When the riders get to Grenoble, they know the road ahead is going to be tough - you've arrived in the Alps. It's a shock to the system after a transfer from Mulhouse straight into the thick of it; stage 10 finishes in Courchevel atop a 22.2km climb at 6.2%. Before then, however, there's the 20.1km, 6% Cormet-de-Roselend which peaks at the 118km mark. Chances are there'll be more sprinters dropping out along the way, but for those that tough it out there are two intermediate sprint points to take something out of what will be a hard day. The flat run to the first climb is perfectly suited to an attack from Armstrong, as he winds up the pace at the base of Cormet-de-Roselend and hits the GC hard. We'll see who can stay with him this year - with T-Mobile's Alexandre Vinokourov in great form, and Ivan Basso believing 2005 may be his year, Armstrong won't have it his own way - prepare for the battle as the lines are drawn!
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Tour de France Femmes stage 4 LIVE: 21km time trial sparks big time gaps and creates a new GC battle
August 4, 2026; Gevrey-Chambertin - Dijon, 21km, individual time trial -
The GC standings at the Tour de France Femmes 2026 – A massive shake-up in the race for yellow after the individual time trial
Marlen Reusser smashes stage 4 race against the clock to take the race lead with five stages to go -
On the back foot: defending champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot suffers major GC setback in Tour de France Femmes time trial
French star loses more than two minutes to stage winner and new race leader Marlen Reusser, and 1:55 to Demi Vollering -
Tour de France Femmes: Marlen Reusser rockets into yellow jersey with victory in Dijon on stage 4 time trial
Demi Vollering moves to second overall with third place in race against the clock
