Tour de France Femmes 2023: Commanding solo triumph Kastelijn, Kopecky retains yellow

image: Cor VosYara Kastelijn attacks from the breakaway on the penultimate climb, the Côte de Moyrazès. She solos to victory, while Demi Vollering outperforms her rivals to finish in second. Lotte Kopecky retains the yellow jersey. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 4th stage 2023 Tour de France Femmes

1. Yara Kastelijn (nld)
2. Demi Vollering (nld) + 1.11
3. Anouska Koster (nld) + 1.12
4. Annemiek van Vleuten (nld) + 1.13
5. Elisa Longo Borghini (ita) s.t.
6. Kasia Niewiadoma (pol) s.t.
7. Ashleigh Moolman (rsa) s.t.
8. Célia Le Mouel (fra) s.t.
9. Kathrin Hammes (ger) + 1.23
10. Alice Maria Arzuffi (ita) s.t.

12. Liane Lippert (ger) s.t.
14. Lotte Kopecky (bel) + 1.27

GC after stage 4
1. Lotte Kopecky (bel)
2. Demi Vollering (nld) + 0.43
3. Ashleigh Moolman (rsa) + 0.51
4. Kasia Niewiadoma (pol) s.t.
5. Elisa Longo Borghini (ita) s.t.
6. Annemiek van Vleuten (nld) s.t.
7. Yara Kastelijn (nld) + 1.00
8. Liane Lippert (ger) + 1.39
9. Juliette Labous (fra) + 1.48
10. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (den) + 1.49

Race report
Anouska Koster is the first over the Col de Crayssac to equal Queen of the Mountain Julie van de Velde. She pushes on with Jeanne Korevaar, Lucinda Brand, Thalita de Jong, Yara Kastelijn, Marthe Truyen, Sheyla Gutierrez, Célia Le Mouel, Kathrin Hammes, Romy Kasper, Alice Maria Arzuffi, Christine Majerus, Coryn Rivera and Audrey Cordon-Ragot.

The leaders reach the Côte de Falgeyras roughly 10 minutes head of the peloton. Koster is the first rider over the summit, so she moves into the QOM lead. She extends her leads on the Côte de Colombiès, where the peloton trails at 4 minutes.

Kastelijn attacks from the lead group on Côte de Moyrazès, while yellow jersey Lotte Kopecky leaves the GC group behind. Kastelijn reaches the summit 49 seconds ahead of the first chaser, Koster. Kopecky crestst the Moyrazès 25 seconds ahead of the GC riders.

Kastelijn extends her lead to 1.30 minutes on the Côte de Lavernhe. Vollering, Niewiadoma, Longo Borghini and Moolman bridge the gap to Kopecky on the lower slopes. Vollering strikes just before the summit and only her compatriot is able to match her move.

The dropped Gc riders get back get back to Vollering and Van Vleuten. Meanwhile, Kastelijn solos to a commanding victory.

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