Tour de France Women 2024: stage five, Bastogne to Amnéville – live | Tour de France Women

Today’s climbs:

• There are a maximum of 11 points to be earned today in the mountain classification on the five categorized climbs:

• Côte de Hotte (Km 14.1, Cat. 3, 1.2 km at 7.9%)

• Côte de Saint-Pancré (Km 69.6, Cat. 4, 1.5 km at 3.9%)

• Côte de Fermont (Km 79, Cat. 4, 1.5 km at 4.6%)

• Côte de Briey (Km 125, Cat. 4, 1.1 km at 4.4%)

• Côte de Montois-la-Montagne (Km 137.3, Cat. 4, 1.7km at 6%)

We are on our way in BastogneWith limited TV coverage in the UK so far – would they do this for Les Hommes? – there is an early breakaway, with Elena Pirrone (Roland) attacking inside the first 5km and creating a 30in gap. She is joined in the breakaway by Michaela Drummon (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) with 7km left, with the peloton 20in up on this first climb.

The first climb, the Cote de Hotte, provides the next polka point.

• 1. Pirrone, 3 points

• 2. Drummond, 2 pt

• 3. Persian, 1 pt

Here you see the jersey wearers during the fifth stage.

Wednesday report from Liège, by Jeremy Whittle.

The fictional departure is in full swing.

Preamble