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Tour de France Femmes: Reusser aces stage four time trial to snatch yellow jersey
Ferrand-Prévot toils up climbs and loses more ground
TL;DR
- Marlen Reusser won the fourth stage of the Tour de France Femmes, taking the overall lead.
- Reusser now leads defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot by 2 minutes and 13 seconds.
- Reusser targeted this stage as part of her 'Project Dijon' strategy.
- Demi Vollering is in second place, 14 seconds behind Reusser.
- Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney is third, 1 minute and 9 seconds behind Reusser.
- Ferrand-Prévot struggled with the climbs and has dropped to 14th overall.
- Ferrand-Prévot expressed anxiety about the stage but is determined to chase in the remaining stages.
- The race will now head into stages with climbs, including Mont Ventoux.