{"id":256380,"date":"2026-08-06T03:12:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T03:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/06\/we-still-believe-that-we-can-turn-it-around-cedrine-kerbaol-slides-off-tour-de-france-femmes-gc-podium-on-stage-5-but-there-is-no-giving-up-the-fight\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T03:12:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T03:12:36","slug":"we-still-believe-that-we-can-turn-it-around-cedrine-kerbaol-slides-off-tour-de-france-femmes-gc-podium-on-stage-5-but-there-is-no-giving-up-the-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/06\/we-still-believe-that-we-can-turn-it-around-cedrine-kerbaol-slides-off-tour-de-france-femmes-gc-podium-on-stage-5-but-there-is-no-giving-up-the-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We still believe that we can turn it around&#8217; \u2013 C\u00e9drine Kerbaol slides off Tour de France Femmes GC podium on stage 5 but there is no giving up the fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-b02f9be2-913b-11f1-9bdb-a94326d9da96\">It was another day of shuffling the overall order on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/tour-de-france-femmes-demi-vollering-wins-climbing-skirmish-on-stage-5-in-three-rider-sprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/tour-de-france-femmes-demi-vollering-wins-climbing-skirmish-on-stage-5-in-three-rider-sprint\/\" 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-demi-vollering-wins-climbing-skirmish-on-stage-5-in-three-rider-sprint\/\" rel=\"noopener\">stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes<\/a> as the race roved over the hills of the Beaujolais region, with some clawing their way up the standings while others, like <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/cedrine-kerbaol\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/cedrine-kerbaol\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/cedrine-kerbaol\/\" rel=\"noopener\">C\u00e9drine Kerbaol<\/a>, paid the price.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-womens-worldtour\/2026\/ef-education-oatly\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-womens-worldtour\/2026\/ef-education-oatly\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/road\/teams\/uci-womens-worldtour\/2026\/ef-education-oatly\/\" rel=\"noopener\">EF Education-Oatly<\/a> rider had worked her way up from ninth after the opening day, to sixth on stage 2, and then up to third after a powerful showing in the stage 4 time trial. However, by the end of the 140km stage from M\u00e2con to Belleville-en-Beaujolais, Kerbaol was right back where she started.<\/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-b02f9be2-913b-11f1-9bdb-a94326d9da96-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">It was not one of the big mountain days but with eight categorised climbs and 2,840m of vertical gain it also wasn&#8217;t ever going to be a walk in the park. Throw in a charged GC battle and the fuse was lit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;jYDCcabO&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;gwjdoYHD&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_gwjdoYHD_jYDCcabO_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;X9\\\/mXVGac0NphghLH9hZaqWA5d3dhAM\\\/Ih07grnEyMLjuO2E&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand\">Cyclingnews<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;The race was as expected and we got Noemi [R\u00fcegg] and Mags [Magdeleine Vallieres] in that breakaway, and we still had riders around C\u00e9drine,&#8221; said EF Education-Oatly sports director Daniel Foder. &#8220;Then on the second-to-last climb of the day, there was a big split, and unfortunately, C\u00e9drine didn&#8217;t have the legs to follow the best.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">That split came on the category three Col de Durbize, with around 30km of racing still to go and also the category 2 Mont Brouilly still ahead. Once the gap was opened up the GC contenders out front, including race leader Marlen Reusser (Movistar), Demi Vollering (FDJ United-SUEZ) and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) made the most of the advantage they had carved out on rivals like Kerbaol, Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma-Lease a Bike), Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team L&#8217;IMAD) and Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime).<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">EF Education-Oatly, of course, worked to try and close the gap for Kerbaol, with both R\u00fcegg and Vallieres falling back from the front and assisting in the pursuit, but in the end she took one of the biggest hits of the day from among the top contenders after crossing the line in 17th place, 2:35 back on stage winner Vollering.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Kerbaol, fresh from a second place overall at the Tour de Suisse and with two top ten GC finishes and a stage win across the last two editions of the Tour de France Femmes, was far from the only casualty. Compatriot Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot and Van der Breggen also paid the price as they finished alongside Kerbaol.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-UYxBxQ9qgzZpUPEHNinqMZ\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-UYxBxQ9qgzZpUPEHNinqMZ slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Still, the slide from a podium spot right down to ninth, with a deficit of 3:41, was a harsh blow that unravelled some of the progress from a perfectly played opening half of the Tour de France Femmes from the team and Kerbaol.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u201cI think everybody&#8217;s disappointed, of course, because everybody did really well, but we also know that with C\u00e9drine everything can turn around really quickly. If this was our bad day, then it&#8217;s maybe not so bad,&#8221; said Foder in a team release.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8220;We still have a couple of very exciting stages coming up, so I think it&#8217;s about resetting. Everybody is still committed to doing the work, and we still believe that we can turn it around, and the race is not over yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-129126d2-9143-11f1-898d-c547baaaf27c\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"><strong>Support our unrivalled coverage of the Tour de France Femmes and women&#8217;s cycling by subscribing to Cyclingnews. In return, you get unlimited access to high-quality journalism, with breaking news, race analysis, and expert insight from inside the women&#8217;s peloton. Plus, the <\/strong><em><strong>Cyclingnews<\/strong><\/em><strong> app lets you follow the action wherever you go! <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/subscription-paid\/?utm_source=Referral+link&amp;utm_medium=Website&amp;utm_campaign=PreTDFF26\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/subscription-paid\/?utm_source=Referral+link&amp;utm_medium=Website&amp;utm_campaign=PreTDFF26\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/subscription-paid\/?utm_source=Referral+link&amp;utm_medium=Website&amp;utm_campaign=PreTDFF26\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><strong>Join today<\/strong><\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/womens-cycling\/we-still-believe-that-we-can-turn-it-around-cedrine-kerbaol-slides-off-tour-de-france-femmes-gc-podium-on-stage-5-but-there-is-no-giving-up-the-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was another day of shuffling the overall order on stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes as the race roved over the hills of the Beaujolais region, with some clawing their way up the standings while others, like C\u00e9drine Kerbaol, paid the price. 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