Tour de France Femmes: Reusser storms to stage four time trial victory to take yellow jersey – live reaction

Individual time trial – updates from 13.34 BST/14.34 CET Tour cyclists face checks after padded bra claims Email John | Sign up for The Recap Over half the field has taken to the course, with 70 riders having started, and 41 of those arrived, with Tas still leading the pack. It may take something to beat her. Sandrin

Marlen Reusser of Switzerland has seized the yellow jersey in the Women’s Tour de France by clocking the fastest time in an individual time trial to win stage four

Britain’s Zoe Backstedt was just two seconds off the podium, with world time trial champion Marlen Reusser taking yellow for the first time alongside her stage win

FRANCE, Aug 4 : Reigning world time trial champion Marlen Reusser aced Tuesday's individual time trial in Tour de France Femmes to win stage four and took the yellow jersey from Sigrid Haugset.Swiss rider Reusser (Movistar) finished the 21-km ride from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon in 27 minutes and 30 seconds, taking a 1

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Sigrid Haugset of Norway won the third stage of the Women’s Tour de France. She secured a solo victory following an 87-kilometre breakaway.

Women's WorldTeams have complained about cyclists using padded bras as chest fairings to reduce air resistance by up to 3.6% during time trials.

Norway's Sigrid Haugset seizes Women’s Tour de France yellow jersey with long solo breakaway  Toronto Star

Wiebes’s seventh Tour de France stage win was her first while wearing the yellow jersey

Sprinting great Wiebes dominated the bunch sprint in Geneva, Switzerland, to make it back-to-back wins.

The Lausanne authorities and the organising committee for the Grand Départ Suisse have described the Tour de France Femmes’ visit to Lausanne as a “very positive” experience. They highlighted the “enthusiasm” and “excitement” among the public, which spread far beyond the capital of canton Vaud. "Lausanne experienced a

Lorena Wiebes wins opening stage of Women's Tour de France  ESPN

The French cyclist is among the favorites for the 2026 edition of the Tour, one year after winning the race. She will face Dutch rider Demi Vollering in a course that could favor climbers.

The Tour de France Femmes begins in Lausanne, Switzerland on Saturday, with its first ascent of Mont Ventoux to come.