Kim Le Court-Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal) won stage 6 of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift in Tournon-sur-Rhne on Thursday, taking the 153km stage from Montbrison in 4:01:48 ahead of Cdrine Kerbaol and Puck Pieterse, both on the same time. Sarah Van Dam was fourth, the best stage result ever by a Canadian rider.It is a second Tour de France Femmes stage win for Le Court-Pienaar, a year on from her victory in Guret, and a second for Mauritius she remains the only Mauritian to have won at the race. AG Insurance-Soudal have now won a stage in each of the last three editions, a run only Team SD Worx-Protime have matched.Marlen Reusser keeps the yellow jersey with Demi Vollering still 12 seconds behind the closest one-two in the races history at this point, beating the 16 seconds between Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney and Kerbaol in 2024. Niewiadoma-Phinney is third at 1:17 and Elisa Longo Borghini up two places to fourth at 2:28.Puck Pieterse was first over the Cte de Prigneux, the Cte de Boucieu-le-Roi and the Col de Lalouvesc to reach 47 mountains points the highest total in the history of the race, beating Justine Ghekieres 46 from 2024. She has now led over 16 categorised climbs, another record. Lorena Wiebes leads the points classification on 144, Antonia Niedermaier holds white, and UAE Team LIMAD stay top of the teams standings.Clia Gery took the combativity award, the first reigning French national champion to do so and Frances ninth prize, drawing level with the Netherlands.Eleonora Ciabocco and Yara Kastelijn abandoned; Monica Trinca Colonel and Barbara Malcotti did not start, leaving 131 riders for Fridays queen stage 144km from La Voulte-sur-Rhne to the first summit finish on Mont Ventoux in the races history.Our RidersFiona Mangan finished 89th at 25:33 and Mia Griffin 117th at 28:31. Mangan is 104th overall at 1:24:30, with Griffin up four places to 130th at 1:52:53.IRLIrish Riders Stage 6Stage placing time behind Le Court-Pienaar overall after stage 689Fiona MANGAN (205)104th overall, +1:24:30+25:33117Mia GRIFFIN (125)130th overall, +1:52:53+28:31Stage 6 ResultStage 6 Result show all 135STGStage 6 ResultStage 6 Tour de France Femmes 2026 135 riders1Kim LE COURT-PIENAAR (71)4:01:482Cdrine KERBAOL (85)s.t.3Puck PIETERSE (91)s.t.4Sarah VAN DAM (6)s.t.5Clia GERY (13)s.t.6Ana Vitoria MAGALHAES (54)s.t.7Elisa LONGO BORGHINI (35)0:028Riejanne MARKUS (66)0:059Dominika WODARCZYK (31)0:2810Noemi REGG (86)0:2811Lotte KOPECKY (45)0:2812Paula BLASI (32)0:2813Sara CASASOLA (92)0:2814Antonia NIEDERMAIER (25)0:2815Marlen REUSSER (51)0:2816Pauline FERRAND-PRVOT (1)0:2817Mavi GARCA (34)0:2818Kasia NIEWIADOMA (21)0:2819Nienke VINKE (46)0:2820Niamh FISHER-BLACK (64)0:2821Thalita DE JONG (104)0:2822Demi VOLLERING (11)0:2823Paula OSTIZ (56)0:2824Isabella HOLMGREN (65)0:2825Magdeleine VALLIERES (81)0:2826Kristen FAULKNER (84)0:2827Marion BUNEL (2)3:0728Femke DE VRIES (3)3:0729Nina BUIJSMAN (102)3:0730Juliette BERTHET (12)3:0731Maeva SQUIBAN (37)3:0732Amanda SPRATT (67)7:0833Ocane MAH (197)9:5934Clmence LATIMIER (191)9:5935Nadia GONTOVA (113)9:5936Daniek HENGEVELD (4)9:5937Sara MARTN (55)9:5938Debora SILVESTRI (157)9:5939Lucinda BRAND (63)9:5940Franziska KOCH (14)9:5941Lore DE SCHEPPER (75)9:5942Valentina CAVALLAR (43)9:5943Lotte CLAES (93)9:5944Silvia PERSICO (36)9:5945Quinty SCHOENS (161)12:1646Karolina PEREKITKO (201)12:1647Gaia MASETTI (126)12:1648Lieke NOOIJEN (5)12:1649Liane LIPPERT (53)12:1650Sigrid Ytterhus HAUGSET (174)12:1651Clia LE MOUL (196)12:1652Alice TOWERS (87)12:1653Laura ASENCIO (193)12:1654Maria Rosa KLSER (24)12:1655Jeanne KOREVAAR (114)12:1656milie MORIER (131)12:1657Loes ADEGEEST (62)12:1658Mischa BREDEWOLD (42)12:1659Francesca BARALE (52)12:1660Justine GHEKIERE (76)12:1661Silke SMULDERS (117)12:1662Katrine AALERUD (171)12:1663Agnieszka SKALNIAK-SJKA (27)13:4464Lorena WIEBES (47)13:4465Alice COUTINHO (203)13:4466Sandrine TAS (181)13:4467Marte Berg EDSETH (173)13:4468Marianne VOS (7)13:4469Titia RYO (101)13:4470Marie LE NET (16)13:4471Anna VAN DER BREGGEN (41)13:4472Elisa BALSAMO (61)13:4473Mireia BENITO (72)13:4474Urka IGART (77)15:1175Carlotta CIPRESSI (103)18:2676Solne MULLER (136)18:2677Henrietta CHRISTIE (83)18:2678Pfeiffer GEORGI (124)18:2679Nina BERTON (82)18:2680Millie COUZENS (94)18:2681Amber KRAAK (15)18:2682Marit RAAIJMAKERS (106)20:5983Lily WILLIAMS (107)20:5984vita MUZIC (17)20:5985Constance VALENTIN (207)25:3386Natalie QUINN (206)25:3387Romina HINOJOSA (184)25:3388Letizia BORGHESI (73)25:3389Fiona MANGAN (205)25:3390Letizia PATERNOSTER (115)25:3391Usoa OSTOLAZA (151)25:3392Amalie DIDERIKSEN (144)25:3393Linda RIEDMANN (186)25:3394Victorie GUILMAN (145)25:3395Mackenzie COUPLAND (112)25:3396Yuliia BIRIUKOVA (153)25:3397Arlenis SIERRA (57)25:3398Paula PATIO (156)25:3399Nomie ABGRALL (192)25:33100Malwina MUL (141)25:33101Ema COMTE (143)25:33102Elena CECCHINI (44)25:33103Soraya PALADIN (26)25:33104Zoe BCKSTEDT (22)25:33105Ruby ROSEMAN-GANNON (116)25:33106Julie BEGO (142)25:33107Nikola NOSKOV (147)25:33108Malou EISEN (163)27:30109Heidi FRANZ (132)27:30110Shari BOSSUYT (74)27:30111Alessia VIGILIA (177)28:31112Marine ALLIONE (202)28:31113Lucie FITYUS (123)28:31114Anouska KOSTER (175)28:31115Caroline WRESZIN (137)28:31116Robyn CLAY (122)28:31117Mia GRIFFIN (125)28:31118Maud RIJNBEEK (166)28:31119Josie NELSON (127)28:31120Anneke DIJKSTRA (162)28:31121Eline JANSEN (164)28:31122Sophie VON BERSWORDT (167)28:31123Charlotte KOOL (96)28:31124Alicia GONZLEZ (133)28:31125Kiara LYLYK (204)28:31126Idoia ERASO (154)28:31127Naia AMONDARAIN (152)28:31128Arianna FIDANZA (155)28:31129Alison JACKSON (135)28:31130Chiara CONSONNI (23)28:31131Morgane COSTON (195)28:31DNFEleonora CIABOCCO (121)DNFYara KASTELIJN (95)DNSMonica TRINCA COLONEL (111)DNSBarbara MALCOTTI (105)Classifications After Stage 6General Classification show all 131GCGeneral ClassificationStage 6 Tour de France Femmes 2026 131 riders1Marlen REUSSER (51)19:43:342Demi VOLLERING (11)0:123Kasia NIEWIADOMA (21)1:174 (2)Elisa LONGO BORGHINI (35)2:285 (1)Antonia NIEDERMAIER (25)2:406 (1)Dominika WODARCZYK (31)2:547Isabella HOLMGREN (65)3:058 (1)Cdrine KERBAOL (85)3:079 (4)Kim LE COURT-PIENAAR (71)3:2610Paula BLASI (32)3:5111Nienke VINKE (46)3:5412 (2)Thalita DE JONG (104)4:2813 (2)Niamh FISHER-BLACK (64)4:3414 (4)Puck PIETERSE (91)4:5915 (2)Pauline FERRAND-PRVOT (1)5:0016 (8)Femke DE VRIES (3)5:5017 (1)Juliette BERTHET (12)7:2618 (3)Mavi GARCA (34)8:4319 (5)Noemi REGG (86)9:2820 (8)Clia GERY (13)10:0021 (9)Magdeleine VALLIERES (81)11:4222 (4)Nina BUIJSMAN (102)12:3223 (9)Kristen FAULKNER (84)12:4124 (10)Riejanne MARKUS (66)13:3825 (6)Maeva SQUIBAN (37)14:4326 (11)Sarah VAN DAM (6)15:2627 (4)Amanda SPRATT (67)15:5028 (16)Anna VAN DER BREGGEN (41)17:2029 (9)Sara CASASOLA (92)18:2730 (11)Justine GHEKIERE (76)19:4031 (4)Debora SILVESTRI (157)19:4932 (12)Katrine AALERUD (171)20:2633 (11)Sigrid Ytterhus HAUGSET (174)20:5834 (9)milie MORIER (131)21:1735 (2)Nadia GONTOVA (113)22:4836 (7)Laura ASENCIO (193)23:2837 (10)Lotte KOPECKY (45)24:3938 (10)Ana Vitoria MAGALHAES (54)24:5739 (3)Maria Rosa KLSER (24)27:3340 (3)Lucinda BRAND (63)31:4041 (1)Gaia MASETTI (126)31:4942 (3)Karolina PEREKITKO (201)35:1643 (3)Mischa BREDEWOLD (42)36:0044 (5)Franziska KOCH (14)36:2045 (17)Marion BUNEL (2)36:3446 (2)Mireia BENITO (72)36:3547 (8)Solne MULLER (136)37:2548 (13)Zoe BCKSTEDT (22)39:5149 (9)vita MUZIC (17)40:0750 (6)Clmence LATIMIER (191)41:3151 (1)Marianne VOS (7)41:4052 (9)Valentina CAVALLAR (43)43:0453Agnieszka SKALNIAK-SJKA (27)43:5654 (9)Silvia PERSICO (36)44:0455 (23)Paula OSTIZ (56)44:4256 (11)Lore DE SCHEPPER (75)44:5757 (16)Paula PATIO (156)45:0058 (3)Titia RYO (101)45:0559 (5)Silke SMULDERS (117)46:4160 (5)Loes ADEGEEST (62)46:5461 (5)Alice TOWERS (87)47:1262 (10)Jeanne KOREVAAR (114)50:2663 (4)Amber KRAAK (15)51:0764 (7)Elisa BALSAMO (61)51:2465 (12)Ocane MAH (197)53:5666 (14)Usoa OSTOLAZA (151)54:1467 (8)Lieke NOOIJEN (5)54:5068 (6)Marte Berg EDSETH (173)55:2469 (1)Lily WILLIAMS (107)56:0970 (6)Lorena WIEBES (47)57:2171 (14)Julie BEGO (142)57:3672 (14)Malwina MUL (141)57:5573 (13)Ema COMTE (143)58:3474 (11)Liane LIPPERT (53)1:00:0675 (11)Clia LE MOUL (196)1:00:4776 (7)Nikola NOSKOV (147)1:01:1277 (7)Urka IGART (77)1:02:3978 (8)Soraya PALADIN (26)1:03:0079Pfeiffer GEORGI (124)1:03:3380 (16)Lotte CLAES (93)1:05:0481 (2)Nina BERTON (82)1:05:3382 (19)Sara MARTN (55)1:07:1383 (12)Francesca BARALE (52)1:07:1684 (11)Shari BOSSUYT (74)1:08:3885 (5)Millie COUZENS (94)1:09:0986 (7)Henrietta CHRISTIE (83)1:09:5787 (5)Linda RIEDMANN (186)1:11:4588 (18)Daniek HENGEVELD (4)1:12:2089 (13)Alice COUTINHO (203)1:12:3490 (15)Quinty SCHOENS (161)1:12:4691 (6)Carlotta CIPRESSI (103)1:13:3492 (12)Josie NELSON (127)1:14:1093 (12)Eline JANSEN (164)1:14:2094 (7)Ruby ROSEMAN-GANNON (116)1:14:3195 (7)Mackenzie COUPLAND (112)1:15:2496 (7)Letizia PATERNOSTER (115)1:15:3497 (3)Marit RAAIJMAKERS (106)1:17:0198 (6)Letizia BORGHESI (73)1:17:0299 (13)Sandrine TAS (181)1:20:38100 (2)Natalie QUINN (206)1:20:53101 (13)Marie LE NET (16)1:21:36102 (8)Anouska KOSTER (175)1:21:48103 (4)Malou EISEN (163)1:22:59104 (1)Fiona MANGAN (205)1:24:30105 (1)Chiara CONSONNI (23)1:28:35106 (3)Elena CECCHINI (44)1:30:25107 (3)Arlenis SIERRA (57)1:30:32108 (1)Marine ALLIONE (202)1:32:02109 (4)Yuliia BIRIUKOVA (153)1:32:46110 (7)Amalie DIDERIKSEN (144)1:33:47111Sophie VON BERSWORDT (167)1:34:15112 (9)Constance VALENTIN (207)1:34:56113 (2)Naia AMONDARAIN (152)1:36:35114 (2)Anneke DIJKSTRA (162)1:36:35115 (3)Idoia ERASO (154)1:36:50116 (3)Alessia VIGILIA (177)1:37:14117 (3)Morgane COSTON (195)1:37:53118 (6)Victorie GUILMAN (145)1:38:57119 (3)Maud RIJNBEEK (166)1:40:16120 (10)Nomie ABGRALL (192)1:40:42121 (6)Heidi FRANZ (132)1:41:32122 (1)Arianna FIDANZA (155)1:41:34123 (2)Charlotte KOOL (96)1:42:13124 (2)Kiara LYLYK (204)1:42:23125 (3)Caroline WRESZIN (137)1:42:42126 (3)Alison JACKSON (135)1:43:25127 (4)Robyn CLAY (122)1:44:45128 (4)Lucie FITYUS (123)1:47:06129 (4)Alicia GONZLEZ (133)1:48:08130 (4)Mia GRIFFIN (125)1:52:53131 (4)Romina HINOJOSA (184)1:56:42Points Classification show all 71PTSPoints ClassificationStage 6 Tour de France Femmes 2026 71 riders1Lorena WIEBES (47)144 pts2Lotte KOPECKY (45)85 pts3 (1)Noemi REGG (86)84 pts4 (3)Kim LE COURT-PIENAAR (71)82 pts5 (2)Demi VOLLERING (11)65 pts6 (7)Puck PIETERSE (91)62 pts7 (5)Cdrine KERBAOL (85)60 pts8 (3)Sigrid Ytterhus HAUGSET (174)55 pts9 (3)Marlen REUSSER (51)54 pts10Dominika WODARCZYK (31)49 pts11 (3)Carlotta CIPRESSI (103)42 pts12 (3)Elisa LONGO BORGHINI (35)42 pts13 (4)Marianne VOS (7)42 pts14 (3)Kasia NIEWIADOMA (21)37 pts15 (26)Loes ADEGEEST (62)35 pts16Paula BLASI (32)34 pts17 (19)Clia GERY (13)33 pts18 (14)Ana Vitoria MAGALHAES (54)32 pts19 (23)Nikola NOSKOV (147)32 pts20 (4)Riejanne MARKUS (66)31 pts21 (7)Elisa BALSAMO (61)30 pts22 (5)Eline JANSEN (164)26 pts23Katrine AALERUD (171)25 pts24 (6)Yuliia BIRIUKOVA (153)25 pts25 (6)Idoia ERASO (154)25 pts26 (6)Zoe BCKSTEDT (22)25 pts27 (11)Millie COUZENS (94)25 pts28 (7)Lieke NOOIJEN (5)23 pts29 (6)Thalita DE JONG (104)22 pts30 (40)Sarah VAN DAM (6)21 pts31 (9)Silvia PERSICO (36)21 pts32 (2)Antonia NIEDERMAIER (25)20 pts33 (10)Isabella HOLMGREN (65)20 pts34 (3)Niamh FISHER-BLACK (64)20 pts35 (10)Maud RIJNBEEK (166)20 pts36 (7)Mischa BREDEWOLD (42)19 pts37 (11)Usoa OSTOLAZA (151)19 pts38 (11)Magdeleine VALLIERES (81)18 pts39 (11)Agnieszka SKALNIAK-SJKA (27)18 pts40 (17)Lotte CLAES (93)18 pts41 (12)Shari BOSSUYT (74)18 pts42 (3)Nienke VINKE (46)17 pts43 (9)Ocane MAH (197)17 pts44 (11)Malwina MUL (141)17 pts45 (8)Letizia PATERNOSTER (115)16 pts46 (7)Maeva SQUIBAN (37)15 pts47 (7)Ema COMTE (143)15 pts48 (13)Anna VAN DER BREGGEN (41)14 pts49 (5)Josie NELSON (127)14 pts50 (4)Mavi GARCA (34)13 pts51 (4)Amber KRAAK (15)13 pts52 (4)Marte Berg EDSETH (173)13 pts53 (4)Anouska KOSTER (175)13 pts54 (4)Charlotte KOOL (96)13 pts55 (4)Femke DE VRIES (3)12 pts56 (1)Sara CASASOLA (92)12 pts57 (5)Marit RAAIJMAKERS (106)12 pts58 (5)Pauline FERRAND-PRVOT (1)10 pts59 (5)Kristen FAULKNER (84)10 pts60 (4)Henrietta CHRISTIE (83)8 pts61 (2)Lore DE SCHEPPER (75)7 pts62 (2)Linda RIEDMANN (186)7 pts63 (1)Nina BUIJSMAN (102)6 pts64 (1)Lily WILLIAMS (107)5 pts65 (1)Soraya PALADIN (26)5 pts66 (1)Juliette BERTHET (12)4 pts67 (1)Justine GHEKIERE (76)4 pts68 (1)Mireia BENITO (72)4 pts69 (1)Valentina CAVALLAR (43)4 pts70 (1)Sara MARTN (55)3 pts71Arlenis SIERRA (57)2 ptsMountains Classification show all 35KOMMountains ClassificationStage 6 Tour de France Femmes 2026 35 riders1Puck PIETERSE (91)47 pts2Nikola NOSKOV (147)21 pts3Sigrid Ytterhus HAUGSET (174)11 pts4Maeva SQUIBAN (37)9 pts5Ocane MAH (197)8 pts6 (3)Demi VOLLERING (11)7 pts7 (1)Anouska KOSTER (175)7 pts8 (8)Sara CASASOLA (92)7 pts9 (2)Ana Vitoria MAGALHAES (54)7 pts10 (2)Ema COMTE (143)6 pts11 (1)Idoia ERASO (154)5 pts12 (1)Franziska KOCH (14)4 pts13Loes ADEGEEST (62)4 pts14 (2)Niamh FISHER-BLACK (64)3 pts15 (2)Nina BERTON (82)3 pts16 (2)Kasia NIEWIADOMA (21)3 pts17 (2)Magdeleine VALLIERES (81)3 pts18 (1)Lorena WIEBES (47)2 pts19 (1)Marlen REUSSER (51)2 pts20Elisa LONGO BORGHINI (35)2 pts21 (2)Antonia NIEDERMAIER (25)2 pts22 (1)Thalita DE JONG (104)2 pts23 (3)Femke DE VRIES (3)2 pts24 (2)Solne MULLER (136)2 pts25 (2)Eline JANSEN (164)2 pts26 (2)Isabella HOLMGREN (65)1 pt27Cdrine KERBAOL (85)1 pt28 (2)Kim LE COURT-PIENAAR (71)1 pt29 (4)Nienke VINKE (46)1 pt30Clia GERY (13)1 pt31Katrine AALERUD (171)1 pt32 (4)Lotte KOPECKY (45)1 pt33 (6)Mischa BREDEWOLD (42)1 pt34 (4)Clmence LATIMIER (191)1 pt35 (4)Maud RIJNBEEK (166)1 ptYTHYoung Rider ClassificationStage 6 Tour de France Femmes 2026 22 riders1Antonia NIEDERMAIER (25)19:46:142Isabella HOLMGREN (65)0:253Paula BLASI (32)1:114Nienke VINKE (46)1:145Clia GERY (13)7:206 (7)Marion BUNEL (2)33:547Solne MULLER (136)34:458 (2)Zoe BCKSTEDT (22)37:119Clmence LATIMIER (191)38:5110 (5)Paula OSTIZ (56)42:0211 (3)Lore DE SCHEPPER (75)42:1712 (4)Titia RYO (101)42:2513 (3)Julie BEGO (142)54:5614 (3)Malwina MUL (141)55:1515 (3)Ema COMTE (143)55:5416 (3)Francesca BARALE (52)1:04:3617 (1)Millie COUZENS (94)1:06:2918 (2)Linda RIEDMANN (186)1:09:0519 (1)Carlotta CIPRESSI (103)1:10:5420 (3)Mackenzie COUPLAND (112)1:12:4421 (1)Kiara LYLYK (204)1:39:4322 (1)Robyn CLAY (122)1:42:05TEAMTeams ClassificationStage 6 Tour de France Femmes 20261UAE Team LIMAD59:19:322Lidl Trek1:593FDJ United SUEZ6:544 (1)Team Visma | Lease a Bike7:275 (2)EF Education-Oatly12:036 (2)Team SD Worx Protime14:277 (1)CANYON//SRAM18:578 (3)Movistar Team38:169 (1)Fenix-Premier Tech40:2110 (2)AG Insurance Soudal Team41:0011 (2)Human Powered Health43:0312Ma Petite Entreprise1:13:2213 (2)Liv AlUla Jayco1:26:0814Uno-X Mobility1:27:4815 (2)Laboral Kutxa Fundacin Euskadi1:48:3316 (1)St Michel Preference Home Auber932:16:5917 (1)Cofidis Women Team2:23:4618Team Picnic PostNL2:37:0319Mayenne Monbana My Pie2:43:0020VolkerWessels Cycling Team3:32:4821Lotto Intermarch Ladies4:20:15: by ASO [See image gallery at www.irishcyclingnews.com]

Kim Le Court won a stage at the 2025 Tour de France Femmes and she has backed that up this Thursday with another victory. In Tournon-sur-Rhne,the rider for Mauritius has succeeded in a day that was perfect for her - with several climbs and chaos in the mix. Le Court is a classics specialist and t...

If you read my stuff, youve definitely noticed that Im a huge fan and long-time customer of Camp and Go Slow (CAGS). Owners Casey and Sarah are great people who run a tight ship. Located in Northern California, near the Nevada border, they operate Great Basin Pottery as their main gig.Casey doing the Great Basin Pottery thing(Photos / Camp and Go Slow)Camp and Go Slow started as a cool lil side business that has developed into a bitchen lil brand that designs and makes classy, handsome goods for your bicycle. One of those products is what I consider to be the greatest bar tape on the planet.Today, CAGS drops a summer refresh on their inventory so you can pick up some great items and venture into fall with both class and style. Lets take a gander.The item that started it allthe Campandgoslow sticker. (Photo / Ron Frazelle)But before we do, Casey and Sarah say theyve got a couple big projects in the works that are not quite ready to share yet. I dont know about you, but Im excited to see whats coming.In the meantime, here are a few updates to the Camp and Go Slow catalog of bitchen bike bits that are available to the discerning cyclist. Check them out below, with the price and a description from CAGS.Rattler SocksRetail: $20Weve done a little color refresh on our Western and Eastern Rattler wool socks. Wool socks in the summer, you ask?! Yes, friend! If youre still riding around in the hot months with plastic bags on your feet, do yourself a favor and try some merino. You wont be bummed.Mix n Match Cable Cherry 4-PackRetail: $36These little gems from Forager Cycles are hands-down the cutest way to finish off your cables. Weve sold them before, but now you can build your own four-pack and pick any mix of colors you want. Pro tip: that little reusable tin is perfectly sized to hold a small sewing kit or 24 Dual-Action Advil.Die-Cut StickersRetail: $7Weve been working on a big project with our pal Shin at Blue Lug (more on this soon), so we thought wed ask him to choose the colors for our new batch of die-cut stickers. He picked the perfect summertime flavors:WatermelonandLime.Refreshing!A New Bar Tape BoxRetail: $46 With production costs, tariffs, and shipping prices finally catching up with us, we had to choose between raising our prices or changing our packaging. We designed this custom box, big enough to hold our extra-long rolls, and were saying goodbye to our old stuff sacks. This will be a rolling change as we sell through the last of our bagged inventory, so what you see on our website photos will be what youll get.Also, Buy 100 TacosOur friends Mick and Roxy down in L.A. just lost their garage to a fire, and most of their bikes, tools, camping, and cooking gear were destroyed. If youve been following along here at Camp and Go Slow for a while, you knowwe can relate.Theyre working their way out of a rough spot, and if you want to support their efforts, head over to the 100 Tacos webstore. They sell everything from stickers to stems, and more projects are in the works. You can read more about the 100 Tacos storyhere.Hit the link below to go through the CAGS inventory and pick yourself up something nice while supporting a small business and the good people behind it.CampAndGoSlow.com

When was the last time you checked your bicyle chain for wear? Paying attention to its condition and replacing your chain once its stretched can save you BIG money. As chain parts wear out, the chain elongates (or stretches) and if you dont replace it in time, it can wear down your other drivetrain parts with it. The good news? Learning to check your bike chain for wear is one of the EASIEST maintenance tasks out there. Anybody can do it (yes, even you). It takes just a couple minutes, and the only special tool you need costs a few bucks.I check my own chain about once a month, usually while Im already cleaning and lubing it. In this article (and video), Ill walk you through when to replace your chain, and exactly how to check it step by step.Watch The VideoWhat Youll NeedNot much! Thats the beauty of this one.Your bike. A chain wear indicator tool (also called a chain checker). You can buy one online and theyre super inexpensive, usually around $10 to $15, so its a great thing to keep in your maintenance kit. I recommend the Park Tools chain wear indicator* because it measures both 50% and 75% stretch. Ill explain that more in a moment. I have this cheaper one* from Bike Hand but it only shows 75% stretch. Dont have a chain checker and dont want to buy one right this second? No problem. You can get a rough read with a ruler, and Ill show you how a little further down.What Do You Mean By Chain Wear?!When we say were checking a chain for wear, what were really checking for is stretch.No, your chain isnt stretching like a rubber band. Whats actually happening is that the little pins and rollers inside each link slowly wear down as you ride. That wear creates tiny gaps, and multiplied across a hundred-plus links, those gaps add up. The result is a chain thats measurably longer than it was when it was new.A chain wear indicator tool measures that elongation for you.Why This Matters (Hint: Money)A stretched chain doesnt sit cleanly on your cassette cogs and chainrings anymore. Instead of rolling over them cleanly, it starts grinding away at those teeth and wearing THEM out too.If you catch the wear early enough, you just replace the chain (which is relatively inexpensive).Wait too long, and that worn chain will chew up your cassette, your front chain ring, and even your derailleur pulley wheels. Now youre looking at replacing your whole drivetrain, which is EXPENSIVE.Replacing your chain on time is the single easiest way to make everything else last longer. When Should You Replace Your Chain?Most chain checkers give you a reading as a percentage of wear, commonly 50%, 75%, and 100%. (Id recommend buying one that shows both 50% and 75%). When your chain gets to around 50% stretch its time to think about replacing your chain soon. At 75% stretch, its time to replace right away. At 100% stretch, theres a good chance youll have to replace additional parts in addition to your chain. The more cogs (rings) you have on your cassette, the sooner youll want to replace. Those higher-speed chains are narrower and less forgiving of wear, so 10, 11, and 12-speed setups are the ones to really stay on top of, ideally replacing around 50%. You can also look up the exact number that your drivetrain manufacturer recommends replacing at. SRAM and Shimano, for instance, publish the wear spec for each chain.How To Check Your Chain For Wear, Step By StepGrab your chain checker tool and find any spot along the chain to test.Place the little teeth (hook-shaped) at the back of the tool over one of the roller pins.3. Lay the tool down flat onto the chain and let the other end drop toward the chain. The part that drops down into the tool will be labeled 50% or 75%. 4. Read it. If the indicator drops all the way down into the chain, your chain is worn to that percentage and its time to think about (or do) a replacement. If the tool sits up on top of the chain and wont settle in, youve still got some life left.The first image shows that indicator dropping fully into the chain. This chain is ready for replacement. The second image shows the tool sitting on top of the chain; it still has some life left. What did I tell you? Super duper easy.No Chain Checker? Grab A RulerIf youd rather not buy a tool yet, you can get a decent read with a plain old ruler. Its less precise, but itll tell you if youre in trouble.On a new chain, 12 full links measure exactly 12 inches, pin center to pin center. So line up your ruler with the center of one pin at the zero mark and count 12 links down:Bang on 12 inches: youre good.About 12 and 1/16 inches: wear is showing, start planning to replace.12 and 1/8 inches or more: replace it now, and check your cassette while youre at it.Is this as accurate as a $10 tool? No. But it works in a pinch and it costs you nothing, so theres no reason to skip the check just because you dont own a checker yet.How Often Should You Check?I check about once a month, and I usually do it when Im cleaning and lubing my chain already. Ride a lot of miles, or ride in wet and gritty conditions? Grime accelerates wear, so check more often. When in doubt, check. It takes two minutes and its free.What To Do If Your Chain Is WornTime for a new chain! And heres more good news: replacing your chain is another simple maintenance task you can do at home, no bike shop required.If you rode your chain WAY past worn (it happens, no shame), a fresh chain might skip on your other, worn parts. Thats how you know its probably time to replace them too. (Also not too hard, but more expensive). Bottom LineChecking your chain for wear is cheap, fast, and one of the highest-payoff maintenance habits you can build. A basic chain checker costs about the price of a coffee, the check itself takes two minutes, and staying on top of it can save you a couple hundred bucks in drivetrain parts down the road.Check monthly, replace by about 75%, and youll keep your bike shifting smoothly for a lot longer. More Stuff You Might Find HelpfulHow To Refresh Tubeless Tire SealantHow To Replace Disc Brake Pads On Your BicycleYour Guide To Bike MaintenanceAbout The AuthorKristen Bonkoski is a USA cycling and NICA coach, bike educator, and founder of Femme Cyclist.Shes also the host of the Femme Cyclist podcast and runsRascal Rides, a website about biking with kids.Shes been riding bikes for more than two decades and is passionate about empowering women on the bike.IG:@femme_cyclistJoin Kristens Weekly Newsletter!The post How To Check Your Bike Chain For Wear appeared first on Femme Cyclist.

The Tour de France Femmes is about to head into Mont Ventoux, where the overall classification is likely to be decided. Pauline Ferrand-Prvot has virtually been cast aside from the fight for the overall win. But on the queen stage she may win, as she fully dismissed the idea that she doesn't have h...

Today we have to make it quick because I have to go and recover for tomorrow, Marlen Reusser begins her press conference after stage six of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. Dressed in the yellow jersey, shes just ridden 150km, climbed 2,500m through the hills of the Ardche, all in 33C heat, but already Fridays queen stage is on her mind. Its the day that will likely decide this Tour. More specifically, it's the climb that will likely decide the Tour: Mont Ventoux.On stage seven, the peloton of the Tour de France Femmes will wade into unchartered waters on the Giant of Provence. Only a handful of the riders have ever raced up the mountain those that did the short-lived Mont Ventoux Dnivel Challenge race in 2022 or 2023 and only the GC hopefuls have been to recon its slopes. One of them was Reusser, who went a few weeks before the race.It was very windy that day and it was impressive, especially the downhill, she said on Wednesday. I did the downhill, I had quite deep rims, and I was almost crying, so afraid, because there were gusts. The uphill is going to be, of course, I expect, super hard. But I think if I could choose a hard day, I would choose more Ventoux than today [stage five] normally.That last sentence might surprise some people. As a rider often typecast as a time triallist to be fair, half of her career victories, including her world title and four European titles, have come against the clock Reusser isnt someone fans often associate with long climbs. Shes never won a mountain stage at a Grand Tour, and has tended to lose time to her rivals when the altitude nears 2,000m. Still, theres a feeling that Ventoux might suit her. One colleague in the press pack has dubbed it a Reusser climb, for its steady slopes, and lack of prolonged steepness. Reusser, it seems, agrees. Actually, I like it, she said. I mean, it suits me more than the kind of climbs that weve done so far, but its going to be brutal, 100%. The question now is: does it suit her enough to hold off Demi Vollering (FDJ United-Suez) and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-Sram), the riders who currently make up the podium? Reusser leads by just 12 seconds going into the stage. Would she have liked to have more of a buffer? If you could have 10 minutes and win the Tour like this, why not? she laughs. No, Im joking. I think it makes it spicy. It makes it interesting, not only for you and for the public, but also for us. Were going to see tomorrow. It was with hopefulness, perhaps, that one reporter asked Reusser about her strategy for the climb. I dont know, she replied, and laughed: If I already had a plan, it would not be smart to say it here, no? But I really dont know. I focus on every day. I knew tomorrow was Mont Ventoux, but now Ill go recover. Tomorrow Ill take care of Mont Ventoux. I have a smart sports director, Kelvin Dekker, Im sure he has some ideas. Dekker, it turns out, has one clear idea in mind. Speaking to Cyclingnews earlier he was bullish about Reussers chances: We're going to try to win the stage, that's the main thing, he said. [Reusser] is going to try and follow Demi, and then we're going to try and beat her. Because I think if we want to win the Tour, we want to beat her on the Ventoux." Such fighting talk risks heaping pressure on a rider. But Reusser seems unfazed by the prospect. Wearing yellow, she said, hasnt changed me anyhow. With three stages remaining, and edging closer to a career-defining victory, how does she manage to stay so calm? I am asking myself the same question, she said. Sometimes I have the feeling people, and also my competitors, take cycling very seriously, like very, very, very seriously. And I think, like everything in life, its just something. Its just a fun thing to do, and we should enjoy it. Its just a bike race. Im maybe not that crazy about these things as others. Still, shed like to win the Tour de France. Shed really like to win the Tour de France. As Reusser got up to leave her press conference, the microphones still rolling, she thanked the assembled press and said cheerfully: Hopefully see you tomorrow. Her next call was to recover. Friday will be a big day.

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