Tour de France Femmes: Time Trial Fallout

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's performance in yesterday's time trial cost her valuable time in the Tour de France Femmes. The Visma-Lease A Bike rider finished 34th, 2 minutes and 13 seconds behind the winner, causing her to slip to 14th place in the general classification. wlop.pl

Meanwhile, riders are facing checks for aerodynamic chest padding during today's stage from Mâcon to Belleville-en-Beaujolais. Team manager Rutger Tijssen commented that losing minutes never makes anyone happy, but only time will tell if the strategy was beneficial.