It's going to be another arduous day on the bike with short, sharp gradients in places. Hannah Walker previews stage 5, which could be a good opportunity for riders who have lost a lot of time in the GC to succeed in a breakaway. The final 1.4km features three roundabouts and an incline averaging 4% which could do some damage and split the riders.
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00:00Stage 5 of the Tour de France Femme avec Zwift takes the riders from Bastogne in Belgium for a 152.4km stage,
00:08travelling south to Amiensville as they cross the border into France for the first time this Tour.
00:13With 2,122m of elevation and 5 classified climbs, it's going to be another arduous day on the bike with short, sharp gradients in places.
00:23This could be a great opportunity for the breakaway to succeed,
00:26and for those riders who've lost a lot of time in the GC to try and take advantage.
00:31There are crucial bonus seconds with 13.2km to go, and you can expect, if the GC hunters are there, they'll fight for those seconds.
00:39The final 1.4km is a straight run into the finish with three roundabouts for good measure,
00:44but it's the incline that could do some damage, averaging 4%.
00:48Expect to see Vos there in the mix, as well as Peter Selecourt, de Jong and even Demi Vollering.