Le Court makes history in Tour de France Femmes
Stage five results
1. Kimberley le Court (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal) 3hrs 54mins 7secs2. Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-Suez) Same time3. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/SD Worx-Protime)4. Katarzyna Niewiadoma-phinney (Pol/Canyon-SRAM-ZondaCrypto) 5. Pauline Ferrand prevot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike)6. Sarah Gigante (Aus/AG Insurance-Soudal)7. Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck)8. Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) +33secs9. Evita Muzic (Fra/FDJ-Suez) Same time10. Elise Chabbey (Sui/FDJ-Suez)
General classification after stage five
1. Kimberley le Court (Mau/AG Insurance-Soudal) 15hrs 7mins 14secs2. Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (Fra/Visma-Lease a Bike) +18secs3. Demi Vollering (Ned/FDJ-Suez) +23secs4. Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney (Pol/Canyon-Sram-ZondaCrypto) +24secs5. Anna van der Breggen (Ned/SD Worx-Protime) +27secs6. Marianne Vos (Ned/Visma-Lease a Bike) +37secs7. Pauliena Rooijakkers (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +45secs8. Sarah Gigante (Aus/AG Insurance-Soudal) +55secs9. Puck Pieterse (Ned/Fenix-Deceuninck) +1min 4secs10. Cedrine Kerbaol (Fra/EF Education-Oatly) +1min 16secs
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