NBC, the Tour channel and TNT release extended highlights of Tour de France Femmes Stage 4

NBC Sports, the official Tour de France Femmes channel and TNT Sports Cycling all posted Stage 4 highlight packages on August 4, giving viewers three separate recap products from the same day of racing. The videos centered on the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift individual time trial, a 21-kilometer course from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon, according to NBC Sports and the official race site. The three uploads were not identical in framing. TNT Sports Cycling published its package under the title “TIME TRIAL DOMINATION!,” while NBC Sports used “2026 Tour de France Femmes, Stage 4 | EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS | 8/4/2026” and the race’s official channel used “Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2026 - Stage 4 Extended highlights.” ### Which outlets actually posted Stage 4 video, and when? (youtube.com) YouTube listings show NBC Sports, the official Tour de France channel and TNT Sports Cycling each published Stage 4 videos on August 4. NBC’s upload was crawled today and labeled as an extended highlights package, while the official Tour video and TNT’s clip were both listed as published two days ago, which aligns with August 4 given today’s date of August 6, 2026. (youtube.com) The official Tour de France Femmes website also hosts a Stage 4 extended-highlights page, matching the YouTube posting and confirming the race organizer distributed its own recap alongside broadcaster versions. ### What was Stage 4, exactly? NBC Sports described Stage 4 as a 21-kilometer, or 13.048-mile, individual time trial from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon. (youtube.com) Yahoo Sports carried the same NBC clip description, and the official Tour site labeled the same stage as “Stage 4 Extended highlights.” The race result attached to those highlights was Marlen Reusser’s Stage 4 win and move into the yellow jersey, according to NBC Sports’ clip page and a race briefing published by The Athletic. (letourfemmes.fr) ### Why did TNT call it “TIME TRIAL DOMINATION!”? TNT Sports Cycling used “TIME TRIAL DOMINATION!” as the headline for its Stage 4 package. (youtube.com) The wording pointed viewers toward a performance-led recap rather than a neutral stage label, and it stood apart from the more descriptive titles used by NBC Sports and the official Tour outlet. The underlying race context supports that framing. (nbcsports.com) NBC’s clip page said Marlen Reusser conquered Stage 4, and The Athletic reported Reusser won the time trial and took the overall lead, with Demi Vollering 14 seconds back overall after the stage. ### How were the three highlight packages different? NBC Sports positioned its video as a broad replay of “top highlights and moments” from the stage, using the date in the title and the course details in the description. (youtube.com) The official Tour channel used the race’s branded naming convention and linked viewers back to the event’s main digital platforms. TNT Sports Cycling used a shorter, punchier title and placed the clip inside its cycling-specific channel. (nbcsports.com) Those differences mattered mostly in packaging, not in subject. All three videos were tied to the same Stage 4 time trial and were published within the same news window after the race. ### Where would a viewer look next? NBC Sports’ cycling page is already carrying Stage 5 highlights from the 2026 Tour de France Femmes, indicating the recap cycle continued after the time trial. (youtube.com) The official Tour site’s all-videos page also serves as a running archive for stage clips and other race video. August 6 coverage is therefore likely to shift from the August 4 time trial packages to follow-on Stage 5 and later-stage recaps from the same outlets — NBC Sports, the official Tour channel and TNT Sports Cycling. (youtube.com) (nbcsports.com)