Tour de France Femmes: Stage Five Underway

Stage five of the Tour de France Femmes is now underway, with riders departing from Mâcon heading toward Belleville-en-Beaujolais. Before the race began, competitors underwent checks for aerodynamic chest padding as part of the regulations. syntagm.co.za

Marlen Reusser commented on the challenging stage ahead, stating: "I'm certain there will be hard attacks ... hopefully not heart attacks ... and we will try to follow." Meanwhile, Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney reflected on her individual time trial performance yesterday, calling it "one of the steps to the main goal" while keeping focus on upcoming stages.