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Bike change for Silvia Persico (Valcar-Travel&Service), second overall, presumably a knock-on effect from the crash. But she catches up with another group of stragglers from the crash about to regain contact and will make it back into the main group. 

Victoire Berteau (Cofidis), Antri Christoforou (Human Powered Health), Emily Newsom (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) and Anya Louw (AG Insurance-NXTG) step up their pace as they realise the bunch's pursuit is in earnest.

36 kilometres to go

1:10 for the break on the bunch on the seemingly interminable series of broad, mostly straight country roads and small villages the race is currently passing through. The Kopecky-led trio has made it back onto the main group.

Numerous stragglers from this  huge crash, with Kopecky in a three-rider group, all trying to regain contact. Trek -Segafredo are leading the peloton, with Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) surrounded by her domestiques, with Kopecky's group some 30 seconds back. Former World Champion Chantal ven dan Broek-Blaak (SDWorx), with a bandage and blood dripping down her right arm is a further minute adrift.

42 kilometres to go

The peloton continues but slow pacing it a little. 1:40 between the break and the bunch, 3:00 on those caught up in the crash, which includes Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx), like Norsgaard, another favourite for today's likely sprint finish.

Norsgaard is standing up on the left, but visibly in pain. 

Has happened on a straight road, the road is almost completely blocked. Mechanics rushing up with sparewheels, some riders injured on the middle and the righthand side of the road. Emma Norsgaard (Movistar) is one of those affected.

45 kilometres to go

Huge crash  in the front right hand part of the peloton.

Reports coming through that Barbara Malcotti (Human Powered Health) has been disqualified from the race for 'an irregular assistance', which is often commissaire-speak for getting a tow from a car, but as yet tbc.

It's been a day of smiles for race leader Marianne Vos so far. He yellow jersey is surely safe for another day. 

Tour de France Femmes race leader Marianne Vos

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55km to go

The stage rolls through the French countryside today. 

The gap to the break is slowly falling. It is now 2:00. 

Tour de France Femmes rides across France

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Vos accelerates but Wiebes takes it. 

Vos is perhaps also targeting green if or when she loses the yellow jersey.

Lorena Wiebes leads the green jersey points classification

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There's a real sprint for points in the peloton. 

Anya Louw (AG Insurance-NXTG) jumped away to win the sprint. 

60km to go

The break ups the pace at the intermediate sprint.  

The break passes the summit of the C么te de Gripport climb.

Victoire Berteau (Cofidis) was again first ot the top, to score 2 points.

The peloton is 2:30 behind.

70km to go

Team DSM now have two riders on the front of the peloton, with Vos' Jumbo-Visma team lined out behind them. 

Yet again there are huge crowds out along the stage today. 

Tour de France Femmes leader Marianne Vos

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75km to go

For now Vos and Jumbo-Visma have little to worry about. 

Tour de France Femmes leader Marianne Vos

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It's currently a nice 26C out on the road. 

However the peloton kept them in check and at round 3:00. 

Marianne Vos stands out in the yellow jersey at the Tour de France Femmes

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They were joined by Victoire Berteau (Cofidis), Antri Christoforou (Human Powered Health) to create a four-rider attack. 

Victoire Berteau (Cofidis), Antri Christoforou (Human Powered Health), Emily Newsom (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) and Anya Louw (AG Insurance-NXTG) on the attack

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Today's attack started like this, with Emily Newsom (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) and Anya Louw (AG Insurance-NXTG) attacking first.

Emily Newsom (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) and Anya Louw (AG Insurance-NXTG) were the first to attack

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For a moment Yuliia Biriukova (Arkea),  India Grangier (Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime) and Henrietta Christie (Human Powered Health) formed a counter-attack but were quickly caught by the peloton.  

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97km to go

The riders have covered 70km and entered the final 100km. Wisely the sprint teams have kept the break to a lead of 3:20.  

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The 4 leaders still have a lead of 3:30 after the climb.

105km to go

Victoire Berteau (Cofidis) scored 2 points at the top of the C么te de Pagny-la-Blanche-C么te. Antri Christoforou scores another point for the mountains classification.

“I hope for a bunch sprint finish”, the World champion Elisa Balsamo (Trek-Segafredo) said at the start. 

“It’s a dream for me to win a stage on the Tour de France.”

Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) is the favorite to win this stage if it ends in a sprint. 

She was clearly the strongest on the Champs-Elys茅es but lost lead out Charlotte Kool yesterday.

Trek-Segafredo also want to win at the Tour de France. Thanks to Elisa Balsamo they have an excellent chance of a stage win today. The world champion is a good sprinter even if she is not on her best form

Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) is also a dangerous customer in a sprint. How nice would it be for her to win in the yellow jersey?

LEUVEN BELGIUM SEPTEMBER 25 Elisa Balsamo of Italy poses with the gold medal after the 94th UCI Road World Championships 2021 Women Elite Road Race a 1577km race from Antwerp to Leuven flanders2021 on September 25 2021 in Leuven Belgium Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images

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The race has settled but Team DSM are leading the peloton. They clearly want a sprint finish for Lorena Wiebes. 

Wiebes won the opening sprint on the Champs-脡lys茅es and has been in impressive form this season, already claiming 16 wins.

The four brave attackers are Victoire Berteau (Cofidis), Antri Christoforou (Human Powered Health), Emily Newsom (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) and Anya Louw (AG Insurance-NXTG).

120km to go

The peloton has finally eased and let the break go. It will now be up to the sprinters' teams to keep them under control if they want to fight for the stage victory.

The gap is at 3:30.

Click below to read the full story and reaction from DS Rubens Bertogliati.

Mavi Garcia hit by own team car on hectic Tour de France Femmes gravel stage

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Mavi Garcia’s overall ambitions at the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift were wrecked by her own UAE Team ADQ team car during the final kilometres of stage 4 after the vehicle touched the Spanish champion’s rear wheel, causing her to crash.

She crossed the line in 33rd place, in a group of riders 3:11 down on the stage winner Marlen Reusser (SD Worx) and 1:31 down on the main group of general classification contenders. 

She slipped to 11th overall, 2:26 down on race leader Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma). 

Here's the break of the day. 

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Click here to read what Vos said. 

Vos 'realistic' about how long she can keep yellow at Tour de France Femmes

Marianne Vos

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Marianne Vos came through the gravel on stage 4 unscathed to finish fifth and maintained her lead in the overall classification at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

The Jumbo-Visma rider is fighting to keep the yellow jersey for as long as possible but recognised that she will likely lose the overall lead when the race reaches the mountainous finale this weekend.

Click below to study the current GC standings. 

The current GC standings in the 2022 Tour de France Femmes after stage 4

BARSURAUBE FRANCE JULY 27 LR Veronica Ewers of United States and Team EF Education Tibco Svb Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy and Team Trek Segafredo and Katarzyna Niewiadoma of Poland and Team CanyonSRAM Racing compete during the 1st Tour de France Femmes 2022 Stage 4 a 1268km stage from Troyes to BarSurAube TDFF UCIWWT on July 27 2022 in BarsurAube France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images

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Stage 4 of the Tour de France Femmes was expected to shake up the general classification. In the end, most of the GC contenders marked each other after several of them had crashed or punctured on the gravel sectors.

Marianne Vos (Team Jumbo-Visma) defended her maillot jaune, and there were no changes in the top-five where Silvia Persico (Valcar-Travel & Service) and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) are at 16 seconds, Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) at 21 seconds, and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (Team SD Worx) at 51 seconds.

BARSURAUBE FRANCE JULY 27 Marianne Vos of Netherlands and Jumbo Visma Women Team celebrates winning the yellow leader jersey on the podium ceremony after the 1st Tour de France Femmes 2022 Stage 4 a 1268km stage from Troyes to BarSurAube TDFF UCIWWT on July 27 2022 in BarsurAube France Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images

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130km to go

The riders are in a hillier section of the stage now but the pace remains high at 44km/h.

It was good to see the French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne at the start of the stage.  

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135km to go

The peloton is holding the attackers to a gap of 1:00. 

142km to go

We appear to have the break of the day. 

Victoire Berteau (Cofidis) and Antri Christoforou (Human Powered Health) have joined Emily Newsom (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) and Anya Louw (AG Insurance-NXTG) in the attack.

The peloton is at 1:00.

This is today's stage. 

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Emily Newsom (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) and Anya Louw (AG Insurance-NXTG) remain out front with a gap of 20 seconds.

Human Powered Health also want to make the break and so lead the chase.

150km to go

The speed is close to 50km/h as the peloton chases the attackers.

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After 15 kilometres there is the first attack of the day. 

Emily Newsom (EF Education-Tibco-SVB) and Anya Louw (AG Insurance-NXTG) get a gap. 

Annemiek van Vleuten is also looking forward to the longest stage. 

"We can handle this. Bring it on," she said.

Such a long stage seems tailor-made for Ellen van Dijk but she highlighted one problem. 

"I like a stage like this but it can make the race more boring," says the European champion.

The riders will cover 175.6 kilometers between Bar-le-Duc and Saint-Di茅-des-Vosges. That is also the longest distance ever in a UCI women's race.

There has been debate about if it right and sensible to race so long during an eight-day race but several riders at the start of the stage told Sporza they are in favour of the distance.   

"I'm someone who likes to do long distances. I'm happy with it, it doesn't scare me," says Lotte Kopecky. 

After 5km the peloton is still together. 

We're expecting a break to form but riders and team are rightly cautious with 175km to race.

They're off! 

The racing has started.

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Today's 175km stage is largely flat but does include 3 climbs. 

After 60 kilometres the riders face the C么te de Pagny-la-Blanche-C么te (4th category). It is 1.4 kilometres long with an average gradient of 5.5%. 

40 kilometres further on there is the C么te de Gripport (4th category). It is 1.3 kilometres long at 5.3%. At the top of both climbs, the first riders scores 2 QOM points and the second takes 1.

At 20 kilometres from the finish, the riders face the Col du Haut du Bois, where they can earn bonus seconds.

All the riders who finished yesterday's stage are in action today, so we have 130 riders in the peloton.

EPERNAY FRANCE JULY 26 LR Liane Lippert of Germany and Team DSM Women Annemiek Van Vleuten of Netherlands and Movistar Team and Ashleigh Moolman Pasio of South Africa and Team SD Worx compete in the breakaway during the 1st Tour de France Femmes 2022 Stage 3 a 1336km stage from Reims to pernay TDFF UCIWWT on July 26 2022 in Epernay France Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images

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C'est Parti! 

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After the Champs-Elys茅es and Provins, the sprinters get another, perhaps final chance to win in Saint-Di茅-des-Vosges. 

This is probably the last chance for them in this year's Tour. 

Friday is hilly stage and ias followed by two tough mountain stages in the Voges at the weekend.

The riders face 4km of neutralised riding before the flag drops and the stage starts.

Here we go! 

They Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift peloton rolls out of Bar-le-Duc. 

Direction east to Saint-Di茅-des-Vosges.

All the jersey wearers are on the start line, at the front of the grid.

Marianne Vos is still in the yellow leader's jersey.

Tour de France Femmes leader Marianne Vos with her Jumbo-Visma teammates

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We're just a few minutes from the stage start with riders careful to be hydrated and ready for the long day in the saddle. 

Bonjour and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of stage 5 of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

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