{"id":256263,"date":"2026-08-05T11:33:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/05\/tour-de-france-femmes-stage-5-live-the-hills-of-beaujolais-could-spark-a-gc-battle\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T11:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:33:31","slug":"tour-de-france-femmes-stage-5-live-the-hills-of-beaujolais-could-spark-a-gc-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/05\/tour-de-france-femmes-stage-5-live-the-hills-of-beaujolais-could-spark-a-gc-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France Femmes stage 5 LIVE: The hills of Beaujolais could spark a GC battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-05T11:32:48+00:00\">2026-08-05T11:32:48.733Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-63100e8e-90c1-11f1-bc34-dde29751d547\">It&#8217;s time for Marlen Reusser to show off her new yellow jersey on the sign-on.<\/p>\n<p>She also has a yellow bike, helmet and sunglasses.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-63100ef2-90c1-11f1-a773-2791a3ab649d\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.60%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5C2nMQepQvEVZHNipwWMnJ-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5C2nMQepQvEVZHNipwWMnJ-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5C2nMQepQvEVZHNipwWMnJ-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5C2nMQepQvEVZHNipwWMnJ-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5C2nMQepQvEVZHNipwWMnJ-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/5C2nMQepQvEVZHNipwWMnJ-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-05T11:22:53+00:00\">2026-08-05T11:22:53.416Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-00491d3c-90c0-11f1-8f2a-af7f58d90fae\">Dem Vollering and her FDJ United-Suez team are next to sign on.<\/p>\n<p>Vollering produced a superb TT on Tuesday, as some of her GC rivals struggled. It will be fascinating to see if Vollering goes on the attack today, to try to gain more time.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/we-dont-expect-that-marlen-will-explode-fdj-united-suez-focus-on-keeping-up-the-pressure-after-demi-vollering-moves-into-second-overall-at-tour-de-france-femmes\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/we-dont-expect-that-marlen-will-explode-fdj-united-suez-focus-on-keeping-up-the-pressure-after-demi-vollering-moves-into-second-overall-at-tour-de-france-femmes\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/we-dont-expect-that-marlen-will-explode-fdj-united-suez-focus-on-keeping-up-the-pressure-after-demi-vollering-moves-into-second-overall-at-tour-de-france-femmes\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>&#8216;We don&#8217;t expect that Marlen will explode&#8217; \u2013 FDJ United-SUEZ focus on keeping up the pressure after Demi Vollering moves into second overall at Tour de France Femmes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-00491e7c-90c0-11f1-b74c-6daec9bcef4d\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.70%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xcvMjtcSZcwfPHZVQrrZrm-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xcvMjtcSZcwfPHZVQrrZrm-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xcvMjtcSZcwfPHZVQrrZrm-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xcvMjtcSZcwfPHZVQrrZrm-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xcvMjtcSZcwfPHZVQrrZrm-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xcvMjtcSZcwfPHZVQrrZrm-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xcvMjtcSZcwfPHZVQrrZrm.jpg\" alt=\"AIGLE, SWITZERLAND - AUGUST 02: (L-R) Marie Le Net of France and Demi Vollering of Netherlands and Team FDJ United - SUEZ prior to the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 2 a 147.9km stage from Aigle to Geneva \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 02, 2026 in Aigle, Switzerland. (Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xcvMjtcSZcwfPHZVQrrZrm-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xcvMjtcSZcwfPHZVQrrZrm-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xcvMjtcSZcwfPHZVQrrZrm-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xcvMjtcSZcwfPHZVQrrZrm-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xcvMjtcSZcwfPHZVQrrZrm-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xcvMjtcSZcwfPHZVQrrZrm-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xcvMjtcSZcwfPHZVQrrZrm.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/xcvMjtcSZcwfPHZVQrrZrm.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-05T11:13:13+00:00\">2026-08-05T11:13:13.015Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-a653db74-90be-11f1-a6af-45b0609b87b8\">Canyon-Sram are the latest team to sign-on in Macon.<\/p>\n<p>All the riders are again wearing ice-vests, with temperatures at 29C and forecast to rise to 31C during the stage.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-05T11:10:17+00:00\">2026-08-05T11:10:17.588Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-3dc5ca18-90be-11f1-92db-abc46a6d6724\">There are again huge crowds at the Tour.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\" id=\"elk-2084959372866683387\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084959372866683387\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude4c Quite the crowd around the @FDJ_SUEZ bus this morning!Il y a comme un attroupement autour du bus @FDJ_SUEZ \ud83d\udc40 #TDFF2026 #WatchTheFemmes pic.twitter.com\/vwM0XAwUih<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084959372866683387\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/2084959372866683387\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">August 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-05T11:04:02+00:00\">2026-08-05T11:04:02.270Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-5e2310fa-90bd-11f1-808f-cbc726c22bde\">The stage roll out is 40 minutes away, with the official stage start at 14:00CET.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-05T11:03:16+00:00\">2026-08-05T11:03:16.126Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-42839bc6-90bd-11f1-9132-d98ff06e22b7\">Stage 5 sees the Tour head south into the Beaujolais region for a gruelling up-and-down from M\u00e2con to Belleville-en-Beaujolais.<\/p>\n<p>Eight classified climbs and several uncategorised ascents fill a 140km day that will be broadcast from start to finish. It all adds up to 2,900 metres of elevation gain &#8211; the second-most of the whole nine-day race.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-42839bc6-90bd-11f1-9132-d98ff06e22b7-2\">All the stage rolls through vineyards and forests, making it a possible GC day. Will Marlen Reusser (Movistar) still be in yellow at the finish?<\/p>\n<p>This is our full stage preview.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026-stage-5-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026-stage-5-preview\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/tour-de-france-femmes-2026-stage-5-preview\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tour de France Femmes 2026 stage 5: Eight climbs on tap to shake up GC in Beaujolais \u2013 preview<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-42839c2a-90bd-11f1-8d3f-d9a111b3bad9\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.60%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6yEMHdpwsgRckbdSommp6D-1024-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6yEMHdpwsgRckbdSommp6D-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6yEMHdpwsgRckbdSommp6D-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6yEMHdpwsgRckbdSommp6D-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6yEMHdpwsgRckbdSommp6D-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6yEMHdpwsgRckbdSommp6D-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6yEMHdpwsgRckbdSommp6D.jpg\" alt=\"DIJON, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Marlen Reusser of Switzerland and Team Movistar celebrates at podium as Yellow Leader Jersey winner during the 5th Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 4 a 21km individual time trial stage from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon \/ #UCIWWT \/ on August 04, 2026 in Dijon, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6yEMHdpwsgRckbdSommp6D-1024-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6yEMHdpwsgRckbdSommp6D-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6yEMHdpwsgRckbdSommp6D-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6yEMHdpwsgRckbdSommp6D-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6yEMHdpwsgRckbdSommp6D-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6yEMHdpwsgRckbdSommp6D-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6yEMHdpwsgRckbdSommp6D.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/6yEMHdpwsgRckbdSommp6D.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-05T10:59:32+00:00\">2026-08-05T10:59:32.465Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-bd46c672-90bc-11f1-abec-b550746d89ef\">As for every stage, we will have the best, most detailed, updates from the stage.<\/p>\n<p>We kick-off our live coverage before each stage and add reaction and analysis after the finish.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"pro-cycling\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wcp-item-content\">\n<time class=\"no-wrap live-feed-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-05T10:58:03+00:00\">2026-08-05T10:58:03.401Z<\/time><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-fd54efea-7fc4-11f1-8c59-535fecec1354\">Bonjour and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/live\/tour-de-france-femmes-stage-5-live-the-hills-of-beaujolais-could-spark-a-gc-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026-08-05T11:32:48.733Z It&#8217;s time for Marlen Reusser to show off her new yellow jersey on the sign-on. She also has a yellow bike, helmet and sunglasses. (Image credit: Getty Images) 2026-08-05T11:22:53.416Z Dem Vollering and her FDJ United-Suez team are next to sign on. Vollering produced a superb TT on Tuesday, as some of her GC rivals [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":256264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6804],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-256263","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}