Gaia Realini (Italy) rode solo on the slopes to Megéve and won stage 4 of the Tour de l'Avenir Femmes. From a chase group of three riders, Shirin Van Anrooij (Netherlands) finished 41 seconds back for second place. The sprint for third was taken by Anna Shackley (Great Britain) edging race leader Antonia Niedermaier (Germany) at the line.
Niedermaier retained the race lead with a strong finish in the small group of chasers. She has to fight for the overall on the final day of racing Friday, holding 14 seconds ahead of Shackley. Van Anrooij gained 4 seconds but remains third overall, 19 seconds back. Realini used her stage win on Thursday to move up seven spots, and is fourth overall just 33 seconds off the top step of the GC podium.
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Tour de France stage 6 LIVE: Tourmalet on the menu on early visit to the Pyrenees
The last and most demanding of the Pyrenean stages combines the Col d'Aspin and the iconic Col du Tourmalet with a brand-new finish climb within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Cirque de Gavarnie, a vast natural amphitheatre. -
'I don’t understand why I was alone, we have an amazing chance to race the Tour de France' – A pat on the back from Pogačar as Baptiste Veistroffer saves the day
'If I hadn’t done it, the day could have been very very long for the fans' says lone breakaway rider on stage 5 -
How to watch Tour de France Stage 6: All the broadcasters and live streams for key day in Pyrenees
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'I was alone' – Door open for next Tour de France sprints with speed, but not luck, on Tim Merlier's side in Pau
Crash with just over 5km to go leaves Soudal-QuickStep rider without teammates and with ground to make up to capture podium place
