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00:58 It's a long day, but also a really nice day.
01:09 The GC should be made today, I guess.
01:11 So yeah, I'm looking forward to it.
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01:26 For sure it will be hard, because that's the worst.
01:28 I think I want to try to take the yellow jersey, maybe
01:32 with Demi, so we can see.
01:34 I want to stay in the battle.
01:35 It's going to be attacking, and I hope
01:40 it will be a super hard final.
01:43 Yeah, the harder, the better.
01:44 The yellow jersey kicks on.
01:54 Lotzakopecky puts in another furious attack at the front.
02:00 The longest stage started from Kao,
02:02 a marathon that will only get harder,
02:04 177 and 1/2 kilometers with an Arden Classic-like finale,
02:09 three climbs, and a bonus sprint before the final uphill kick
02:12 to the line in Rodez, potential for a GC shakeup.
02:17 SD Works receiving some shade for not helping to chase down
02:20 Julie van der Velde yesterday, not here to please others.
02:24 Two wins from three stages speaks for itself.
02:27 A 14-strong breakaway had built up plus 10 minutes
02:30 split when the television pictures went live,
02:33 an unusual gap reducing a race within a race.
02:36 Multiple French champion Audrey Cordon-Ragot
02:39 with a virtual lead after four days in the Maillot Jaune,
02:43 Lotzakopecky at risk of losing the famous jersey
02:46 as the gap increased.
02:47 10 minutes, 25.
02:49 That's the current gap.
02:51 Back in the pack, there were other motivations
02:54 for the World Tour teams.
02:55 Anoosta Costa, though, accumulated enough
02:57 Queen of the Mountain points to end the day with a polka dot
03:00 jersey for Uno X Cycling.
03:02 After van der Velde expended so much energy,
03:04 teammate Yara Castellin taking up
03:07 the fight for Fenix de Koenig.
03:09 Intermediate sprint uncontested, not a primary focus
03:12 for the Escapees or the Peloton.
03:16 SD Works then took command to shrink the gap heading
03:19 into the 4.2% gradient.
03:21 Dakota Colombes, the start of the most crucial part
03:25 of the stage.
03:26 No one accusing the Dutch powerhouse of sitting back.
03:29 Big attack now in the Peloton.
03:36 Misha Bredevoel matched by Elisa Balsamo
03:39 before the local cattle rushed for a glimpse of yellow
03:42 bursting into life.
03:43 And now we get another attack.
03:45 Lotzakopecky starts to fire off the front.
03:49 The Belgian champion animated, constantly attacking
03:52 in her natural habitat.
03:54 The dual goals of Maiojean retention
03:56 and setting up teammate Demi Folleren.
04:00 With the gap ticking down, could it
04:01 be a repeat of stage three's finish?
04:04 The chance to wear yellow led to some angst for Audrey Cordan
04:07 Rago in the breakaway.
04:09 The human powered health rider did bag six bonus seconds
04:13 with Castellin snatching four for herself
04:15 as the pair went it alone.
04:17 Phoenix de Koenig appeared to have hatched a plan
04:19 to be on the front pedal at this Tour de France.
04:22 Avec Swift, Cordan Rago had the legs kicked from under her.
04:25 Later coming home in 16th, Castellin
04:28 powering on in hope of a team victory
04:30 the second time of asking as Lotzakopecky
04:33 put on the burners.
04:34 And now another big attack.
04:36 The yellow jersey kicks on Lotzakopecky.
04:39 Belgian champion in the form of her life
04:41 with one eye on the World Championships in Glasgow
04:43 next month.
04:45 In the here and now, defense of her hard earned yellow jersey
04:48 driving her efforts.
04:51 Castellin pushing not just for the biggest win of her career,
04:54 the 25-year-old's first competitive win ever.
04:58 All while we got a preview of the GC favorites fighting it
05:01 out.
05:02 Sheila Gutierrez doing some heavy lifting
05:04 so that defending champion Annemiek van Vleuten
05:07 could stop Demi Folleren from creating a meaningful gap.
05:11 While a fragile truce formed for a time,
05:13 Judit Labus third on the recent Giro d'Ony podium
05:17 had a minute 52 seconds to make up.
05:20 The 24-year-old home in 12th to climb 14 GC places,
05:24 only gaining four seconds.
05:28 Well, 24 hours after her stable mate was caught 200 meters
05:31 from the end, there was no denying Castellin
05:34 her golden moment.
05:36 With a stage win in the Tour de France,
05:39 Fabavik Zwift, what an escapade, what an adventure.
05:43 Stage win, Yara Castellin.
05:47 In the sprint behind, Folleren kicked away from van Vleuten
05:51 with nine seconds between them when
05:53 AVV won the Vuelta Femenina every second counts.
05:57 The SD Works leader then outpaced Costa to the line,
06:00 Folleren unsure if she'd won or not,
06:02 celebrating just in case.
06:04 A stunning success for the renamed Yara Castellin,
06:16 Fennec de Koenig not to be denied this time.
06:19 Folleren unsure if she'd won in a chaotic finish,
06:22 instead middle of an all Dutch podium.
06:26 A first professional win of Castellin's career,
06:28 what a time to do it, a dream realized.
06:32 Folleren nabbing a few seconds on Costa
06:35 and world champion van Vleuten.
06:39 Capecchi all power and poise retaining the Maillot Jaune
06:42 for a fifth successive stage.
06:44 GC contenders now within a minute
06:46 to set up an exhilarating second half of the Tour.
06:49 The Belgian was praising her team.
06:53 Demi is in very good form and it's
06:56 good that she can take some bonus now and on the mic.
07:00 So yeah, I think for our team, Team SD Works,
07:03 this was again a very good day.
07:06 The Belgian with a 28 point cushion in the points
07:09 classification, Lorena Wiebes likely to remain
07:12 in her European jersey, Ashley Moum and Pasio
07:15 will continue in green.
07:16 Anousta Costa worked hard and early
07:25 to take possession of the polka dot jersey.
07:28 A two point advantage over the stage winner,
07:31 Katrin Amis, a further five behind.
07:33 Still in white, Cedrinne Carbeau saw her lead balloon
07:40 to two minutes 45 in the under 23 category.
07:43 Ella Wiley still second, Elnora Gasparini moved up a place.
07:49 Two stages in a row for a Phoenix De Koenig attacker.
07:53 Can they keep up their swashbuckling attack?
07:55 Rest up and recover, pain the only way to gain
07:58 as the peloton rolls on to Oneiro Chateau, sprint or break.
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