Lorenza Wibes won the fourth stage of the Tour de France women.

• Lorenza Wibes won the fourth stage of the Tour de France women.
• Marianne Vos retained the yellow jersey of the overall leader.
• Lara Gillespie finished third, showing her best result yet.

In the fourth stage of the Tour de France women, which runs from Samur to Poitiers, Lorenza Wibes from the SD Worx-Protime team claimed victory, surpassing Marianne Vos and Lara Gillespie. This stage was a repeat of the previous sprint, where Wibes once again proved to be faster than Vos, who retained the yellow jersey of the overall leader.

In the overall standings, Vos continues to lead, ahead of Wibes by 12 seconds, with five stages remaining. Lara Gillespie from Ireland showed her best result in the stage, finishing third. Demi Vollering, who suffered an injury in the previous stage, managed to continue the race and finished at the same time as the winner.

The next stage, which will take place in the middle of the week, will pass through mountainous terrain, which may create new opportunities for attacks.

Results of the fourth stage

1. Lorenza Wibes (Netherlands/SD Worx-Protime) 2 hours 54 minutes 11 seconds

2. Marianne Vos (Netherlands/Visma-Lease a Bike) the same time

3. Lara Gillespie (Ireland/UAE Team ADQ) the same time

Overall standings after the fourth stage

1. Marianne Vos (Netherlands/Visma-Lease a Bike) 11 hours 13 minutes 11 seconds

2. Lorenza Wibes (Netherlands/SD Worx-Protime) +12 seconds

3. Kim le Cort (Maverick/AG Insurance-Soudal) the same time

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