Marlen Reusser has won the fourth stage of Tour de France Femmes. She launched an early attack and maintained her lead till the finish line.
Laura Asencio (Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling), Valerie Demey (Liv Racing Xstra), and Coralie Demay (St Michel-Auber 93) took the lead early in the stage. 70 kilometers before the finish line, they managed to extend their lead to 2 minutes and 24 seconds.
Mavi Garcia faced mechanical issues, and she had to exchange bikes with her teammate and then once again faced a puncture 18 kilometers before the finish line. Garcia then met with yet another unfortunate accident, she crashed with her team’s car. Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon//SRAM) also faced some mechanical issues later, resulting in time loss.
Marlen Reusser (SD Worx) launched a solo attack 20 kilometers before the finish line and took a lead of 30 seconds. It increased to 1 minute and 4 seconds in the final kilometers. Muzik, Amialiusik, and Ewers launched a counterattack against Reusser but it was too late . Reusser crossed the finish line solo to secure her first stage victory in the tour. Évita Muzic finished second. Alena Amialiusik secured bronze. Marianne Vos continues to lead in GC
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