Despite a long day and a hectic finale, Team DSM took complete control of the Tour de France Women's Zwift stage 5, giving Lorena Vives her second stage win.

Stage 5 was a somewhat formulaic breakaway-sprint stage, thanks to Team DSM, despite the fact that it was the longest day most of the peloton had ever experienced.

"For me it was probably the longest race I've ever done. I rode almost 180km in neutral and I've never done that in training. Franziska Koch controlled the break and kept it under three minutes."

Vives had previously downplayed the pressure to win, but admitted he felt extra motivated after stage 5, which was likely to be the last sprint day of the race.

"Today was especially important because the team controlled Franziska from the beginning and throughout the day. 'She did a really great job. I think it was our last chance and I'm really happy to have won this stage."

A big crash inside the peloton in the last 50km was the only incident of the stage.

"The final was pretty chaotic. I went for a right U-turn with 1.7km to go and Pfeiffer [Gheorghi] got me to a good wheel safely. I went into that corner pretty fast and lost the rear wheel, which was a little scary, but luckily I was able to hold the bike and keep a good position on the exit of the corner."

"I also made a small mistake in the last 500 meters. I lost a little bit of speed in the last 400 meters, but I was able to deal with the guys coming up behind me and I was able to sprint the way I wanted to."

Vives was down one leadout rider on stage 4 when the last rider, Charlotte Kuhl, abandoned the race, but Georgi seemed to be able to do his part without compromising the Dutch rider's sprint.

"Obviously I missed [Charlotte] in the leadout," Georgi told Cycling News. 'But in a lot of races you have to adapt when you lose people or lose positions. So it was my job to go for the hairpin and make sure she was safe there.

Vives is currently second in the green jersey standings, but the team said the competition is still one day at a time. Heading into the last few stages, Vives' attention will be focused on surviving the climbs and supporting GC hopeful Juliette Lovace as much as possible.

"I'm excited about what's going to happen tomorrow," she said. And then we get into the mountains and I hope I can make it through and help the team for GC."