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BAR-SUR-AUBE, France: Swiss rider Marlen Reusser won the women’s Tour de France fourth stage on Wednesday as Dutchwoman Marianne Vos retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey in fifth place.
Over the halfway mark and Stage 5 is both the longest of the Tour de France Femmes and, interestingly, longer than the designated maximum distance for women’s races set by the UCI. It’s a flat stage and one for the sprinters — although there are a few small bumps to contend with en route to Saint-Die-des-Vosges. The men’s race has started there before, with Peter Sagan winning on that day back in 2019 although he had to contend with the nearby Vosges Mountains on his way to victory.
Stage 4 of the Tour de France Femmes was won by Marlen Reusser (SD Worx) as Marianne Vos (Team Jumbo–Visma) retained her GC advantage. It had been billed as a blockbuster event with the presence of unpaved roads along the tough route to Bar-sur-Aube expected to blow the general classification wide open. Ad/> However, widespread conservatism from the GC teams in effect neutralised the stage, as argued by Katy Madgwick, and the lack of gumption was debated on The Breakaway by Orla Chennaoui, Adam Blythe, Dani Christmas and Dani Rowe.
Swiss cyclist Marlen Reusser (SD Worx) made her move with 23 kilometers remaining in stage four of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes avec Swift and didn’t look back.
Iris Slappendel questioned whether gravel sections should have been included on Tour de France Femmes after “absolute carnage” on Stage 4 of the race. The 127km Stage 4 route featured four separate sections of gravel track, testing the handling skills, and fortune, of all the riders. Ad/> While there were no major incidents involving the General Classification favourites, Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) and Elisa Balasmo (Trek–Segafredo) both suffered mechanical issues and yellow jersey Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) had to recover after veering from the gravel.
Switzerland's Marlen Reusser broke clear to win stage four of the Tour de France Femmes as Marianne Vos retained the yellow jersey.
:Swiss rider Marlen Reusser went solo to win a hilly fourth stage of the Tour de France Femmes with Dutch great Marianne Vos retaining the yellow jersey on Wednesday.
Marlen Reusser (Team SD Worx) produced a stunning ride to clinch the Stage 4 victory while Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) edged a bunch sprint behind in the yellow jersey. On an epic day of racing, Reusser raced clear in brilliant and convincing fashion with a solo break to take the triumph with Evita Muzic (FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope) a full 1'24" behind.