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.