Time Trial Champion Marlen Reusser Takes Yellow Jersey at Women’s Tour De France
The time trial world champion beat Lieke Nooijen by 4 seconds and moved 14 seconds clear of Demi Vollering in the overall standings.
- On Tuesday, Movistar rider Marlen Reusser won the 21km stage four time trial from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon, claiming the yellow jersey for the first time in the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.
- As the reigning world time trial champion, Reusser targeted the Dijon stage as her primary goal for the year, describing it as 'our project' since the race's Swiss start on Swiss national day.
- Reusser finished just four seconds clear of Visma-Lease a Bike's Lieke Nooijen, while 2023 champion Demi Vollering placed third, 17 seconds back, moving into second overall.
- Overnight leader Sigrid Haugset, the Norwegian national champion, slipped to fourth overall after losing the yellow jersey, while defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot dropped to 14th after losing over two minutes.
- The general classification shift sets the race up for upcoming hilly stages, with Mont Ventoux awaiting on Friday's stage seven before a final push to the finish.
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Vollering Wins Grueling Tour Stage, Reusser Retains Yellow, Ferrand-Prévot and Van Der Breggen Crack
Demi Vollering wins the fifth stage of the Tour with a powerful sprint, beating fellow breakaway riders Merlen Reusser, who retains the yellow jersey, and Kasia Niewiadoma.
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Last year's winner of the Tour de France lost over two minutes to the stage winner and current holder of the yellow jersey.
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The Swiss Marlen Reusser won the fourth stage of the Tour de France Femmes from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon. She won over 21 kilometers in the time trial ahead of the Dutch women Lieke Nooijen and Demi Vollering.
From 'Project Dijon' to 'Project Nice' – New Tour de France Femmes leader Marlen Reusser ready to defend yellow to the end following time trial triumph
'I'm not at all like, 'I have yellow, I've got to have it in Nice,' but I think it's possible' says Movistar leader
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