‘This roundabout was very dangerous’ – Bredewold unhappy with course as crash evaporates Vollering’s lead at Tour de France Femmes

Despite winning the stage with Blanka Vas, SD Worx-Protime’s disaster day played out in the final 6.3km of stage 5 at the Tour de France Femmes, with a dangerous roundabout, radio’s not working and their leader Demi Vollering hitting the deck at high speed all amounting to a loss of the yellow jersey.

For more than 90% of the stage heading out of Belgium and into France for the first time during this year’s race, Vollering and SD Worx-Protime would have been pleased with their progress, allowing others to chase down the key three-rider break, all while keeping Vollering out of trouble.