Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 Stage 6: Montbrison to Tournon-sur-Rhône

Betsy, Molly, and Rosael break down stage six of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, a hilly 153.4 kilometer route from Montbrison to Tournon-sur-Rhône with six categorized climbs, including the category two Col de Lalouvesc at kilometer 105.6. Stage 6 Recap A three-woman breakaway (Loes Adegeest, Nikola Nosková, Katrine Aalerud) built a gap of nearly two and a half minutes before EF Oatley, Movistar, and FDJ-Suez reeled it in. Yara Kastelijn abandoned. Paula Blasi split the front group with an early attack, and combative-award winner Celia Géry (FDJ-Suez) went clear on the descent with 31 kilometers to go before a chase group closed her down. Kim Le Court Pienaar bridged back with 14 kilometers left and won a chaotic photo finish over Cédrine Kerbaol and Puck Pieterse for the Tour's first group sprint. Marlen Reusser keeps yellow; Demi Vollering is second at 12 seconds, Kasia Niewiadoma third at 1:17, followed by Elisa Longo Borghini (up two spots), Antonia Niedermaier, Dominika Włodarczyk, and Isabella Holmgren. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and teammate Femke de Vries remain 5:00 back. Pieterse leads polka dot over Nosková and Sigrid Haugset; Wiebes leads points with 144; Niedermaier leads white over Holmgren (25 seconds back) and Blasi (1:11 back). Deep Dive: Celia Géry A profile on the 20-year-old French national road champion racing for FDJ-Suez. A decorated cyclocross racer, she won the first-ever standalone U23 women's road race world championship in Rwanda in 2025, took her first pro win at Brabantse Pijl this spring, and outsprinted Lucinda Brand to win stage seven of the Giro d'Italia Donne. She keeps a low social media presence, mostly reposting FDJ-Suez content. Off the Bike - Continued fallout at UAE Team ADQ, including Dominika Włodarczyk's pushback on media coverage of internal tension, and whether that dynamic is affecting Paula Blasi's form. - Visma-Lease a Bike's uneven tour: no stage win yet for Marianne Vos and a five minute GC deficit for Ferrand-Prévot. - A listener question on muscle cramping and the current thinking that briny remedies like pickle juice work on neural signaling rather than electrolytes. Stage 7 Preview The queen stage: 146.8 kilometers from La Voulte-sur-Rhône to a summit finish on Mont Ventoux, with 3,565 meters of elevation gain. Three categorized climbs precede the mountain: Col de la Grande Limite (category two, kilometer 14), Col du Colombier (category three, kilometer 41), and Col de Suzette (category two, kilometer 105). From Bédoin, riders face the 15.7 kilometer hors categorie climb of Mont Ventoux at an average 8.8 percent to the 1,910 meter summit. No spectators will be permitted at the summit due to wildfire restrictions. Race starts 6:50 a.m. Eastern; winner expected around 11:17 a.m. Eastern. Presented by Bike Tires Direct and SRAM, presenting sponsors of Queen Stage's Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift coverage. Giveaway: Daily musette giveaway all nine stages. Comment "bike tires direct" and tag two friends on the stage highlight post on Instagram (@queenstage.cc) for a chance to win. Discount code: Save 10% at biketiresdirect.com with code queenstage. Join the conversation: Click here to join the Queen Stage WhatsApp Community. Contact: [info@queenstage.cc](mailto:info@queenstage.cc)