2023 Tour de France Femmes Stage 4 Results & Recap
Stage 4 of the 2023 Tour de France Femmes is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Kastelijn wins stage 4
Yara Kastelijn (FED) took the biggest win of her career today, riding off the front in the breakaway, then later solo, for 158km, to claim victory on stage 4 of the Tour de France Femmes. Demi Vollering (SDW) finished second, about a minute and some change behind, while Anouska Koster (UXT) finished third after 177km of racing.
"We started the race with the goal to take points for the polka-dot jersey, but I’m not that explosive so Anouska [Koster] and [Kathrin Hammes] took the points. I was very happy to have Marthe [Truyen] with me so I could stay relax and we had a gap of 10 minutes. I didn’t expect that in the beginning. When I went alone on the penultimate climb, then it was just about staying focused and riding to the line as hard as possible. The final metres were amazing. Yesterday we were really proud of Julie [Van de Velde]. It’s incredible just to be here. We’ve taken two jerseys. And today we have a victory. It’s just amazing. I think tonight we deserve champagne.
My mom and dad were also at the finish and my brother will join us. My family is everything to me so I’m very happy and proud to celebrate with them.
This winter, I spoke with my coach to change things a bit, do less cyclo-cross and focus on the road. In the spring classics, I was a bit annoyed, I was always up there but I couldn’t finish it off. To take a victory here is crazy and amazing."
Kopecky remains in the yellow jersey after shutting down the GC theat from her rivals.
"My moves were mainly to help Demi [Vollering] attack, maybe drop GC contenders and help her towards the finish. At one point, the situation was confusing, I didn’t know the time gaps. On the final climb, we managed to bridge a few riders but I heard on the radio that Yara [Kastelijn] was at the front with a 1 minute gap. We raced a bit different because it was such a long stage. At some point, the break had a very big advantage. I don’t mind having long races like this."
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