US EditionFrench Rider Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt Wins Women's Tour De France at Her First Attempt
EASTERN FRANCE, AUG 3 – Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt dominated the race with a final stage solo win, finishing 3 minutes, 42 seconds ahead to become the first French winner of the modern women's Tour de France.
- On August 3, 2025, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot powered away on the final stage from Praz-sur-Arly to Châtel to secure a solo win and clinch the overall women's Tour de France championship.
- Ferrand-Prevot entered the final stage with a narrow lead following her win in the penultimate stage and faced a challenging 124.1-km Alpine course featuring three major climbs.
- She launched an attack 6 kilometers from the finish on the Col de Joux Plane climb, opened a 12-second gap within two kilometers, and maintained it to cross the line first as Demi Vollering finished second and Katarzyna Niewiadoma third.
- Ferrand-Prevot secured victory with a 3-minute 42-second lead over 2023 champion Demi Vollering, while last year's winner Kasia Niewiadoma finished 4 minutes 9 seconds behind; as the crowds celebrated her finish, Ferrand-Prevot reflected on fulfilling a lifelong athletic ambition.
- Her victory marks the first French win in the men's or women's Tour since Jeannie Longo 36 years ago and adds to Ferrand-Prevot's 15 world cycling titles, resetting national hopes at their home race.
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First Tour de France Is a Win
French rider Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt won the women's Tour de France at her first attempt on Sunday, launching an attack to clinch the final stage and increase her overnight lead. It gave Ferrand-Prévôt a resounding victory. She finished 3 minutes, 42 seconds ahead of 2023 champion Demi Vollering of the Netherlands...
By Issy Ronald, CNN Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won the women's Tour de France on Sunday, becoming the first Frenchwoman to win cycling's biggest race since 1989. Not since Bernard Hinault won the men's Tour de France in 1985 and Jeannie Longo won the women's edition in 1989 had a French rider won the yellow jersey. It's a long wait for a nation whose summers have been tied to the race for more than a century. After retiring from a successful mountai…
By Issy Ronald, CNN Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won the women's Tour de France on Sunday, becoming the first Frenchwoman to win cycling's biggest race since 1989. Not since Bernard Hinault won the men's Tour de France in 1985 and Jeannie Longo won the women's edition in 1989 had a French rider won the yellow jersey. It's a long wait for a nation whose summers have been tied to the race for more than a century. After retiring from a successful mountai…
Tour de France: With two stage wins in the final weekend, crowd favorite Pauline Ferrand-Prévot crowns her historic Tour victory. Once again, the…
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