Overview

• Lorena Wiebes outpaced Marianne Vos to claim a second straight flat-stage sprint victory in Stage 4 from Saumur to Poitiers.
• Veteran Marianne Vos finished runner-up again to preserve her lead in the general classification and continue wearing yellow.
• Former champion Demi Vollering was cleared of concussion after falling in Stage 3 and resumed the race, sitting sixth overall 25 seconds behind Vos.
• An early breakaway by Franziska Koch and Ana Vitória Magalhães was reeled in by SD Worx-Protime before the bunch sprint decided the stage.
• Riders will tackle Wednesday’s longest stage of the edition, a 165.8 km route to Guéret featuring three climbs inside the final 35 km.