Blanka Vas Wins Stage Five Amid Vollering Crash

Blanka Vas won stage five of the Tour de France Femmes, overshadowed by a crash that involved race leader Demi Vollering. The crash, occurring with 6.3 km to go, resulted in Vollering losing her yellow jersey to Kasia Niewiadoma and dropping to ninth in the General Classification. Despite suffering minor injuries, Vollering is expected to continue racing. Niewiadoma, who took advantage of the chaotic situation, now leads by 1:19 and anticipates a tough battle in the upcoming mountain stages. The sixth stage covers 159 km with a significant climb, and the Tour concludes with the challenging Alpe d'Huez.