Cover image: The women’s Tour de France peloton, here on July 27 between Troyes and Bar-sur-Aube. JEFF PACHOUD / AFP
Welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the fifth of the eight stages of the Tour de France Women 2022. To follow here from 2:45 p.m.
What ? This fifth step looks like ” the longest day “ of this Tour, according to its organizers: there are 176 kilometers to cover, with a not very steep profile. There are still two ribs of 4e category in the middle of the stage and the Bonus Point, at the Haut du Bois pass (1.5 kilometers at 4.9%), twenty kilometers from the finish. A stage a priori for sprinters.
Where ? The peloton leaves Bar-le-Duc to arrive in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
When ? The actual start was given at 11:55 a.m., and the finish should be judged between 4:12 p.m. (exactly if the speed is 41 kilometers per hour) and 4:40 p.m.
On which channel ? On France Télévisions and Eurosport.
Who hosts the live? Arthur Verdelet from the heights of Austerlitz, with Alexandre Pedro, on the roads.
What is the general classification?
1- Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma), in 11 h 48 min 46 s
2- Silvia Persico (Valcar-Travel Service), at 16 s
3- Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM), at 16 s
4- Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo), at 21 s
5- Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (SD Worx), at 51 s
6- Demi Vollering (SD Worx), at 57 s
7- Juliette Labous (DSM), at 1 min 05 s
8 – Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar), at 1 min 14 s
9- Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ-Suez-Futuroscope), at 1 min 48 s
10 – Elise Chabbey (Canyon/SRAM Racing), at 2 min 20 s
Who wears the distinctive jerseys?
Yellow jersey: Marianne Vos
Green jersey (point classification): Marianne Vos
Polka dot jersey (best climber): Femke Gerritse (Parkhotel Valkenburg)
White jersey (best youngster): Julie De Wilde (Plantur-Pura)
What we won’t talk about? “To deal with conflicts between pedestrians and cyclists, the development of public space is one of the main levers of action”
Read while waiting:
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The Dutch Marianne Vos, icon of the peloton
3e stage: in Epernay, the burst of pride of Cecilie Ludwig
Dutch women no longer quite alone in the world
Thanks to the generation of Juliette Labous, French cycling hopes to return to victory
Marion Rousse, Madam Director
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