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Tour de France Femmes: Widespread conservatism turned supposed thrilling gravel stage into bit of a damp squib, but why?

Conservative approach neutralises GC on sketchy gravel stage To gravel or not to gravel? That is the question, following today’s somewhat baffling stage of the Tour de France Femmes. Ad/> In a stage widely touted to be the one to light up the general classification, what actually unfolded on the ‘chenin blanc’ of the Champagne region was a reasonably entertaining spectacle, but certainly not one for the ages.

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‘Disastrous!’ – Team car wipes out Spanish champion Mavi Garcia on Stage 4 of Tour de France Femmes

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'Absolute carnage' - Should gravel 'lottery' have been included on Stage 4 of Tour de France Femmes?

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.

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Tour de France Femmes: Widespread conservatism turned supposed thrilling gravel stage into bit of a damp squib, but why?

Dominic Thiem continues comeback bid by reaching Generali Open quarter-finals in Kitzbuhel

Speedway of Nations 2022 Semi-Final 1 - Bartosz Zmarzlik and Poland eye final spot in Vojens showpiece

Speedway of Nations 2022: 'The situation is very hard' - Ukraine's Stanislav Melnychuk hopes to honour war-torn homeland

‘Disastrous!’ – Team car wipes out Spanish champion Mavi Garcia on Stage 4 of Tour de France Femmes

Iga Swiatek makes winning return at Poland Open against Magdalena Frech to extend unbeaten clay streak

'Absolute carnage' - Should gravel 'lottery' have been included on Stage 4 of Tour de France Femmes?

Exclusive: 'Leave it alone' - Red Bull principal Christian Horner hits out at new F1 floor changes for 2023