084608157528023046\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084608157528023046\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rondje tijdritparcours gedaan. Wat een racebaan. Wind schuin achter, na het klimmetje gaat het zo hard dat je een parachute nodig hebt om beneden af te remmen.August 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:39:44+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:39:44.084Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-new-best-time\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-new-best-time\"><span>New best time<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-f3b052ae-9009-11f1-be0e-a971fc8ea92a\">Sandrine Tas (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies) has pulled off a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>She was 10 seconds slower than C\u00e9lia Le Mou\u00ebl (Ma Petite Entreprise) at the time check but finished fast and set a new fastest time of 28:49.39, that&#8217;s just 0.96 second faster than Le Mou\u00ebl.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-f3b052ae-9009-11f1-be0e-a971fc8ea92a-2\">Wow!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:35:56+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:35:56.588Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6c00ba6a-9009-11f1-a2fc-f962165d7eac\"><strong>Enjoying our live race coverage? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for an all-access pass to our unrivalled reporting of WorldTour racing, bike tech and exclusive in-depth features. Plus, access to the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on-the-go! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-6c00ba6a-9009-11f1-a2fc-f962165d7eac-2\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer kiosq-button-layer\"><strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer-container\">\n<div class=\"kiosq-login-button rowCenter\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:34:57+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:34:57.430Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-48c05f56-9009-11f1-a95e-c93f51a7dace\">This is Charlotte Kool.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-48c0600a-9009-11f1-b50c-ad31f3f2a4ac\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J9fJPnRreWmWsqsEg6cn2E.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Charlotte Kool of Netherlands and Team Fenix - Premier Tech competes during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:33:40+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:33:40.589Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-1b2fd404-9009-11f1-8750-9fe6a026f1a1\">Our photographers are out along the course to get the best shots.<\/p>\n<p>We love these early pics from the vines of the C\u00f4te d\u2019Or. This is Elena Cecchini at speed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-1b2fd468-9009-11f1-9d51-7ba6e26833a0\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rjuk7u3WBibCEFvjhkKzw4.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Elena Cecchini of Italy and Team SD Worx - Protime competes close to a vineyards field during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:31:23+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:31:23.260Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-c9454732-9008-11f1-8ca2-65907cf80900\">Here is C\u00e9lia Le Mou\u00ebl (Ma Petite Entreprise) in action.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-c94547b4-9008-11f1-967b-f75cafc382f3\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/64r58v5jzx7a9E66t3QZsc.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Celia Le Mouel of France and Team Ma Petite Entreprise competes during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:29:50+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:29:50.910Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-early-fast-time\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-early-fast-time\"><span>Early fast time<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-9242ca84-9008-11f1-81b2-2161b8e0d869\">Romina Hinojosa (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies) finishes with a time of 31:24. She is soon beaten by No\u00e9mie Abgrall (Ma Petite Entreprise) who sets 30:33.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9lia Le Mou\u00ebl (Ma Petite Entreprise) beats that and goes into the hot seat with a hot time of 28:50.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:22:12+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:22:12.868Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-814f3038-9007-11f1-a875-296646a4bd84\">C\u00e9lia Le Mou\u00ebl (Ma Petite Entreprise) is the French TT champion, so is racing in the iconic red, white and blue colours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084628857118757261\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084628857118757261\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Final adjustments complete&#8230; and off goes French champion C\u00e9lia Le Mouel!Derniers ajustements et la championne de France C\u00e9lia Le Mouel peut s&#8217;\u00e9lancer ! \u26a1\ufe0f#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/FJhD2dfAspAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:20:15+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:20:15.988Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3b907d72-9007-11f1-8eba-f5218792bf15\">Back to the racing and 30 riders have started, with ten passing the time check at Lacets de Marsannay, with 11.3 km race, so near half distance of the 21km TT.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9lia Le Mou\u00ebl (Ma Petite Entreprise) is fastest so far, with 15:49.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-3b907d72-9007-11f1-8eba-f5218792bf15-2\">That is the first benchmark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:17:26+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:17:26.345Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d63e8eb4-9006-11f1-b5fe-1b57ec2ce311\">We have highlighted how the TT is vital for the TDFF GC battle. Today&#8217;s stage will create the first significant time gaps and so shape how riders will have race in the days to come &#8211; on the attack or defence.<\/p>\n<p>The podium of the most recent World Championships time trial gives us an simple indication. There Marlen Reusser (Movistar), Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) and Demi Vollering (FDJ) showed they can gain time on their rivals.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-d63e8eb4-9006-11f1-b5fe-1b57ec2ce311-2\">Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot won the 2025 Tour in the mountains. She has worked hard on her time trialing skills and bike position but admits she is riding into the unknown today.<\/p>\n<p>The time trial will be a race of truth for the French rider.<\/p>\n<p>Read Simone Giuliani&#8217;s special story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;So far, everything is going according to plan&#8217; \u2013 Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot on track after first three Tour de France Femmes stages but now it&#8217;s time to head into the great unknown<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-d63e8f22-9006-11f1-a99b-59d9e7c965c1\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/itkacpSiHZ3zaZpoyWawLZ.jpg\" alt=\"Team Visma | Lease a Bike&amp;#039;s French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot looks on as she warms up ahead of the 3rd (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women&amp;#039;s Tour de France cycling race, 156.5 km from Geneva to Poligny, in Poligny, central-eastern France on August 3, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:06:39+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:06:39.952Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-55275ad2-9005-11f1-9c0e-8fad35aa2232\">This is the moment Romina Hinojosa (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies) started her ride.<\/p>\n<p>She is the last rider on GC after staying with her teammate Dina Boels finish stage 2.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-55275ad2-9005-11f1-9c0e-8fad35aa2232-2\">The Belgian team experienced one of their hardest days on the Tour de France Femmes, losing 3 riders. Dina and Romina fought together for 60 kilometres to finish within time limit and they made it.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly she abandoned the day after but can be proud of her fight.<\/p>\n<p>Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies only have 3 riders left in the Tour but they will race on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084625273954193870\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084625273954193870\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd Romina Hinojosa is the first rider down the start ramp. Stage 4 is underway! Romina Hinojosa est la premi\u00e8re \u00e0 prendre le d\u00e9part, l&#8217;\u00e9tape 4 est lanc\u00e9e ! \u23f1\ufe0f#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/iU51QdUyOKAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:02:20+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:02:20.636Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ba678850-9004-11f1-ab36-63fa2785da66\"><strong>Enjoying our live race coverage? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for an all-access pass to our unrivalled reporting of WorldTour racing, bike tech and exclusive in-depth features. Plus, access to the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on-the-go! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-ba678850-9004-11f1-ab36-63fa2785da66-2\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer kiosq-button-layer\"><strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer-container\">\n<div class=\"kiosq-login-button rowCenter\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:01:18+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:01:18.306Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-95410e3e-9004-11f1-a555-9307fd0e79ce\"><strong>Who is your pick for the race against the clock?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have your say and take part in our poll at the top of our live coverage.<\/p>\n<p>I voted for Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt because I&#8217;m sure she is motivated, strong and ready to a few risks, all while performing at her very best.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-95410ea2-9004-11f1-8221-b5b2ef009ee6\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KahXYpvesX3YA8inLXvnyT.jpg\" alt=\"MAASEIK, BELGIUM - JULY 18: Zoe Backstedt of Great Britain and Team CANYON\/\/SRAM zondacrypto - White Best Young Rider Jersey competes during the 12th Baloise Ladies Tour 2026 - Stage 3a a 8.4km individual time trial stage from Maaseik to Maaseik on July 18, 2026 in Maaseik, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:53:39+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:53:39.496Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-official-start\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-official-start\"><span>OFFICIAL START<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-83f4941c-9003-11f1-a9de-e1d205e1e27e\">Here we go!<\/p>\n<p>Romina Hinojosa (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies) starts her ride. She is the first rider off.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:52:40+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:52:40.142Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6082f76c-9003-11f1-91e6-31a0ec3f2395\">These are some key rider start times.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084584746533761525\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084584746533761525\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40 Keep your eyes wide open, it\u2019s going to be fast! \ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\udca8\ud83d\ude80 Ouvrez grand les yeux, \u00e7a va aller vite ! #TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/e6PktsVizzAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:51:30+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:51:30.000Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-36e900d6-9003-11f1-a5db-c5bed4120d3f\">tick, tock, tick, tock. It&#8217;s almost time for the TT to begin.<\/p>\n<p>There are 138 riders left in the race and they will start at 1-minutew intervals, with the last 20 riders starting at 2-minute intervals.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-36e900d6-9003-11f1-a5db-c5bed4120d3f-2\">Allez les Femmes!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:43:07+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:43:07.841Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-0b7ae816-9002-11f1-a6ba-9db10785c320\">It&#8217;s 10 minutes to the start of the time trial and many riders are already warming up near their buses.<\/p>\n<p>The fans and ice vests are out in the shade of the team buses because it is 34C on the ground in central France.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-0b7ae816-9002-11f1-a6ba-9db10785c320-2\">That heat adds an extra difficulty to the stage alongside the need to push at 100%, bike handling and those huge aero helmets.<\/p>\n<p>Time trials are a test of many skills and that&#8217;s why they&#8217;re so fascinating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:40:03+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:40:03.118Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9d8233fa-9001-11f1-a1f9-cb2b7d2592d2\">We&#8217;re loving the bidon hunting vibes at the TDFF.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084619735119864030\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084619735119864030\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf7c Bottle hunter: expert level \u2070Chasseur de bidons : niveau expert \ud83d\ude0e#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/Vp6zso1VwsAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:34:44+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:34:44.428Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-df884344-9000-11f1-85d7-81a9cd8230a6\">Matilda Price and Dani Ostanek are on the ground in France, gathering all the best TDFF news, reaction and producing some great analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Matilda wrote this special feature on the Tour starting in Switzerland and what that means for the race and for Swiss cycling. It&#8217;s a fascinating read as we wait for the TT to begin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A very Swiss start to the Tour de France Femmes, but what next for women&#8217;s cycling in Switzerland?<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-df8843a8-9000-11f1-b6fc-1d2cbe9eb8d4\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Nsmo3pDB6aKXGTYD3Lkzgg.jpg\" alt=\"GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 02: A general view of the peloton competing while fans cheers during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 2 a 147.9km stage from Aigle to Geneva \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 02, 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:25:55+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:25:55.465Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a3ed231e-8fff-11f1-83a3-e1ad87b091d1\">This is the technical start to the TT. Precious seconds can be lost here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084609494374322589\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084609494374322589\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40 Twists and turns from the very start in Gevrey-Chambertin.\u2070D\u00e8s les premiers m\u00e8tres, les virages s&#8217;encha\u00eenent dans les rues de Gevrey-Chambertin. \ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2640\ufe0f#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/GikttwsVR9August 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:14:06+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:14:06.917Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fd8f5b5a-8ffd-11f1-be78-bf217da02a24\">Early today, the riders were allowed to train and recon the course for a final time, to have a final look at the key corners and sectors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084605218642100418\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084605218642100418\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Recon rides are underway!C\u2019est parti pour les reconnaissances du contre-la-montre ! \u231a\ufe0f#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/uOQf2uEGphAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:13:16+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:13:16.652Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-dfe35052-8ffd-11f1-8e6c-7b49f9ff6710\">Romina Hinojosa (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies) is the first of the 139 riders to start the TT.<\/p>\n<p>She rolls down the start ramp at 14:51CEST local time.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-dfe35052-8ffd-11f1-8e6c-7b49f9ff6710-2\">The Cyclingnews live coverage includes a Race Situation box with all the start times, the intermediate times and the finish time.<\/p>\n<p>Our live updates will give you all the inside information on the TT, with details and analysis of the performances and what the time gians and time losses mean for the GC battle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:07:14+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:07:14.494Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-080531b4-8ffd-11f1-a66b-43541184622f\">This is the map of the 21km time trial from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon through the C\u00f4te d\u2019Or vineyards on central France.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-08053254-8ffd-11f1-b48a-43d7a8f9a9b5\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/95oM7En4dCZWpG8qWviqYR.jpg\" alt=\"Stage 4 map, Tour de France Femmes 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: \u00a9GEOATLAS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:04:23+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:04:23.412Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a1f60aba-8ffc-11f1-af1b-311dea34a707\">Riders face extra pre-race checks by race judges after suspicions that some riders are looking for an extra marginal gains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extra clothing checks at Tour de France Femmes after reports riders may be padding bras for aero gains<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T11:59:08+00:00\">2026-08-04T11:59:08.250Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-e6e45236-8ffb-11f1-bb62-cdddbd87c13f\">Read our special TT preview for details of the 21km course and the riders in action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 4 preview &#8211; 21km individual time trial with one mid-race climb &#8216;super hard to predict&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T11:56:39+00:00\">2026-08-04T11:56:39.020Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8cfe01f4-8ffb-11f1-9245-11a6d02c92a4\">As always, we will have full live coverage of all the action from the 21km individual time trial to Dijon.<\/p>\n<p>We are expecting some great individual performances but also a GC battle as every second counts.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T11:54:33+00:00\">2026-08-04T11:54:33.455Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-271ff64a-7fc4-11f1-94f1-25be5bc5a25d\">Hello and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of the Tour de France Femmes time trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"viafoura-comments\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[1070px] viafoura-twig-component mt-6\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=&apos;vfcustom-community-guidelines&apos;&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; 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Plus, the Cyclingnews app lets you follow the action wherever you go!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer kiosq-button-layer\"><strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer-container\">\n<div class=\"kiosq-login-button rowCenter\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-results\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-results\"><span>Results<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"slice-container table-wrapper slice-container-table\" data-component-name=\"Slice:Table\" id=\"elk-d32f18e6-9020-11f1-a82e-373320bc7b9c\">\n<div class=\"table__instruction\">\nSwipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table__container\">\n<table class=\"table__wrapper table__wrapper--inbodyContent table__wrapper--sticky table__wrapper--divider\">\n<caption class=\"table__caption table__caption--top table__caption--left\">\nStage result<br \/>\n<\/caption>\n<thead class=\"table__head\">\n<tr class=\"table__head__row\">\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Rank<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Name<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Result<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"table__body\">\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Marlen Reusser (Swi) Movistar Team<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:27:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Lieke Nooijen (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:04<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Demi Vollering (Ned) FDJ United-SUEZ<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Zoe Jane Backstedt (GBr) Canyon-SRAM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Mischa Bredewold (Ned) SD Worx-Protime<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Kristen Faulkner (USA) EF Education-Oatly<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:54<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra) EF Education-Oatly<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:54<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Lotte Claes (Bel) Fenix-Premier Tech<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:55<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Riejanne Markus (Ned) Lidl-Trek<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:1:01<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:1:03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slice-container table-wrapper slice-container-table\" data-component-name=\"Slice:Table\" id=\"elk-c4f2fd64-9021-11f1-b08b-6d345aa6b2b8\">\n<div class=\"table__instruction\">\nSwipe to scroll horizontally<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"table__container\">\n<table class=\"table__wrapper table__wrapper--inbodyContent table__wrapper--sticky table__wrapper--divider\">\n<caption class=\"table__caption table__caption--top table__caption--left\">\nGeneral Classification after stage 4<br \/>\n<\/caption>\n<thead class=\"table__head\">\n<tr class=\"table__head__row\">\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Rank<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Name<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th class=\"table__head__heading table__head__heading--left\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Result<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"table__body\">\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Marlen Reusser (Swi) Movistar Team<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>11:47:36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Demi Vollering (Ned) FDJ United-SUEZ<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra) EF Education-Oatly<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:54<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Sigrid Haugset (Nor) Uno-X Mobility<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:0:56<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:1:03<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol) Canyon-SRAM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:1:09<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Paula Blasi Cairol (Spa) UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:1:12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Anna van der Breggen (Ned) SD Worx-Protime<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:1:17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Antonia Niedermaier (Ger) Canyon-SRAM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:1:43<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Femke de Vries (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>0:1:47<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-widget-type=\"contentparsed\" id=\"live-feed-multipage\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-contentparsed widget-live-feed-multipage widget-contentparsed-live-feed-multipage news-article widget-content-parsed widget-content-parsed-default multipage widget-content-parsed-live-feed \">\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\" article-body \">\n<div id=\"ad-unit-1\" class=\"ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div data-component-name=\"Article:LiveReportUpdater\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:56:05+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:56:05.322Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-621923ae-9025-11f1-82e5-1502dd083e05\">Thanks for joining us for full live coverage of the time trial.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be back on Wednesday with full live coverage of stage 5.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-621923ae-9025-11f1-82e5-1502dd083e05-2\">We can&#8217;t wait. Follow the Femmes!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:54:59+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:54:59.505Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3ae00a5a-9025-11f1-bc91-ef8c26b50fcf\">The 2026 Tour de France Femmes continues on Wednesday with stage 5 in the hills of Beaujolais. We&#8217;re expecting great wines and great racing.<\/p>\n<p>The constantly rolling stage is from M\u00e2con to Belleville-en-Beaujolais and includes 2900 metres of elevation gain over 140 kilometres of racing.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-3ae00a5a-9025-11f1-bc91-ef8c26b50fcf-2\">The climbing starts immediately with the 9.6km climb of C\u00f4te de Cenves, followed by five more classified climbs packed into the opening 75km of the stage.<\/p>\n<p>The final 30km includes Col de Gerbet (4.6 km at 6.5%), it is a climb of two parts, 1.3km of climbing is followed by a flat section before the road pitches up once again for the final 1.4 kilometres, maxing out at 16%.<\/p>\n<p>The bonus second point comes at the bottom of the final climb of the day, Mont Brouilly (3 km at 7.7%), where the final selection will be made. It is just 10 km from the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>Check out full stage preview.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 5 preview<\/strong> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-3ae00abe-9025-11f1-bfa3-eb2fc119e077\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM.jpg\" alt=\"Tour de France Femmes 2026 map\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: ASO)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-3ae00b2c-9025-11f1-8ce3-153745df7162\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BCEuaTG5VN4qYgaqxWC5pR.jpg\" alt=\"Stage 5 map, Tour de France Femmes 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: \u00a9GEOATLAS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:45:09+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:45:09.454Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-db2dfcbc-9023-11f1-8430-9dc46f3d057d\">Matilda Price and Dani Ostanek are in Dijon speaking to riders and teams for news and analysis. They will soon have a full view and multiple stories on what happened in the time trial.<\/p>\n<p>First up is this quick news on Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma) and how she lost 2:13 to Reusser, 1:59 to Demi Vollering and a minute to all her other GC rivals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the back foot: defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot suffers major GC setback in Tour de France Femmes time trial<\/strong> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-db2dfd20-9023-11f1-b5a2-cd63ff4a4d70\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hYrzGhKW3oJM4Rctv2UP5g.jpg\" alt=\"Team Visma | Lease a Bike&amp;#039;s French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot competes during the individual time-trial in the 4th (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women&amp;#039;s Tour de France cycling race, 21 km time trial between Gevrey-Chambertin and Dijon, eastern France on August 4, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:40:09+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:40:09.361Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-284c7682-9023-11f1-9b3f-bff3865e014e\">Reusser increased her gear options for the fast descent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During the recon, it felt a bit different, so I had planned it differently. But in the end, I think I did a good time trial,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-284c7682-9023-11f1-9b3f-bff3865e014e-2\">Reusser described winning the TT and taking yellow as her Project Dijon. It is mission accomplished, as she has the yellow jersey, just like the colour of mustard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the first Tour de France that was really my goal of the year,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were starting in Switzerland on the Swiss National Day, and on the fourth day a time trial in Dijon. We\u2019ve been talking about it since Christmas, \u2018Project Dijon\u2019, for the yellow colour of the mustard, to win the time trial and maybe take yellow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It worked out, and I\u2019m really happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-284c76e6-9023-11f1-9e09-159bbc503ab0\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3RQ9P7infBaWv5DC2CSpS3.jpg\" alt=\"Movistar Team&amp;#039;s Swiss rider Marlen Reusser celebrates on the podium after winning the individual time-trial in the 4th (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women&amp;#039;s Tour de France cycling race, 21 km time trial between Gevrey-Chambertin and Dijon, in Dijon, eastern France on August 4, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-284c7754-9023-11f1-97a2-353180aecfae\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Jne4kTcfwJoM4axXspMh87.jpg\" alt=\"Movistar Team&amp;#039;s Swiss rider Marlen Reusser celebrates on the podium with the overall leader&amp;#039;s yellow jersey after the individual time-trial in the 4th (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women&amp;#039;s Tour de France cycling race, 21 km time trial between Gevrey-Chambertin and Dijon, in Dijon, eastern France on August 4, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:36:14+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:36:14.252Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9c44e2c8-9022-11f1-9cc1-8bd12c36ccd5\">Marlen Reusser savoured her third Tour stage victory and especially pulling on the leader&#8217;s yellow jersey, even if she is a perfectionist.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It wasn\u2019t perfect perfect, but it was good,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I started well, I did a good climb, but I had a little bit of a problem with my bike and the wind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-9c44e35e-9022-11f1-be32-9b3e8260a83f\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uRfxk76iYJF7GNm6vkYnjR.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Marlen Reusser of Switzerland and Team Movistar competes during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:32:05+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:32:05.236Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-07b61492-9022-11f1-9812-05f7234506a8\"><strong>Support our unrivalled coverage of the Tour de France Femmes and women&#8217;s cycling by subscribing to Cyclingnews. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In return, you get unlimited access to high-quality journalism, with breaking news, race analysis, and expert insight from inside the women&#8217;s peloton. Plus, the Cyclingnews app lets you follow the action wherever you go!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-07b61492-9022-11f1-9812-05f7234506a8-2\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer kiosq-button-layer\"><strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer-container\">\n<div class=\"kiosq-login-button rowCenter\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:27:39+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:27:39.963Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6998a1c6-9021-11f1-a885-69d3c4ee53e1\">To understand the details of the TT, read our full stage report.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes: Marlen Reusser rockets into yellow jersey with victory in Dijon on stage 4 time trial<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-6998a23e-9021-11f1-a126-0b1c16e8fc32\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/AN4U6fH6UpWmp67YeAJxnK.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Marlen Reusser of Switzerland and Team Movistar competes during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:16:22+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:16:22.457Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d5cc0ef2-901f-11f1-ac60-8dff4da246a7\">We have the first photos of Marlen Reusser.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-d5cc0f56-901f-11f1-912c-19698370889e\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSsxBQBsC9YiWKT6AJEcXe.jpg\" alt=\"Movistar Team&amp;#039;s Swiss rider Marlen Reusser competes during the individual time-trial in the 4th (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women&amp;#039;s Tour de France cycling race, 21 km time trial between Gevrey-Chambertin and Dijon, eastern France on August 4, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:13:07+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:13:07.040Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6140dcde-901f-11f1-8640-2b266d561906\">The TT has created a new GC and created a new handicap race for the Ventoux finish.<\/p>\n<p>From stage 5 we will see a new Tour de France Femmes.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:02:29+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:02:29.357Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-e52ed9da-901d-11f1-a70c-f1c4b1ea40e7\">This is the new GC after stage 4.<\/p>\n<p>Look at the time gaps and think about what it means with all the mountain stages still to come.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-e52ed9da-901d-11f1-a70c-f1c4b1ea40e7-2\">1 Marlen Reusser (Swi) Movistar Team 11:47:36<br \/>2 Demi Vollering (Ned) FDJ United-SUEZ 0:0:14<br \/>3 Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra) EF Education-Oatly 0:0:54<br \/>4 Sigrid Haugset (Nor) Uno-X Mobility 0:0:56<br \/>5 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD 0:1:03<br \/>6 Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol) Canyon-SRAM 0:1:09<br \/>7 Paula Blasi Cairol (Spa) UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD 0:1:12<br \/>8 Anna van der Breggen (Ned) SD Worx-Protime 0:1:17<br \/>9 Antonia Niedermaier (Ger) Canyon-SRAM 0:1:43<br \/>10 Femke de Vries (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike 0:1:47<\/p>\n<p><strong>14 Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Fra) Visma-Lease a Bike 2:13.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:01:09+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:01:09.979Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-b61583f6-901d-11f1-ae7b-37547542b6a8\">This is the stage result:<\/p>\n<p>1 Marlen Reusser (Swi) Movistar Team 0:27:30<br \/>2 Lieke Nooijen (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike 0:0:04<br \/>3 Demi Vollering (Ned) FDJ United-SUEZ 0:0:18<br \/>4 Zoe Jane Backstedt (GBr) Canyon-SRAM 0:0:20<br \/>5 Mischa Bredewold (Ned) SD Worx-Protime 0:0:45<br \/>6 Kristen Faulkner (USA) EF Education-Oatly 0:0:54<br \/>7 Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra) EF Education-Oatly 0:0:54<br \/>8 Lotte Claes (Bel) Fenix-Premier Tech 0:0:55<br \/>9 Riejanne Markus (Ned) Lidl-Trek 0:1:01<br \/>10 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD 0:1:03<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:59:53+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:59:53.810Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8871f2f4-901d-11f1-831f-c3fa230f1588\">Here comes Sigrid Haugset (Uno-X Mobility).<\/p>\n<p>She was already 2:00 slower than Reusser with a kilometre to go and sets a final time of 30:36<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-8871f2f4-901d-11f1-831f-c3fa230f1588-2\">That&#8217;s 3:06 slower than Reusser and so she loses yellow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:57:10+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:57:10.970Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-288e6020-901d-11f1-849f-27b0046814c1\">Kim Le Court-Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal) sets 29:53, to slip out of the top five on GC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:56:16+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:56:16.713Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-0720e3a4-901d-11f1-8925-fb46a9359ee2\">As Vollering finished, she stopped her computer and banged her chest twice in recognition of her good ride.<\/p>\n<p>Vollering has limited her losses on Resusser and gained close to 2:00 to Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:53:25+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:53:25.859Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a16e3692-901c-11f1-8de5-ebb3bf94cb57\">Demi Vollering (FDJ) stops the clock in 27:48.<\/p>\n<p>Marlen Reusser set 27:30 and so that is a great ride by Vollering.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-a16e3692-901c-11f1-8de5-ebb3bf94cb57-2\">She was very fast on the descent, doing a negative split compared to Reusser.<\/p>\n<p>Vollering slumps to rhe road and can hardly breath. She gave her absolute all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:51:33+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:51:33.651Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-5e8deaf2-901c-11f1-ab42-0d306cbfba8b\">Demi Vollering dives down the descent to Dijon.<\/p>\n<p>She opts not to always use the aero bars to stay a little safer.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-5e8deaf2-901c-11f1-ab42-0d306cbfba8b-2\">She sprints out of the corners to keep her speed close to 60km\/h on the flat roads to the finish.<\/p>\n<p>Vollering is set to be the best of the rest of the GC contenders, behind expected stage winner and new race leader Reusser.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:48:26+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:48:26.247Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-eedd13b8-901b-11f1-94c9-7967bc0d43f9\">Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD) finishes in 28:33. That keeps her in the GC battle.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9drine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly) sets 28:24.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:46:29+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:46:29.862Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a94e8f7a-901b-11f1-9535-1596615fd4d5\">Sigrid Haugset (Uno-X Mobility) is dressed all in yellow.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s trying to stay aero on the climb but is losing time after her huge ride yesterday. She sets 17:15 and so is 2:05 down on Reusser.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-a94e8f7a-901b-11f1-9535-1596615fd4d5-2\">Sadly she will lose the yellow jersey to Reusser.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:41:59+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:41:59.535Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-08247452-901b-11f1-b8ef-27d6b55a3b01\">Demi Vollering is on the climb and sets at the time check 15:33, only 22 slower than Reusser.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s an interesting ride and Vollering is in the GC battle.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:40:47+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:40:47.972Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-dd7c53e6-901a-11f1-bab1-719b86339daf\">Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot finishes in a time of 29:43 She will not be happy with that ride and time loss.<\/p>\n<p>She lost 2:13 to Reusser.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-dd7c53e6-901a-11f1-bab1-719b86339daf-2\">What does that mean to the GC battle now?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:37:48+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:37:48.232Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-72594ba0-901a-11f1-bf50-d50671f0b18f\">Marlen Reusser (Movistar) stops the clock in 27:30.<\/p>\n<p>She beats Lieke Nooijen (Visma) by just 4 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-72594ba0-901a-11f1-bf50-d50671f0b18f-2\">She lost some seconds on the descewnt but did enough to surely win the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Now we wait to see how much her GC rivals lose, especially Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot, who is losing minutes to Reusser.<\/p>\n<p>We will have a very different GC tonight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:33:22+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:33:22.940Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d43f14fe-9019-11f1-9dc6-015da37f6ee0\">Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD) is only 20 seconds slower than Reusser at the time split.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:31:45+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:31:45.042Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-99911af0-9019-11f1-a1f2-d7733eaa6d53\">Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon) is 50 seconds faster than Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot and only 30 seconds down on Marlen Reusser.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:30:25+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:30:25.225Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-69fa0356-9019-11f1-9509-59155e82d1c7\">Sigrid Haugset (Uno-X Mobility) starts her TT and so all the riders are out on the course.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:28:44+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:28:44.994Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-2eba7b90-9019-11f1-b983-e5f4b6214528\">Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot sets 16:31 at the time check.<\/p>\n<p>That is 1:20 down Marlen Reusser and the 10km fast descent and flat road to the finish is still to come.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:25:13+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:25:13.208Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-b0681270-9018-11f1-9b28-7d548d855cf5\">Marlen Reusser sets 15:10 at the time check.<\/p>\n<p>That is 20 seconds faster than Lieke Nooijen (Visma).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-b0681270-9018-11f1-9b28-7d548d855cf5-2\">Reusser will still have to ride fast on the descent and take some risks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:19:44+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:19:44.096Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ec40a088-9017-11f1-af4e-498f93930a30\">In comparison, Marlen Reusser has a great position, with a flat back but while also putting out the power.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-ec40a0ec-9017-11f1-949d-53a6b6b0c3d7\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/edRjqwL3YowrBq2Wss2M5j.jpg\" alt=\"AARBURG, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 20: Marlen Reusser of Switzerland and Team Movistar competes during the 89th Tour de Suisse 2026, Stage 4 a 23.7km individual time trial stage from Aarburg to Aarburg \/ #UCIWT \/ on June 20, 2026 in Aarburg, Switzerland. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:17:09+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:17:09.444Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-90013c06-9017-11f1-8f73-e932079492b3\">Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot does not look very aero on her TT bike. She is rocking and has a high head and body.<\/p>\n<p>She has worked on her TT position but she is a climber and seems to lack the power and aero position adaption.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-90013c06-9017-11f1-8f73-e932079492b3-2\">It will be fascinating to see how much time she loses to Reusser today and what does that mean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:13:03+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:13:03.788Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fdb60a8e-9016-11f1-805d-59a2feabf5bb\">Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx) set 16:08 at the 9.7km time check. Remember that time for the GC battle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:12:04+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:12:04.767Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-marlen-reusser-starts\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-marlen-reusser-starts\"><span>Marlen Reusser starts<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-da73f0d6-9016-11f1-b0b8-c52f3fcbe1b9\">Marlen Reusser Movistar is off and now so is Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;ll be vital to start fast but surely the world champion is the favourite today.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:07:33+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:07:33.357Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-38abe524-9016-11f1-b01c-795aa54dc7e0\">In the next 20 minutes all the GC riders will start their rides.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:07:01+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:07:01.979Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-25e2e564-9016-11f1-b76a-b5b000c35da9\">Dani Ostanek spoke to Puck Pieterse after she took the polka-dot jersey on stage 3. She is about to start her TT and we will discover is she is a GC contender.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;If there are points up for grabs, then I\u2019m not going to let them slip by&#8217; \u2013 Puck Pieterse remains focussed on original Tour de France Femmes goal despite taking polka dot jersey<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-25e2e5dc-9016-11f1-a44f-5d5b9d0fc067\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SJZ7mTHtLyx8SCFMvjMUr7.jpg\" alt=\"POLIGNY, FRANCE - AUGUST 03: Puck Pieterse of Netherlands and Team Fenix - Premier Tech celebrates at podium as Polka Dot Mountains Jersey winner during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026 - Stage 3 a 156.5km stage from Geneva to Poligny \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 03, 2026 in Poligny, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:02:57+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:02:57.218Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-93f8c330-9015-11f1-92a9-5ba638de65b8\">Lieke Nooijen (Visma) spoke about her ride. In truth she was fast on the descent, as well as the climb.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"elk-93f8c39e-9015-11f1-be72-0bd82e040a7f\">\n<blockquote class=\"vanilla-quoteblock\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s so hot here but I kept pushing to the end. The first part is mostly uplll, where you gain most time, I gave it everything to that point.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:00:29+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:00:29.116Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3bb79a3e-9015-11f1-ad56-2de56b236f3f\">All the big-name riders are in the start area for a final bike check and moment of peace.<\/p>\n<p>Once the top 20 take the start ramp, the time between riders will be expanded from one minute to two minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-3bb79a3e-9015-11f1-ad56-2de56b236f3f-2\">The top pair of contenders in the youth classification will be separated by just one rider, second-placed Isabella Holmgren (Lidl-Trek) starting at 17:00 and then best U24 rider Paul Blasi (UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD) going off at 17:04.<\/p>\n<p>Reusser will begin her ride at 17:08, followed by defending Tour champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Visma-Lease a Bike) leading a process of the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>Vollering goes off at 17:24, then Kim le Court-Pienaar at 17:26 and Haugset in the yellow jersey at 17:28.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:58:41+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:58:41.011Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fb527b6c-9014-11f1-a26d-8ffeee91eb03\">Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt (Canyon) lost some precious seconds on the descent and proves that the descewnt is a vital part of the race today.<\/p>\n<p>She sets a time of 27:50. She lost 16 seconds to Lieke Nooijen in 10km on the descent.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:56:42+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:56:42.306Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-b47de3d4-9014-11f1-a029-f9d035d13e21\">It&#8217;s time for the GC battle to begin.<\/p>\n<p>Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx &#8211; Protime) starts her time trial.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-b47de3d4-9014-11f1-a029-f9d035d13e21-2\">All her GC rivals will start after her.<\/p>\n<p>This is the TT start times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes stage 4 time trial start times \u2013 B\u00e4ckstedt, Reusser, Vollering among second half of starters taking on 21km ITT<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:54:30+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:54:30.866Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-663de020-9014-11f1-b28f-bfa809c67eab\">Kirsten Faulkner (EF) sets 28:24.<\/p>\n<p>She was third fastest at the time check and third at the finish.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-663de020-9014-11f1-b28f-bfa809c67eab-2\">However Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt (Canyon) is on the way to the finish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:45:35+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:45:35.168Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-26fbf150-9013-11f1-85ad-e94b3317ebce\">Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt (Canyon) is moving fast. She quickly catches her minute-rider Sol\u00e8ne Muller (St Michel &#8211; Preference Home-Auber93).<\/p>\n<p>On the climb B\u00e4ckstedt also caught Paula Pati\u00f1o (Laboral Kutxa-Fundaci\u00f3n Euskadi). She is flying!<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-26fbf150-9013-11f1-85ad-e94b3317ebce-2\">At the 10km intermediate time check, B\u00e4ckstedt is the fastest with a time of 15:30. That is the same time as Lieke Nooijen (Visma).<\/p>\n<p>B\u00e4ckstedt went deep on the climb but can now dive down the descent to the finish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:36:20+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:36:20.545Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-dc490220-9011-11f1-b5bb-030effaa288b\">Staying cool is important.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084648494757806489\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084648494757806489\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2744\ufe0f Keeping cool before it&#8217;s time to race. Zoe Backstedt et Rosa Maria Kloser cherchent un peu de fra\u00eecheur avant le d\u00e9part. \ud83e\udd75#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/z26VSgfj3yAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:35:26+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:35:26.637Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-bc2e8e4c-9011-11f1-a798-d3c73c4bd512\">Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt (Canyon) is underway. We will be watching her ride carefully.<\/p>\n<p>The British champion won the TT and the GC at the recent Baloise Ladies Tour. She also defended her British national TT title.<\/p>\n<p>B\u00e4ckstedt will set the benchmark amongst the TT specialist and the GC riders.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-bc2e8eb0-9011-11f1-bea9-3f01f2628a9d\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FivQquLon5uoMQpJLxHSea.jpg\" alt=\"MAASEIK, BELGIUM - JULY 18: Zoe Backstedt of Great Britain and Team CANYON\/\/SRAM zondacrypto - White Best Young Rider Jersey competes during the 12th Baloise Ladies Tour 2026 - Stage 3a a 8.4km individual time trial stage from Maaseik to Maaseik on July 18, 2026 in Maaseik, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:30:17+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:30:17.482Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-lieke-nooijen-27-36\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-lieke-nooijen-27-36\"><span>Lieke Nooijen 27:36<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-03d811ce-9011-11f1-848e-7347e577d17f\">Lieke Nooijen (Visma) sets a new fast time of 27:36.<\/p>\n<p>She was 50 seconds faster than Lotte Claes and clearly blasted down the descent at high, high speed.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-03d811ce-9011-11f1-848e-7347e577d17f-2\">That will be a hard time to beat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:28:01+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:28:01.388Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-b2e77656-9010-11f1-bbeb-6b722d35a183\">These are the TT start times.<\/p>\n<p>The 21km individual time trial takes place in the C\u00f4te d&#8217;Or vineyards, hills. Riders are on the hunt for gold at the finish line in Dijon, the ride expected to take 27 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-b2e77656-9010-11f1-bbeb-6b722d35a183-2\">The course begins in the centre of the village, with a flat opening 7km. The route is punctuated by a 1.8km climb to Marsannay-la-C\u00f4te, which averages 6.9%.<\/p>\n<p>Once across the top, there is still another one kilometre at 4% gradient to cover to reach Corcelles-les-Monts. The final 9km roll downhill for the finish in Dijon, for the finish on Avenue du G\u00e9n\u00e9ral-de-Gaulle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes stage 4 time trial start times \u2013 B\u00e4ckstedt, Reusser, Vollering among second half of starters taking on 21km ITT<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-b2e776ec-9010-11f1-9a70-950bffb8c398\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JsLjAyXZv28fjswP8VyEoX.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Nina Berton of Luxembourg and Team EF Education - Oatly competes during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:24:08+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:24:08.805Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-281ec36c-9010-11f1-9a09-25f6a3538416\">Time trials are are special bike tech days and we created this photo gallery from the opening stages. It&#8217;s for our Cyclingnews members and so has a special layout.<\/p>\n<p>There are some great bikes and tech innovations in the TDFF peloton.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes Tech Gallery: Lightweight parts, custom paint and a host of clever tech tricks<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-281ec40c-9010-11f1-ba32-d1ce6c378d9c\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fajogma9Me7SkLQ6Chx9ZV.jpg\" alt=\"Visma Lease a Bike&amp;#039;s Cervelo S5 at the Tour de France femmes\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:15:19+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:15:19.734Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ecd4dbe4-900e-11f1-9a53-17114aecbdcf\">We had a chance to see the fast descent and it is very fast.<\/p>\n<p>Riders are touching 100km\/h even as they ride time trial bikes and perhaps in the aero bars.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-ecd4dbe4-900e-11f1-9a53-17114aecbdcf-2\">Let&#8217;s hope everyone stays safe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:14:00+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:14:00.278Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-bfb897ae-900e-11f1-9d57-ef3c8ec050d2\">Britain&#8217;s Millie Couzens (Fenix-Premier Tech) is also fast.<\/p>\n<p>She sets 28:38, to take second place for now.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:08:44+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:08:44.070Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-lotte-claes-28-25\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-lotte-claes-28-25\"><span>Lotte Claes 28:25<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-011af6fc-900e-11f1-ac34-3d8b3841735e\">Lotte Claes (Fenix-Premier Tech) sets the new fastest time of 28:25.<\/p>\n<p>She was 24 seconds faster than Sandrine Tas.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:04:33+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:04:33.654Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6bad6aaa-900d-11f1-9f4d-cf5b314fb611\">Next off is Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx) she is racing in the green points jersey.<\/p>\n<p>We know she is fast and has speed and power but we are not expecting her to go full gas in the TT.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-6bad6aaa-900d-11f1-9f4d-cf5b314fb611-2\">Wiebes is likely to try to safe energy for a shot at another stage or in the intermediate sprints.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:02:02+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:02:02.677Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-11c4e450-900d-11f1-832f-071fd090fff8\">Ur\u0161ka \u017digart (AG Insurance &#8211; Soudal Team) is underway.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084638258244301289\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084638258244301289\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee Urska Zigart rolls down the start ramp!La Slov\u00e8ne Urska Zigart s&#8217;\u00e9lance \u00e0 son tour ! \ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2640\ufe0f#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/pDIK8fuQrDAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:56:36+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:56:36.797Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-4f6413cc-900c-11f1-8517-67902b60c1ef\">Lotte Claes (Fenix-Premier Tech) sets a new fastest time of 15:44 at the 11.3km time check.<\/p>\n<p>She is one to watch for the finish.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:55:41+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:55:41.615Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-2e8e6d28-900c-11f1-b6d5-2ff13fb6b6f5\">Daniek Hengeveld (Visma) is the Dutch TT champion and she sets the third-fastest time of 28:59. She is only 9 seconds slower than Sandrine Tas (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:54:15+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:54:15.077Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fbb85418-900b-11f1-bf04-fd934aea311b\">The first kilometre in Gevrey-Chambertin is testing in the town centre streets, with cobbles and road gullies.<\/p>\n<p>It will be important to start fast and perhaps take a few risks.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:50:05+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:50:05.269Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6620d6fa-900b-11f1-ae13-53f802364e9e\">60 riders have started the TT, with around 80 still to start.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our interactive times to see who is closest to Sandrine Tas (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies). For now she is in the hot seat.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:42:45+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:42:45.467Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6011ffb0-900a-11f1-8c60-5dbd40678174\">Dutch journalist and former rider Thijs Zonneveld rode the TT earlier and highlights the impact of the tail wind, especially off the mid-stage rise.<\/p>\n<p>The time checks show the difference in speed on the different parts of the course.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-6011ffb0-900a-11f1-8c60-5dbd40678174-2\">Zonneveld wrote: &#8220;Did a lap of the time trial course. What a racetrack. Wind coming diagonally from behind; after the climb, it goes so fast that you need a parachute to brake on the way down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084608157528023046\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084608157528023046\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rondje tijdritparcours gedaan. Wat een racebaan. Wind schuin achter, na het klimmetje gaat het zo hard dat je een parachute nodig hebt om beneden af te remmen.August 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:39:44+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:39:44.084Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-new-best-time\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-new-best-time\"><span>New best time<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-f3b052ae-9009-11f1-be0e-a971fc8ea92a\">Sandrine Tas (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies) has pulled off a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>She was 10 seconds slower than C\u00e9lia Le Mou\u00ebl (Ma Petite Entreprise) at the time check but finished fast and set a new fastest time of 28:49.39, that&#8217;s just 0.96 second faster than Le Mou\u00ebl.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-f3b052ae-9009-11f1-be0e-a971fc8ea92a-2\">Wow!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:35:56+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:35:56.588Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6c00ba6a-9009-11f1-a2fc-f962165d7eac\"><strong>Enjoying our live race coverage? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for an all-access pass to our unrivalled reporting of WorldTour racing, bike tech and exclusive in-depth features. Plus, access to the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on-the-go! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-6c00ba6a-9009-11f1-a2fc-f962165d7eac-2\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer kiosq-button-layer\"><strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer-container\">\n<div class=\"kiosq-login-button rowCenter\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:34:57+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:34:57.430Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-48c05f56-9009-11f1-a95e-c93f51a7dace\">This is Charlotte Kool.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-48c0600a-9009-11f1-b50c-ad31f3f2a4ac\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J9fJPnRreWmWsqsEg6cn2E.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Charlotte Kool of Netherlands and Team Fenix - Premier Tech competes during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:33:40+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:33:40.589Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-1b2fd404-9009-11f1-8750-9fe6a026f1a1\">Our photographers are out along the course to get the best shots.<\/p>\n<p>We love these early pics from the vines of the C\u00f4te d\u2019Or. This is Elena Cecchini at speed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-1b2fd468-9009-11f1-9d51-7ba6e26833a0\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rjuk7u3WBibCEFvjhkKzw4.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Elena Cecchini of Italy and Team SD Worx - Protime competes close to a vineyards field during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:31:23+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:31:23.260Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-c9454732-9008-11f1-8ca2-65907cf80900\">Here is C\u00e9lia Le Mou\u00ebl (Ma Petite Entreprise) in action.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-c94547b4-9008-11f1-967b-f75cafc382f3\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/64r58v5jzx7a9E66t3QZsc.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Celia Le Mouel of France and Team Ma Petite Entreprise competes during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:29:50+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:29:50.910Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-early-fast-time\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-early-fast-time\"><span>Early fast time<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-9242ca84-9008-11f1-81b2-2161b8e0d869\">Romina Hinojosa (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies) finishes with a time of 31:24. She is soon beaten by No\u00e9mie Abgrall (Ma Petite Entreprise) who sets 30:33.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9lia Le Mou\u00ebl (Ma Petite Entreprise) beats that and goes into the hot seat with a hot time of 28:50.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:22:12+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:22:12.868Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-814f3038-9007-11f1-a875-296646a4bd84\">C\u00e9lia Le Mou\u00ebl (Ma Petite Entreprise) is the French TT champion, so is racing in the iconic red, white and blue colours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084628857118757261\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084628857118757261\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Final adjustments complete&#8230; and off goes French champion C\u00e9lia Le Mouel!Derniers ajustements et la championne de France C\u00e9lia Le Mouel peut s&#8217;\u00e9lancer ! \u26a1\ufe0f#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/FJhD2dfAspAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:20:15+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:20:15.988Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3b907d72-9007-11f1-8eba-f5218792bf15\">Back to the racing and 30 riders have started, with ten passing the time check at Lacets de Marsannay, with 11.3 km race, so near half distance of the 21km TT.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9lia Le Mou\u00ebl (Ma Petite Entreprise) is fastest so far, with 15:49.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-3b907d72-9007-11f1-8eba-f5218792bf15-2\">That is the first benchmark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:17:26+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:17:26.345Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d63e8eb4-9006-11f1-b5fe-1b57ec2ce311\">We have highlighted how the TT is vital for the TDFF GC battle. Today&#8217;s stage will create the first significant time gaps and so shape how riders will have race in the days to come &#8211; on the attack or defence.<\/p>\n<p>The podium of the most recent World Championships time trial gives us an simple indication. There Marlen Reusser (Movistar), Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) and Demi Vollering (FDJ) showed they can gain time on their rivals.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-d63e8eb4-9006-11f1-b5fe-1b57ec2ce311-2\">Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot won the 2025 Tour in the mountains. She has worked hard on her time trialing skills and bike position but admits she is riding into the unknown today.<\/p>\n<p>The time trial will be a race of truth for the French rider.<\/p>\n<p>Read Simone Giuliani&#8217;s special story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;So far, everything is going according to plan&#8217; \u2013 Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot on track after first three Tour de France Femmes stages but now it&#8217;s time to head into the great unknown<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-d63e8f22-9006-11f1-a99b-59d9e7c965c1\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/itkacpSiHZ3zaZpoyWawLZ.jpg\" alt=\"Team Visma | Lease a Bike&amp;#039;s French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot looks on as she warms up ahead of the 3rd (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women&amp;#039;s Tour de France cycling race, 156.5 km from Geneva to Poligny, in Poligny, central-eastern France on August 3, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:06:39+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:06:39.952Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-55275ad2-9005-11f1-9c0e-8fad35aa2232\">This is the moment Romina Hinojosa (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies) started her ride.<\/p>\n<p>She is the last rider on GC after staying with her teammate Dina Boels finish stage 2.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-55275ad2-9005-11f1-9c0e-8fad35aa2232-2\">The Belgian team experienced one of their hardest days on the Tour de France Femmes, losing 3 riders. Dina and Romina fought together for 60 kilometres to finish within time limit and they made it.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly she abandoned the day after but can be proud of her fight.<\/p>\n<p>Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies only have 3 riders left in the Tour but they will race on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084625273954193870\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084625273954193870\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd Romina Hinojosa is the first rider down the start ramp. Stage 4 is underway! Romina Hinojosa est la premi\u00e8re \u00e0 prendre le d\u00e9part, l&#8217;\u00e9tape 4 est lanc\u00e9e ! \u23f1\ufe0f#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/iU51QdUyOKAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:02:20+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:02:20.636Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ba678850-9004-11f1-ab36-63fa2785da66\"><strong>Enjoying our live race coverage? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for an all-access pass to our unrivalled reporting of WorldTour racing, bike tech and exclusive in-depth features. Plus, access to the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on-the-go! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-ba678850-9004-11f1-ab36-63fa2785da66-2\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer kiosq-button-layer\"><strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer-container\">\n<div class=\"kiosq-login-button rowCenter\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:01:18+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:01:18.306Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-95410e3e-9004-11f1-a555-9307fd0e79ce\"><strong>Who is your pick for the race against the clock?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have your say and take part in our poll at the top of our live coverage.<\/p>\n<p>I voted for Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt because I&#8217;m sure she is motivated, strong and ready to a few risks, all while performing at her very best.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-95410ea2-9004-11f1-8221-b5b2ef009ee6\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KahXYpvesX3YA8inLXvnyT.jpg\" alt=\"MAASEIK, BELGIUM - JULY 18: Zoe Backstedt of Great Britain and Team CANYON\/\/SRAM zondacrypto - White Best Young Rider Jersey competes during the 12th Baloise Ladies Tour 2026 - Stage 3a a 8.4km individual time trial stage from Maaseik to Maaseik on July 18, 2026 in Maaseik, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:53:39+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:53:39.496Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-official-start\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-official-start\"><span>OFFICIAL START<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-83f4941c-9003-11f1-a9de-e1d205e1e27e\">Here we go!<\/p>\n<p>Romina Hinojosa (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies) starts her ride. She is the first rider off.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:52:40+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:52:40.142Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6082f76c-9003-11f1-91e6-31a0ec3f2395\">These are some key rider start times.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084584746533761525\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084584746533761525\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40 Keep your eyes wide open, it\u2019s going to be fast! \ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\udca8\ud83d\ude80 Ouvrez grand les yeux, \u00e7a va aller vite ! #TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/e6PktsVizzAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:51:30+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:51:30.000Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-36e900d6-9003-11f1-a5db-c5bed4120d3f\">tick, tock, tick, tock. It&#8217;s almost time for the TT to begin.<\/p>\n<p>There are 138 riders left in the race and they will start at 1-minutew intervals, with the last 20 riders starting at 2-minute intervals.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-36e900d6-9003-11f1-a5db-c5bed4120d3f-2\">Allez les Femmes!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:43:07+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:43:07.841Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-0b7ae816-9002-11f1-a6ba-9db10785c320\">It&#8217;s 10 minutes to the start of the time trial and many riders are already warming up near their buses.<\/p>\n<p>The fans and ice vests are out in the shade of the team buses because it is 34C on the ground in central France.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-0b7ae816-9002-11f1-a6ba-9db10785c320-2\">That heat adds an extra difficulty to the stage alongside the need to push at 100%, bike handling and those huge aero helmets.<\/p>\n<p>Time trials are a test of many skills and that&#8217;s why they&#8217;re so fascinating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:40:03+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:40:03.118Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9d8233fa-9001-11f1-a1f9-cb2b7d2592d2\">We&#8217;re loving the bidon hunting vibes at the TDFF.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084619735119864030\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084619735119864030\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf7c Bottle hunter: expert level \u2070Chasseur de bidons : niveau expert \ud83d\ude0e#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/Vp6zso1VwsAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:34:44+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:34:44.428Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-df884344-9000-11f1-85d7-81a9cd8230a6\">Matilda Price and Dani Ostanek are on the ground in France, gathering all the best TDFF news, reaction and producing some great analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Matilda wrote this special feature on the Tour starting in Switzerland and what that means for the race and for Swiss cycling. It&#8217;s a fascinating read as we wait for the TT to begin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A very Swiss start to the Tour de France Femmes, but what next for women&#8217;s cycling in Switzerland?<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-df8843a8-9000-11f1-b6fc-1d2cbe9eb8d4\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Nsmo3pDB6aKXGTYD3Lkzgg.jpg\" alt=\"GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 02: A general view of the peloton competing while fans cheers during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 2 a 147.9km stage from Aigle to Geneva \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 02, 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:25:55+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:25:55.465Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a3ed231e-8fff-11f1-83a3-e1ad87b091d1\">This is the technical start to the TT. Precious seconds can be lost here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084609494374322589\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084609494374322589\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40 Twists and turns from the very start in Gevrey-Chambertin.\u2070D\u00e8s les premiers m\u00e8tres, les virages s&#8217;encha\u00eenent dans les rues de Gevrey-Chambertin. \ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2640\ufe0f#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/GikttwsVR9August 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:14:06+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:14:06.917Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fd8f5b5a-8ffd-11f1-be78-bf217da02a24\">Early today, the riders were allowed to train and recon the course for a final time, to have a final look at the key corners and sectors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084605218642100418\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084605218642100418\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Recon rides are underway!C\u2019est parti pour les reconnaissances du contre-la-montre ! \u231a\ufe0f#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/uOQf2uEGphAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:13:16+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:13:16.652Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-dfe35052-8ffd-11f1-8e6c-7b49f9ff6710\">Romina Hinojosa (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies) is the first of the 139 riders to start the TT.<\/p>\n<p>She rolls down the start ramp at 14:51CEST local time.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-dfe35052-8ffd-11f1-8e6c-7b49f9ff6710-2\">The Cyclingnews live coverage includes a Race Situation box with all the start times, the intermediate times and the finish time.<\/p>\n<p>Our live updates will give you all the inside information on the TT, with details and analysis of the performances and what the time gians and time losses mean for the GC battle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:07:14+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:07:14.494Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-080531b4-8ffd-11f1-a66b-43541184622f\">This is the map of the 21km time trial from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon through the C\u00f4te d\u2019Or vineyards on central France.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-08053254-8ffd-11f1-b48a-43d7a8f9a9b5\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/95oM7En4dCZWpG8qWviqYR.jpg\" alt=\"Stage 4 map, Tour de France Femmes 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: \u00a9GEOATLAS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:04:23+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:04:23.412Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a1f60aba-8ffc-11f1-af1b-311dea34a707\">Riders face extra pre-race checks by race judges after suspicions that some riders are looking for an extra marginal gains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extra clothing checks at Tour de France Femmes after reports riders may be padding bras for aero gains<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T11:59:08+00:00\">2026-08-04T11:59:08.250Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-e6e45236-8ffb-11f1-bb62-cdddbd87c13f\">Read our special TT preview for details of the 21km course and the riders in action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 4 preview &#8211; 21km individual time trial with one mid-race climb &#8216;super hard to predict&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T11:56:39+00:00\">2026-08-04T11:56:39.020Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8cfe01f4-8ffb-11f1-9245-11a6d02c92a4\">As always, we will have full live coverage of all the action from the 21km individual time trial to Dijon.<\/p>\n<p>We are expecting some great individual performances but also a GC battle as every second counts.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T11:54:33+00:00\">2026-08-04T11:54:33.455Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-271ff64a-7fc4-11f1-94f1-25be5bc5a25d\">Hello and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of the Tour de France Femmes time trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"viafoura-comments\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[1070px] viafoura-twig-component mt-6\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=&apos;vfcustom-community-guidelines&apos;&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; 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Follow the Femmes!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:54:59+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:54:59.505Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3ae00a5a-9025-11f1-bc91-ef8c26b50fcf\">The 2026 Tour de France Femmes continues on Wednesday with stage 5 in the hills of Beaujolais. We&#8217;re expecting great wines and great racing.<\/p>\n<p>The constantly rolling stage is from M\u00e2con to Belleville-en-Beaujolais and includes 2900 metres of elevation gain over 140 kilometres of racing.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-3ae00a5a-9025-11f1-bc91-ef8c26b50fcf-2\">The climbing starts immediately with the 9.6km climb of C\u00f4te de Cenves, followed by five more classified climbs packed into the opening 75km of the stage.<\/p>\n<p>The final 30km includes Col de Gerbet (4.6 km at 6.5%), it is a climb of two parts, 1.3km of climbing is followed by a flat section before the road pitches up once again for the final 1.4 kilometres, maxing out at 16%.<\/p>\n<p>The bonus second point comes at the bottom of the final climb of the day, Mont Brouilly (3 km at 7.7%), where the final selection will be made. It is just 10 km from the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>Check out full stage preview.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 5 preview<\/strong> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-3ae00abe-9025-11f1-bfa3-eb2fc119e077\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/WvaM3oXSM6t4EcPf3LdRTM.jpg\" alt=\"Tour de France Femmes 2026 map\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: ASO)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-3ae00b2c-9025-11f1-8ce3-153745df7162\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/BCEuaTG5VN4qYgaqxWC5pR.jpg\" alt=\"Stage 5 map, Tour de France Femmes 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: \u00a9GEOATLAS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:45:09+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:45:09.454Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-db2dfcbc-9023-11f1-8430-9dc46f3d057d\">Matilda Price and Dani Ostanek are in Dijon speaking to riders and teams for news and analysis. They will soon have a full view and multiple stories on what happened in the time trial.<\/p>\n<p>First up is this quick news on Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma) and how she lost 2:13 to Reusser, 1:59 to Demi Vollering and a minute to all her other GC rivals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the back foot: defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot suffers major GC setback in Tour de France Femmes time trial<\/strong> <\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-db2dfd20-9023-11f1-b5a2-cd63ff4a4d70\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hYrzGhKW3oJM4Rctv2UP5g.jpg\" alt=\"Team Visma | Lease a Bike&amp;#039;s French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot competes during the individual time-trial in the 4th (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women&amp;#039;s Tour de France cycling race, 21 km time trial between Gevrey-Chambertin and Dijon, eastern France on August 4, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:40:09+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:40:09.361Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-284c7682-9023-11f1-9b3f-bff3865e014e\">Reusser increased her gear options for the fast descent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During the recon, it felt a bit different, so I had planned it differently. But in the end, I think I did a good time trial,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-284c7682-9023-11f1-9b3f-bff3865e014e-2\">Reusser described winning the TT and taking yellow as her Project Dijon. It is mission accomplished, as she has the yellow jersey, just like the colour of mustard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the first Tour de France that was really my goal of the year,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were starting in Switzerland on the Swiss National Day, and on the fourth day a time trial in Dijon. We\u2019ve been talking about it since Christmas, \u2018Project Dijon\u2019, for the yellow colour of the mustard, to win the time trial and maybe take yellow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It worked out, and I\u2019m really happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-284c76e6-9023-11f1-9e09-159bbc503ab0\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3RQ9P7infBaWv5DC2CSpS3.jpg\" alt=\"Movistar Team&amp;#039;s Swiss rider Marlen Reusser celebrates on the podium after winning the individual time-trial in the 4th (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women&amp;#039;s Tour de France cycling race, 21 km time trial between Gevrey-Chambertin and Dijon, in Dijon, eastern France on August 4, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-284c7754-9023-11f1-97a2-353180aecfae\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Jne4kTcfwJoM4axXspMh87.jpg\" alt=\"Movistar Team&amp;#039;s Swiss rider Marlen Reusser celebrates on the podium with the overall leader&amp;#039;s yellow jersey after the individual time-trial in the 4th (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women&amp;#039;s Tour de France cycling race, 21 km time trial between Gevrey-Chambertin and Dijon, in Dijon, eastern France on August 4, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:36:14+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:36:14.252Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9c44e2c8-9022-11f1-9cc1-8bd12c36ccd5\">Marlen Reusser savoured her third Tour stage victory and especially pulling on the leader&#8217;s yellow jersey, even if she is a perfectionist.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It wasn\u2019t perfect perfect, but it was good,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I started well, I did a good climb, but I had a little bit of a problem with my bike and the wind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-9c44e35e-9022-11f1-be32-9b3e8260a83f\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/uRfxk76iYJF7GNm6vkYnjR.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Marlen Reusser of Switzerland and Team Movistar competes during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:32:05+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:32:05.236Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-07b61492-9022-11f1-9812-05f7234506a8\"><strong>Support our unrivalled coverage of the Tour de France Femmes and women&#8217;s cycling by subscribing to Cyclingnews. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In return, you get unlimited access to high-quality journalism, with breaking news, race analysis, and expert insight from inside the women&#8217;s peloton. Plus, the Cyclingnews app lets you follow the action wherever you go!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-07b61492-9022-11f1-9812-05f7234506a8-2\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer kiosq-button-layer\"><strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer-container\">\n<div class=\"kiosq-login-button rowCenter\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:27:39+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:27:39.963Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6998a1c6-9021-11f1-a885-69d3c4ee53e1\">To understand the details of the TT, read our full stage report.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes: Marlen Reusser rockets into yellow jersey with victory in Dijon on stage 4 time trial<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-6998a23e-9021-11f1-a126-0b1c16e8fc32\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/AN4U6fH6UpWmp67YeAJxnK.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Marlen Reusser of Switzerland and Team Movistar competes during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:16:22+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:16:22.457Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d5cc0ef2-901f-11f1-ac60-8dff4da246a7\">We have the first photos of Marlen Reusser.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-d5cc0f56-901f-11f1-912c-19698370889e\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aSsxBQBsC9YiWKT6AJEcXe.jpg\" alt=\"Movistar Team&amp;#039;s Swiss rider Marlen Reusser competes during the individual time-trial in the 4th (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women&amp;#039;s Tour de France cycling race, 21 km time trial between Gevrey-Chambertin and Dijon, eastern France on August 4, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:13:07+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:13:07.040Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6140dcde-901f-11f1-8640-2b266d561906\">The TT has created a new GC and created a new handicap race for the Ventoux finish.<\/p>\n<p>From stage 5 we will see a new Tour de France Femmes.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:02:29+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:02:29.357Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-e52ed9da-901d-11f1-a70c-f1c4b1ea40e7\">This is the new GC after stage 4.<\/p>\n<p>Look at the time gaps and think about what it means with all the mountain stages still to come.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-e52ed9da-901d-11f1-a70c-f1c4b1ea40e7-2\">1 Marlen Reusser (Swi) Movistar Team 11:47:36<br \/>2 Demi Vollering (Ned) FDJ United-SUEZ 0:0:14<br \/>3 Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra) EF Education-Oatly 0:0:54<br \/>4 Sigrid Haugset (Nor) Uno-X Mobility 0:0:56<br \/>5 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD 0:1:03<br \/>6 Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol) Canyon-SRAM 0:1:09<br \/>7 Paula Blasi Cairol (Spa) UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD 0:1:12<br \/>8 Anna van der Breggen (Ned) SD Worx-Protime 0:1:17<br \/>9 Antonia Niedermaier (Ger) Canyon-SRAM 0:1:43<br \/>10 Femke de Vries (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike 0:1:47<\/p>\n<p><strong>14 Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Fra) Visma-Lease a Bike 2:13.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T16:01:09+00:00\">2026-08-04T16:01:09.979Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-b61583f6-901d-11f1-ae7b-37547542b6a8\">This is the stage result:<\/p>\n<p>1 Marlen Reusser (Swi) Movistar Team 0:27:30<br \/>2 Lieke Nooijen (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike 0:0:04<br \/>3 Demi Vollering (Ned) FDJ United-SUEZ 0:0:18<br \/>4 Zoe Jane Backstedt (GBr) Canyon-SRAM 0:0:20<br \/>5 Mischa Bredewold (Ned) SD Worx-Protime 0:0:45<br \/>6 Kristen Faulkner (USA) EF Education-Oatly 0:0:54<br \/>7 Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra) EF Education-Oatly 0:0:54<br \/>8 Lotte Claes (Bel) Fenix-Premier Tech 0:0:55<br \/>9 Riejanne Markus (Ned) Lidl-Trek 0:1:01<br \/>10 Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD 0:1:03<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:59:53+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:59:53.810Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8871f2f4-901d-11f1-831f-c3fa230f1588\">Here comes Sigrid Haugset (Uno-X Mobility).<\/p>\n<p>She was already 2:00 slower than Reusser with a kilometre to go and sets a final time of 30:36<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-8871f2f4-901d-11f1-831f-c3fa230f1588-2\">That&#8217;s 3:06 slower than Reusser and so she loses yellow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:57:10+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:57:10.970Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-288e6020-901d-11f1-849f-27b0046814c1\">Kim Le Court-Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal) sets 29:53, to slip out of the top five on GC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:56:16+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:56:16.713Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-0720e3a4-901d-11f1-8925-fb46a9359ee2\">As Vollering finished, she stopped her computer and banged her chest twice in recognition of her good ride.<\/p>\n<p>Vollering has limited her losses on Resusser and gained close to 2:00 to Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:53:25+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:53:25.859Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a16e3692-901c-11f1-8de5-ebb3bf94cb57\">Demi Vollering (FDJ) stops the clock in 27:48.<\/p>\n<p>Marlen Reusser set 27:30 and so that is a great ride by Vollering.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-a16e3692-901c-11f1-8de5-ebb3bf94cb57-2\">She was very fast on the descent, doing a negative split compared to Reusser.<\/p>\n<p>Vollering slumps to rhe road and can hardly breath. She gave her absolute all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:51:33+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:51:33.651Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-5e8deaf2-901c-11f1-ab42-0d306cbfba8b\">Demi Vollering dives down the descent to Dijon.<\/p>\n<p>She opts not to always use the aero bars to stay a little safer.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-5e8deaf2-901c-11f1-ab42-0d306cbfba8b-2\">She sprints out of the corners to keep her speed close to 60km\/h on the flat roads to the finish.<\/p>\n<p>Vollering is set to be the best of the rest of the GC contenders, behind expected stage winner and new race leader Reusser.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:48:26+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:48:26.247Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-eedd13b8-901b-11f1-94c9-7967bc0d43f9\">Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD) finishes in 28:33. That keeps her in the GC battle.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9drine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly) sets 28:24.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:46:29+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:46:29.862Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a94e8f7a-901b-11f1-9535-1596615fd4d5\">Sigrid Haugset (Uno-X Mobility) is dressed all in yellow.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s trying to stay aero on the climb but is losing time after her huge ride yesterday. She sets 17:15 and so is 2:05 down on Reusser.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-a94e8f7a-901b-11f1-9535-1596615fd4d5-2\">Sadly she will lose the yellow jersey to Reusser.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:41:59+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:41:59.535Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-08247452-901b-11f1-b8ef-27d6b55a3b01\">Demi Vollering is on the climb and sets at the time check 15:33, only 22 slower than Reusser.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s an interesting ride and Vollering is in the GC battle.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:40:47+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:40:47.972Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-dd7c53e6-901a-11f1-bab1-719b86339daf\">Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot finishes in a time of 29:43 She will not be happy with that ride and time loss.<\/p>\n<p>She lost 2:13 to Reusser.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-dd7c53e6-901a-11f1-bab1-719b86339daf-2\">What does that mean to the GC battle now?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:37:48+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:37:48.232Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-72594ba0-901a-11f1-bf50-d50671f0b18f\">Marlen Reusser (Movistar) stops the clock in 27:30.<\/p>\n<p>She beats Lieke Nooijen (Visma) by just 4 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-72594ba0-901a-11f1-bf50-d50671f0b18f-2\">She lost some seconds on the descewnt but did enough to surely win the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Now we wait to see how much her GC rivals lose, especially Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot, who is losing minutes to Reusser.<\/p>\n<p>We will have a very different GC tonight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:33:22+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:33:22.940Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d43f14fe-9019-11f1-9dc6-015da37f6ee0\">Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD) is only 20 seconds slower than Reusser at the time split.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:31:45+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:31:45.042Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-99911af0-9019-11f1-a1f2-d7733eaa6d53\">Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon) is 50 seconds faster than Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot and only 30 seconds down on Marlen Reusser.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:30:25+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:30:25.225Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-69fa0356-9019-11f1-9509-59155e82d1c7\">Sigrid Haugset (Uno-X Mobility) starts her TT and so all the riders are out on the course.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:28:44+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:28:44.994Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-2eba7b90-9019-11f1-b983-e5f4b6214528\">Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot sets 16:31 at the time check.<\/p>\n<p>That is 1:20 down Marlen Reusser and the 10km fast descent and flat road to the finish is still to come.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:25:13+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:25:13.208Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-b0681270-9018-11f1-9b28-7d548d855cf5\">Marlen Reusser sets 15:10 at the time check.<\/p>\n<p>That is 20 seconds faster than Lieke Nooijen (Visma).<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-b0681270-9018-11f1-9b28-7d548d855cf5-2\">Reusser will still have to ride fast on the descent and take some risks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:19:44+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:19:44.096Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ec40a088-9017-11f1-af4e-498f93930a30\">In comparison, Marlen Reusser has a great position, with a flat back but while also putting out the power.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-ec40a0ec-9017-11f1-949d-53a6b6b0c3d7\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/edRjqwL3YowrBq2Wss2M5j.jpg\" alt=\"AARBURG, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 20: Marlen Reusser of Switzerland and Team Movistar competes during the 89th Tour de Suisse 2026, Stage 4 a 23.7km individual time trial stage from Aarburg to Aarburg \/ #UCIWT \/ on June 20, 2026 in Aarburg, Switzerland. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:17:09+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:17:09.444Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-90013c06-9017-11f1-8f73-e932079492b3\">Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot does not look very aero on her TT bike. She is rocking and has a high head and body.<\/p>\n<p>She has worked on her TT position but she is a climber and seems to lack the power and aero position adaption.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-90013c06-9017-11f1-8f73-e932079492b3-2\">It will be fascinating to see how much time she loses to Reusser today and what does that mean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:13:03+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:13:03.788Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fdb60a8e-9016-11f1-805d-59a2feabf5bb\">Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx) set 16:08 at the 9.7km time check. Remember that time for the GC battle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:12:04+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:12:04.767Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-marlen-reusser-starts\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-marlen-reusser-starts\"><span>Marlen Reusser starts<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-da73f0d6-9016-11f1-b0b8-c52f3fcbe1b9\">Marlen Reusser Movistar is off and now so is Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma)<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;ll be vital to start fast but surely the world champion is the favourite today.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:07:33+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:07:33.357Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-38abe524-9016-11f1-b01c-795aa54dc7e0\">In the next 20 minutes all the GC riders will start their rides.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:07:01+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:07:01.979Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-25e2e564-9016-11f1-b76a-b5b000c35da9\">Dani Ostanek spoke to Puck Pieterse after she took the polka-dot jersey on stage 3. She is about to start her TT and we will discover is she is a GC contender.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;If there are points up for grabs, then I\u2019m not going to let them slip by&#8217; \u2013 Puck Pieterse remains focussed on original Tour de France Femmes goal despite taking polka dot jersey<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-25e2e5dc-9016-11f1-a44f-5d5b9d0fc067\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SJZ7mTHtLyx8SCFMvjMUr7.jpg\" alt=\"POLIGNY, FRANCE - AUGUST 03: Puck Pieterse of Netherlands and Team Fenix - Premier Tech celebrates at podium as Polka Dot Mountains Jersey winner during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026 - Stage 3 a 156.5km stage from Geneva to Poligny \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 03, 2026 in Poligny, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:02:57+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:02:57.218Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-93f8c330-9015-11f1-92a9-5ba638de65b8\">Lieke Nooijen (Visma) spoke about her ride. In truth she was fast on the descent, as well as the climb.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"elk-93f8c39e-9015-11f1-be72-0bd82e040a7f\">\n<blockquote class=\"vanilla-quoteblock\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s so hot here but I kept pushing to the end. The first part is mostly uplll, where you gain most time, I gave it everything to that point.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T15:00:29+00:00\">2026-08-04T15:00:29.116Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3bb79a3e-9015-11f1-ad56-2de56b236f3f\">All the big-name riders are in the start area for a final bike check and moment of peace.<\/p>\n<p>Once the top 20 take the start ramp, the time between riders will be expanded from one minute to two minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-3bb79a3e-9015-11f1-ad56-2de56b236f3f-2\">The top pair of contenders in the youth classification will be separated by just one rider, second-placed Isabella Holmgren (Lidl-Trek) starting at 17:00 and then best U24 rider Paul Blasi (UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD) going off at 17:04.<\/p>\n<p>Reusser will begin her ride at 17:08, followed by defending Tour champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Visma-Lease a Bike) leading a process of the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>Vollering goes off at 17:24, then Kim le Court-Pienaar at 17:26 and Haugset in the yellow jersey at 17:28.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:58:41+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:58:41.011Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fb527b6c-9014-11f1-a26d-8ffeee91eb03\">Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt (Canyon) lost some precious seconds on the descent and proves that the descewnt is a vital part of the race today.<\/p>\n<p>She sets a time of 27:50. She lost 16 seconds to Lieke Nooijen in 10km on the descent.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:56:42+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:56:42.306Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-b47de3d4-9014-11f1-a029-f9d035d13e21\">It&#8217;s time for the GC battle to begin.<\/p>\n<p>Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx &#8211; Protime) starts her time trial.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-b47de3d4-9014-11f1-a029-f9d035d13e21-2\">All her GC rivals will start after her.<\/p>\n<p>This is the TT start times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes stage 4 time trial start times \u2013 B\u00e4ckstedt, Reusser, Vollering among second half of starters taking on 21km ITT<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:54:30+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:54:30.866Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-663de020-9014-11f1-b28f-bfa809c67eab\">Kirsten Faulkner (EF) sets 28:24.<\/p>\n<p>She was third fastest at the time check and third at the finish.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-663de020-9014-11f1-b28f-bfa809c67eab-2\">However Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt (Canyon) is on the way to the finish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:45:35+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:45:35.168Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-26fbf150-9013-11f1-85ad-e94b3317ebce\">Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt (Canyon) is moving fast. She quickly catches her minute-rider Sol\u00e8ne Muller (St Michel &#8211; Preference Home-Auber93).<\/p>\n<p>On the climb B\u00e4ckstedt also caught Paula Pati\u00f1o (Laboral Kutxa-Fundaci\u00f3n Euskadi). She is flying!<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-26fbf150-9013-11f1-85ad-e94b3317ebce-2\">At the 10km intermediate time check, B\u00e4ckstedt is the fastest with a time of 15:30. That is the same time as Lieke Nooijen (Visma).<\/p>\n<p>B\u00e4ckstedt went deep on the climb but can now dive down the descent to the finish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:36:20+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:36:20.545Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-dc490220-9011-11f1-b5bb-030effaa288b\">Staying cool is important.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084648494757806489\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084648494757806489\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2744\ufe0f Keeping cool before it&#8217;s time to race. Zoe Backstedt et Rosa Maria Kloser cherchent un peu de fra\u00eecheur avant le d\u00e9part. \ud83e\udd75#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/z26VSgfj3yAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:35:26+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:35:26.637Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-bc2e8e4c-9011-11f1-a798-d3c73c4bd512\">Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt (Canyon) is underway. We will be watching her ride carefully.<\/p>\n<p>The British champion won the TT and the GC at the recent Baloise Ladies Tour. She also defended her British national TT title.<\/p>\n<p>B\u00e4ckstedt will set the benchmark amongst the TT specialist and the GC riders.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-bc2e8eb0-9011-11f1-bea9-3f01f2628a9d\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/FivQquLon5uoMQpJLxHSea.jpg\" alt=\"MAASEIK, BELGIUM - JULY 18: Zoe Backstedt of Great Britain and Team CANYON\/\/SRAM zondacrypto - White Best Young Rider Jersey competes during the 12th Baloise Ladies Tour 2026 - Stage 3a a 8.4km individual time trial stage from Maaseik to Maaseik on July 18, 2026 in Maaseik, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:30:17+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:30:17.482Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-lieke-nooijen-27-36\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-lieke-nooijen-27-36\"><span>Lieke Nooijen 27:36<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-03d811ce-9011-11f1-848e-7347e577d17f\">Lieke Nooijen (Visma) sets a new fast time of 27:36.<\/p>\n<p>She was 50 seconds faster than Lotte Claes and clearly blasted down the descent at high, high speed.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-03d811ce-9011-11f1-848e-7347e577d17f-2\">That will be a hard time to beat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:28:01+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:28:01.388Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-b2e77656-9010-11f1-bbeb-6b722d35a183\">These are the TT start times.<\/p>\n<p>The 21km individual time trial takes place in the C\u00f4te d&#8217;Or vineyards, hills. Riders are on the hunt for gold at the finish line in Dijon, the ride expected to take 27 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-b2e77656-9010-11f1-bbeb-6b722d35a183-2\">The course begins in the centre of the village, with a flat opening 7km. The route is punctuated by a 1.8km climb to Marsannay-la-C\u00f4te, which averages 6.9%.<\/p>\n<p>Once across the top, there is still another one kilometre at 4% gradient to cover to reach Corcelles-les-Monts. The final 9km roll downhill for the finish in Dijon, for the finish on Avenue du G\u00e9n\u00e9ral-de-Gaulle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes stage 4 time trial start times \u2013 B\u00e4ckstedt, Reusser, Vollering among second half of starters taking on 21km ITT<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-b2e776ec-9010-11f1-9a70-950bffb8c398\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/JsLjAyXZv28fjswP8VyEoX.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Nina Berton of Luxembourg and Team EF Education - Oatly competes during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:24:08+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:24:08.805Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-281ec36c-9010-11f1-9a09-25f6a3538416\">Time trials are are special bike tech days and we created this photo gallery from the opening stages. It&#8217;s for our Cyclingnews members and so has a special layout.<\/p>\n<p>There are some great bikes and tech innovations in the TDFF peloton.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes Tech Gallery: Lightweight parts, custom paint and a host of clever tech tricks<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-281ec40c-9010-11f1-ba32-d1ce6c378d9c\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/fajogma9Me7SkLQ6Chx9ZV.jpg\" alt=\"Visma Lease a Bike&amp;#039;s Cervelo S5 at the Tour de France femmes\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:15:19+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:15:19.734Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ecd4dbe4-900e-11f1-9a53-17114aecbdcf\">We had a chance to see the fast descent and it is very fast.<\/p>\n<p>Riders are touching 100km\/h even as they ride time trial bikes and perhaps in the aero bars.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-ecd4dbe4-900e-11f1-9a53-17114aecbdcf-2\">Let&#8217;s hope everyone stays safe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:14:00+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:14:00.278Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-bfb897ae-900e-11f1-9d57-ef3c8ec050d2\">Britain&#8217;s Millie Couzens (Fenix-Premier Tech) is also fast.<\/p>\n<p>She sets 28:38, to take second place for now.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:08:44+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:08:44.070Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-lotte-claes-28-25\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-lotte-claes-28-25\"><span>Lotte Claes 28:25<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-011af6fc-900e-11f1-ac34-3d8b3841735e\">Lotte Claes (Fenix-Premier Tech) sets the new fastest time of 28:25.<\/p>\n<p>She was 24 seconds faster than Sandrine Tas.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:04:33+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:04:33.654Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6bad6aaa-900d-11f1-9f4d-cf5b314fb611\">Next off is Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx) she is racing in the green points jersey.<\/p>\n<p>We know she is fast and has speed and power but we are not expecting her to go full gas in the TT.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-6bad6aaa-900d-11f1-9f4d-cf5b314fb611-2\">Wiebes is likely to try to safe energy for a shot at another stage or in the intermediate sprints.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T14:02:02+00:00\">2026-08-04T14:02:02.677Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-11c4e450-900d-11f1-832f-071fd090fff8\">Ur\u0161ka \u017digart (AG Insurance &#8211; Soudal Team) is underway.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084638258244301289\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084638258244301289\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee Urska Zigart rolls down the start ramp!La Slov\u00e8ne Urska Zigart s&#8217;\u00e9lance \u00e0 son tour ! \ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2640\ufe0f#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/pDIK8fuQrDAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:56:36+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:56:36.797Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-4f6413cc-900c-11f1-8517-67902b60c1ef\">Lotte Claes (Fenix-Premier Tech) sets a new fastest time of 15:44 at the 11.3km time check.<\/p>\n<p>She is one to watch for the finish.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:55:41+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:55:41.615Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-2e8e6d28-900c-11f1-b6d5-2ff13fb6b6f5\">Daniek Hengeveld (Visma) is the Dutch TT champion and she sets the third-fastest time of 28:59. She is only 9 seconds slower than Sandrine Tas (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:54:15+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:54:15.077Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fbb85418-900b-11f1-bf04-fd934aea311b\">The first kilometre in Gevrey-Chambertin is testing in the town centre streets, with cobbles and road gullies.<\/p>\n<p>It will be important to start fast and perhaps take a few risks.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:50:05+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:50:05.269Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6620d6fa-900b-11f1-ae13-53f802364e9e\">60 riders have started the TT, with around 80 still to start.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our interactive times to see who is closest to Sandrine Tas (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies). For now she is in the hot seat.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:42:45+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:42:45.467Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6011ffb0-900a-11f1-8c60-5dbd40678174\">Dutch journalist and former rider Thijs Zonneveld rode the TT earlier and highlights the impact of the tail wind, especially off the mid-stage rise.<\/p>\n<p>The time checks show the difference in speed on the different parts of the course.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-6011ffb0-900a-11f1-8c60-5dbd40678174-2\">Zonneveld wrote: &#8220;Did a lap of the time trial course. What a racetrack. Wind coming diagonally from behind; after the climb, it goes so fast that you need a parachute to brake on the way down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084608157528023046\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084608157528023046\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rondje tijdritparcours gedaan. Wat een racebaan. Wind schuin achter, na het klimmetje gaat het zo hard dat je een parachute nodig hebt om beneden af te remmen.August 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:39:44+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:39:44.084Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-new-best-time\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-new-best-time\"><span>New best time<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-f3b052ae-9009-11f1-be0e-a971fc8ea92a\">Sandrine Tas (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies) has pulled off a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>She was 10 seconds slower than C\u00e9lia Le Mou\u00ebl (Ma Petite Entreprise) at the time check but finished fast and set a new fastest time of 28:49.39, that&#8217;s just 0.96 second faster than Le Mou\u00ebl.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-f3b052ae-9009-11f1-be0e-a971fc8ea92a-2\">Wow!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:35:56+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:35:56.588Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6c00ba6a-9009-11f1-a2fc-f962165d7eac\"><strong>Enjoying our live race coverage? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for an all-access pass to our unrivalled reporting of WorldTour racing, bike tech and exclusive in-depth features. Plus, access to the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on-the-go! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-6c00ba6a-9009-11f1-a2fc-f962165d7eac-2\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer kiosq-button-layer\"><strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer-container\">\n<div class=\"kiosq-login-button rowCenter\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:34:57+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:34:57.430Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-48c05f56-9009-11f1-a95e-c93f51a7dace\">This is Charlotte Kool.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-48c0600a-9009-11f1-b50c-ad31f3f2a4ac\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/J9fJPnRreWmWsqsEg6cn2E.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Charlotte Kool of Netherlands and Team Fenix - Premier Tech competes during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:33:40+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:33:40.589Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-1b2fd404-9009-11f1-8750-9fe6a026f1a1\">Our photographers are out along the course to get the best shots.<\/p>\n<p>We love these early pics from the vines of the C\u00f4te d\u2019Or. This is Elena Cecchini at speed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-1b2fd468-9009-11f1-9d51-7ba6e26833a0\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/rjuk7u3WBibCEFvjhkKzw4.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Elena Cecchini of Italy and Team SD Worx - Protime competes close to a vineyards field during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:31:23+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:31:23.260Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-c9454732-9008-11f1-8ca2-65907cf80900\">Here is C\u00e9lia Le Mou\u00ebl (Ma Petite Entreprise) in action.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-c94547b4-9008-11f1-967b-f75cafc382f3\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/64r58v5jzx7a9E66t3QZsc.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Celia Le Mouel of France and Team Ma Petite Entreprise competes during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:29:50+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:29:50.910Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-early-fast-time\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-early-fast-time\"><span>Early fast time<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-9242ca84-9008-11f1-81b2-2161b8e0d869\">Romina Hinojosa (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies) finishes with a time of 31:24. She is soon beaten by No\u00e9mie Abgrall (Ma Petite Entreprise) who sets 30:33.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9lia Le Mou\u00ebl (Ma Petite Entreprise) beats that and goes into the hot seat with a hot time of 28:50.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:22:12+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:22:12.868Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-814f3038-9007-11f1-a875-296646a4bd84\">C\u00e9lia Le Mou\u00ebl (Ma Petite Entreprise) is the French TT champion, so is racing in the iconic red, white and blue colours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084628857118757261\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084628857118757261\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Final adjustments complete&#8230; and off goes French champion C\u00e9lia Le Mouel!Derniers ajustements et la championne de France C\u00e9lia Le Mouel peut s&#8217;\u00e9lancer ! \u26a1\ufe0f#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/FJhD2dfAspAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:20:15+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:20:15.988Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3b907d72-9007-11f1-8eba-f5218792bf15\">Back to the racing and 30 riders have started, with ten passing the time check at Lacets de Marsannay, with 11.3 km race, so near half distance of the 21km TT.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9lia Le Mou\u00ebl (Ma Petite Entreprise) is fastest so far, with 15:49.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-3b907d72-9007-11f1-8eba-f5218792bf15-2\">That is the first benchmark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:17:26+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:17:26.345Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d63e8eb4-9006-11f1-b5fe-1b57ec2ce311\">We have highlighted how the TT is vital for the TDFF GC battle. Today&#8217;s stage will create the first significant time gaps and so shape how riders will have race in the days to come &#8211; on the attack or defence.<\/p>\n<p>The podium of the most recent World Championships time trial gives us an simple indication. There Marlen Reusser (Movistar), Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) and Demi Vollering (FDJ) showed they can gain time on their rivals.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-d63e8eb4-9006-11f1-b5fe-1b57ec2ce311-2\">Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot won the 2025 Tour in the mountains. She has worked hard on her time trialing skills and bike position but admits she is riding into the unknown today.<\/p>\n<p>The time trial will be a race of truth for the French rider.<\/p>\n<p>Read Simone Giuliani&#8217;s special story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;So far, everything is going according to plan&#8217; \u2013 Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot on track after first three Tour de France Femmes stages but now it&#8217;s time to head into the great unknown<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-d63e8f22-9006-11f1-a99b-59d9e7c965c1\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/itkacpSiHZ3zaZpoyWawLZ.jpg\" alt=\"Team Visma | Lease a Bike&amp;#039;s French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prevot looks on as she warms up ahead of the 3rd (out of 9) stage of the fifth edition of the Women&amp;#039;s Tour de France cycling race, 156.5 km from Geneva to Poligny, in Poligny, central-eastern France on August 3, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:06:39+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:06:39.952Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-55275ad2-9005-11f1-9c0e-8fad35aa2232\">This is the moment Romina Hinojosa (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies) started her ride.<\/p>\n<p>She is the last rider on GC after staying with her teammate Dina Boels finish stage 2.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-55275ad2-9005-11f1-9c0e-8fad35aa2232-2\">The Belgian team experienced one of their hardest days on the Tour de France Femmes, losing 3 riders. Dina and Romina fought together for 60 kilometres to finish within time limit and they made it.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly she abandoned the day after but can be proud of her fight.<\/p>\n<p>Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies only have 3 riders left in the Tour but they will race on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084625273954193870\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084625273954193870\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd Romina Hinojosa is the first rider down the start ramp. Stage 4 is underway! Romina Hinojosa est la premi\u00e8re \u00e0 prendre le d\u00e9part, l&#8217;\u00e9tape 4 est lanc\u00e9e ! \u23f1\ufe0f#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/iU51QdUyOKAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:02:20+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:02:20.636Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-ba678850-9004-11f1-ab36-63fa2785da66\"><strong>Enjoying our live race coverage? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to Cyclingnews for an all-access pass to our unrivalled reporting of WorldTour racing, bike tech and exclusive in-depth features. Plus, access to the Cyclingnews app to follow the action on-the-go! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-ba678850-9004-11f1-ab36-63fa2785da66-2\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer kiosq-button-layer\"><strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"kiosq-main-layer-container\">\n<div class=\"kiosq-login-button rowCenter\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T13:01:18+00:00\">2026-08-04T13:01:18.306Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-95410e3e-9004-11f1-a555-9307fd0e79ce\"><strong>Who is your pick for the race against the clock?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have your say and take part in our poll at the top of our live coverage.<\/p>\n<p>I voted for Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt because I&#8217;m sure she is motivated, strong and ready to a few risks, all while performing at her very best.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-95410ea2-9004-11f1-8221-b5b2ef009ee6\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/KahXYpvesX3YA8inLXvnyT.jpg\" alt=\"MAASEIK, BELGIUM - JULY 18: Zoe Backstedt of Great Britain and Team CANYON\/\/SRAM zondacrypto - White Best Young Rider Jersey competes during the 12th Baloise Ladies Tour 2026 - Stage 3a a 8.4km individual time trial stage from Maaseik to Maaseik on July 18, 2026 in Maaseik, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:53:39+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:53:39.496Z<\/time><br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-official-start\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-official-start\"><span>OFFICIAL START<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-83f4941c-9003-11f1-a9de-e1d205e1e27e\">Here we go!<\/p>\n<p>Romina Hinojosa (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies) starts her ride. She is the first rider off.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:52:40+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:52:40.142Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-6082f76c-9003-11f1-91e6-31a0ec3f2395\">These are some key rider start times.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084584746533761525\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084584746533761525\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40 Keep your eyes wide open, it\u2019s going to be fast! \ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\udca8\ud83d\ude80 Ouvrez grand les yeux, \u00e7a va aller vite ! #TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/e6PktsVizzAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:51:30+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:51:30.000Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-36e900d6-9003-11f1-a5db-c5bed4120d3f\">tick, tock, tick, tock. It&#8217;s almost time for the TT to begin.<\/p>\n<p>There are 138 riders left in the race and they will start at 1-minutew intervals, with the last 20 riders starting at 2-minute intervals.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-36e900d6-9003-11f1-a5db-c5bed4120d3f-2\">Allez les Femmes!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:43:07+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:43:07.841Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-0b7ae816-9002-11f1-a6ba-9db10785c320\">It&#8217;s 10 minutes to the start of the time trial and many riders are already warming up near their buses.<\/p>\n<p>The fans and ice vests are out in the shade of the team buses because it is 34C on the ground in central France.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-0b7ae816-9002-11f1-a6ba-9db10785c320-2\">That heat adds an extra difficulty to the stage alongside the need to push at 100%, bike handling and those huge aero helmets.<\/p>\n<p>Time trials are a test of many skills and that&#8217;s why they&#8217;re so fascinating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:40:03+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:40:03.118Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-9d8233fa-9001-11f1-a1f9-cb2b7d2592d2\">We&#8217;re loving the bidon hunting vibes at the TDFF.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084619735119864030\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084619735119864030\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf7c Bottle hunter: expert level \u2070Chasseur de bidons : niveau expert \ud83d\ude0e#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/Vp6zso1VwsAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:34:44+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:34:44.428Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-df884344-9000-11f1-85d7-81a9cd8230a6\">Matilda Price and Dani Ostanek are on the ground in France, gathering all the best TDFF news, reaction and producing some great analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Matilda wrote this special feature on the Tour starting in Switzerland and what that means for the race and for Swiss cycling. It&#8217;s a fascinating read as we wait for the TT to begin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A very Swiss start to the Tour de France Femmes, but what next for women&#8217;s cycling in Switzerland?<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-df8843a8-9000-11f1-b6fc-1d2cbe9eb8d4\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Nsmo3pDB6aKXGTYD3Lkzgg.jpg\" alt=\"GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 02: A general view of the peloton competing while fans cheers during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 2 a 147.9km stage from Aigle to Geneva \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 02, 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:25:55+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:25:55.465Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a3ed231e-8fff-11f1-83a3-e1ad87b091d1\">This is the technical start to the TT. Precious seconds can be lost here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084609494374322589\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084609494374322589\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udc40 Twists and turns from the very start in Gevrey-Chambertin.\u2070D\u00e8s les premiers m\u00e8tres, les virages s&#8217;encha\u00eenent dans les rues de Gevrey-Chambertin. \ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2640\ufe0f#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/GikttwsVR9August 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:14:06+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:14:06.917Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fd8f5b5a-8ffd-11f1-be78-bf217da02a24\">Early today, the riders were allowed to train and recon the course for a final time, to have a final look at the key corners and sectors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084605218642100418\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084605218642100418\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Recon rides are underway!C\u2019est parti pour les reconnaissances du contre-la-montre ! \u231a\ufe0f#TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/uOQf2uEGphAugust 4, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:13:16+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:13:16.652Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-dfe35052-8ffd-11f1-8e6c-7b49f9ff6710\">Romina Hinojosa (Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies) is the first of the 139 riders to start the TT.<\/p>\n<p>She rolls down the start ramp at 14:51CEST local time.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<p id=\"elk-dfe35052-8ffd-11f1-8e6c-7b49f9ff6710-2\">The Cyclingnews live coverage includes a Race Situation box with all the start times, the intermediate times and the finish time.<\/p>\n<p>Our live updates will give you all the inside information on the TT, with details and analysis of the performances and what the time gians and time losses mean for the GC battle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:07:14+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:07:14.494Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-080531b4-8ffd-11f1-a66b-43541184622f\">This is the map of the 21km time trial from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon through the C\u00f4te d\u2019Or vineyards on central France.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check id=\"elk-08053254-8ffd-11f1-b48a-43d7a8f9a9b5\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/95oM7En4dCZWpG8qWviqYR.jpg\" alt=\"Stage 4 map, Tour de France Femmes 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\">\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\">(Image credit: \u00a9GEOATLAS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:04:23+00:00\">2026-08-04T12:04:23.412Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a1f60aba-8ffc-11f1-af1b-311dea34a707\">Riders face extra pre-race checks by race judges after suspicions that some riders are looking for an extra marginal gains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extra clothing checks at Tour de France Femmes after reports riders may be padding bras for aero gains<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T11:59:08+00:00\">2026-08-04T11:59:08.250Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-e6e45236-8ffb-11f1-bb62-cdddbd87c13f\">Read our special TT preview for details of the 21km course and the riders in action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 4 preview &#8211; 21km individual time trial with one mid-race climb &#8216;super hard to predict&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T11:56:39+00:00\">2026-08-04T11:56:39.020Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-8cfe01f4-8ffb-11f1-9245-11a6d02c92a4\">As always, we will have full live coverage of all the action from the 21km individual time trial to Dijon.<\/p>\n<p>We are expecting some great individual performances but also a GC battle as every second counts.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"live-feed-ad-unit ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T11:54:33+00:00\">2026-08-04T11:54:33.455Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-271ff64a-7fc4-11f1-94f1-25be5bc5a25d\">Hello and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of the Tour de France Femmes time trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"viafoura-comments\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[1070px] viafoura-twig-component mt-6\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=&apos;vfcustom-community-guidelines&apos;&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; 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