Tour de France Femmes: Wiebes claims back-to-back stage wins
Sarah Gigante finished 49th on the stage, and remains the highest-placed Australian in 19th overall.
It was Wiebes' fifth stage win overall, a record since the event's revival in 2022. Jeannie Longo holds the all-time record, with 24 stage wins from 1985 and 1989. On the largely flat 130.7-km stage from Saumur to Poitiers the peloton remained tightly packed until the closing stretch before a showdown amongst the sprinters. Wiebes timed her effort perfectly, leaving her rivals unable to respond before it was too late. Former champion Demi Vollering continued racing despite a heavy crash on Monday. Vollering, from the FDJ-Suez team, underwent medical tests that excluded a risk of a concussion and finished the day safely in the peloton. She remained sixth overall, lagging 25 seconds behind race leader Marianne Vos. The place to watch the 2025 Tour de France — live, free and exclusive — plus the fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is right here on the SBS On Demand Hub .
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