Tour de France Femmes: How to watch Stage 5 on Thursday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map

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.

Ad/> There will be no such climbing for the women — that is very much reserved for the next few days. Instead, the sprinters could get one final chance to fight it out in a bunch finish. Tour de France FemmesTDF Femmes: How to watch Stage 4 as gravel chaos awaits12 HOURS AGO It comes after an thrilling Stage 4 of the Tour de France Femmes where Marlen Reusser (Team SD Worx) produced a stunning ride to clinch the stage 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. Vos put in another fine performance in the yellow jersey. She was 1'40" back from Reusser and managed to storm clear from a bunch that included Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx), winner of this year’s Strade Bianche.