Stage 5 of the Tour de l’Ardèche saw Fariba Hashimi (WCC Team) make history by soloing to victory on Saturday. The 21-year-old was the first female rider from Afghanistan to win a UCI race, and she did so on the 103.7km Queen Stage, which featured four categorized climbs for a total elevation gain of 2286m. Hashimi attacked her breakaway companions in the final kilometers of the ascent of Mont Lozère. She crossed the finish line five seconds ahead of Dominika Wlodarczyk (UAE Team ADQ). Thalita de Jong (Lotto Dstny Ladies), the leader of the race, took third and extended her lead over Marion Bunel (St Michel-Mavic-Auber93) by 50 seconds. Monica Trinca Colonel (BePink-Bongioanni) advanced to third overall at 1:38 in arrears.
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