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August 1, 2026
5th Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 🇫🇷 (2.WWT) WE – Stage 4 ITT – Gevrey-Chambertin – Dijon : 21 km
Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is a UCI Women’s WorldTour classification stage race that traverses a diverse and demanding array of terrains across France,
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August 1, 2026
5th Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 🇫🇷 (2.WWT) WE – Stage 4 ITT – Gevrey-Chambertin – Dijon : 21 km
Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is a UCI Women’s WorldTour classification stage race that traverses a diverse and demanding array of terrains across France, showcasing the country’s most iconic landscapes—from rolling vineyards and open plains to rugged mountain passes and technical descents. The parcours is designed to test every facet of a rider’s ability, with stages that range from flat, high-speed sprint finishes to grueling mountain ascents featuring gradients of 8–12% on narrow, winding roads. The climbs are often long and sustained, such as those in the Vosges, Alps, or Pyrenees, where the roads snake through dense forests and open pastures before culminating in punishing summit finishes. The descents are fast and technical, with sharp switchbacks and uneven surfaces that demand precision and courage. The race dynamics vary dramatically depending on the stage profile. The flatter stages are typically contested in high-speed bunch sprints, though crosswinds on exposed roads can split the peloton and create opportunities for late breaks. The hilly and mountainous stages, however, are where the race truly unfolds, with attacks launching on the steepest sections or during the technical descents, where gaps can open quickly. The peloton often fractures into smaller groups on the most demanding climbs, while the flatter stages allow for more controlled racing and tactical maneuvering. The finish styles range from uphill sprints on steep, short climbs to reduced-group finishes after long descents or solo moves on the most challenging stages. The Tour de France Femmes is a race of endurance, strategy, and versatility, where the interplay of terrain, weather, and tactics creates a dynamic and unpredictable test for the world’s best riders.
Marlen Reusser (Movistar) won the individual time trial on stage 4 of the Tour de France Femmes, beating Lieke Nooijen (Visma-Lease a Bike) by four seconds and Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) by 18 seconds over a 21km course from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon.
With her stage victory, the world ITT champion also takes the yellow jersey for the first time in her career as stage 3 winner and overnight leader Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset (Uno-X Mobility) paid the price for her 88km solo the previous day, losing 3:06 minutes to Reusser and dropping to fourth place overall.
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma-Lease a Bike) had a disappointing day on the TT bike, losing 2:13 minutes to Reusser while Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team L’IMAD) and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM) could limit their losses to 1:03 minutes and 1:09 minutes, respectively.
Going into the next two hilly stages, Reusser leads the GC by 14 seconds over Vollering, with Cédrine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly) in third place, 54 seconds behind.
“It wasn’t perfect perfect, but it was good. I started well, I did a good climb, but I had a little bit of a problem with my bike and the wind. During the recon, it felt a bit different, so I had planned it differently. But in the end, I think I did a good time trial,” Reusser could see room for improvement even in her moment of success.
Overall, though, Reusser was overjoyed to see a long-term project come to fruition.
“It’s the first Tour de France that was really my goal of the year. We were starting in Switzerland on the Swiss National Day, and on the fourth day, a time trial in Dijon.
“We’ve been talking about it since Christmas, ‘Project Dijon’, for the yellow colour of the mustard, to win the time trial and maybe take yellow. It worked out, and I’m really happy,” she finished before receiving the yellow leader’s jersey on the stage podium.
How it unfolded
The 21km ITT course from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon started with 8km of flat to rolling roads and then included a climb up the Lacets de Marsannay to the intermediate timing point after 9.7km.
A brief descent and another little uphill took the riders to the highest point of the course after 12km, followed by a fast, almost straight descent into Dijon. Although the forecast rain showers did not materialise, winds from west to southwest provided a tailwind for most of the course, contributing to a fast race.
French ITT champion Célia Le Mouël (Ma Petite Entreprise) was the tenth starter and set a first benchmark with 28:50 minutes, but this was soon beaten by Sandrine Tas (Lotto-Intermarché), who was 0.96 seconds faster, having made up 10 seconds after the timing point.
Tas settled into the hot seat as over 30 riders failed to beat her time, some opting not to go all-out on another hot day in France. Lotte Claes (Fenix-Premier Tech) set a new fastest intermediate time and gained more seconds on the way to the finish, stopping the clock after 28:25 minutes to take the lead.
Nooijen beat Claes’ intermediate time by 14 seconds, and on the descent, Nooijen pulled out all the stops, flying down the road and finishing after 27:34 minutes, obliterating Claes’ time by 51 seconds.
Zoe Backstedt (Canyon-SRAM), one of the pre-stage favourites, matched Nooijen on the first part of the course and was only 0.29 seconds slower at the timing point, but although the Welsh woman did an excellent second section, she was 16 seconds slower at the finish.
Finally, it was the GC contenders’ turn. Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) could not fulfil expectations, eventually finishing in 14th place and losing time to several of her rivals. White jersey Paula Blasi had been allowed to go all-out by her UAE Team L’IMAD and finished a minute slower than Nooijen. Reusser was almost 20 seconds faster than Nooijen at the intermediate time but lost time on the second part, finishing only four seconds ahead of Nooijen to take the lead.
Ferrand-Prévot struggled on the TT bike, shipping over two minutes to Reusser and more than a minute to Niewiadoma-Phinney and Longo Borghini. The Italian had dropped her chain during the ITT, necessitating a bike change and preventing an even better result. Kerbaol proved her descending skills once again, taking 17 seconds off Niewiadoma-Phinney on the second part of the course to finish in seventh place, 54 seconds behind Reusser.
Vollering had been 23 seconds down on Reusser at the timing point but set the second-fastest time on the second section, only beaten by Nooijen, to take back five seconds and limit her time loss to 18 seconds at the finish.
Haugset finished off the race in the yellow jersey, but her advantage of 2:10 minutes over Reusser was reduced to only five seconds after 9.7km, and the Norwegian eventually finished 3:06 minutes down.
Results :
 WE - Stage 4 ITT </strong> - Gevrey-Chambertin - Dijon : 21 km
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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is a UCI Women’s WorldTour classification stage race that traverses a diverse and demanding array of terrains across France, showcasing the country’s most iconic landscapes—from rolling vineyards and open plains to rugged mountain passes and technical descents. The parcours is designed to test every facet of a rider’s ability, with stages that range from flat, high-speed sprint finishes to grueling mountain ascents featuring gradients of 8–12% on narrow, winding roads. The climbs are often long and sustained, such as those in the Vosges, Alps, or Pyrenees, where the roads snake through dense forests and open pastures before culminating in punishing summit finishes. The descents are fast and technical, with sharp switchbacks and uneven surfaces that demand precision and courage. The race dynamics vary dramatically depending on the stage profile. The flatter stages are typically contested in high-speed bunch sprints, though crosswinds on exposed roads can split the peloton and create opportunities for late breaks. The hilly and mountainous stages, however, are where the race truly unfolds, with attacks launching on the steepest sections or during the technical descents, where gaps can open quickly. The peloton often fractures into smaller groups on the most demanding climbs, while the flatter stages allow for more controlled racing and tactical maneuvering. The finish styles range from uphill sprints on steep, short climbs to reduced-group finishes after long descents or solo moves on the most challenging stages. The Tour de France Femmes is a race of endurance, strategy, and versatility, where the interplay of terrain, weather, and tactics creates a dynamic and unpredictable test for the world’s best riders.
Marlen Reusser (Movistar) won the individual time trial on stage 4 of the Tour de France Femmes, beating Lieke Nooijen (Visma-Lease a Bike) by four seconds and Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) by 18 seconds over a 21km course from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon.
With her stage victory, the world ITT champion also takes the yellow jersey for the first time in her career as stage 3 winner and overnight leader Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset (Uno-X Mobility) paid the price for her 88km solo the previous day, losing 3:06 minutes to Reusser and dropping to fourth place overall.
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma-Lease a Bike) had a disappointing day on the TT bike, losing 2:13 minutes to Reusser while Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team L'IMAD) and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM) could limit their losses to 1:03 minutes and 1:09 minutes, respectively.
Going into the next two hilly stages, Reusser leads the GC by 14 seconds over Vollering, with Cédrine Kerbaol (EF Education-Oatly) in third place, 54 seconds behind.
"It wasn't perfect perfect, but it was good. I started well, I did a good climb, but I had a little bit of a problem with my bike and the wind. During the recon, it felt a bit different, so I had planned it differently. But in the end, I think I did a good time trial," Reusser could see room for improvement even in her moment of success.
Overall, though, Reusser was overjoyed to see a long-term project come to fruition.
"It's the first Tour de France that was really my goal of the year. We were starting in Switzerland on the Swiss National Day, and on the fourth day, a time trial in Dijon.
"We've been talking about it since Christmas, 'Project Dijon', for the yellow colour of the mustard, to win the time trial and maybe take yellow. It worked out, and I'm really happy," she finished before receiving the yellow leader's jersey on the stage podium.
How it unfolded
The 21km ITT course from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon started with 8km of flat to rolling roads and then included a climb up the Lacets de Marsannay to the intermediate timing point after 9.7km.
A brief descent and another little uphill took the riders to the highest point of the course after 12km, followed by a fast, almost straight descent into Dijon. Although the forecast rain showers did not materialise, winds from west to southwest provided a tailwind for most of the course, contributing to a fast race.
French ITT champion Célia Le Mouël (Ma Petite Entreprise) was the tenth starter and set a first benchmark with 28:50 minutes, but this was soon beaten by Sandrine Tas (Lotto-Intermarché), who was 0.96 seconds faster, having made up 10 seconds after the timing point.
Tas settled into the hot seat as over 30 riders failed to beat her time, some opting not to go all-out on another hot day in France. Lotte Claes (Fenix-Premier Tech) set a new fastest intermediate time and gained more seconds on the way to the finish, stopping the clock after 28:25 minutes to take the lead.
Nooijen beat Claes' intermediate time by 14 seconds, and on the descent, Nooijen pulled out all the stops, flying down the road and finishing after 27:34 minutes, obliterating Claes' time by 51 seconds.
Zoe Backstedt (Canyon-SRAM), one of the pre-stage favourites, matched Nooijen on the first part of the course and was only 0.29 seconds slower at the timing point, but although the Welsh woman did an excellent second section, she was 16 seconds slower at the finish.
Finally, it was the GC contenders' turn. Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) could not fulfil expectations, eventually finishing in 14th place and losing time to several of her rivals. White jersey Paula Blasi had been allowed to go all-out by her UAE Team L'IMAD and finished a minute slower than Nooijen. Reusser was almost 20 seconds faster than Nooijen at the intermediate time but lost time on the second part, finishing only four seconds ahead of Nooijen to take the lead.
Ferrand-Prévot struggled on the TT bike, shipping over two minutes to Reusser and more than a minute to Niewiadoma-Phinney and Longo Borghini. The Italian had dropped her chain during the ITT, necessitating a bike change and preventing an even better result. Kerbaol proved her descending skills once again, taking 17 seconds off Niewiadoma-Phinney on the second part of the course to finish in seventh place, 54 seconds behind Reusser.
Vollering had been 23 seconds down on Reusser at the timing point but set the second-fastest time on the second section, only beaten by Nooijen, to take back five seconds and limit her time loss to 18 seconds at the finish.
Haugset finished off the race in the yellow jersey, but her advantage of 2:10 minutes over Reusser was reduced to only five seconds after 9.7km, and the Norwegian eventually finished 3:06 minutes down.
<strong>Results : </strong>
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