A second success after that won in Provins during the 2nd stage. Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) won the sprint ahead of Marta Bastianelli (UAE Team ADQ) and Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx). During the 6th stage of the Tour de France women between Saint-Dié and Rosheim (129.2 km). The 35-year-old Dutchwoman won the 242nd success of her career and consolidated her first place in the general classification by taking 10 bonus seconds.
Vos therefore equalizes with two victories everywhere with the other great Dutch sprinter of this Tour de France, Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM). The wearer of the green jersey was the main victim of the new big fall which affected the peloton 22 km from the finish. If she was able to get up, the right side touched and the bloody elbow, Lorena Wiebes, already winner of two stages, was left behind and lost all her chances of achieving a new success.
This 6th stage was led by the Frenchwoman Marie Le Net (FDJ Suez Futuroscope), joined just 5 km from the finish. It was the last survivor of the breakaway of the day, a group of 14 riders who broke away after 49 km. French Champion Audrey Cordon Ragot (Trek-Segafredo) also featured in this breakaway. But their maximum lead never exceeded two minutes. The Breton Le Net nevertheless insisted alone in the last climb and was rewarded for her day by the Prize for Combativity.
The last two stages, with a mountainous profile, this weekend, will be decisive for the final victory. It may go too high for Marianne Vos, who has nevertheless already fulfilled her objective with her two stage victories. This Saturday between Séléstat and Le Markstein, there will be three first-category mountain passes including the Grand Ballon (13.5 km at 6.7%) which will be the justice of the peace, on the eve of the finish at the Super Board of Beautiful Girls.