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Ferrand-Prévôt Takes the Lead at Women's Tour De France After Commanding Stage Win

SOUTH-EASTERN FRANCE, AUG 1 – Ferrand-Prévot leads by 2 minutes 37 seconds after winning the penultimate stage, setting up a decisive queen stage at Col de la Madeleine for the overall title.

  • In south-eastern France, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot launched a solo attack on the final climb of the penultimate stage on Saturday, August 2, 2025, seizing the overall lead.
  • Riders conserved energy on the Col du Granier, with Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney noting rivals seemed cautious ahead of the Col de la Madeleine, the queen stage.
  • Over the 111.9 km stage, Ferrand-Prévot finished in three hours, 47 minutes and 24 seconds, with Gigante 1:45 behind and Fisher-Black 2:15 back.
  • Ferrand-Prévot said, 'For sure I will give everything to keep the jersey tomorrow. My teammates will be there to support me, so it makes me feel a bit more relaxed about it.'
  • With a two minutes 37 seconds lead, Ferrand-Prévot will take her commanding advantage into Sunday's last stage, aiming to become the first Frenchwoman to win the Tour de France Femmes.
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The 28-year-old Canyon-SRAM Zondacrypto rider finished the 8th stage at 45 minutes and 18 seconds from Pauline Ferrand-Prévot. In tears and tetanized after a colossal effort.

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The French woman Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is facing another great triumph. The mountain bike Olympic champion of Paris took over the yellow jersey on Saturday at the Tour de France with a superior royal stage victory before the end of the day. The former world champion on the road, in cyclocross and in mountain biking clearly hung all competitors in the long final climb to the Col de la Madeleine. The so far leading Kim Le Court Pienaar (AG Insura…

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At the Tour de France Femmes, the French woman Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won the eighth stage. The 33-year-old has good chances of winning the overall Tour.

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After winning everything in mountain biking, the Frenchman is on the way to winning the Grand Boucle as soon as she first took part. She won solo on Saturday 2 August in the Alps and took the yellow jersey on the eve of the finish.

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franceinfo.fr broke the news in on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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