Rookie Ricarda Bauernfeind broke away to take the fifth stage of the women’s Tour de France, as Lotte Kopecky finished at the front of the chasing pack to keep the overall lead on Thursday, 27 July 2023.
In her first season at the elite professional level, she broke away on a short climb with 36km to go and then held on as the main contenders in the chasing pack waited for others to lead the pursuit.
Bauernfeind finished 22 seconds ahead of Swiss rider Marlen Reusser and compatriot Liane Lippert. Leader Belgian Kopecky was fourth, another 10 seconds back, at the head of the pack.
Demi Vollering fell from second to seventh, penalised 20 seconds for drafting behind the team car after dropping back from the peloton early in the stage. She slipped 12sec behind her great Dutch rival Annemiek van Vleuten, who is fifth.
South African Ashleigh Moolman jumped to second, 49sec behind Kopecky.
Photo 1 Caption: Rookie Ricarda Bauernfeind broke away to take the fifth stage of the women’s Tour de France, as Lotte Kopecky finished at the front of the chasing pack to keep the overall lead on Thursday, 27 July 2023. Photo: Ricarda Bauernfeind (Instagram) / Saskia Dugon
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