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Demi Vollering (FDJ United-SUEZ) out-sprinted Marlen Reusser and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney from a late Beaujolais break on Mont Brouilly to win Stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes, with Reusser retaining the yellow jersey and Vollering closing to 12 seconds behind in the general classification as the battle for the title heats up with four stages to go.
Marlen Reusser (Movistar) powered to victory in Stage 4’s 21km time trial, finishing in 27:30 and taking the yellow jersey by four seconds over Lieke Nooijen, with Demi Vollering climbing to second overall. Defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot struggled on the clock, while overnight leader Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset dropped to fourth as the GC began to diverge ahead of the hilly weekend.
Marlen Reusser wins Stage 4's individual time trial at the Tour de France Femmes, taking the yellow jersey with a 14-second GC lead over Demi Vollering as defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot sits 2 minutes 13 seconds back.
Chloe Dygert of the USA wins the Elite Women Individual Time Trial at the World Championships, claiming her second gold in four years. Grace Brown of Australia finishes in second place, just six seconds behind Dygert. Marlen Reusser of Switzerland, the pre-race favorite, abandons the race mid-way. Germany's Antonio Niedermaier wins the U-23 Individual Women's Time Trial title.
Lotte Kopecky expressed confusion over rival teams' tactics at the Gent-Wevelgem race, which was won by Marlen Reusser with a solo move. Kopecky, who is part of the SD Worx team, said that other teams should have attacked or ridden immediately to prevent Reusser from gaining a lead. Kopecky finished in 69th place after stopping to check on her teammates who were involved in a late-race crash.