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Tour de France Femmes Stage 5: Chest Padding Checks, Ferrand‑Prevot

Published August 5, 2026 · Updated August 5, 2026 · The Guardian

Riders on Stage 5 face checks for aerodynamic chest padding, while Pauline Ferrand‑Prevot fell to 14th in the GC after losing 2:13 in yesterday’s time trial.

Riders on Stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes, traveling from Mâcon to Belleville-en-Beaujolais, are undergoing checks for the use of aerodynamic chest padding, a recurring issue in the race.

Visma‑Lease A Bike manager Rutger Tijssen told TNT Sports that Pauline Ferrand‑Prevot lost 2 min 13 sec in yesterday’s time trial, dropping her from 2nd to 34th that day and falling to 14th overall in the general classification. sos-zagle.org.pl

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