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Lorena Wiebes has stormed to her second successive stage victory at the Tour de France Femmes, winning the fourth leg with a dominant sprint finish.
The Dutch rider from Team SD Worx launched her move around 250m from the line and proved untouchable, sealing another stage victory.
Fellow Dutch rider Marianne Vos again took second place, with Ireland’s Lara Gillespie third.
Wiebes also triumphed in a chaotic sprint on Monday and now sits second overall, trailing Vos, who retains the yellow jersey.
Sarah Gigante crossed the finish line in 49th place for this stage, maintaining her status as the top Australian, holding 19th place in the overall rankings.
It was Wiebes’ fifth stage win overall, a record since the event’s revival in 2022. Jeannie Longo holds the all-time record, with 24 stage wins from 1985 and 1989.
On the largely flat 130.7km stage from Saumur to Poitiers, the peloton remained tightly packed until the closing stretch before a showdown amongst the sprinters.
Wiebes timed her effort perfectly, leaving her rivals unable to respond before it was too late.
Former champion Demi Vollering continued racing despite a heavy crash on Monday.
Vollering, from the FDJ-Suez team, underwent medical tests that excluded a risk of a concussion and finished the day safely in the peloton.
She remained sixth overall, lagging 25 seconds behind Vos.
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