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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026

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Stage 6

6 August 2026

153 km

2,650 m↑

MontbrisonTournon-sur-Rhône

1Mary Patricia Kimberley le Court de Billot - Pienaar4:01:48

2Cedrine Kerbaol+0:00

3Puck Pieterse+0:00

4Sarah van Dam+0:00

5Célia Gery+0:00

6Liane Lippert+0:00

7Elisa Longo Borghini+0:02

8Riejanne Markus+0:05

9Dominika Wlodarczyk+0:28

10Noemi Rüegg+0:28

Kim Le Court de Billot-Pienaar won stage 6 after a six-rider sprint in Tournon-sur-Rhône, capping a day shaped by repeated climbs and a late split on the Côte de Boucieu-le-Roi. An early breakaway was caught with about 54 kilometres left. Le Court also recovered from a mid-race mechanical on the descent of the Col de Lalouvesc before rejoining the front group for the finish.

General Classification

1Marlen ReusserLeader

2Demi Vollering+0:12

3Katarzyna Anna Niewiadoma-Phinney+1:17

4Elisa Longo Borghini+2:28

5Antonia Niedermaier+2:40

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